how do you ink for crayon resist?

[jranagel]

I have been looking at all the beautiful cards in the gallery using the crayon resist and I cant get my cards to look so nice. If I put the ink on with a sponge, its not a solid image, if I use the daubers its "blobs" when I first ink the paper. What am I doing wrong? How do you ink up your paper so smoothly?

[SammyStamper]

I personally use the sponges, but lots of layers then it blends in. I squish up the sponge and use a small piece in order to get it solid. I haven't tried the daubers because I feared it would make circles. Good luck!

[tavah316]

You can also use a brayer to apply the ink to the stamped and crayoned image. I usually use sponges, but I had my demo do a Crayon Resist card at my last workshop and we used a brayer to apply the ink.


Good Luck!

[gaillyn]

It depends how you want your finished background to look. I use the sponges so it is not a solid cover. With the sponges you get this look:

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

It is a bit time consuming, you have to do a lot of daubing. To use more than one color, start with the lightest and then add darker.

Hope this helps!

[stampinbird]

sponge away! Classic Ink and then buff with tissue or TP!

[Suzastampin]

I use make up sponges, and sometimes brayer the whole thing.

Suz
CTMH Sr. Exec. Manager

[WickedWanda]

I have found that SU sponges are the only ones that work for me.

[malindaplace]

You can also watercolor over the crayon if you like a different effect!

[Rox71]

Great questions Jennifer. I had never done anything but the brayer before but after viewing Gaillyn's card I have to try the sponges. Malinda�s watercolor sounds good also. The one I linked proves you don�t have to use white crayon, I used a dark color so I could see where the strikes are going. The brayering effect removes it and there is no buffing needed.
Rox
http://gallery.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=100231&cat=500&page=4

[stamps&cars]

I've always done the crayon resist on glossy. Make sure you are using the right paper. I just use any kind of sponge and keep applying until the paper is the color I want. Multiple colors the same.

[Tampersay]

I use the sponge daubers, but find that if I have them moving as soon as they hit the paper that they don't make those circle shapes. I sort of move them in a circular motion as I'm putting them on the paper. Because I use glossy paper, it stays dampish until I "buff" with the tissue.

[jdarnall2001]

I use a brayer because I think it gives the best coverage. Here's a crayon resist card I made. After I colored in with the white crayon, I used the brayer on yoyo yellow and rubbed it across the top of the glossy stamped image back and forth a few time to get good coverage. Then I cleaned the brayer (ran water over it in the sink and wiped it off) and did the same thing to the bottom in green galore.

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

[lizb]

Sometimes i use the compact makeup sponges - gives a smoother result. I like the result on usw better than glossy. Once its covered, i then use a tissue to rub it smooth and remove the ink from the crayoned bits.