Inking
Inking is a great way to get that shabby chic or worn out look. You will just be adding a bit of interest and/or color to your paper, photo, or other item. This is a very simple embellishment technique that uses only a few materials. You'll need:
- Something that you wish ink (paper, stickers, photos (use color copies just in case), wood or metal items, etc.)
- Ink pad in any color you think would go best with your layout.
- Sponge
- Scratch paper (optional)
- Take your sponge and dab it on the inkpad a few times until you can tell there is ink on it.
- Hold your inked sponge in one hand and the object to be inked in the other. Strike the edge of the object with the inked sponge make a "chopping" motion. Do this until ink smearing all along the edges. If you are inking flimsy paper, you can put it on a table with some scratch paper under and blot with the sponge to have more control.
- For a bolder ink look, do step 2 but use the inkpad to smear instead. Just do the edges or it can get too "ink blot" looking.
Another way to "ink" is to take a diecut or any shape and with a Q-tip, smear the ink from the center out. It will give you an airbrushed stencil look.