Ink Smooshing Challenge

Hello Sweet n' Sassy friends! We are stamping the weekend away for Korin's birthday in our Facebook Sweet n' Sassy VIP Group. Woohoo!! Get ready for lots of fun!!

The creative team will be sharing a bunch of fun challenges and lives throughout the weekend. Don't worry, you can always catch the replays. Play along with us in the VIP Group group for a chance to win one of five $10 gift codes to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! You have until April 11th to create and submit for a chance to win.

My challenge is ink smooshing and it is so much fun! I think what I like most about this technique is it always comes out different. I love to just sit down and play and make ink smooshed panels to have in my stash for future creations.

I used the same layout for both cards. This layout is easy, dramatic and allows my ink smooshed backgrounds to make a statement. I am not going to give instructions in this post. Instead, I am linking two videos below demonstrating the technique from fellow design team members.

For my first card, I used the timeless Hymn Word Art, canson xl watercolor paper and distress oxide inks (squeezed lemonade, carved pumpkin and candied apple).

For my second card, I used Blessings in Disguise and the brand new April Stamp of the Month Friendship is a Blessing. Love, love, love the April SOTM! Trust me, you will want to add this set to your collection. I wanted to mix it up a bit and try some water based dye ink pads. I used tempting turquoise, pixie pink, green galore and summer sun to create the background and color the flower.

Julee's video

Deed's video

I hope you will join us in the VIP group and enjoy some stamping fun!

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

Karen