Easy Ink Blending
Posted by Jeannie Lieu on December 19, 2023

Easy Ink Blending

Hi crafty friends! It's Jeannie and today, I'm sharing a super easy card using a very simple stencil and stamp set. 

To create this card, I started with the Mixed Frame Stencil on Deluxe Smooth White cardstock. I pulled out my Hero Tools Ink Blending Brushes along with Reactive Inks in Taffy and Blue Hawaii. I decided to ink blend diagonally alternating strips of color with the colors slightly overlapping each other, which in this case, creates a purple shade. These inks react with water but I decided to leave it alone with just ink blending. 

Next, I stamped the heart from the Message Basics stamp set in random areas where I could fit it. I thought it would be a cute accent for the stencil. I also stamped the "Love You" sentiment on white cardstock and trimmed it down to adhere onto the card. 

As a finishing touch, I used the Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen to color in the hearts. I love how simple the card is but it is an easy one to change up by switching out the colors blended together. 

I hope you enjoyed the card. Thank you for stopping by! 

Click on products to shop:
SA261 Mixed Frame Stencil | Hero Arts
HA ]
CM735 Message Basics | Hero Arts
HA ]
AF420 Taffy Reactive Ink | Hero Arts
HA ]
AF429 Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink | Hero...
HA ]
PS782 Deluxe Smooth White Cardstock...
HA ]
NK351 Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen |...
HA ]
MI006 Hero Tools Ink Blending Brush...
HA ]

  • Hummingbird Garden Sympathy Card Tutorial with Layered Stencils and 3D Embossing

    Categories:Embossing

    Hummingbird Garden Sympathy Card Tutorial with Layered Stencils and 3D Embossing

    Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the beautiful new Butterfly Garden collection by Simon Hurley. I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions! To start, we are going to ink blend the Layered Hummingbird Garden stencils in numbered order. Align stencil 1 over top of a 6” x 9” Classic White cardstock panel, then ink blend...

  • Ink Blending for Cardmaking: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Beautiful Results

    Beginner’s Guide to Cardmaking

    Ink Blending for Cardmaking: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Beautiful Results

    Hello cardmakers, Lisa Tilson here, and today we’re going to be talking about ink blending. This is such an integral part of cardmaking, as ink blending can be used for many different designs in many ways. You might want to blend inks to create a background for a stamped or die-cut scene. You might want to add ink blending onto a stamped, pressed, or foiled...

  • 2 Floral Birthday Card Ideas with the Just Add Cake Cardmaking Kit

    BD-1049

    2 Floral Birthday Card Ideas with the Just Add Cake Cardmaking Kit

    Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be sharing two cards today using the Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking Kit. Both cards feature the Garden Party Etched Dies. I combined them with the shaker domes and sequins on the first card, and for the second, combined them with the mug from Birthday Brew Etched Dies, as well as some extra colours of...