Thanks Heidi for the Great Tip!

Take a Tim Holtz felt applicator (I forget what its called - its a wood block with handle, velcro on the bottom - attach felt to it and rub the felt on your ink pads) - ink up with a light colour of ink (such as turquoise) - rub this ink over your paper in several areas. Leave a few white areas if you're using white paper. Stamp with versamark or preferred product. Sprinkle clear embossing powder over the stamped image, heat with heat tool. Then ink up another piece of felt, using a darker colour of ink (such as teal), rubbing over the embossed stamp but in selected areas so that you can see areas of turquoise, teal, and white. Ink it up (with felt applicator) in a manner that's pleasing to you - you can add several colours for more of a gradient effect if you like. This technique is particularly well suited for "backgrounds" created with stamps and can be used to great dynamic effect.
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