Ink Smooshing Technique: Getting INKY with my Chickies!

Hello, chickies! I’m all about getting inky and colorful with the ink smooshing technique + a quick JAM Sesh Video just for kicks.

Just A Minute {JAM} Session Videos are short videos with simple ideas or techniques to help spark your creativity. These quick ideas do not require much explanation, but seeing them in action can be the perfect inspiration you need for your next project.

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Featured Supplies

Chick Tribe USC

Scallops & Rectangles dies USC

Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC

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Lost Without You

Do you have a chick tribe? I’d be lost without mine. My ride or die girls are always by my side, each one bringing a different style to the tribe. They make me laugh, cry, and feel so very loved. This funny little tribe is going to be used for lots of cards for my chicks.

Ink Smooshing Technique

The ink smooshing technique is when you smoosh an ink pad down onto a slick surface and spritz it with water to loosen it up. Then you can either smoosh your paper directly into that ink or use a piece of acetate or an acrylic block to pick that ink up and smoosh it over your stamped image. I love this technique for easy coloring.

Bonus Tip: I used the Scalloped & Stitched sentiment dies to mat my sentiment. That purple mat was cut with the coordinating scalloped rectangle. I didn’t want the scallops because they covered up too much of my pretty chicks. So I trimmed them off. Now we have even more die cut options with that simple tip.

Thank you for joining me today. I sincerely hope that today’s project inspires you. If you create something, feel free to tag me, @dahlhousedesigns, on social media as I would be thrilled to see it!

Supplies

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Please Note: Product names with ** are suggested supply substitutions if I use something discontinued or hard to find.

Chick Tribe USC	Scallops & Rectangles dies USC	Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC	Neenah 80lb Solar White SB | AMZ	Blue Solid Core JO
Wilted Violet SB	Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry SB	VersaFine Onyx Black SB | AMZ	Tiny Attacher SB

Most Used Tools

MISTI – Original SB | SSS	MISTI – Original – Black SB	MISTI – Mini SB | SSS	White Glass Mat SB | OTH | AMZ	Foam Roll Combo Pack SB
Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB	Stamping Tool SB	Grip Mat 6×6 SB	Media Mat Mini SB | SSS	Mini Stencil Mat** SB
Multi-Use Mat SB	Cutter Bee Scissors SB | SSS	Reverse Tweezers SB	Glossy Accents SB	Glue Bottle SB
Connect Glue SB	Blending Brushes AMZ	Mini Blending Brushes AMZ	Finger Blending Brushes AMZ	Jewel Picker AMZ
Rhinestone Pencil AMZ	Post It Note Tape AMZ	ATG Adhesive Tape AMZ	Big Shot SB	Mini Trimmer SB
White Pen AMZ	White Gel Pens SB | AMZ | EH	Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive AMZ	T rulers AMZ	1.5″ block SB | OTH