Walnut Ink and Surfaces
You know how sometimes you forget about supplies you have? (Please tell me I’m not the only one.) Well, this morning I was tidying up my shelves, which is where I stash all of my paper crafting supplies, and came across my Walnut Ink sprays. Why haven’t I been using these more often? Hmmm…and how would they work on a Sara’s Surface™?
Since the Surfaces have both a glossy and a matte surface, you can choose which side you want to spritz. I tried it with both. On the Celebrate 6"x6" Portfolio, I’ve spritzed Eucalyptus Walnut Ink on the matte side. It absorbs pretty quickly and I love the aged effect, especially in combination with papers from the Flea Market sarapapers collection. Oh—and that “celebrate” stamp is from the Christmas Words set. I love being able to use holiday stamps for everyday occasions—more bang for my buck! (Or Euro.)
The Tall Coin Envelope was also spritzed with Eucalyptus Walnut Ink, but on the glossy side of the Surface. As soon as I spritzed it, I blotted it with a crumpled paper towel. This means it dries much faster, and also gives a softer look. The envelope was decorated with patterned papers from the Winged Things Finished in a Flash!™ kit. The music note paper is a vintage scrap of mine!
The Tag in a Bag is spritzed on the glossy side with Cornflower Walnut Ink. Then, because I didn’t realize it was in the line of fire while I was spritzing something else with Terra Cotta Walnut Ink, it also has a spattering of brown—which I realized I really liked! The blue ink was still wet when the brown hit, so it gives a speckled look. Note: If you’re spritzing on the glossy side of a Surface and not blotting it, it needs to dry overnight. Even then, I hit it with my heat tool before decorating it.
The “thank you” stamp is from the Expressions stamp set; the swirl is from the Delicate Patterns set and the text paper and lace are from my own stash of vintage treasures.
Happy crafting!
PS. If you’re looking for a great read, check out Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief”. It’s one of the very best books I’ve read this year (and I am a big reader). I started it when I got on the plane from Portland to Frankfurt and didn’t put it down during the entire 10-hour flight.
