Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Growing in Unity, Day Two

 Hello again!  Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a great start :)

Today's cards use the same image in two different ways. I looked at the Unity Stamp Blog to learn more about the smoosh ink technique by Crystal O. Minkler. I didn't have the same ink and wanted to do a smoosh teachinique and ended up looking at different ways to accomplish a similar effect with the supplies I had. I watched some other videos and used a page protector from a binder. I cut it so that it opened and then used ink and water color markers on the inside of the page protector, spritzed with water, closed it and rubbed the ink around, opened it back up and put glossy cardstock inside and closed the page again. After rubbing the ink onto the cardstock I opened it up, removed the cardstock and let it dry a bit before I used it to stamp my card base. 

The stamp kits I used were Playful Daisy and the Unity sentiment set Basically Said 






I also used PlayfulDaisy and glossy cardstock for this card base, but I did not use the smoosh technique. 


Thanks for stopping by today. Have you ever used the smoosh technique?





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12 comments:

  1. MichelleApril 18, 2023 at 6:45 AM

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  2. Kim ChastainApril 18, 2023 at 7:11 AM

    Isn't playing around and getting your fingers inky just the most fun? Nice cards ❤️

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  3. Marcy HApril 18, 2023 at 7:41 AM

    Pretty cards ~

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  4. UnknownApril 18, 2023 at 9:18 AM

    Love how you used the same stamp with different looks on these pretty cards! I've smooshed with stamp blocks but am going to try this one. I like the marbling effect it created. --Chris Shuman

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  5. Denise BryantApril 18, 2023 at 9:24 AM

    Love this pretty flower design! Great cards!
    I had trouble commenting yesterday, but I'll backtrack and try again! Happy I got it to cooperate so I could comment today!

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  6. Kathy DippnerApril 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM

    Awesome cards! I haven't done ink smooshing in ages. This is why I love GIU each week.

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  7. Becca YahrlingApril 19, 2023 at 7:28 AM

    I love the smooshing technique! I usually do it with leftover inks from another project. Your cards are adorable.

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  8. Elizabeth RobertsApril 19, 2023 at 2:22 PM

    Ink smooshing is a favorite technique of mine. Great cards!

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  9. Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft KlosetApril 20, 2023 at 2:29 PM

    I love ink smooshing. Beautiful cards!

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  10. Maia Ink by Anya LynetApril 20, 2023 at 10:25 PM

    Love both but the second card is my fave.

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  11. Amy WilliamsApril 21, 2023 at 11:58 AM

    Ink smooshing is always a fun technique! And I love seeing the same image used in totally different ways!

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  12. Vannessa OsbournApril 22, 2023 at 11:43 AM

    Ink smooshing is so satisfying! Love these cards!!

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