TUESDAY TIPS - Direct-to-Rubber Inking

The multi-colored images created on hand-stamped cards are truly a beautiful thing. For instance, a flower image may have a green stem, & an orange center, yet the petals are yellow. Just pressing a stamp onto one inkpad doesn’t do the trick. One way to create a multi-colored image is to use a DIRECT-TO-RUBBER INKING technique with Stampin’ Write markers (water-based dye ink markers). If you attend my camps, I'm sure you've done this technique, maybe without even realizing what it's called.

How is it done? Just color directly onto the rubber surface of the stamp, one color at a time. After you take a few minutes to do this, the ink on your stamp may be a bit dry. Breathing (also known as "huffing") directly onto the rubber surface with the rubber very close to your mouth will remoisten the ink - just like you can do when you breathe onto an eyeglass lens to moisten the lens before you wipe it clean. Immediately after remoistening the ink, press the rubber onto the cs. You should have a beautifully multi-colored image!

After I stamped the image on this get well card, I colored in the water, beak, flippers & feet, & polka dots with the markers to accentuate them. I will post a few more tips for this technique in the near future.

Linda :)

Linda :)