'Swirled' Baby Wipe Technique?

[myangels]

I know about using baby wipes to make your own 'ink pad', but in this card

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

she says she used a baby wipe to swirl the ink on? Well, I tried it, and it just looked like a glob of ink. Does NE1 know how to get this look?

Thanks in advance!

Kimberly

[awspoede]

My advice about using baby wipes is to start with just a little ink from your reinker and gradually add until you get the look you want - when you add too much at once, it bleeds together and looks yucky. Also, when I'm using the baby wipe to apply ink directly to the paper, I fold it and just put the ink in one little row of drops (As opposed to making a big spot of different colors like I would to use it as an "ink pad"). That allows you to have better control of where the ink goes.

Angela

[Vintage Redhead]

...are in the "Photo Details" of the 'attached' card.

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

The key to not getting *muddy* colors is to only make ONE pass - do not do back and forth motions. Unless of course you wish to have a "faux plaid" done by baby wipes...I had that posted at one time but I cleared it out of my gallery.

The other main key for me is *GLOSSY* c/s. It really helps to "develop" the colors. Try it on both matte and glossy and you'll understand exactly what I mean by "develop" the colors... ~ K