Adding Stamped Images to Your Inked Backgrounds

Today I want to build on earlier posts where I explained how to make these colorful backgrounds.  Someone asked me what I do with these backgrounds,  so I decided I would walk you towards that end product one step at a time.  Today we are going to talk about adding stamped images to your inked backgrounds.

There is really nothing to it. I promise! I thought I had taken a photo of this inked background when I made it,  unfortunately I didn't check before I went crazy with the stamping, so this is about the closest thing you are going to see to a photo of the inked prettiness it was. 
I completed the background on an 11" x 14" sheet of Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface - my go-to paper for inked backgrounds - and Dylusions Ink Sprays in Crushed Grape and Funky Fuchsia . 
Then I gathered my supplies: * a stamp that I like from Dylusions, * if you are using a non-mounted stamp, you will also need a clear stamp block - mine came from Dylusions (of course), and * an archival inkpad from Ranger.

(Yes, I am just noticing my skin looks terrible in this photo. I really don't have the plague, I promise!) Ink your stamp and place it face down onto your inked background - wherever you want it to go. Press down, then lift straight up.

For this particular project I wanted to cover most of the paper surface with stamped images. I did not care if they lined up or not, so I focused on stacking them one above the other.

I repeated the process until I had most of the surface covered.  My first stamps were a little darker than I wanted them,  so I stamped the image twice before I re-inked the stamp. This resulted in a mix of lighter and darker images, which I am really satisfied with. So you see, there is really nothing to getting stamped images onto your inked backgrounds.  Piece of cake! I promise! Now. On to my next step in the project. And I will try to take more pictures as I go along.  I promise :).