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VIDEO: 20 Ink Blending Tips and Tricks! (+GIVEAWAY!)

22 Nov

Good morning!  I’ve been promising an ink blending video for a long time and I’m excited to share my top 20 ink blending tips and tricks today!  You can watch the video below or over at my YouTube channel!

If the video is not visible, please click HERE to watch it!

I’ve loved ink blending for a very long time but to be very honest, when I started I was not very good at it…

Some of my very early blog readers may actually remember this card but I created it in early 2015. It was one of my first attempts at ink blending and, at the time, I was really proud of it but now it kinda makes me cringe.  You can find the post here if you’d like to check it out!

So it’s taken many years and lots of practice but I’m happy to share that my ink blending now looks a little more like this!

20 Ink Blending Tips and Tricks for Beginners by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Make sure to check out the video for all my tips and tricks on how to improve your ink blending and several ways to fix bad blends!

And speaking of ink blending…I decided to spend the most recent Daily Marker 30 Day coloring challenge creating a swatch book of ink blends!  I’ll share a more detailed look at my finished blends in a video very soon but you can find them over on my instagram here!

And that’s it!  There are lots of great Thanksgiving sales starting early including a fantastic sale on my favorite ink blending foams over at Scrapbook.com!  I highly recommend giving them a try…you won’t regret it!!

If you have any questions or thoughts please feel free to leave a comment below and I hope you found some ink blending tips or tricks that you find useful!  Thank you so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

I’ve created a crafty package of my favorite ink blending tools including a few handmade cards featuring ink blending, blending tools and foams from Scrapbook.com, strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and the new distress oxide inks: speckled egg, crackling campfire, and rustic wilderness!  One lucky YouTube subscriber will win the package and a $50 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com!  To win, subscribe to my YouTube channel and leave a comment on my video telling me your favorite distress oxide ink color!  Comments must be left by 11:59pm ET on Sunday, November 29th and the winner will be contacted the following week! You must leave comments on my video NOT this blog post to be eligible to win!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads
[ ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Reactive Inks
[ HA ]
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Pad 9 X 12
[ ELH | SSS ]
2 Ink Blending Tools with Domed Foam…
[ SBC ]
2 Ink Blending Tools and 10-Pack of…
[ SBC ]
2 Ink Blending Tools and 20…
[ SBC ]
Nuvo 2 Pack Light Mist Spray Bottles
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Mister -…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
WOW Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing…
[ ELH | SSS ]

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4 Comments
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Tags:
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  1. jean marmo says

    November 22, 2020 at 11:39 am

    Great information and tips!

    Reply
  2. Bunny Hoyle says

    November 22, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    Thank you for the nice video and the excellent tips.

    Reply
  3. Colleen F says

    November 23, 2020 at 12:25 am

    thank you for all your hard work and sharing these ink blending papers with us. I love to blend, but need a lot more practice and sometimes I am just not sure what colors to blend…you have done all the hard work for me. thank you so much.

    Reply
  4. Cynthia Moore says

    December 18, 2021 at 1:59 pm

    I just found your ink blending video and am really impressed. Very professional and informative. Subscribed — and that’s rare for me. My blending needs work and your tips will make a difference. Thanks for sharing your talent.

    Reply

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