Perfect Pinspiration

 

How 'bout that for some inspiration?!

 

I love the colors, of course! But there's so much more that makes you dreamy.

 

I didn't have any beach-type-stamps that would go with this pin on one of my Pinterest boards.

 

So I went with the overall tone of the picture….Simple card, gorgeous colors, fun technique….

 

Here it is:

 

The colors are Gumball Green, Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point.

 

The technique is one of the Baby Wipes Techniques.

 

What you need:

• your choice of Classic (water-based) ink refills
• White Glossy Cardstock
• baby wipes
• a firm straight edge that's larger than the piece of cs you want to "color" but small enough to handle with one hand. [First pic I had a different set of colors and was using my Big Shot cutting mats…kinda too big; second pic was one of my Embossing Folders…perfect for what I needed; credit card size is great for a smaller background.]

 

What you do:

1. Fold the baby wipe in half and fold over the edge of the [straight edge].
   

   steps 2 thru 4
2. Starting at one end, squeeze a couple drops (# depends on your desired color width) of ink refill on the baby wipe-covered-edge so they bleed enough to overlap.
3. Continue with the next color–again overlapping so it's a continuous "rainbow".
4. Repeat with all your ink refills to make the rainbow a little longer than your glossy cs.
5. With the uncovered edge of the straight edge in the crook of your hand–while holding onto [hopefully both] edges of the baby wipe–run the colored edge of the baby wipe [at an angle] across your glossy cs……..Repeat until the desired brightness of color is achieved. (I tried to do a pic of this last step, but camera or computer was being funny…..You run this across like you would a putty knife for spackle or a spatula when spreading frosting. Got it?)
6. Let dry completely and stamp this cool background as desired.

 

The sentiment is from Daring Adventure, pg 104.

 

Hope you enjoyed! Have a great weekend!

 

 

Remember,
if you can fall in love with a project, you can learn to
create it! Here to help you channel your inner Creative
Genius….

 

Steph

 

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