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Jeannette Marsala
For me, it would the brayer. Although I recently used it to stamp a
large photo stamp, I don't really know what to do with it. I have a
small rubber brayer from Speedball with no other attachments.
Jeannette
Barbara Hass
I actually took a class in brayering at our local stamp store (sadly,
just going out of business this month). I will scan in some of the
backgrounds we did and send the link to the newsgroup tonight. I'll
include instructions in the email. Check back!
Barbara
Barbara Hass
with them. The pictures are "brayer_bkgd_1" and "brayer_bkgd_2" at:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drbarb03/album?.dir=/2d50
Enjoy! --Barbara
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Note 1 - all are stamped on white glossy cardstock unless otherwise noted.
Note 2 - glossy cardstocks can differ. I've had colors come out
differently and brayer differently (ie. "smoother" look versus ink
"pooling" in places) depending on where I got the cardstock.
[A]
-Stamp leaf in green pigment ink
-Stamp leaf with resist ink over the green (not perfectly lined up is
better)
-Allow inks to dry, then brayer over with Big 'N' Juicy pad colors of
your choice
[B]
-Stamp ferns with resist ink
-Allow inks to dry, then brayer over with Big 'N' Juicy colors
[C]
-Tear a piece of scrap paper into three pieces:
1
2
3
-Mask the top and bottom of cardstock with pieces 1 and 3. Brayer over
cardstock. Let dry. (In the example, I made a curve with the brayer,
following the line of the area I was coloring in, roughly).
-Mask center with piece 2. Brayer over cardstock with different colors.
Orange/pink/purple was a big 'n' juicy pad, I think the other rainbow
pad was kaleidescope or something, can't remember for sure.
[D]
-Brayer over cardstock with ink from big 'n' juicy pad.
-Lightly spritz bleach onto cardstock with spray bottle. Let dry.
[E]
Brayer ink onto background stamp, then stamp the stamp onto cardstock
[F]
Brayer ink onto vellum. Let dry. (I don't remember for sure, but we
*may* have spritzed the inked vellum with water. In any case, heat set
to dry unless you want to wait a long time). Layer vellum over card.
[G]
-Brayer background color onto cardstock.
-Put dots of another color onto cardstock with paint marker.
-Spritz with water, let dry. (Cardstock will curl, but straightens back
out as it dries).
[H]
Same as [G], but set crinkled Saran Wrap on top of cardstock after
spritzing with water and let dry, then peel off Saran Wrap (carefully -
you can see that I tore the top layer off of the card stock in a couple
of places removing the plastic wrap).
Cecelia
> about?
>
and some peg things that you put in the holes then you run wire from peg to
peg and it makes a shape or word or whatever. Spent $$$ for it and bought
extra wire just knowing I would use it and have never even put a peg in the
board.
Cecelia
Jeannette Marsala
remember where it is at the moment. I couldn't seem to find any patterns
other than the couple it came with.
Jeannette
Kenda
other things to do with it. I did figure out that if I use it to ink my
detailed stamp the image is much clearer.
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all!
I have a question, is "resist ink" the same as embossing ink? If not what
is the difference and where can you get resist ink? TIA
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free hand the wire.
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Barbara Hass
> OH what great techniques!! I'm going to have to try some of these, if not
> all!
> I have a question, is "resist ink" the same as embossing ink? If not what
> is the difference and where can you get resist ink? TIA
>
says, "Clear Resist ink is non-toxic, acid free & was specially
formulated to repel water based dye inks on gloss paper." I'm not sure
if embossing ink would work as well if you let it dry first. I've never
tried it! A quick google brings up a ton of order-online type sites
where you could get the ink if it isn't available locally.
Barbara
Cecelia
> free hand the wire.
> --
Cecelia
Kenda
I will experiment with the embossing as well. I'll let you know how it
goes.
