Here’s a stunning inked background for fall and holiday cards that truthfully can be extended year-round. Just choose your color combinations with the season in mind and your hand-made card can become a beautiful snail mail greeting to send any season.
Setting the background for inked images begins with a few ink pads and some sponges. Actually, one sponge if you snip one circle into 6 wedges. To choose color combinations, I head to the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach, which includes dozens of color combinations to get your creative juices flowing. I show just one page of the great color resource. Dare to use colors outside your usual realm.
Here’s the color combo I selected for a fall card.
Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, and Pear Pizzazz
My Tips to Create a Stunning Card
- Stampin’ Up!’s Whisper White regular weight cardstock is ideal for this inking technique. The smooth surface allows the inked sponge to glide.
- Begin with the lightest color. Using a circular motion, begin on your grid paper off the Whisper White project paper.
- Add texture to your project with an embossed pattern.
- Die cuts pop off the project when you adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I had fun creating this pretty fall card and sharing it during a Friday Facebook Live. Here’s the video, snipped to focus just on the tutorial.
Switching up the colors creates a whole new look for a whole new season. Here’s a wintry holiday card created with the too-cute Freezin’ Fun Bundle and the same inked background technique.
Here’s the color combo used on the winter holiday card.
Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, and Pacific Point.
What do you think? The color combos are limitless, and the technique results in colorful backgrounds to showcase your images and greetings.
Wondering what I used to create these pretty technique cards? Click on the image below to view the Stampin’ Up! products used in the fall card.
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