If you’ve tried ink blending many times, you may struggle to get that soft ink blended look. But that is a thing of the past! If you’ve not tried the Altenew Ink Blending tool, then it’s a must for creating a background with soft ink blending! I used it along with the PinkFresh Studios Lush Vines background stamp to create this fresh and vibrant card. So let’s get started!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR BUMBLEBERRY PAPERCRAFTS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
creating the soft ink blending
To start off, trim a piece of 80lb Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock to a card panel size. Next, use an Altenew Blending tool to apply Limoncello Catherine Pooler ink to one end of the panel. This tool is perfect for creating a nice soft ink blend. It is very easy to use with an ergonomic handle which ensures you hold it comfortably without putting too much pressure onto the cardstock.
After you have blended Limocello onto a third of the card, next start to add in Mardi Gras Catherine Pooler ink. You can clean the ink off on a scrap of paper, or if like me have a tool dedicated to each colour of the rainbow to make it quick to blend. Either way works just as well. Make sure you overlap the colours to smooth out the blend.
To finish off the background blending, ink blend Suede Shoes Catherine Pooler ink to the top third of the card panel, blending this into the green ink. Trim this panel down to 1/4 inch smaller than an A2 card base.
creating the stamped background
Assembling the card
To assemble the card, foam mount the card panel onto a card base made out of Gina K Lemon Drop cardstock. For the sentiment, die-cut the Lovely word die from the PinkFresh Studio Phrase Builder: Hello out of Nautical Hero Hues cardstock three times to layer up. Also die-cut the shadow out of white card to add the layered die-cut to.
Supplies
Create a background with soft ink blending
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), The Little Paper Tree (LPT) and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
Get an extra £1 off when you use the code: TLPTVERITY at The Little Paper Tree.
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Sentiment Strips – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Lush Vines – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |  Phrase Builder: Hello – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |
 Suede Shoes – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Suede Shoes reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Suede Shoes Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Mardi Gras Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Mardi Gras Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | Mardi Gras Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Limoncello Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Limoncello Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Limoncello Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Lemon Drop Heavy Weight cardstock – Gina K Designs Shop at: BP |  Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | LPT |
 Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Ink blending tool large – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
