Today I wanted to share a little card I did using a resist technique. It's quite fun and easy to do, and the results truly vary each and every time you do it. Here is my card. I used a piece of Minuet Butterfly Ballet paper for this resist technique:
Papers: Memory Box parsley and sky nc, Memory Box Minuet Butterfly Ballet
Stamps: Memory Box Just a Note Combo B1852
Stamp Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink walnut stain and embossing ink, Ranger clear ep, Archival Ink jet black
Embellishments: Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers embossing folder, May Arts twine, Tim Holtz tiny paper clip, Prima trinket melody flower, sewing machine
To create the embossed/resist paper:
1. Emboss your patterned paper with an embossing folder.
2. Apply embossing ink to ink the raised, dry embossed parts of the paper.
3. Apply clear embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat emboss the paper.
4. Apply distress ink to all of the paper using a sponge.
5. The heat-embossed parts should "resist" the ink.
6. Using a paper towel, wipe off the excess ink.
7. Let dry, and apply to card.
Now, here is an example of the technique again. I did it on an ATC card for my "technique file" using the same ink and paper as I did for the card.
Look how different this ATC turned out compared to the resist on the larger card. The reason more of the white is showing through from the Minuet paper is because I got embossing ink and powder on more of the paper--not just the raised parts. It creates a unique look when the embossing is random all over your embossing paper. Play with it and see what you come up with!
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed today's post. Blessings,
