Hi Everyone. Prior to starting our Group of Seven Cardmakers blog, our group kept in touch during Covid and started trying out new and (revised) older techniques. We are including them as a reference for those that are interesting in trying them out.
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October 2021
Supplies:
- Brayer
- Inks (dye inks work best but you can use distress inks and dox inks)
- Smooth card stock (glossy, coated, Bristol)
- Copy paper
- Rubber mat (cushioning for brayer)
- Stamp
Technique Instructions:
- Use rubber mat under your card stock to add depth and cushioning.
- Add some copy paper over mat that extends beyong the mat for rolling ink off. Have more copy paper off to one side for more rolling off (cleans brayer).
- Wipe off your card stock before starting. Ink will not stick to fingerprints.
- To ink brayer, roll over stamp pad in one direction to load brayer (not back and forth). Ink only the width of your stamp pad ... do not go side to side to fill the brayer, the ink will be uneven and not look good.
- Add any masks before starting (optional) --- example, moon, sun, hills.
- Always start with the lightest colour first. Take the first swipe of the brayer on copy paper to make sure ink is even before adding to card stock.
- Start at the top of your card stock, gently rolling side-to-side with light pressure.
- Roll brayer from side to side, moving slowly down the page. Make sure to follow through off the page; don't stop or start in the middle of your card stock.
- Re-ink brayer once ink fades.
- Once you are happy with the first colour, roll the brayer over copy paper to remove any ink before starting next colour.
- Your second colour will be darker. Start at the top of the page but don't roll down as far as the first colour.
- Repeat with third colour (optional).
- Once you have finished inking your card stock, remove any masks and lightly go over the masked area with a light colour of ink on your brayer (this prevents the masked are from being too stark white).
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