Last minute ink smudge!
Posted: October 12, 2023 Filed under: bell & berries, Classes, Penny Black | Tags: Classes, Fabriano Watercolour Paper, Penny Black stamps, Ranger Distress inks 11 Comments
You can probably guess from the title that this card was involved in a last minute ink smudge incident. The Penny Black bell & berries stamp was stamped, blended and dry, the panel was trimmed and attached to the card base and I had just stamped the sentiment in vintage photo archival ink when the unthinkable happened. Not just one but two archival ink smudges appeared on the card, one on the top right edge and the other on the bottom edge. I think we can all assume that the culprit was my right hand! If that ink was water based I might have been able to dilute and remove it but there is none of that magic happening with archival ink.
Not only was this card destined to be sent out as one of my Christmas cards but it was also a sample in my upcoming Painting with Stamps class. I reassured myself with the thought that although the two smudges would prevent it from going in the mail, it wouldn’t stop it from being a sample and perhaps a cautionary tale as well.
But dear reader, do you see any smudges? Indeed you don’t. The fortunate positioning of those smudges meant that I could trim the whole smudge off both the right hand side and bottom edge I cut through both card base and panel combined then attached the smaller two layer panel to a new card base. My card’s mailing status has been restored.
So, if you are interested in learning how to position your smudges for the easiest rescue and recovery come along to my next in person class; there are a few spaces left.
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Heather Telford 
pretty card Heather….great narrative!!!!!!!! Do you write books too????
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Thanks so much Jan. I certainly do not write books but I do have fun with a short blog post from time to time!
I certainly enjoyed it…as well as your lovely card (minus the smudges, of course)!
What a lucky place for your smudges, Heather! A cause for creativity and the resulting card is lovely! I actually love the smaller top layer.
I am also happy with the smaller panel and relieved to not have to toss the card!
And here I was, upstairs, unaware that you were dealing with such a dire situation. I’m glad to see that both you and the card survived. Well done!
It was touch and go for a while but yes, we both pulled through.
Hah! So it happens to the Pros too! I smudge way too much!
How clever to get rid of smudges. And to come up with such a lovely card.
Can’t wait for your next class.
Tish
Great rescue – we’ve all been there!
When the smudge fairy strikes you do wish that a magic wand could be waved to set it right again..lol. It is a beautiful card and so glad that the situation did have a happy outcome, and cutting it down worked well, so a happy accident indeed. x