G is for Gloopy Glue background

This is the second of Trish's glue resist background techniques, seen on the bottom of this page.
This time use pva glue to create designs on mat card stock and let dry overnight.
Use pigment ink to cover card.

Use paper towel to wipe ink off of glue.

G is for Glue Resist

This is the first of Trish's glue resist backgrounds.

Start by squirting pva glue onto mat card stock.
Use a plastic card to scrape off some of the glue and create patterns. Let dry overnight.

Use pigment ink to cover card.

Use paper towel to wipe off excess ink.

G is for Gum Arabic Resist

Last year, Trish sent me a little book of background techniques and this one was in the book.
First, lightly brush gum arabic across your card and let dry. It should be colorless, but obviously I hadn't cleaned my brush well enough.
Cover the card with a dark color of dye ink, use a baby wipe to wipe the ink off the resist.

I brushed the rest of my gum arabic solution over an 8" x 11" card stock, let dry, then colored with StazOn ink:

G is for Glue Resist Stamping

I am going to revisit some of the "G" techniques, while I was looking them up I came across this technique on Trish's blog that I hadn't done before "Glue Resist Stamping".
Stamp images on mat card stock and let ink dry.
Paint on a thin smooth coat of pva glue over the areas you want to keep white and let dry.

Then use pigment inks to color your piece. I decided to try Distress ink. Covered the piece with antique linen Distress ink.

Then used wild honey, tea dye, and brushed corduroy Distress inks to color in parts of the project. Used a baby wipe to wipe off the ink from the areas with the dry glue.

For the other piece, used Brilliance inks to color the piece.

Used dark blue Brilliance ink to color the edges and the coat of the main image. Used a baby wipe to wipe off the ink from the area with the dried glue.

I like this technique.

Metal Tape & embossing folder

In the last post, I showed one of the techniques using Metal Tape in Bernie Berlin's book "Artist Trading Card Workshop". Bernie also shows how to create designs in the metal tape by stamping on a design and using a stylus to emboss in the design. I decided to use an embossing folder as a quicker step.
First I padded my card back by applying carpet tape. Then I covered it with the metal tape.
Used the back of a spoon to smooth out the tape.

Used the back side of an embossing folder to "deboss" an image into the metal tape covered card.

Then cover the card with black paint (I used cheap acrylic paint), making sure that the paint goes into all the crevices.

Then wipe the black paint off the surface of the raised flat area. Love how this looks:

To complete the ATC, added a vintage image, a metal heart and some small blue rhinestones:

Book Review - Metal Tape

We are doing a book study of Bernie Berlin's book "Artist Trading Card Workshop" on the NGS group. This week the section is "Metal Tape". Where I live, you can get this in the hardware store called "Flashing Tape". There are many different ways of using metal tape. One technique Bernie shows in her book is to color it with alcohol ink and tear up the tape . First drop several colors of alcohol ink on to the metal tape with a few drops of blending solution. Use a heat gun to spread and set the inks.
Add additional drops of ink as desired. Tear metal tape into smaller pieces and layer on to the card back. Use a brayer to smooth the pieces down as you go.

Here is my finished background:

Decided to create a raised impression by using an Embossing Folder. Then colored the raised areas with pink alcohol ink using a cotton swap.

To finish my ATC, added a vintage image, some orange rhinestones and a dictionary definition.

Pretty Papers

I was asked to make a set of cards for a fund raiser for my nephew's swim team. Love these papers from DCWV, the flocking gives it great texture.