Batik Repeat

I know! I know! I was supposed to be more timely than I have been over the past few months. You understand though that things just happen. But Carol and I finally got this video and one more done (but I think I have to redo the other one). At least you will have one new-old technique. This one was just a twist on a technique that you most likely already know how to do. I hope you enjoy what I called Batik Repeat. It's a good one for all you penny-pinchers.

Rit Dye Backgrounds

This is another one of those revived techniques. Be sure to have plenty of cardstock handy because you will want to make lots of backgrounds once you start. It uses powdered dye that is normally used for dyeing fabric. The powder is in a granulated form. It sometimes breaks down to color the water used, but sometimes the granules remain somewhat solid to add additional texture to your background. This is a fun project although somewhat messy particularly on cleanup. You might want to vacuum up any extra particles rather than turning them into a dye with water. Enjoy! On the sample card I used VersaFine to stamp the card made with the Hero Arts To/From Petals set.

Nail Polish Reactor

In this category, Reviving Old Techniques, I plan to make a video each month to show an old technique. There are so many blogs which focus on new techniques that I thought it would be interesting and informative to relive some older ones. I will be taking these techniques from older issues of stamping magazines or maybe from some old notes made at conventions from years ago. I hope you will enjoy this concept and let me know what you think about it. Then go try out the technique and let me know how you did.