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Hi! I can't remember whose blog I recently saw this on, but what the crafter did was ink up the background stamp, and then dab the ink off around the edges with a dry baby wipe.
Yes that is what she is saying. I often only partially ink a large stamp and then wipe the edges to 1) make sure only the areas I wanted are inked and 2) soften the inked edges.
Yes, sorry I just read what I wrote and it wasn't clear what I meant. After you've inked the stamp, then wipe away ink from the edges of the stamp, before stamping it onto your cardstock. That way you will get the 'fading out' look. You will still get a faint impression where you wiped the ink off.
You should have just commented on my blog, asking me your question because that is not how I do it. I never add ink where I don't want it as baby wipes leave residue and ink will leave a background. Only apply the ink where you want it to begin with! It is that easy!
Hi! I can't remember whose blog I recently saw this on, but what the crafter did was ink up the background stamp, and then dab the ink off around the edges with a dry baby wipe.
Jill Foster does this technique.
Another tip is to hold the unmounted stamp in your hand instead of putting it on a flat block - you can curve the stamp slightly so it doesn't press all the way down to the cardstock. Then just press down on the stamp where you want the image to show.
Thanks for the reply Sylvia,
do you ink up your background stamp straight from the ink pad or do you apply it somehow differently (sponge, applicator)?
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Originally Posted by 4craftypj9
You should have just commented on my blog, asking me your question because that is not how I do it. I never add ink where I don't want it as baby wipes leave residue and ink will leave a background. Only apply the ink where you want it to begin with! It is that easy!
It would be easy for me to give you an answer. Part of creating is trying and seeing what you like. So that is my answer, go through the process and see what works for you! That is Creativity! Blessings and have fun!
I was wondering how to partially stamp background stamps so it looks like the edges are faded..something like in this post
is there a video or tutorial somewhere?
Thanks
I love to do this with both small inkpads - teardrop Mementos or Stampin' Spots, OR (this is my favorite) to sponge ink directly onto my background stamp with a sponge dauber - so ink it up, then pounce it onto your stamp. I find this gives soft edges and sort of a distressed look.
I've used the ink a stamp and then wipe off portions of it technique many times for scenic stamping too. Just be careful you use a clean corner to wipe off with, giant blobs of ink or paint in another color don't always look so good when you stamp your image, ...and yes that's the voice of experience talking, sigh!!
OR (this is my favorite) to sponge ink directly onto my background stamp with a sponge dauber - so ink it up, then pounce it onto your stamp. I find this gives soft edges and sort of a distressed look.
I have tried this as well and love the look I get. I have not done it to fade out like the card you used as an example, but to fade colors together without a line.
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It would be easy for me to give you an answer. Part of creating is trying and seeing what you like. So that is my answer, go through the process and see what works for you! That is Creativity! Blessings and have fun!
:confused: Maybe that's why she didn't comment on the blog? :confused:
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Don't know if you're still following this thread, but Jennifer McGuire has an excellent video on YouTube called "Two-Tone Stamping" that describes a version of this technique that might give you that soft fading at the edges look. I'm new here and not sure if we can post links, but if you search YouTube for that name, you'll find a couple of videos with the project. Hope that helps!
Don't know if you're still following this thread, but Jennifer McGuire has an excellent video on YouTube called "Two-Tone Stamping" that describes a version of this technique that might give you that soft fading at the edges look. I'm new here and not sure if we can post links, but if you search YouTube for that name, you'll find a couple of videos with the project. Hope that helps!
Sure you can - actually we prefer that you paste the YouTube embed code here - that will put the video player in the post like this:
How to partially stamp background stamp with fading
