Cheryl Charland did an oldie-but-goodie technique to decorate a darling sucker holder she demonstrated at our team meeting this month, and it reminded me just how enjoyable the baby wipe-as-ink-pad technique was to do. I always have baby wipes handy because I'm such a messy stamper, so I just pulled out my ink refills in some fall tones and set to work.
Not familiar with this technique? Free tutorial and more samples here!
I got all 24 treat bag toppers that I needed to stamp finished, and the ink "pad" was still good, so I ended up stamping enough extra bits to make nine cards! I used Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Cajun Craze re-inkers.
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I stamped most of the leaf image on a 4.25 x 3 rectangle of Whisper White, then stamped an additional leaf for each card on scratch cardstock, for die-cutting. They looked great layered in the middle, sometimes with a die-cut of metallic gold or copper foil adhered underneath and slightly off-set.
All these trendy new metallics are really inspiring me! I got out my gold and copper thread spools, my fancy washi tape that's been my faithful sidekick for about a month now, and I even worked in some of the bold plaid Year of Cheer specialty Designer Series Paper for the fun "lumberjack chic" fad.
Let's add some bling! Color-coordinated metallics from Stampin' Up:
Do you like using metal elements in your cardmaking? Here's a fun article about the topic: 5 Things Designers Know About Using Metallics Leave a comment and let me know if you learned a thing or two you didn't know before! I know I did!
Love this idea. Question, is there a difference between baby wipes & hand wipes like Pure & Gentle? I hear that baby wipes removes ink on your hands but hand wipes don't remove all of the ink on mine. I guess you can guess I use hand wipes.
Posted by: Renee Hughes | 09/25/2017 at 07:21 PM
Your cards are stunning, and so unique. I love them! Sue
Posted by: Sue Mcdonald | 09/25/2017 at 09:32 PM
Hi Renee! There is no difference in wipes. I do like to use name-brand ones that are a little thicker and sturdier, and I always choose fragrance-free or "natural" wipes because I don't want chemicals on my hands or mixing with the ink pads. The main thing is that they don't have alcohol in them (quick dry wipes) because that is bad for both rubber and photopolymer.
Posted by: Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek | 09/26/2017 at 12:05 PM
Thanks Lyssa for letting me know.
Posted by: Renee Hughes | 09/28/2017 at 09:15 AM