Hi friends! Carolyn Peeler with you today to walk you through a card tutorial. But before I do, this is Ink Week here at Ellen Hutson and I'm here to share about Permanent or Archival ink pads.
One of the thing all stampers have to decide whenever they start a new project is which kind of ink they will use. Permanent ink is great if you are going to be working with watercolor, or markers, or things that would normally cause a regular dye ink to bleed. The main permanent inks in the Ellen Hutson shop are Ranger Archival ink, which is a dye based ink, and Staz-On, which is a solvent based ink.
Solvent inks are alcohol based, and need a special cleaner. They are opaque and in addition to working on paper and porous surfaces, can also dry on smooth surfaces such as glass, dominos, metal and acetate. Because the are alcohol based, they are not the best inks to use with alcohol based markers such as Copic or Chameleon pens.
Ranger says that their Archival ink provides lasting stamping results that are permanent on many surfaces. Get a crisp image that doesn’t bleed over water-based inks and markers, acrylic paint and water colors.
Many people wonder if permanent inks will work with alcohol based markers, such as Copic. In general, the answer is...maybe, lol! Most inks have proprietary formulations and so not all inks are created equal. First, Staz-on is not a good choice as it is also alcohol based. So the markers and the ink will bleed into each other. My ink of choice with Copics is the Memento line of ink pads. Memento are not considered permanent, but are considered archival by the manufacturer. For a more comprehensive look at inks to use with Copic, you will want to take a look at this post by Sharon Harnist.
Because I currently do so much watercolor in my work, my main priority with a permanent dye ink pad is to find one that won't bleed when using it with watercolors, so I thought I'd show a little demonstration of how the Ranger archival ink is so much better than a regular dye ink when used for watercoloring. Please note, this is not to say that the other dye ink is inferior, each ink has its strengths and weaknesses, and the other dye ink is not made to be water-fast.
Now that you have a little background on when to choose Permanent ink, it's time to walk through today's card. This one uses the GORGEOUS Concord & 9th "Hello Lovely" stamp.
I stamped the image onto watercolor paper using Ranger Archival ink in Potting Soil with the MISTI stamp positioner. I love using stamp positioners particularly when using a larger stamp, such as this one. The positioner helps incase you don't get an even application of ink with the first impression. It will allow you to stamp again in order to get a crisp image. I chose to use the brown ink instead of black as brown gives the finished card a less severe look than a black would. Particularly when making a softer, floral card I often like using brown for the lines.
After stamping, I started to watercolor paint the stamped image using the Tonic medium point paintbrush and the following colors of Distress ink: Tumbled glass, Peacock Feathers, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Worn Lipstick, Aged Mahogany, Wild Honey.
After allowing your water color to dry it's time to assemble the card. Glue a thin strip of bright pink paper from the Cute Girl 6x6 paper pad onto the left border of the card and sew a zig zag stitch along the seam.
Stamp the "HELLO" greeting from the stamp set with Jet Black Achival ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock, then cut it into a banner shape.
Finally, glue a strip of My Favorite Things Kraft Striped paper across the bottom of the card and sew a straight line above where the papers meet.
And there you go, your card is ready to be shared with a friend to brighten their day!
Thanks so much for joining me today. Here are the direct links to the products in today's post:
