Soft Seedlings is simply a beautiful set, with a gorgeous maple leaf image and lovely sentiments. The sample on page 53 of the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog inspired me to pull out my pack of fairly dry baby wipes to experiment. (I just pour water into the package and let the wipes soak it up, making sure the package is in the sink while this is happening!)
This technique involves creating a homemade, custom ink pad using drops of ink refills on a folded, damp baby wipe (I use a plastic lid from something like a sour cream tub as a base). The drops of ink should touch each other but not really overlap; you don’t want to create a solid (gross) color. When the creation of the pad is complete, use it as you would an ink pad.
When repeating the inking/stamping, move around the “‘pad” so that the colors are unique. This will happen naturally if you don’t totally clean off the stamp each time. Because this particular image is not solid, the colors are more subtle towards the stem.
I created this card using what I thought was a Kraft note card that I had in my stash. When I received my new pack, I was surprised to see that I was actually using something more like Crumb Cake. Where this came from (with matching envelope!), I have no idea. This stamped panel is much more dramatic using the Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes.
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This is a beautiful card! I need to try that technique.
It’s a good one, especially for autumn leaves!