Happy Fall, Y’all! Baby Wipe Ink Refill Technique

I host Zoom stamping sessions twice a week on most weeks - Monday evening and Friday afternoon. All of my current customers and my demonstrator team members are welcome to join in and stamp with us. Email me for the Zoom meeting information. I would love for you to stamp with us!

During tonight's Zoom stamping session we made cards using the Baby Wipe Technique. The Baby Wipe Technique is a way of creating your own variegated "ink pad" using a baby wipe and ink refills.

The Baby Wipe Technique truly lends itself for autumnal colors! I love the deep oranges, reds, browns, yellows, and even purples that fall is so known for! Fall is my absolute favorite season! I think that is why I tend to create with it during the latter half of the year.

Start with a baby wipe and fold it in half or in quarters, depending on how large or small the stamp that you are using is. You want your baby wipe to be about 1/4" or 1/2" larger than the stamp you are using, so that you have plenty of ink coverage. Place the baby wipe on a water-resistant surface such as a folded paper towel or the silicone craft mat to help keep your work surface clean.

Choose 3 or 4 different ink refills that coordinate well together - anymore and the color may become muddled. I chose Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Rich Razzleberry ink refills. Start with your lightest ink refill and randomly drop ink onto the baby wipe.

Go to your next lightest ink refill and randomly drop ink onto the baby wipe. Spread the ink droplets around the baby wipe.

Then repeat with your darkest ink refill.

It is ok to leave some areas of the baby wipe without ink. The more you stamp with this "ink pad", the more the ink droplet starts to fill in and to blend together.

Take your stamp and pounce around the baby wipe "ink pad" to fully cover the stamp with ink and stamp onto your cardstock. Is there enough ink on your stamp? Do you like the way the ink refills are blending together? If not, try adding more ink refill to the baby wipe.

Once you are satisfied with your "ink pad," continue stamping your project.

You can stamp several projects with one baby wipe, but add more ink refills to the baby wipe if you notice that the baby wipe is starting to dry out, or as needed.

Once you are finished using the baby wipe, you can use the remaining ink to create backgrounds for cards and 3D projects. Simply, scrunch up the baby wipe with the ink facing outwards and swipe across your cardstock. Repeat swiping across the cardstock until it is fully covered with ink. You can also pounce the baby wipe all over your cardstock to create a sponged look.

For the inside of these cards, I stamped the large leaves from Rooted in Nature with Rich Razzleberry ink onto one of the ink-swiped backgrounds and cut it to fit the width of the card base.

This card layout is simple and straightforward to show off the baby wipe ink refill technique and is very easy to customize. You can change the greeting and the leaf stamps to suite any occasion. 

The "Happy Thanksgiving" greeting stamp is also included with the Banner Greetings stamp set., but you don't have to limit this technique to only the fall months. Can you imagine how beautiful butterflies or tulips would be with spring colors?!

I hope you give the Baby Wipe Technique a try! What stamp sets and ink refill colors will you use for your card? I would love to see what you create! Post project photo on my Facebook Page or email your project photo. I would love to feature your project photo in one of my upcoming newsletters!

Thanks for stopping by!

Beth

Introducing Second Sunday Sketches!

I am starting a new feature on my blog called Second Sunday Sketches! Second Sunday Sketches will be a monthly card sketch challenge that you can enter for a chance to win a prize! Each second Sunday of the month, I will post a card sketch. A sketch is graphic or drawing of how the elements of a card are layed out.

You will then use the sketch as a guide to create your own card. Your card must be a new creation and reflect the challenge guidelines. Your card must include the major elements of the card sketch, such as the number of layers and the general position of the embellishments and/or die cuts. You can rotate the sketch for a top-folding card or for a side-folding card.

You choose the occasion and the color palette as well as the stamp set(s) and the embellishments. I do ask that you use Stampin' Up! products.

The measurements will also be included in the blog post for each Second Sunday Sketches sketch challenge. You can use the measurements as given or increase them or decrease them. For example, if a greeting is stamped on a 1" circle on the sketch, but the greeting you choose is 1-3/4", then increase the size of the circle to 1-3/4". You can also change the shape. Instead of a circle, you can use an oval, a square, a daisy punch, etc.

The challenge will run from the second Sunday of the month until the last day of that month. Today is the second Sunday in May, so May's Second Sunday Sketches challenge starts today, May 12th, and runs until May 31st at 5pm.

If you would like to participate in the Second Sunday Sketches sketch challenge, please create a card using the sketch below and email me a photo of your card by May 31st at 5pm with the subject line Second Sunday Sketches Entry.

