Baby Wipe Technique / Embossing a Dye-Based ink Image Tutorial

In order to create the flower for this card I used the Baby Wipe technique. Although Splitcoaststampers has a tutorial for this technique I decided to create one as well because I added a little twist which involves embossing a dye-based ink image.  When you do the baby wipe technique, as far as I know, you have to use dye inks because they are thinner and spread better.

Step 1:  Choose at least 3 different colors of  re-inkers – a light, a medium and a darker shade.  For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red and Purely Pomegranate.  Lay out two sheets of baby wipes (one on top of the other) on a plastic plate or other non-permeable surface.

 Step 2:  Starting with your darkest color, place a few drops randomly spaced out onto the baby wipe.

Step 3:  Repeat with the next ligher color (Rose Red), then the Regal Rose, and finally, fill in all the white space with the lightest color (Pretty in Pink).

Step 4:  Ink up your stamp on the baby wipe "palette" you created – just like you would on a normal ink pad.  I like to tap the stamp several times on the baby wipe to make sure that the stamp is inked all over.

Step 5:  Stamp the flower onto Whisper White CS – leave the stamp in place, then position the stamp-a-ma-jig with the corner of the stamp as shown.

Step 6:  Holding the stamp-a-ma-jig in place so that it doesn’t shift, remove the stamp and clean it – this is what your image will look like.  

Step 7:  Ink up your cleaned stamp with Versamark ink.   

Step 8:  Carefully holding your stamp-a-ma-jig in place, align the wood block in the corner of the stamp-a-ma-jig as shown, and stamp.

Step 9:  Sprinkle on clear embossing powder and heat emboss.

Step 10:  This is what your image will look like embossed.  Using the same baby wipe palette you created, repeat this entire process two more times.

Step 11:  Cut out each of the flowers as shown - for one of them, just the center, for the second cut away the outer layer of petals, and for the third, cut out the entire flower. 

Step 12:  Place a Stampin’ Dimensional on the back of the smallest flower and attach to the medium sized flower (being sure to align the petals). Take your 1/8" handheld punch, punch a hole through the center of the two sandwiched flowers.  Place a rhinestone brad through the hole, then mount to the largest flower using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  You’re done!