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Add Bright Colors to a Layout with Ink Pads

September 1, 2022 by Heather Holbrook

Add Bright Colors to a Layout with Ink Pads

Cathie has several different fun techniques using ink pads to add bold, bright colors to a layout. For the background she used ink and water on acetate for an ink smooshing technique, she colored stamped flowers with ink pads and also ink blended on cardstock and stamped more flowers over top to create a border. She’s sharing step by step photos for these techniques over on the Creative Scrapbooker blog.

Click here to check it out.

-Heather

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FREE Salt Waves Font

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