I will place all of the names of the participants in a hat and randomly draw a winner. The winner will receive a prize! The prize each month will change and will be announced at the start of each challenge. May's Second Sunday Sketches sketch challenge prize is a package of 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots and three hand-made cards from me.

If you are the winner, I will notify you by email. Please respond to my email with your complete mailing address, and I will mail you your prize! If the winner does not respond to my email within 7 days, I will draw another winner.

I will also post all of the entries on my blog (with your names attached to the photos) and the name of the winner.

Here is the first Second Sunday Sketch! Use the sketch below to create your own version of this sketch.

Here is a sample of how I interpreted this card sketch using the Rooted in Nature stamp set.

There are many ways to change this card to make it your own! You can emboss the Soft Suede cardstock with an embossing folder. You can change the color palette. You can change the Nature's Twin to a shimmery ribbon. Change the stamp set. Use the card sketch graphic and the example card as your inspiration!

Below are the measurements I used to create this card sketch.

Words are Never Enough Thank You Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Tranquil Tide Cardstock	8-1/2” x 5-1/2”; scored at 5-1/2”
1st Mat	Soft Suede Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”
2nd Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	3-3/8” x 4-1/4”
Designer Series Paper Strip	Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper	5-1/2” x 1-1/2”
Inside Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”

Edit: 03/01/2020 Share Second Sunday Sketches with a Friend

Come back on March 8th for the next Second Sunday Sketches! Be sure to join in on the fun and share with a friend! Starting in March 2020, if you enter the Second Sunday Sketches challenge, you can get a bonus surprise prize by sharing this challenge with a friend (for US residents only)! Here's how to get a bonus surprise prize. Limit of 2 bonus surprise prizes per person per month. Bonus surprise prizes will be sent out on the first of the following month (the same day the winner is announced or the next business day).

1. Enter into this month's Second Sunday Sketches challenge
2. Share this month's Second Sunday Sketches challenge with a friend (that hasn't participated before)
3. Have your friend submit their this month's challenge card entry
4. Email me that your friend has submitted their card entry. Submit your complete mailing address and the name of the friend that you shared with. I will confirm their entry and then send you a bonus surprise prize.

If you have shared Second Sunday Sketches prior to March 2020, don't worry. I got you covered! I have a list of everyone that shared and will be mailing out extra surprises to you!

I am looking forward to seeing your personal take on the first Second Sunday Sketches sketch challenge! If you have any questions about this card sketch challenge, please let me know! I am happy to assist!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Masculine Oak Tree Anniversary Card

I received this Making Christmas Bright card from my friend and fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Donna Penny. She designed this 4-paneled All is Bright Designer Series Paper Christmas card for one of the demonstrator swaps that we both participate in.

I like this card because of the color combination, the layout, and its simplicity. You can recreate this card quickly and easily without too many products and without sacrificing its beauty. This got me thinking that this layout would make a great card sketch! Change the Designer Series Paper, the embellishments, the stamps, and color palette for a whole new look!

I used Donna's basic measurements to create my own version of her card switching the All is Bright Designer Series Paper and Making Christmas Bright stamp set for the Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper.

The Rooted in Nature product suite truly lends itself to masculine cards. I can see giving this card to my husband on our next anniversary!

Even the inside of the card uses little bits of Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper!

I bet this layout would look amazing with the Broadway Birthday Designer Series Paper too! Try changing the orientation of the layout from landscape orientation to portrait orientation. The creativity possibilities are limitless!

Give this card sketch a try! Post your finished projects on my Facebook page. I would love to see what you create!

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

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Beth

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Masculine Oak Tree Anniversary Card Supply List
Stamps	#148352 Rooted in Nature Bundle (Wood-Mount) #148353 Rooted in Nature Bundle (Clear-Mount) #143666 Beautiful Bouquet (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #144246 Tranquil Tide Cardstock #146338 Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper
Ink	#147146 Tranquil Tide Ink Pad #147115 Soft Suede Ink Pad #102283 Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals #109129 Gold Embossing Powder #146282 Metallic Pearls
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #143263 Big Shot Machine #103083 Embossing Buddy #129053 Heat Tool #141337 Sponges #141706 Layering Ovals Framelits #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat

Masculine Oak Tree Anniversary Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Tranquil Tide Cardstock	5-1/2” x 8-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
DSP Mats (cut 4)	Nature’s Poem DSP	2-1/2” x 1-7/8”
Oval Die Cut	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 4”
Inside DSP Strip	Nature’s Poem DSP	1/4" x 5-1/4”
Inside Mat	Whisper White Cardstock	4” x 5-1/4”