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Originally Posted by greenize I love my brayerS - I have three of them! LOL I keep rubberbands on one just because I love using that technique, but the other two I use doing solid colors. I have a document that is FIFTY WAYS TO LOVE YOUR BRAYER and if someone knows how to attach it in here, I would do it in a heartbeat... Just not sure how to do it.. Hopefully someone that knows will contact me at [email protected] and I can put it out here...
Hugs, Donna |
I have this document, I'm not sure if it's the same as yours Donna.
Hope this helps.
Tips and Techniques for Using a Brayer
RUBBER:
1. Stripes: using markers, make stripes on brayer (this works best if you lie it on its back and turn roller while holding
marker) all the way around until beginning and ending stripe meet. Roll brayer across paper in any direction.
2. Squiggles: Repeat same process as for Stripes but make wavy lines instead of straight ones.
3. Confetti/Dots/Raindrops: Randomly make marks on brayer with marker (use different colors) all over entire roller.
Roll away.
4. Plaids: Same as with the markers for Stripes except criss-cross pattern.
5. Plaids: Outline stripes for your plaids with smaller tip of your marker to make plaid/stripes stand out more.
6. Plaids: Rainbow plaids are made with brayer being rolled over pad several times then brayering over paper. Repeat
as necessary for desired depth of color and surface coverage. Then repeat process in opposite direction.
7. Rainbow Backgrounds: Same as above just don't create a plaid design. This works great for scenery/landscape
cards.
8. Reverse/mirror Image: Color stamp, rubber side up and roll brayer over image several times, then roll over your
paper (works great with trees, flowers etc) You can also add this technique to the above rainbow backgrounds for a
great scenic card.
9. Mirror Image: If you have an image that you want to face each other, you would brayer over the stamp like above
and then roll onto your paper then stamp the original image nose to nose with the first.
10. Kissing: Brayer over a solid background stamp then use other stamps and stamp onto background stamp then
stamp onto card stock - solid stamp now has a design and you have just multiplied your uses of one set.
11. Ghosting: Stamp image on card several times in clear embossing ink. (DO NOT EMBOSS) Then brayer over
invisible images with regular dye pad and your image will start to appear.
12. Joseph's Coat: Brayer with rainbow pad and cover entire area of card (glossy works best). Emboss image with
clear embossing powder/ink on top of area colored (this technique works best with solid image). Then ink brayer with
black or navy (the darker the better) and cover entire card again with new color. Let overcoat of ink dry, then buff
card with paper towel to remove excess ink. Rainbow color will then shine through. Just think of a great landscape
card with stars in the sky and trees
13. Use your brayer for those big background stamps to get an all over inking.
14. Put a piece of cheesecloth down and brayer over the cheesecloth for a different effect.
15. Resist: Works best with glossy paper. Choose your resist medium, ink, wax or other. Try metallic pens for a
different look. What happens is that you color on the glossy card stock with the pens anyway, or pattern then you use
the same technique as the ghosting by brayering over with a different color. The pattern that you drew or colored will
not let the brayered ink to absorb through the card stock therefore comes the "resist".
Others to try:
16. oil colored pencils (work best with regular matte finished papers);
17. crayons
18. wax paper
19. ink
20. resist ink
21. emboss ink (try the emboss pens to write a hidden message)
22. rubber cement
23. masking fluid
24. white out/correction pen
25. Gel pens
26. wax resist sticks
27. Deka paint (for fabric - much harder to do)
29. Another "Resist" able technique: crumple a piece of wax paper; iron (on hottest setting/no steam) wax paper onto
white card stock (use an additional sheet of card stock between the wax paper and iron); press for only 2-3 seconds -
this will transfer the wax to both sheets of card stock (if you iron too long the wax will be absorbed into the paper) Ink
your brayer and then brayer over card stock. The brayer will resist laying color where the was paper has left its design
(makes a great background paper).
30. Another variation to the above is to use stylus tool and with the wax paper on the card stock use tip of stylus to
write your own message or draw your own design - brayer over to reveal your design or message.
31. You could also use the same technique as above for those bigger solid images that you want to emboss. Brayer
over the image with the emboss pad for an even/smoother finish.
32. Try the same as above with lace doilies.
33. Lace
34. Bubble wrap
35. Brayer over a leaf (two ways to do this: place card stock over leaf or other nature finds and bring out the textured
surfaces below; or use the reverse/mirror image technique to pick up the pattern of your nature find.)
36. Ink up your brayer with embossing ink and roll over the entire card then emboss with clear powder.
37. Brayer intense/brilliant color on glossy card stock then use speckle background stamp and clear emboss ink.
Stamp then emboss with multi colored emboss powder. Heat to see beautiful colors.
38. Watercolor brayer: Ink brayer with a rainbow pad or markers, then spritz with water bottle, then roll out for a very
pretty watercolor look.
LUCITE/ACRYLIC:
39. Put rubber bands around your brayer for unique background.
40. Wrap plastic wrap around your brayer for another unique background.
41. Try fabric netting or the netting from bags of oranges or marbles as above.
42. Cheesecloth another unique background
43. Try string
44. Yarn
45. Crochet yarn
46. Try the new Encore pads and rolling it out onto liquid appliqu� for a faux suede look.
47. Use your acrylic brayer to roll out paperclay.
48. Use your acrylic brayer to make sharp creases in your card stock.
49. Crinkle up a piece of Mulberry paper, ink up your brayer with the new Encore pads and give your Mulberry paper
that guilded look.
50. Faux Suede - squeeze brown liquid appliqu� on wax paper or aluminum foil. Roll brayer until coated and smooth.
Roll an even coat of liquid appliqu� on cut out image (try gingerbread man die cut) let it set for a minute then heat.
This will give a nice suede feel. Try with different colors. Clean your brayer right away.
51. Use your acrylic brayer with pigment ink on glossy (takes a little while to dry) don't roll use a quick sliding
motion to brush the inked brayer across the card stock, wiggle if you want (the brayer silly!) You can make some
awesome plaids or sunbursts.
52. Try the same technique above but tap the brayer around in different areas for an all over colorburst.
FOAM:
53. Use your foam brayer for an all over airbrush effect.
54. Use your foam brayer with your stencils.
55. Use with the rainbow pads for rainbow effect.
56. Use your foam brayer with markers for an interesting look. I've heard that you can make some great tortoise shell,
leopard or gemstone looks on glossy card stock.
57. You can also use the spritz technique with the foam brayer for a watercolor effect.
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