Ink Smooshing with acetate - Fall birthday cards

Have you tried "Ink smooshing" yet?  I found this great video HERE, and she does a great job showing how to use a piece of acetate and inks for the ink smooshing.  From what I found, people tend to use water color or a sturdy/heavy card stock for this technique, so I used Stampin' Up's Very Vanilla Thick card stock. 

The three colors that I used on these cards were Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, and Pineapple Punch.   I went darkest color to lightest, and I used my heat tool to dry the ink in between. 

Stamp a few leaves from the Colorful Seasons set, and then add the die-cut words.  Does anyone recognize the "Happy"???  It's from the Merry Christmas to All bundle!!!  It's not just for the Holidays.

 

My Thick card stock was still very warped when I was finished.  Luckily, there is a solution - use a LOT of strong tape.  :)

After I made my smooshed pieces, I mounted that layer onto another piece of Very Vanilla, and added a few gold pearls from the new Metallic Pearls, to finish it off. 

There you have it!  I hope you give this ink smooshing technique a try.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted):

Stamps:  Colorful Seasons, Number of Years
Ink:  Early Espresso, Pineapple Punch, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze
Paper:  Very Vanilla (Thick and regular), Cajun Craze, Pineapple Punch
Other:  Big Shot, Merry Christmas to All bundle (for the dies), piece of acetate (window sheet), Metallic Pearls, Fast Fuse, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping.

Toni

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