using the yellow cardstock and fab prima alphabet stickers from the kit, i filled my paper with christmas sayings. (for the demo i made a much smaller, non-holiday version!)
when i was happy with the layout, i took the paper to my dedicated spray ink area. (ok, yeah, it's an old baking tin covered in papertowels, set down in my kitchen sink!) 
i sprayed the cardstock pretty heavily with ink (in this case, black cherry glimmer mist) and let it set for a minute so the ink could really get into the paper.
i always have a couple of pieces of scrap paper handy for blotting up excess ink. you can use paper towels or sponges, but it seems a shame to waste it; especially when...
...sometimes the "blotter" comes out looking sort of cool!!! :) (when they're not cool, you can always toss them!) 
sometimes i need two rounds of spray before i get the color/intensity that i want, in which case i repeat a couple of steps until i am happy. when i'm finished spraying and blotting, i set the results aside to dry thoroughly. (a brayer and papertowels speed the process a bit; a heat gun even more so!)
et voila! the end of another successful inky experiment!...well, almost...
at this point i should probably mention that i originally planned to use the stickers only as a mask. i *thought* that after i sprayed the cardstock, i'd peel the letters away and have a lovely one-layer, two-toned effect. in fact, i didn't think i'd even HAVE TO peel the letters away...i figured once they were wet, they'd pretty much FALL OFF my cardstock! what i didn't expect was that the ink actually FUSED the stickers permanently onto the base so that trying to remove them was nearly impossible. as it turns out, the stickers and the cardstock background were dyed slightly different shades, and looked really good, so i just left them on there and kept going with my card!
et voila, the end of another SURPRISING (but cool!) inky experiment!!! ♥
Awesome creations and I love it! You should try it with stencil templates too. It gives pretty effect too :) Thanks for sharing, you are always full with ideas :)
ReplyDeleteohmygosh lauren, i love love love this card! loove your technique, it's so pretty! what a happy-makes-me-smile card. thanks for sharing and have a wonderful sunday! *hugs* steph :)
ReplyDeleteYou are a genius, not only I had fun reading your post (Always!), I learn lots of things here too! Thansk for sharing, and I love your new look too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card! Great technique! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery clever Lauren ... you're a mind if information!
ReplyDeleteVery cool indeed Lauren... Thank you for sharing this fab. tutorial ♥
ReplyDeleteSO COOL!! I love the ink blotters too! I need to get some of t his ink :)
ReplyDeleteI love how YOU play and make a big mess and WE get to learn something. Aaaaaand, you had and "I meant to do that" moment! YAYAAYA!
ReplyDeletelove it....such a fun technique...oooohhh...is this the start of your oh-so-fabbie holiday cards??!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo very fun...the card and the post! Love how those letters look. Who knew it was a happy accident? Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteGreat backgrounds. Now I want to go home sick. Cough, cough. Aren't I looking a bit peaked?!?!??!! LOL
ReplyDeletereally cool! i love it! thanks for the tutorial. love your fab card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and a great idea for the letters.
ReplyDeleteYou're a genius!:))
Woo hoo! Lauren gets *inky*! You go, girl! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd why didn't I ever think of doing it in the kitchen sink? Duh. You is one smart lady!
Plus the stickers came out really cool - black cherry you say?
Serendipity = an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. Wonderful result and definitely something to try. Thanks! ♥
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool way to make a background. I love the card! I need to get hopping and make some Christmas cards. I've made like..one. eep! I love the santas on here. Awesomeness!!!
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