If you got my post a couple of weeks ago when the amazing Catherine Pooler Black Friday sale was on which included her inks (these have never been on sale before), then you’ll have seen that I create a little ink blending colour combo series. Well, today’s post is all about using those colour combinations to create vivid ink blending backgrounds for some fabulous heat embossing to sit on top! I’ve used a selection of new stamps released in the Catherine Pooler Beautiful New Year stamp and die release which is available to order today! So let’s get started!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY BRAND AMBASSADOR WORK FOR CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
vivid ink blending backgrounds: card 1 - Juniper mist, a queen for a day & sangria
Start off by using an ink blending tool to apply Juniper Mist to the top of a white card base. Next, blend on A Queen For A Day making sure you overlap with Juniper Mist for a seamless blend. Lastly, add Sangria Ink to the base of the card and blend with the previous colour. Make sure this pane is dry before your proceed to the next step.
After the panel is dry, use a selection of stamps from the Sparkle & Pop stamp set (Catherine Pooler Designs) to stamp in WOW! Clear Ultra Slow Drying embossing ink. Next, cover with WOW! Metallic Silver embossing powder and heat set. Continue with the second layer of fireworks and also a few stars, heat embossing these in WOW! Metallic Gold embossing powder.
In addition, use a white gel pen to draw on more stars to fill in the sky and add a heat embossed sentiment from the Sincere Thanks stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs.
vivid ink blending backgrounds: card 2 - Suede Shoes, Aquatini and Limoncello
For this card, ink blend Suede Shoes ink to the top of the panel before, blending this with Aquatini, ensuring you overlap the colours. Finally, blend onto the bottom Limoncello and over lap with Aquatini for a vivid green.
Using the bold ‘Thanks’ stamp from the Sincere Thanks stamp set, stamp in WOW! Clear Ultra Slow drying embossing ink in the middle of the panel. Stamp this several times to darken the watermark effect this gives. Repeat this stamping evenly space above and below.
In addition, add three smaller heat embossed sentiment strips over the watermarked thanks on the card panel. lastly, add a few Tonic Studios Chalksitck Vintage drops to embellish the cards.
vivid ink blending backgrounds: card 3 - Hot tube, Skylight, Daydream
For this card, the lightest colour is blended first. Start by adding Hot Tub ink to the top of the card, fading this out into Skylight ink. This is a very seamless blend and should be easy to do even if you struggle with ink blending. Lastly, blend Daydream Ink onto the base, and again this is very easy to blend into Skylight ink.
Once the panel is dry, position the large floral from the Beautiful Day Floral stamp set in one corner and stamp in embossing ink. In addition, stamp a selection of the smaller stamps around the remaining edges of the corner. Cover this with WOW! Opaque Bright White embossing powder and heat set.
For a little more interest to the background, splatter clear water drops over the background. As the inks are water-reactive, they will bleach in those areas. Add a heat embossed sentiment from the stamp set and then finish the card with a few Nuvo drops.
Supplies
vivid ink blending backgrounds
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), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
**When shopping at The Little Paper Tree (LPT), use the code TLPTVERITY to save £1 off your order**
**For 10% off at the WOW! Embossing Powder shop, use the code WOWDTVB **
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Thanks Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Sincere Thank You – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Beautiful Day Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Beautiful Day Floral – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  New Year Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Sparkle & Pop! – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Hot Tub Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Hot Tub Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Hot Tub Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Daydream Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Daydream Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Daydream Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Juniper Mist Bundle – Cathering Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 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 |
 Skylight Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Skylight Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Skylight Ink Bundle – Candle Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Aquatini Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Aquatini Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  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 |  Sangria Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Sangria Reinker – Catherine pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Sangria Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  Queen for a Day Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Queen for a Day Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Queen for a Day Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 Metallic Gold Rich Pale – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Metallic Silver – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Pierre – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Premium White Cardstock: 8.5″ x 11 – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP |  2-3/4″ Round arcylic block – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |  Mini Ink Blending Tool – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |  Mini Ink Blending foam replacements – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |
 Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: CPD | 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) |
 QuickStik – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my Brand Ambassador work for Catherine Pooler Designs I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Catherine Pooler Designs 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.
