RESIST TECHNIQUES
This is a great technique for those of you who love to see things happen fast - very easy to do, but also very rewarding.
Samples by Gill Yin
How do we do it?
SHOPPING LIST
Glossy card (high gloss)
Water based dye inks - the ones you see here have been made with Adirondack inks
Versamark inkpad
Stazon Jet Black inkpad - optional
Heat tool
Sponges
Stamps ☺
INSTRUCTIONS
Ink up your chosen stamp with Versamark ink and stamp (carefully, as it's easy to slip on glossy cardstock!) on the glossy card. Stamp one single image OR stamp randomly with the same stamp or several stamps - the more you play, the more ideas you'll come up with. You can wait for it to dry naturally, but if you're impatient as I am, you'll need to zap the stamped image with your heat tool. You can tell when it's ready, as the image becomes a little more opaque.
Take your sponge and ink it up with the water based dye ink - one colour only - then add to the card in a circular motion, until it looks good. Don't add it all over - be selective. You can always go back and add more colour later. Choose another toning or contrasting colour and add more ink - if needed, choose another colour - if not, stay with the two colours only. Go back in with more colour if you think you need more depth - the more you add, the more the Versamark stamped image will POP through the ink.
Wipe off any excess ink with a piece of kitchen towel - the resist image will really POP at this stage.
Now take your main focus image and stamp over the background you've created with that - using the same colours you sponged with. You can overstamp in the Stazon Jet Black - OR you can simply stamp with that and omit the overstamping in the original colours you used - there are many ways of doing this. The effect is wonderful - all the colours tone and blend, creating a beautiful card front. All you have to do now is to layer it onto another card or another layer and you have a very quick, very effective card.
WAX RESIST
To get a wax resist effect, you simply need to use a white wax crayon - or a candle sharpened like a pencil!
Samples by Gill Yin
Supplies
As above, with the addition of a white crayon or a sharpened candle.
But you DO need the Stazon Jet black ink!
Instructions
Stamp your main image with Stazon Jet Black ink.
Look at the image carefully and choose areas you'd like to highlight - ie, which would look good if there was no colour on them. Colour these carefully with the wax crayon or candle - making sure the areas are solidly covered.
Add ink as before - you can stipple if you prefer - be careful not to rub the wax off when adding the ink.
When finished adding colour, buff off the wax with a piece of kitchen towel. Voilà - a perfect wax resist image. If it isn't perfect, don't give up - practise a little more and you'll get there!! This is a great and easy technique.
