Too Cute

This is the second of my two posts using the Reverse Ink Smooshing technique.

Scroll down for last week's sample, and a link to a one minute video showing you how easy this is to do . . .

On this one, I wanted to keep the stamped image lighter than the surrounding area.  I didn't mind a little color encroachment but I wanted some white areas showing.  So I put the acetate over the image and drew the rectangular shape on the acetate with a black Sharpie.  That gave me a guideline for smooshing.  After turning the acetate over, I used mini ink pads and put down the lightest color around the rectangle.  Then came the medium color after which I edged with the darkest.

As before, I misted the image and then laid the smooshed acetate down on top of it.  After heat drying, I laid down the acetate a second time – you'll find that there's plenty of ink left on the acetate for 2^nd and even 3^rd applications. 

It's these 2^nd and 3^rd applications that give you those lovely random droplets and shading, so don't stint on these!  Be sure to heat dry between each app . . .

TIP:  Sharpie's black ink is zippy-quick and easy to remove with a spritz of alcohol.

Cardstock:   Bazzill Ocean, Champion Snow Day, Tim Holtz Watercolor

Stamps:        Stampendous Baby Boy Block, Cloud 9 Stamp Baby:

                           Safety Pins, Studio G “Too Cute”

Inks:               ColorBox Black, Distress Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans,

                        Chipped Sapphire

Emb Powder:   Judikins Detail Black

Dies:              Lil Inker Stitched Mats: Rectangles

Doo Dads:    Sally Hanson Nail Studs Black