Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
I can never get this to work: use Tim Holtz's ink applicator (with the handle) and felt, squeeze three colors of ink on it and dab on paper, acetate, or metal washers. It always ends up muddy. I've seen such pretty metal washer pendants and I just can't get it to work. I tried doing colored leaves on acetate, and it was just ugly!
If you're using reinkers, it probably won't work well. You have to use alcohol ink. I use this technique to make bg paper all the time, and love it!! You always have to use glossy paper (not the photo paper) with this technique. And you really need Ranger's alcohol solution. You can get it at Michael's. HTH
__________________ Keep what is worth keeping
and with the breath of kindness
blow the rest away.
Rachelrose, that cut and dry stamp pad technique is cool. Thanks for the suggestion. My problem is using the reinker on the felt on the tool with the handle. Thanks for the ideas on the reinker technique, Paula and RiverIsis. I do use Tim's distress inks and I have used some alcohol ink bottles. Should I not be using the distress reinkers? I've used his blending solution as he shows in his videos. I'm not sure I've always used glossy paper, so I'll make sure I'm using that. Any tips for doing this on acetate or metal?
Rachelrose, that cut and dry stamp pad technique is cool. Thanks for the suggestion. My problem is using the reinker on the felt on the tool with the handle. Thanks for the ideas on the reinker technique, Paula and RiverIsis. I do use Tim's distress inks and I have used some alcohol ink bottles. Should I not be using the distress reinkers? I've used his blending solution as he shows in his videos. I'm not sure I've always used glossy paper , so I'll make sure I'm using that. Any tips for doing this on acetate or metal?
Glossy paper is a must for the technique to work properly.
..... Also I have trouble with any card that requires lots of measuring and cutting, so most of my cards are simple A-6 cards.......
Ohhh, I am NOT alone after all. Not that I want others to have the same trouble as me of course. I just don't understand why I find it so difficult when I find accounting a breeze and can work out long and difficult maths problems but can't measure, cut and fold up a silly piece of cardstock :confused:
As of this evening, I apparently do NOT know how to use a plain and simple die. It's a large pattern, but it will only cut certain portions of the design, and less and less of this with each pass through the machine. I am trying to resist the urge to toss the useless die AND the die-cutting machine into the more-than-plentiful snow outside. On days like this, I have NO idea why I like and spend a fortune on this hobby.
Are your cutting plates starting to bend as they naturally will if you continue to cut on one side only? Try flipping them over and cutting with the other side facing the blade, which will flatten out the plate and hopefully cut more evenly. HTH!
I just got around to reading this thread. Must say, it made my day! I'm not the only one who goofs up! Thanks for sharing all of your experiences...and "failures." It's good to know we can just keep trying.
