Lizzie Slothouber

Sharing: Image Transfer Technique

OOhhh when I repeatedly asked Megan Warren to pose her creative questions to me so it'll challenge me to answer it ... I didn't think she's come up with IMAGE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE ..

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This is a very simple card using the IMAGE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE ..

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I smile because the photos for this project was taken on 13th Sep 2000 - before Nicola was born ... I was 6 months pregnant and heaven forbid... inhaling Thinners ... eeekk!!!  Suprisingly enough - never ever posted this tutorial and that's why I'm smiling .. I knew it would come in handy some day ...

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Anyways.. what we are talking about ..  was a technique really very popular amongst Rubber Stampers back in 2000 ... MargW and I were doing all sorts of experiments coz the special pens coz quite a bit .. and we wanted a less expensive option using products purchasable from Australia :) ... when we learnt about them .. we were using these 2 PENS .. which were a touch over or under A$20 ... and didn't last long ...  in comparison - the can of LAQUER THINNERS lasted.. errr it's now January 2010 and we still have it on my shelf lols hahahaha and cost was under A$8.00 from memory lols
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Ingredients:

• Olive Green & Cream cardstock
• Champagne coloured Encore stamp pad
• UNKNOWN Japanese USA unmounted rubber stamp for the background
• Adirondak dye based stamp pad for staining/aging edges with thick paint brush
• Laquer Thinners ( in Australia: Diggers Brand was most economical ) purchased at Bunnings, Mitre10 or any decent hardware store
• organza ribbon (optional - didn't end up using it on the spine as planned * grins *)

 

Note: the oriental image was a colour copied one (colour copiers that use TONER not colour laser printer)

the cardstock the image was to transferred to was BUFF/Cream coloured scrap ... using the Q-Tip/cotton bud which was dipped into the Lacquer Thinners - I rubbed in circles - the Lacquer Thinners onto the card ... a little bigger than the size of the image

Then placing the image face down .... again - applying the Q-Tip/cotton bud which was dipped into the Lacquer Thinners - I rubbed in circles - the Lacquer Thinners until the entire oriental image was wet (but not soaking/dripping)

Carefully lift up a corner to see if the image has transferred through .. if not put it back down and rub more Lacquer Thinners on ... * grins *

 

When it had all tranferred .. I pulled off the original (left side - which I still used for another project coz I like that aged look) and the right side is what we worked with for this tutorial, ok? Bit of hand tearing around the image ...

 

Using the thick paintbrush and dye based stamp pad.. stippling the edges to give the aged look further enchancement ... then set aside ...

Ink up the background image - in this case japanese fonts - a gift from a stamping USA Friend whom can't even recall who the manufacturer was.. picked up at the annual October ART CONTINUUM, Ohio, USA one year ...

 

apply image onto the cardstock and then apply the stamp pad directly onto the edges too ... for a finished look... ( always.. attention to detail )... errr.. before you ask me.. I'm a lazy stamper - so I temporarily mounted the unmounted stamp onto a Judikins large stamp (I know.. bad aren't I? Sacriledge - and I think 10 years later.. it's still stuck there lols) ... ahahahahahah

Stick on your IMAGE TRANSFERRED accent, garnish with something 3D in this case was a SCULPEY CHARM  handmade using rubber stamp, baked then stained to look oldish but that's another project lols ...

I hope this has been of help Megan * grins * .. didn't think I could do it so fast huh? I know.. I need a life.. lols...

Do leave me comments - it's boring talking to myself lols ..

hugs.. lizzieS xx

Inspiration: Sharon Skipworth

I'd like to introduce you to SHARON SKIPWORTH, Ellenbrook, Western Australia - a young lady who has inspired me for a long while .. though I should have told her * grins * but didn't want her to get a big head lols...  we met via her gorgeous sister: Tracy who's a Creative Memories consultant, in Safety Bay, Western Australia (won't hold that against her, right? lol).  Sharon also has her own blog - please go check it out Skippy's Place heaps more inspiration there ... 

Really admired Sharon's extreme focus on her CARDMAKING hobby ... a very bright lady who has been always very quick on the up take.. you just have to show her something and she's bouncing off everywhere with alternatives or how you can incorporate it with this to get that etc etc

The fact that she lives down the road and around the corner to me, invites me all the time to craft with her (talk about a dream come true) .. you'd think I'd be a permanent fixture huh?  no  * sad face * .. but that will soon change now that I'm on the up and up * smiles *

Sharon has a enviable collection of CRICUT and the amazing amount of different software (about 80% of the entire collection that Cricut made) and various die cutting systems not to mention, the to-die-for collection of cardmaking idea books which can be utilised in scrapbooking too - coz it's the LAYOUT CONCEPTS that are inspirational ...

June 2007  we attended Tracy's Space Camp, Baldivis (gives you space to do your stuff) and we weren't only limited to CM stuff either - so I felt comfy to bring my contraband (my non CM stuff to do) and was thrilled that Sharon brought her cardmaking stuff ...  Sharon had heard little Riley had fallen over and hurt himself - being a mom of 2 with an extremely active son .. she empathised and this is the card she made for him ... we all signed it :) ... note the cuttlebug embossed raised image on the silver Shimmerz cardstock that spells RILEY's name - to replicate the LEGO blocks pattern ...

 

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We all took turns sharing a tip, demo or idea .. and I loved Sharon's " simple " Butterfly embellishment ... but it wasn't that simple to me.. ended up taking pics of how to make it coz I haven't STILL gotten around to making it them ... this is the card that moved me to beg her to show HOW TO  make the butterfly to us all ... stunning eh?? again note the Cuttlebug embossed circular pattern on the number 2 that's accented with white ink pad (or was it white chalk... ) to make it stand out

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anyways.. pretend you're with us at that camp.. this is what went down lols ... hehehehehehe

 

Sharon didn't bring in her whole collection of other cards that I managed to get some snapshots of to further inspire me (and you * grins* ) are as follows .. hope you like them ... she makes them to sell (too cheap I reckon * rolls eyes * ) to fund her addiction of craft technology .. lols.. and if you want to contact her - you can do so here  email   - (not going to tell how how inspirational she is lols )

        

Recently found out that Sharon also has the Bind-It-All binder, uses Stamping  Up products and oohhh I can't wait to get Odette over coz all 3 of us will be able to brainstorm on how to use the BIA in conjunction with the Sizzix, Coluzzle, Cricut, Cuttlebug with Stamping Up products too .. woohoooo

lols...aahh I love my friends... get so much fun out of bouncing back and forth ... life is so great now that I'm out of the DEPRESSION & ANXIETY tunnel ...

warm hugs to all ... lizzieS xx

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side note: you just gotta meet Gina - cook extrodinaire !!