Hello and welcome to another Simple Stamping Techniques Blog Hop.
Today we are hopping with the Brayer Technique - so many great techniques can be achieved with the brayer, but as we are talking "simple", I'm going to show you a technique that is creative and simple to do.
You simply need Sponge Brayers , an Embossing Folder of your choice and of course inks and paper.
I started by inking up a couple of brayers in a variety of colours and rolling them randomly onto the embossing folder.
Hint: start with your lightest colour first and lay down most of this colour. Then go ahead and brayer 2 or more other colours to create an interesting background. Remember that the colours are somewhat transparent so they will show through each other a little.
I used the Stampin' Up! inks Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay for the background before running the embossing folder through the Big Shot. I then brayered Highland Heather to pick up the texture high points.
I finished the card with images from Rooted In Nature by Stampin' Up! The images are placed over a melon Mambo circle that has been die cut with a Stitched Circle die.
The card front is matted onto Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo card.
I hope you will give the Sponge Brayer from Stampin' Up! a try. It gives you a variety of finishes and you can see more ideas by following along with the blog hop.
Below you can see a list of the products used and if you'd like to purchase any of them you can do so by going to my on-line store
Best Wishes and Happy Stamping
oh my gosh ... that is so cool .. will have to try that! I've done the inked embossing folders with the pads but not brayering ... thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes Leonie, just another way of getting colour onto a textured background. Lots of fun and so quick to do.
DeleteOh I love this, Ann and love how you have your photos of demonstration too. It's a wonderful background which has helped make a gorgeous card
ReplyDeleteThe backgrounds are lots of fun and somewhat serendipitous so it is always exciting to see what will happen. Glad you like the card Libby and thank you for your comment.
DeleteGreat card Ann. What a fantastic idea to use brayers on the embossing folder.
ReplyDeleteThank you Narelle - there are so many different effects obtainable from the embossing folders that it is always fun to experiment.
DeleteThanks Ann, love this technique, how do you think it will go on vellum?
ReplyDeleteNot sure Fran, but give it a try and show me the results. I think it will give a slightly different effect but what fun to experiment.
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