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I am going to be getting an order of these little mini-misters at the store that I manage, (http://www.rangerink.com/products/pr...inimisters.htm) and need some ideas for uses and techniques with them other than water. I'm planning to demo the wet watercolor paper technique, but need ideas for what else you can put in them and demo. Reinkers? Any other techniques using water? I don't carry watercolor crayons, so the direct-to-stamp coloring and misting isn't an option. Any thoughts?
Try the pearl-ex and hairspray thing. The formula is on this site somewhere. I think you fill the spray bottle with cheap hairspray and 1/8-1/4 tesp of pearl-ex. Spray on CS to make it shimmer.
Thanks RAWS for the suggestion. We already sell a product called Moon Glow that I think is similar. I don't personally like the stuff... the previous manager bought a ton of it and it doesn't sell. If I demo pearl ex in the mister, it would really put a damper on getting that other stuff sold!
You can use marker directly on the stamp, then mist and stamp for a watercolored look.
We also have the Brayered Batik technique in the resource section that uses water misting!
One of my favorites is the tissue tie-dye technique. Take a piece of tissue paper about 6-8" square and twist it up from the center. Drop inkers starting at the point and adding about three different colors on the twisted paper. Unfold and spritz with water, lay it on Glossy cardstock. Top with another piece of CS and then remove and let dry. Beautiful results over and over!
Use an ink refresher to spray a sheet of black or dark cs. Rub Perfect Pearls or Twinkling H2Os onto the dampened area. Mist with water and watch the colors turn into the Northern Lights.
You can also use the misters to dilute ink and mist the cs. If you have walnut ink, this makes a very fine aged look on paper.
Rainsong
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I have quite a few of these. Wonderful! I got mine at walmart tho when they were like a quarter or something cheep.
1. I use them for walnut ink in different intensities to spray liberally on CS. Sprinkle salt here and there on CS. When dry wipe salt away.
2. I always keep one near by with distilled water.
a. After spraying CS with walnut solution, just before it is dry, but still damp, I spray with water. Neet effect.
b. When doing water color techniques - Ink stamp with dye based ink. Lightly spritz with water. Stamp as usual.
c. Spray CS prior to embossing in cuttlebug for a deeper impression.
d. To wet my H20's prior to use.
e. To wet my watercolor paper prior to using H20's
f. Lightly spritz CS, crumple up, flatten out, graze the top of the CS with ink to distress.
3. I use one for rubbing alcohol to use when doing polished stone. Or cleaning up a mess on my table. Alcohol has so many uses.
4. I create my own color washes with reinkers and distilled water. Amts vary pending on the intensity I desire. Palette ink kind of kirdles slightly, but this creates a really cool look when sprayed.
5. I use one for bleach. I always wash this one out when done with a session tho. Bottle is clearly labled.
6. Put in your moon glows, gum arabic, distilled water. And this would not only sell the moon glows but upsell the other products as well. (Assuming the moonglows you are referring to are the powder and not the inks)
I forgot I use them to color walnut ink as well. I create a walnut solution with the walnut crystalls and water, add a good squirt of reinker, walla colored walnut ink.
I don't know if this is proper to do, but I don't know how else to do this. Talk about having two items on the Weekly Inkling that dovetail together. This is from the Ask Beate column:
Q: Ruthie asked: "I ordered the foam brayer roller but now have forgotten what technique I ordered it for. Can you give me a list of suggestions using it, please?."
A: This attachment works best when you dampen it with a water misting bottle, then roll in ink. Try using it to:
- Brayer ink over plastic templates, cheesecloth, lace or other textured items.
- Custom color plain vellum.
- Ink with a multicolored ink pad for a soft watercolored rainbow look.
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I noticed a couple times you referred to distilled water � what does distilled water do that water from the tap doesn�t? You have me stumped here.:confused:
I noticed a couple times you referred to distilled water � what does distilled water do that water from the tap doesn�t? You have me stumped here.:confused:
Thanks in advance~
I may be able to help here ... if you leave tap water in a container eventually there will be minerals etc. that will collect along the bottom and side if container. These minerals also may have impact the card??? I guess ... Anyway, distilled water doesn't have any minerals or clorine left in it.;)
Pending on the town and area you live in there is a variable of bacteria in the water along with minerals. This may not be harmful to drink, but can be harmful to products we use over time. Especially Twinkling H20s and pearl ex mixtures with water. There have been cases where mold has formed in these mixtures or containers they are in. Distilled water just lessens the chances for iky stuff to form in my opinion.
Thanks so much Misty & Pam - Good reason to add distilled water to my list of things to get on my next trip out to the store. I have heard before not to cover Twinkling H20s because of the possibility of mold, but I haven't heard about the distilled water.
Need techniques/ideas for using misting bottles
