Currently, I'm having fun playing around with the new
Distress Oxide inks. But, because I
sometimes like to mix things up, I'm also trying out a new technique involving dye inks
and plastic wrap.
Here's my first
attempt with this fun method . . .
It turned out to be the worst of the batch, so I decided to
challenge myself and see if I could turn a bad job into a better one.
The technique is quite simple: smoosh a few colors of dye ink onto a piece
of plastic wrap. Spray with water and
put your watercolor cardstock down on the inky wrap. Flip the whole thing over and then push/pull
the wrap so it gets all wrinkly and concentrates the colors. Weight it down with an acrylic block and
leave it to dry completely before removing the plastic (that's the hard part). In order to speed up the drying, I put these
pieces on a mesh sheet (a cookie cooling rack works great for this) so that air
can circulate underneath.
As I was recently gifted with a large number of reinkers, I
had some fun using these instead of ink pads.
They're very concentrated, so you may wish to spray with more water and
dab the colors lightly with a sponge to help them distribute.
Cardstock: American Crafts Neutrals:
Tan, The Paper Cut Eames White,
Strathmore 90 lb watercolor paper
Stamps: Tin Can Mail Italian
Background Script, Hero Yummy Treats:
“May the Happy . . .”
Inks: Ancient Page reinkers
Plum Wine, Sandalwood, ColorBox
Cream White
Emb Powder: Ranger Weathered
White, Vippies Transcendence
Dies: Lil Inker Stitched
Mats Rectangles, Hero Frames with Sprigs
Stencil: The Crafters Workshop
Mini Tile Texture
Doo Dads: Deco Art Paper
Effects White Pearl
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