Please share if you try these techniques! The painting was not as hard as it looks, you really can get the ink to thicken just by putting it on a palette and stirring it around for a minute. My problem is I am not a painter (well, one of my problems).
Also, what do you think about stamping with AI? Joggles said she cleaned her stamp with rubbing alcohol. That made me a little nervous. It seems it would dry out your rubber ... but then it's not something I would do over and over again. I did clean mine with rubbing alcohol but made sure to wipe it again afterward with a damp chamois.