Ink blending
onto black
cardstock
I
nk blending onto black
cardstock is a great
way to get a completely
different look when using
your pigment inkpads –
any pigment inks will work
whether they’re at colours,
or metallic, but for this
feature I’ve used Distress
Oxide Ink. There’s also a
multitude of ways you can
add the ink to your black
cardstock too – direct
to paper will give a very
vibrant result, or using an
ink-blending tool like I have
gives a slightly more subtle
nish. You can also blend
directly onto the card leaving
blank space if you choose,
you can blend through a
stencil, make your own
masks for your stamped
images, or for a slightly
different technique you can
paint them onto the card
front too.
You don’t just have to work
onto plain black cardstock
either; you can still apply the
techniques to foiled black
cardstock too. You could
also add dimension after
inking using an embossingWe love the effects Christine has created
here, and with her helpful
step-by-step guides
we’re looking
forward to
giving this a try
for ourselves
Why not try?
folder, and then sand the
design back to reveal the
black cardstock. If you feel
like your cardstock is looking
too dark, you can use dies
that cut into the cardstock to
reveal the white card blank
underneath, and this instantly
lightens the design. Or if you
want no black showing at all,
you can completely cover the
card in ink, but it still looks
different to when ink is used
on white because of the darker
undertone. I recommend,
where possible, to ink blend
rst, and then heat emboss,
although you will need to make
sure your inking is completely
dry before heat embossing.
This way enables the metallic
sheen from your embossed
design to remain, if you add
pigment ink over the top of
heat embossing it often leavesa residue that can be tricky to
remove, and can make your
embossing look less metallic.
However you decide to
incorporate black cardstock
and ink blending into your
projects, just remember
pigment inks work best, and
you don’t have to leave anyblack showing if you don’t
want to either... and if you
wanted the look of pigment
inks on black, but have no
black cardstock, you could
use a permanent pen (like
an alcohol marker) to add
on some black, and then ink
blend over it too.