How to Ink Ombre Backgrounds, Stampin’ Up!®’s Branched Out Messages Limited Edition Stamps

Have you discovered the Product of the Month yet? These are great opportunities to add special limited time supplies to your stamping toolbox, like today’s Branched Out Messages. Add in the Smooth Foiling Specialty Paper for some gorgeous technique options. This specialty paper is designed as the perfect hot foiling cardstock, but turns out it’s good for WAY more projects and techniques.

The version on the left (card front) was stamped on Smooth Foiling Specialty Paper. The version on the right (inside the card) is the leftover ink after stamping once, but on Basic White cardstock.

Today’s Branched Out stamp background can be inked with pads, then smudged with Blending Brushes to create pretty color transitions, then stamped. Pick Basic White cardstock for great images, but pick the Smooth Foiling Specialty Paper for AMAZING images. The ink transfers with vivid color and detailed texture. Just be careful not to nudge it as Classic ink pads do take a little longer to dry on the smooth paper.

Be sure to watch to the end of the video tutorial where I talk about the reverse image background card. To create the colored background version, I inked the Smooth Foiling Paper with Blending Brushes, then inked my stamp with Versamark ink and stamped on the paper. The versamark essentially picked up the ink from the smooth paper (I said it takes longer to dry) and created a ghost image of the branches. Be sure to allow 10-15 minutes for complete drying after that.

Are you loving my NOT HOT Foil techniques? There are so many! I’ve shared a few this month, alongside the regular ‘as designed’ hot foil projects. You’ll want to check all of them out on my blog. The NOT HOT Smooth Foiling Specialty Paper is just as good for techniques outside of the hot foil world.

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Smooth Foiling Ombre Backgrounds – Stampin’ Up! Tutorial

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