Donna here, with my turn for “POTW” which means Pick of the Week for The House That Stamps Built, basically I can do a project, tutorial or whatever strikes me. MY POTW is inspired by my friend Barb who had a card on her blog using the “q-tip technique” which I had never heard of before so I had to try it. So lets get started.
Gather your supplies:
Cardstock: white 4 1/4″ by 5 1/2″ - several sheets
Various dye inks
Q-tips rubber banded together - I got the most control with 2-3 together
Stamps of your choice: I used Repeat Impressions 1614-J Fall Tree, 1610-J Spring Tree and 9106-G Sending Smiles.
Stamp your image, using a MISTI or stamp positioner if you have one. Dip your q-tip bundle into your die inks and dab on image. Continue dipping and dabbing until you have colored and achieved the effect you want. Re-stamp your image to bring out your image.
Layer and embellish as desired. I have two examples for you:
I hope you will try and enjoy this technique. Thanks for stopping by!
For this week only (July 23-29, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Donna’s creations above when you use the coupon code POTW72318
3 Responses to “Pick of the Week ~ Q-Tip Technique”
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Looks like a fun technique! The cards you created to illustrate it are so pretty!
I love this, Donna! Super cool idea and technique. Great choice of stamps for this too.
Wow! This is so fun!! I would never have guessed you “colored” the images with q-tips! They look awesome!