Winter Stream Resist

For those of you already experiencing those summer temps, today’s card should be refreshing.  I chose to use the Winter Stream stamp set because it was so perfect for the older technique I wanted to share with you.  Do you remember Crayon Resist?

There are many resist techniques but this is a very simple way to keep your inks from an area.  I stamped the image with Versamark Ink on white glossy cardstock and heat embossed with Cerulean Embossing Powder.  You want to use glossy cardstock so you can remove the crayon later, if desired, and it also really makes the ink colors pop.  If you plan to remove the crayon, you may prefer to stamp your image with a permanent ink, rather than heat embossing.  However, if you choose to emboss your image, do not forget to use your Static Free anti-static pouch to keep the powder from adhering where you do not want it.

Now you can use a simple white crayon to color those areas you want to remain white.  The wax in the crayon will resist your ink.  I have to admit that I searched my whole craft room for a crayon and did not have one - hard to admit when you work with kindergartners.  However, I did have some wonderful oil pencils and this worked the same way.  I colored the areas that were snow or ice, and added a little to areas in the stream.  I purposely did not color the areas solid so a little ink could settle in to give some shadow/dimension.  After coloring, you can start adding your ink.  I used sponge daubers to add various shades of blue, starting with the lightest and working more on the edges with the darker colors.  When you are finished, lightly wipe over the image with a paper towel to pick up excess ink and then you can rub to remove the crayon, if desired.  If you use the oil pencil, you cannot remove it.

I heat embossed the sentiment, once again using the Cerulean EP on glossy cardstock, and die cut with Sizzix Ornate Labels.  I inked the center and edges.

To complete the card I layered my image on white cardstock and added Dimensional Glue and Diamond Dust Glitter around the edges of the image panel.  I did the same on some of the snow and ice.  When this was dry it was layered on dark blue cardstock that was embossed in two corners with a Die’sire Regal Corner Embossalicious Embossing Folder and layered on the white card base.  The sentiment was popped up in the top corner.

Have some fun with this technique!

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Crafty Creations Challenge #291 – Embossing

Craft Your Passion Challenge 266 – Always Anything Goes

Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog LTSCB #56 - Anything Goes!

Sister Act Card Challenge #110 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge – "Anything Goes"

TTCRD Challenge – Anything Goes

Embossing Folder Kiss

I recently shared a technique using two of my favorite things – embossing folders and dies.  Today’s technique once again uses an embossing folder but in a complete different way.  You may have heard of the Kissing Technique, using two different stamps.  Today’s technique, Embossing Folder Kiss, is similar except you are kissing your stamp to an embossing folder.

Supplies:

Solid Stamp

Embossing Folder

Two Die Based Inks

Cardstock

Apply one ink to your stamp image.  Then apply the other ink to the inside of the embossing folder.  Press the stamp onto the inked folder and then stamp it on the cardstock.  The stamp will pick up the ink from the folder, transferring the folder pattern to the stamp.  This creates lovely decorative cardstock.

In this sample I used the lighter LuLu Lavender on the stamp.  Then I applied the Sweet Plum to the embossing folder.  Notice that there are lighter flowers and darker flowers.  The lighter flowers were created by applying the ink to the raised side of the embossing folder so the dark ink from only the tiny raised flowers transferred to the stamp.  I stamped the darker ink on the opposite side to create the darker flowers.  The darker ink transferred to the stamp, leaving the lighter ink where the floral design was indented.

Here is another sample using the same stamp with Dandelion ink and kissing it to a Swiss Dot embossing folder with Tangelo ink on the raised side.  After stamping it all over a piece of white glossy cardstock, I stamped a second smaller flower image in the Tangelo.

This was perfect to use on this card with SNS’s new Dahlia set.

 

The size of your solid stamp image also determines what affect you get.  In this sample I used a solid background stamp inked with light blue and an embossing folder inked with pink to create the entire background.

For this sample I used a stamp with three solid rectangles, using the rose ink on the stamp and brown ink on the embossing folder.

This is a really fun and easy technique with so many possibilities.  It works best if you re-ink the stamp and folder each time.  I will certainly be doing more of this.

Have a great week!!

E. Marie

Peony 2 [3476-429C] (also on Stamp Set 429 – Blossoms [00-429P4])

Stamp Set 502 – Garden Goddess [00-502P6]

Stamp Set 392 – Dani’s Garden Umbrella [00-392P4]

Stamp Set 500 – Dahlia [00-500P6]

Memento Ink – LuLu Lavender [99622]

Memento Ink – Sweet Plum [99611]

Memento Ink – Dandelion [99606]

Memento Ink – Tangelo [99700]

Memento Ink – Rich Cocoa [99613]

VersaMark Pad 99702

Static Free (anti-static pouch) [99512]

Teddy Brown Embossing Powder [EP187]

Sunny Daze Glitter [G1038]

Burnt Orange Glitter [G1105]