Hello, I have a fun new Copic technique to share with you today ... I'm calling it the Copic Drip! This was a new experiment for me and I was happy with the results, so I thought I'd share how it's done.
1. Paint a #8 Manila Tag with Studio Gesso:
Let dry (it doesn't take that long -- by the time you have your paint brush cleaned, it should be dry, and the wet curled tag should flatten out by itself once it dries).
2. Next, take Copic Various Ink Refill of your choice (here, I'm using BG11) and holding the tag upright/vertical, start squeezing drops of Refill Ink along the top edge of the tag and letting it drip down the tag, creating various dripping patterns. You can rotate the tag, encouraging the Refill Ink to travel in the direction of your choice:
When you are pleased with the coverage and pattern of the dropped ink, set the tag aside to dry. Some areas of the tag may not be covered with ink, and that's okay!
Meanwhile, prepare the ribbon accent:
3. Place a length of Tim Holtz Crinkle Ribbon into a snack-sized zip-lock baggie and squeeze in more of the BG11 Copic Various Ink Refill. Knead the ribbon around in the bag, to distribute the ink all over the ribbon:
I also added darker BG13 Refill, to give the ribbon a little variagation and more depth of color. When you are pleased with the results of your hand-dyed ribbon, take the ribbon out of the bag and place it onto tissue or paper towel and squeeze the ribbon to remove the excess Copic ink and to help dry and wrinkle the ribbon.
4. Next, ink edges of tag, ribbon, and Sizzix Tim Holtz On The Edge Die Distressed Doily (cut from Bazzill Sour Lemon Card Shoppe Cardstock) with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink:
5. Machine stitch doily to tag.
6. Die cut Bazzill Vellum with MFT's Winged Beauties Die-namics, machine stitch two of the butterflies together and adhere to tag with rolled-up Glue Dot. Edges of the butterlies were also inked with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.
7. Tie ribbon around tag, then stamp Hero Arts Everyday Sayings sentiment with Ranger Coffee Archival ink.
I love the white-washed effect of this background and hope you'll have as much fun with it as I did! ~ Sharon
