The theme for February is love and the color
scheme is red, pink and white. For
Technique Tuesday, the challenge is to use the die cut mono printing technique.
I also incorporated both this month’s theme and color scheme. You can see
Jennifer McGuire’s video explaining this technique here. I’ll be honest. I had difficulty with this technique. I attempted it four times
before I had something I could work with.
I inked up 100 lb cardstock, direct
ink to paper with distress inks (picked raspberry, abandoned coral, worn
lipstick, festive berries). I tried it with 100 lb Bristol but it wasn’t
successful. I might have spritzed too much water because the ink ran. I tried this technique with
100 lb cardstock with varying amounts of water, and it seemed to work better with
four spritzes of water. I had difficulty separating the die cut piece from the
“printed” panel with every attempt. Certainly the die cut piece could not be
salvaged for another card. I used Simon Says STAMP's Heart of Roses die. I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Happy
Mother’s Day using Hero Arts Soft Granite ink onto a scrap of pink cardstock. I
adhered the heart and sentiment onto a tone on tone patterned paper.
Thanks for stopping by. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
sue
It turned out cute Sue. I also had that much trouble, although I was able to use a die cut in the end when I chose a much less intricate die cut. I won't be using the technique again, lol.
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