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Jeannette Marsala
make a dragonfly, christmas tree, a pumpkin, see
http://www.hardcastle.net/crafts/projects/
I would love to be able to make these shapes as well, but I'm not quite
there yet :)
http://www.jewelry-tools.com/WJU/techniques/index.html
Jeannette
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Jeannette
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Basic Brayer Techniques through advanced (not necessarily in that order
depending on your level of experience with the "Awesome Power of the
Brayer")
Supplies: Brayer (rubber, lucite, foam rollers)
All other supplies will be listed with the description of technique
RUBBER:
1. Stripes: using markers, make stripes on your brayer (this works best
if you
lie it on its back and turn the roller while holding the marker) all the way
around until the beginning and ending stripe meet. Roll brayer across your
paper in whatever direction you desire.
2. Squiggles (technical term): Repeat the same process as for Stripes
but make
wavy lines instead of straight ones.
3. Confetti/Dots/Raindrops: Randomly make marks on your brayer with your
marker
(you can use different colors) all over the entire roller. Then roll away.
4. Plaids: Same as with the markers for Stripes except criss cross pattern.
5. Plaids: You could also outline the stripes for your plaids with the
smaller
tip of your marker to make the plaid/stripes stand out more.
6. Plaids: Rainbow/Kaliedacolor plaids are made with the brayer being rolled
over a KC pad several times then brayering over your paper. Repeat as
necessary
for the desired depth of color and surface coverage. Then repeat the
process
in the opposite direction.
7. KC Backgrounds: Same as above just don't create a plaid design. This
works
great for those scenery/landscape cards.
8. Reverse/mirror Image: Color your stamp, rubber side up and roll the
brayer
over the image several times, then roll over your paper (works great
with trees,
flowers etc). You can also add this technique to the above KC
backgrounds for
a great scenic card.
9. Mirror Image: If you have an image that you want to face each other
say the
Pig from Farm Fun...you would brayer over the stamp like above and then roll
onto your paper then stamp the original pig image nose to nose with the
first.
10. Kissing: Brayer over a background stamp like Pin dot Plaids then use
your
other stamps like the Seasonal Solid and stamp onto the background stamp
then
stamp onto your card stock - your solid stamp now has a design and you have
just multiplied your uses of one set.
11. Ghosting: Stamp an image on your card (say the Snowflake from the
"Snowflake" set) several times in clear embossing ink. (DO NOT EMBOSS) Then
brayer over your invisible images with regular dye pad and your
snowflakes will
start to appear.
12. Resist: Works best with glossy paper, you will need to choose your
resist
medium, ink, wax or other. I tried with the metallic pens (looked different)
what happens is that you color on the glossy card stock with the pens
anyway,
or pattern then you use the same technique as the ghosting by brayering over
with a different color. The pattern that you drew or colored will not
let the
brayered ink to absorb through the card stock therefore comes the "resist".
(This category could actually count for about 10 different ways to love your
brayer as you are only limited by your imagination on what you choose as
your
resist medium)
Others to try:
13. oil colored pencils (work best with regular matte finished papers);
14. crayons;
15. wax paper;
16. metallic pens;
17. ink;
18. resist ink;
19. emboss ink (try the emboss pens to write a hidden message);
20. rubber cement;
21. masking fluid;
22. white out/correction pen;
23. Gel pens;
24. wax resist sticks;
25. Deka paint (for fabric - much harder to do).
26. Another "Resist" able technique: crumple a piece of wax paper; iron
(on hottest setting/no steam) wax paper onto white card stock (be sure
to use
an additional sheet of card stock between the wax paper and iron); press for
only 2-3 seconds - this will transfer the wax to both sheets of card stock
(if you iron too long the wax will be absorbed into the paper) Ink your
brayer
and then brayer over card stock. The brayer will resist laying color
where the
was paper has left its design (makes a great background paper)
27. Another variation to the above is to use your stylus tool and with
the wax
paper on the card stock use the tip of your stylus to write your own
message or
draw your own design - brayer over to reveal your design or message.
