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Flourishes Limelight Week 4!

Copic Markers, Faux Bleach/Batik, Flourishes, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques, Tombow Marker 7 Responses »

Jun 282009

Good morning! Today is the last post I’ve made on the Flourishes Newsletter as the June Flourishes Limelight Designer. Today I covered the Faux Bleach Technique on the Flourishes Newsletter.

For this week’s post, I worked with both the Home Tweet Home and Birds in Vines sets. My first card uses Home Tweet Home.

The image was colored with Tombow Markers and I used the new Spellbinders S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities for the border along the bottom.

Stamps: Home Tweet Home and Many Sentiment from Flourishes Stamps
Paper: Prism Spring Willow Dark and Butter Cream; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; BasicGrey Boxer
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Antique Linen Distress
Accessories: Spellbinders S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities, S5-006 Curved Rectangles Mega Nestabilities, and S4-139 Petite Scalloped Ovals; Tombow Markers; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Venture Foam Tape; Ribbon; Brads; Button; Ranger Matte Accents

To show examples of the Faux Bleach Technique, I used Birds in Vines and airbrushed over the embossed image with Copic Markers.

and the embossing ironed off as a second background:

Stamps: Birds in Vines from Flourishes Stamps
Paper: Prism Tawny Medium and Black; 7 Gypsies Market; Manila Shipping Tags
Ink: Ranger Distress Embossing, Spiced Marmalade, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Black Soot, and Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Copic Markers and Airbrush System; May Arts Ribbon; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Ranger Matte Accents, Clear Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Ink Blending Tool; Spellbinders Grand 12” Classic Lace Borderabilities and S3-031 Scalloped Tag; Clover Craft Iron; Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors for distressing; Sewing Machine

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Faux Bleach Tutorial!

Faux Bleach/Batik, Rubbernecker, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques 10 Responses »

Dec 312008

Some time back, right after Summer CHA, I started playing around with the Faux Bleach Technique that I had learned in a Tim Holtz class. You all know that I post quite a few cards with this technique and have started using other mediums besides the Ranger Color Wash. I was experimenting for a reason. One, I couldn’t contain myself and had to keep playing, but the main reason was because I was asked by Beate Johns to write a tutorial for Splitcoaststampers. I wanted the technique to be versatile enough that anyone could try the tutorial even if they didn’t have the Ranger Color Wash. The links below show some of the other medium that I have used:

Alcohol Inks on Glossy Cardstock

Alcohol Inks on Tags or Non-Glossy

Shimmer Mist on SU Whisper White

I am so excited because today is the day! My tutorial on Splitcoaststampers goes live today . . . WOO HOO! You have to check it out, Faux Bleach, and they have even made a special gallery just for the Faux Bleach technique. I’ve already started moving in some of my earlier Faux Bleach cards, and can’t wait to see what everyone does with this fun technique. The best thing . . . I’ll be able to find the cards all in one place!

This is the card I made for the tutorial, but I’m not going into the details here. You’ll have to take a look at the tutorial (I know bad, bad, bad)! BUT, the green background panel is actually one piece. I die cut the end with Spellbinders Deckle Scalloped Edge Petite Borderabilities, scored 1″ over and folded over the flap. I die cut a second edge, and then stitched the two together on the sewing machine.

Stamps: Tim Holtz Nature’s Moment by Stampers Anonymous from Rubbernecker Stamp Company
Paper: White Shipping Tag; 7 Gypsies Nottinghill; SU Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and River Rock; White Printer Paper
Ink: Ranger Vintage Photo and Embossing Distress
Accessories: Ranger Adirondack, Stream and Butterscotch Color Wash, Clear EP, Non-Stick Craft Sheet; Clover Craft Iron; Tonic Tim Holtz Scissors for Distressing; Venture Foam Tape; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Spellbinders Deckle Scalloped Edge Petite Borderabilities; Tim Holtz idea-ology Long Fasteners, Trinket Pin and Muse Token; Ribbon; Sewing Machine

Anyhoo, have a great day today and if you are going out with all the New Years’ Revelers, party heartily but be safe! I for one will do what I always do for New Years’ Eve . . . curl up on the couch, watch old movies and maybe stay awake long enough to ring in the New Year.

Alcohol Ink and Fragments!

Alcohol Inks, Faux Bleach/Batik, Rubbernecker, Stampers Anonymous, Tag Art, Techniques, Tutorials 26 Responses »

Oct 092008

Happy Thursday! I want to continue with the Alcohol Faux Bleach/Batik Tutorial today. If you were at the Chicago or York Stamp Show, you saw me work with acrylic fragments and alcohol ink. That is what I want to walk you through today. I’ll also show you the finished project, which is a tag made with alcohol inks using the faux bleach technique. I really think this one needs a different name, but I just haven’t settled on what. I am leaning toward calling it – – – oh I don’t know! It is a variation of the faux bleach technique that I have been playing with so it might as well be Alcohol Faux Bleach.

Let’s get started by inking up your felt applicator with the alcohol inks. I have used cranberry, butterscotch and stream.

Apply the inks onto the fragment, letting the alcohol ink dry in between layers. You will end up with a fragment that looks similar to this. Let the ink dry thoroughly.

Choose an image (not words or sentiments) that you would like to stamp on your fragment. Ink the image with a permanent black ink. I have used Ranger Archival Jet Black.

Stamp the image over the alcohol ink that you applied to the fragment.

Using a gentle touch, immediately wipe the black ink off with a cloth. You should now have a fragment that has a clear image of the one you stamped.

To highlight the stamped image, glue the fragment (alcohol ink side down) onto a white piece of cardstock. I have used Ranger Glossy Accents as my glue. It dries clear and very quickly. (By the way, I applied more Glossy Accents than needed – it was way too much.)

