Thinking of You

Known as “The Renoir of Rubber”, artist Dee Gruenig was behind many innovative signature products and stamping techniques.  One of my favorites involved small applicator-tipped bottles of brightly colored inks and densely molded rectangular sponges . . .

Along the very edge of one long side of the sponge, you simply squeeze 2-4 drops of each of your choice of colors, continuing all along the edge and keeping the drops close together so that they will blend a little.  Then drag the edge in a continuous motion over your cardstock!  You can make a zillion patterns, stripes, and plaids.  I plan to experiment with reinkers to see if I can get similar results . . .

To add a little shimmer, I over-stamped with a sheer Silver ink in a checkerboard pattern.  Of course, the camera ate most of it . . .

Cardstock:              Constellation Jade Raster White, Neenah Solar

                                    White, Generic Deep Purple, Yellow, Red,

                                     Blue scraps

Stamps:                   Stampin’ Up “Thinking of You”

Inks:                          ColorBox Silver, Gelly Roll Clear Star, Dee’s

                                    Inkabilities Rainbow Inks, Encore Silver

Emb Powder:          B’Muse Silver

Dies:                          Marianne Anja’s Vintage Corner Set, Lil’ Inker

                                    Stitched Mats: Rectangles

Punches:                 Various EK Success, Carl, Stampin’ Up flowers