When I send out my monthly stamp club invitations, I always create my own and I always try to show samples of what will be taught. September's class is watercolor techniques and I used actual 140 lb. coldpress watercolor paper to create the invitations (not SU!s). The wording is created on my computer (4 postcards to one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper) and then I cut them down to the postcard size. The inkjet ink dried very nicely on the watercolor paper, and then I used the "spritz stamp, color direct to rubber with WCC, spritz stamp again, then press to paper" watercolor technique ... and it did not make the inkjet ink run.
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Registered: August 4, 2004 Location: Coolidge, AZ Posts: 1577
Fri, Sep 02, 2005 @ 2:22 PM
Thank you. Yep! It's cool and lots less expensive than the SU! paper. I buy the Str@thmore paper in 12-sheet pads, and it comes in 11x15, 9x12, and 8 1/2 x 11. The SU! watercolor paper is 5 inches by 3 3/4 inches. I can cut the 11x15 paper into 5 inch by 3 5/8 inch pieces and I get 9 pieces per sheet (9x12=108 pieces). So for the 1/8 inch I'm losing on the non-SU! paper, I'm getting an additional 88 pieces very close in size. You gotta admit it's a huge bargain. The Str@thmore paper is available at Mich@els and Jo@ann F@bric stores (in their "art" department).
Registered: August 4, 2004 Location: Coolidge, AZ Posts: 1577
Sat, Sep 03, 2005 @ 11:55 AM
To color the Print Pattern background stamp I spritzed a little water on the stamp then I used the Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, and Bravo Burgundy crayons. With the stamp face up, I started with Perfect Plum in the top left corner, counted five diamonds, colored the next Perfect Plum, counted five more diamonds, colored the third Perfect Plum, counted five more diamonds, and colored the fourth Perfect Plum. Then I did the same with Pale Plum and Rose Red (they each got four diamonds). Certainly Celery and Bravo Burgundy only ended up with three diamonds. Then I lightly spritzed the stamp again, and placed the postcard over the face up stamp. I made a total of 48 postcard invitations and so by the time I was done I noticed that I didn't always have to spritz water before and after coloring the diamonds because enough water was still on the rubber.