Limited supplies: How do I sponge ink without sponge?

[Chef Mama]

I'm at MIL's. I grabbed some ink, paper (even glossy) & no sponge! I want to add different colors. Can I use a kitchen sponge? Any other ideas? Might get to Wal Mart tomorrow & could find something, but wondering what I could use here. Thanks!

NTWS (never travel without stamps! hmmm, or sponge!) I managed to get here with stamps & ink but NO Pampered Chef catalogs or an order for someone up here! BAD!!!!

[santakitty]

You've got nothing to loose by using a kitchen sponge..... could use the flat edge or the corners. Texture you get will depend on the texture of the sponge. If you have make-up sponges - could try that - or makeup brushes.
Have fun,
Kitty

[Laura7712]

Cosmetic sponges, cotton balls, dry paintbrush, paper towel, TP, Q-tip......experiment! Who knows you may find a new technique.

Sometimes, I use the side of my thumb. With craft ink, I sometimes use a strip of paper.:smile:

[gmcbunny]

Make-up applicators, q-tips both might work.

A kitchen sponge would work too

[karrieg]

For a slightly different effect try saran wrap. HTH!

Karrie G.

[ScrappinAubrey]

I second the saran wrap idea. It offers a very nice effect when it's crumpled up.

[GarnetJ]

I have used a variety of sponges. My suggestion for using a kitchen sponge would be to tear it into a few smaller pieces to eliminate the square corners.

[lindylou1220]

Waxed paper will also give a neat look. Crumple up same as plastic wrap.

[Estrovan]

I vote for cotton balls for a soft look

crumpled paper towel for a look like blotches of canvas

[jwjazz]

i would go for the saran wrap. It works great.

[yytx]

i vote for the makeup sponge - most consistent look... if you do use a kitchen sponge... make sure it is CLEAN... ummm... seems obvious to some people but...:oops: and some of the new ones out the package seem to have some sort of stuff (soap??) on them

[stampin8mom]

Here's another vote for the saran wrap and the waxed paper. Both give way neat results!

Kathy

[lbirus]

I got a big sponge from the dollar store once that was really for washing cars! It cut up into a bigillion pieces and I still use them! That way I could throw them out when saturated. If you're going to Wally's, check out the auto section.

[Chef Mama]

Wow! Ask and you shall receive: Answers! Didn't have a makeup sponge, and didn't get to Wally world YET, so did saran wrap! WAY cool! The "glossy" paper I brought is really photo paper & it's a cheap type that's really flimsy. Still worked okay. Except on a couple of pieces I used the "flat" side! oops! Looks okay & don't think it will matter. So cool! Thanks for all the tips. I also like the auto sponge that you can cut up into a bunch of pieces. Great ideas! Might try some other things tomorrow for grins!

[SkisInOkinawa]

Great question and great answers! Thanks.

[Kim Van De Riet]

don't forget DTP...