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ALCOHOL INK
– no more than 1" in length as it dries quickly. You need to do this procedure while the ink is wet. It should mound up just a bit.
STEP 7: Pick up the can of Dust-Off Electronics Duster and blow, with quick spurts, over the ink from the inside toward the edge. The ink will fan out and mix with the blues, creating random secondary colors. The idea is not to cover up all the background stamping (Tile 2). If the ink does not move, apply more to the area with a brush.
STEP 8: Repeat steps six and seven until the whole circle edge has been covered. You can reapply, if you wish, un- til you are happy with the results. If the ink accumulates at the edge you can blow it back (with gentle pressure) as long as it is still wet.
STEP 9: Place Sunshine Yellow in a cup and, using a clean brush, dab some dots of ink in a quarter of the circle – blow out with Dust-Off Electronics Duster so that it mixes with the Raspberry (Tile 3).
STEP 10: Continue around the space until all the white is covered. You can always continue adding a bit of Sunshine Yellow to the center to create other interesting patterns – just don’t get too carried away and lose the Raspberry.
POINSETTIA
STEP 1: Cut out a piece of felt and attach to the applica- tor stamp.
STEP 2: Do not apply Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution to this tile. This technique is more about controlling the flow of ink.
STEP 3: Apply dots of Bottle, Lettuce, and Mixative Gold on felt.
STEP 4: Stamp over the surface, leaving the center area open (Tile 1). Dry.
STEP 5: Repeat until you like the look – should not be solid but bubbles should be evident.
STEP 6: When dry, dot some Citrus over the felt and apply on surface. Some areas will now appear lighter and more dimensional. Dry.
STEP 7: race pattern onto tracing paper and, using a sty- lus, trace pattern (Map A) with black graphite onto surface.
STEP 8: Mix Raspberry+Poppyfield (3:1) in a cup.
STEP 9: First layer: Use a no. 4 round to stroke on pet- als. Do not use a lot of ink as it will run too much. You may stroke several times until the background green and graphite lines are dissolved by the ink mix – I like to see the brush strokes. Dry. Re-stroke with Shell Pink (that has been placed in a cup) to lighten (Tile 2).
STEP 10: Second layer: Trace on pattern (Map B). Add Pink Sherbet in previous cup and stroke as before. You might need to tilt the tile to see the graphite lines. Stroke over with Pink Sherbet.
STEP 11: Trace on third layer: Stroke the small petals with Pink Sherbet. Dry. Stroke over with Sunshine Yellow (Tile 3).
STEP 12: With no. 2 round or liner, place small dots of Meadow in center of flower, overlapping a little bit onto petals. Dry.
STEP 13: With same brush place small dots of Sunshine Yellow over the Meadow. Add some Mixative Gold if you want more pizzazz.
STEP 14: If the background green is just too green, add spots of color using the tip of the round brush – Rasp- berry, Sailboat Blue, Sunshine Yellow, or Mixative Silver for suggestions.
FINISHING
STEP 1: Spray the finished ink design with several light coats of Krylon Kamar Varnish (if coats are too heavy, the ink will run). Follow the instructions on the can for tem- perature and recoating.
STEP 2: Follow with two to three coats of the Krylon UV Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating. Follow the instructions on the can.
STEP 3: If you want to make the tiles heatproof, use the Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic 500° - Clear, fol- lowing the instructions on the can.
STEP 4: Place some felt furniture protectors on the cor- ners to finish the project.
STEP 5: Clean brushes and any other area that has ink with alcohol.
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