Ink Stain Removal

Ink stain removal from skin can be a problem unless you have this handy tip in mind.

"You haven't truly scrapped till you have ink up to your elbows
~Susan"

Have you ever wondered if there is a handy hint for ink stain removal for your skin? I wondered that very thing until I was given just such a hint by a friend who attended a Stampin' Up! retreat with me recently. I'd love to pass it on to you. Like many things in life, the solution is really quite simple, once you know how.

Here's what happened to me: I had just been making cards and had absent mindedly pushed my red ink pad to the left - something I don't usually do. Normally I leave my ink pads in front of me. I must have been quite distracted by having fun this time because I didn't stick to my normal habits of the craft desk.

The next thing I knew, I was leaning on my left elbow, admiring my work (well, seeing if it needed anything else added to it, really) and you can probably guess what I discovered next. I had made a stamp out of my elbow. There was a huge patch of red ink staining my elbow as I had firmly pressed it right into the middle of the stamp pad! Lol! And boy, did it make a spectacular mess on my skin.

Naturally I thought I had best remove this stain before I got it on my paper craft projects or make my friends think I was bleeding to death from paper cuts or something, so off I went to the bathroom to scrub it with soap.

I scrubbed it two or three times, and while it faded, the ink wouldn't really shift from my skin. No more ink was coming off on the paper towels I was using to dry my arm though, so at that point I gave up and returned to the craft room. I was wasting valuable paper crafting time, and now my projects would be safe from the impromptu elbow stamp, after all.

When I returned, my friend noticed right away that my elbow was still quite red. She must have taken pity on me because after a little ribbing, the next thing she did was to lean over and whisper this secret to me:

After I finished laughing with her, I returned to the bathroom and tried out her remedy. It worked right away!

Of course I had to re-enact this little scene for you today so I could take some photos. That explains why my RIGHT elbow has been inked up instead of my left. I didn't notice that till I showed this page to my husband tonight - he he. I didn't take photos at the time of the original elbow-stamp-making-episode.

The shampoo remedy worked, even in the re-enactment! All it took was a couple of good scrubs with a bit of shampoo and a washer to get the ink off my skin. (I assure you, my left elbow is just as clean. Lol!)

So the next time you have the need for an ink stain removal remedy break out your shampoo. It just might save your elbows from becoming full time stamps!

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