Technique Thursday #2 - Resist

Another Thursday is here and I have a new easy technique to share. I am trying some kind of resist technique on this card and I used Distress Ink and Matte Medium for this. I also used the Distress watercolor paper from Tim Holtz which is already cut to a nice size for us card makers. I think the size of these papers may be made with the American A2 card size in mind, and since I make card according to European standards it's not a perfect match but I can work with them anyway. The European standard A6 card is a bit taller and not as wide as an A2 card in America so I have to do some trimming to make it fit.

I dabbed the matte medium over the stencil and then I dried it before I added my ink. I used two colors of Distress Ink and a lot of water for this technique. And the Matte Medium does a great job at resisting the Distress Ink, but you have to keep in mind that Matte Medium is transparent and the part of the paper that doesn't have the medium will absorb the ink. And with all the water that I added the colors soaked in to the paper and spread along the fibers, which moved some of the color to the areas where I had put Matte Medium on top. So I got some color behind the Matte Medium, mostly around the edges. This was exactly what I intended and hoped would happen when I added all that water, but if you don't want this to happen you have to be more careful with the amount of water you use or use an opaque resist medium.

I also filmed a tutorial for this card that you can find on my YouTube channel or here below.
 
YouTube Video:

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I also entered this card to the following challenges:

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Products used:

*Simon Says Clear Stamps BEAUTIFUL WORDS Exclusive Set *Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 *PREORDER Tim Holtz Layering Stencil 2014 LATTICEWORK THS019 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger SPRING *Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD WORN LIPSTICK Pink Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Worn Lipstick Inkssentials Mister, 2 oz. *Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE MIS30676 NEW 2011 Inkssentials *Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Claudine Hellmuth MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Paint Glue Ranger *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING FOAM REFILLS Applicator Tool Refill IBT23623 *Ranger Inkssentials EUROPEAN HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL HIT27089 *Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS Non Stick Micro Serrated *Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink *My Mind's Eye MILO Decorative Tape Washi Now & Then NT1087 *My Mind's Eye FOLLOW YOUR HEART Decorative Tape Washi Record It! REC113 *Prima Flowers FLOWER GIRL Something Blue 575267 *Ranger Stickles ICE BLUE Glitter Glue SGG38450 *Therm O Web 3D FOAM SQUARES White Adhesive 3683 *Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *Tim Holtz 9 GRID ACRYLIC BLOCKS Set to Cling Stamps

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