28. Use your brayer for those big background stamps to get an all over
inking.
29. You could also use the same technique as above for those bigger solid
images that you want to emboss. Brayer over the image with the emboss
pad for
an even/smoother finish.
30. Put a piece of cheesecloth down and brayer over the cheesecloth for a
different effect.
31. Try the same as above with lace doilies.
32. Lace
33. Bubble wrap
34. Brayer over a leaf (two ways to do this: place card stock over leaf or
other nature finds and bring out the textured surfaces below; or use the
reverse/mirror image technique to pick up the pattern of your nature find.)
35. Joseph's Coat: Brayer with a KC pad and cover the entire area of
your card
(glossy works best). Emboss your image with clear embossing powder/ink
on top
of the area colored (this technique works best with the more solid image
stamps
like the tent from Roughin It or the Kids Prints). Then ink your brayer with
Black or Navy (the darker the better) and cover the entire card again
with this
new color. Let the overcoat of ink dry, and then buff the card with a paper
towel to remove excess ink. What happens is that your KC color will then
shine
through. Just think of a great landscape card with stars in the sky and
trees)
WOW!!
36. Ink up your brayer with embossing ink and roll over the entire card then
emboss with clear powder
37. Brayer an intense/brilliant color on glossy card stock then use a
speckle
background stamp and clear emboss ink, stamp then emboss with Rainbow Razzle
or other multi colored emboss powder. When you heat it will bring out the
beautiful play in colors.
38. Watercolor brayer: Ink your brayer with a rainbow pad or markers, then
spritz with a water bottle, then roll out for a very pretty watercolor look.
LUCITE/ACRYLIC:
39. Put rubber bands around your brayer for unique background
40. Wrap saran wrap around your brayer for another unique background
41. Try fabric netting or the netting from bags of oranges or marbles as
above.
42. Cheesecloth another unique background
43. Try string
44. Yarn
45. Crochet yarn
46. Try the new Encore pads and rolling it out onto liquid appliqué for
a faux
suede look.
47. Use your acrylic brayer to roll out paperclay
48. Use your acrylic brayer to make sharp creases in your card stock
49. Crinkle up a piece of Mulberry paper, ink up your brayer with the new
Encore pads and give your Mulberry paper that gilded look.
50. Faux Suede - squeeze brown liquid appliqué on wax paper or aluminum
foil.
Roll the brayer until it is coated and smooth. Roll and even coat of the
liquid
appliqué on your cut out image (try the gingerbread man die cut) let it
set for
a minute then heat. This will give you a nice suede feel. Try it with
different
colors. But be sure to clean your brayer right away.
51. Use your acrylic brayer with pigment ink on glossy (takes a little
while to
dry) don't roll use a quick sliding motion to brush the inked brayer
across the
card stock, wiggle if you want (the brayer silly!) You can make some awesome
plaids or sunbursts.
52. Try the same technique above but tap the brayer around in different
areas
for an all over color burst.
FOAM:
53. Use your foam brayer for an all over airbrush effect.
54. Use your foam brayer with your stencils.
55. Use with the KC pads for rainbow effect.
56. Use your foam brayer with markers for an interesting look. I've
heard that
you can make some great tortoise shell, leopard or gemstone looks on glossy
card stock.
57. You can also use the spritz technique with the foam brayer for a
watercolor
effect.
Alison
you already have a VersaMark pad, it works great as a resist ink, just give
it a few seconds to "dry" a bit, then brayer away. You can't just swipe the
brayer over, you need to press firmly and go back and forth several times.
Alternatively, stamp and emboss with clear ep, then brayer over that.
And, at least try it with embossing ink... before buying a pad that does
only one job!
(Or, not... if you want another inkpad, I'm certainly not going to stop
you!)
:-)
Alison
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up as it would save a step or two.
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