Trim the image and you will now have an embellishment ready to use on a card, or anything else you would like to use it for.

For mine, I used the fragment as an embellishment on a tag. Using the faux bleach/batik technique described in the first installment of this tutorial, I created a tag using alcohol inks. The tag, unlike glossy cardstock, absorbs the alcohol ink and gives an entirely different look than that of glossy cardstock.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Tim Holtz Nature’s Discovery by Stampers Anonymous from Rubbernecker Stamp Company
Paper: White Cardstock and White Shipping Tag
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Distress Embossing
Accessories: Ranger Cranberry, Butterscotch and Stream Alcohol Inks, Ink Blending Tool and Felt, Glossy Accents, Alcohol Blending Solution, Clear Embossing Powder; Tim Holtz Idea-ology Oval Fragment and Trinket Pin; Heat Gun; Iron; Ribbon; Tonic Tim Holtz Distress Tool

I can’t wait to see all of your alcohol ink projects!

Alcohol Faux Bleach/Batik and Alcohol Fresco!

Alcohol Inks, Faux Bleach/Batik, Rubbernecker, Techniques, Tutorials 58 Responses »

Oct 072008

Good Tuesday morning! Wow what a whirlwind of a weekend I had. I’m still dragging a bit, but there is so much to tell you today! First, let me say how exciting and fun it was to work the Rubbernecker Booth at the York Stamp Show this past weekend. I got to meet so many Splitcoaststampers, including fellow dirty girls Angie and Denise. I was lucky enough to have lunch with Angie and have a change to sit and chat with her! I have to say that it just makes my day when someone from SCS walks up to the booth and says hello! Some of you I have chatted with online or seen your work and I truly feel like I already know you! It just makes the entire weekend for me. The next one I’ll be at is in San Antonio, Texas in a few weeks.

Now you know it’s Tuesday, and that means it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. You can find sample cards of one of the prizes today on the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog. You’ll also find a list of all the Design Team Members with their blog links so that you can hop around and visit them. I have Blog Candy today, and will be giving away two $10 Gift Certificates from Rubbernecker.

In order to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. No special questions today – I’m too tired to think of one! I’ll pick two winners and post who they are tomorrow.

While working the show, I was demonstrating Ranger Alcohol Inks. Part of the demo included an embossing technique. While showing this technique to a group of women on Sunday, they were taking notes, trying to keep up with me. I promised them that I would have a brief tutorial on my blog today, just for them! So ladies, this one is for you.

The products you will need are: Ranger Alcohol Inks (I have used Butterscotch, Lettuce and Terra Cotta); Alcohol Blending Solution; Ink Applicator with felt; Embossing Ink; Clear Embossing Powder; Heat Tool; Iron; White Glossy Cardstock; Plain White Cardstock. Stamps I used are from the Stamp Oasis Winter Holiday Collection Leaf Set SKU:868 869 870 SO. All product and images from Rubbenecker Stamp Company.

Stamp your image on the white glossy cardstock, cover with the clear embossing powder, and then heat set using your heat tool.

Apply the alcohol inks to your felt applicator by pressing in the point of bottle and give the bottle a good two second squeeze, allowing the ink to fill your felt.

Begin pouncing the ink onto your embossed glossy cardstock, covering the entire surface. To apply a second layer of color and blend the inks, apply a small drop of the blending solution to your felt, and go over your cardstock a second time.

While the alcohol is still damp, lay your plain white cardstock over the top of the inked glossy cardstock, and then iron over your image. Your iron should be set on high with no steam.

Once you see the embossed image come through the top layer of cardstock, you are done. Remove the white cardstock and you will have two backgrounds. The background on the left is the original alcohol inked glossy cardstock (Faux Bleach and/or Batik with Alcohol Inks) and the background on the right is the Alcohol Fresco.

Here is the fresco background trimmed and inked. You can also leave the second background as it is for more of a fresco look.

You can now make two cards with one technique. My first with the Faux Bleach/Batik Background.

The second with the Alcohol Fresco Background.

I look forward to seeing your designs now!

Batik or Faux Bleach?

Challenges, Faux Bleach/Batik, Spellbinders, Stampin' UP!, Techniques 6 Responses »

Sep 292008

Good morning! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. I myself, did nothing – absolutely nothing. I sat on the couch in my pajamas, took naps and watched movies . . . Bliss I tell you, pure bliss! Of course, I have to pay for those two days today. I have errands to run, finish up some cards I should have done over the weekend – and post today, and begin preparations to go out of town. This I what happens when you are lazy . . . too much crap to catch up on!

I did want to do a little fun stamping this morning, and checked in on the Try a New Technique Challenge on Splitcoast. I have to say that since Lynn has taken over (no offense Beth), but the challenges really do test me! Today’s challenge, Batik – The Colorwash Way, is actually the very same thing I’ve been doing, only calling it Faux Bleach. The difference with today’s challenge is, however, that Lynn used watercolor paper. Interesting! I had to try it! AND, it does give a different effect because the color wash soaks into the paper leaving a darker background.

Anyhoo, chores beckon, so here’s my card!

I stamped the silhouette on watercolor paper and clear embossed. Using Ranger Color Wash, I misted the image and then placed it between two pieces of printer paper. With my iron set on cotton, no steam, I ironed the paper to remove the embossing. To finish my card, I stamped Flannel Plaid (because it just goes with everything) on my background panels.

Stamps: SU Upsy Daisy and Flannel Plaid
Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper; SU Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Tim Holtz Distress Embossing; SU Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze
Accessories: Ranger Clear EP; and Red Pepper, Stream and Butterscotch Color Wash; SU Scallop Punch and Ribbon; Spellbinders Petite Oval Nestabilities; Venture Foam Tape