Question:
brayers?
Transfering an image to and from a brayer
Ink up a stamp with a dye ink. Roll your brayer across the stamp several times and then roll the brayer onto gloss card stock. Repeat this with a slightly different shade of ink, and you'll get a great looking background.
Reversing an image with your brayer
You can use your brayer to reverse an image. Stamp the image in the ink of your choice, and then run the brayer over the stamp once. Then take the brayer and roll the image out on paper. Your original image will appear in reverse.
Brayering with shadow ink/tea staining
Unfortunately, white cardstock can sometimes be too bright a color for the final “look” that you want for a card. If you have an image stamped onto white card and want to darken the background slightly – a nice coffee/tea stained color maybe - mask your image and brayer over the whole piece with a soft beige color. You will have an antiqued effect.
Stamping onto your brayer
Ink up a small stamp with clear pigment ink and stamp it randomly across some gloss card stock. Roll your brayer across a coloured dye ink pad and then roll it onto your gloss card stock. The ink will not stick to the previously stamped images and will create a lovely look.
Using a brayer for inking stamps
Some large stamps are very hard to ink up evenly. These stamps can be easily inked up by inking up your brayer and brayering the ink onto the stamp. Be sure to lift up your brayer between rolls on the inkpad. If you roll it back and forth without lifting, your brayer will have ink concentrated on a limited area of the brayer.
Creating Resist with Embossing Ink and Your Brayer
Here's a fast and easy resist technique. Using embossing ink, stamp a random pattern on glossy cardstock. Use a heat tool to dry. Now, ink up your brayer with the color of your choice, and brayer over the cardstock. Your previously stamped images will pop up against the background of your chosen color. This technique also works well with a rainbow pad!
Creating backgrounds (gingham)
You can create a gingham look by drawing straight lines on your brayer with your brush markers. Use two different colors to create your stripes. Roll your brayer across your gloss card stock in one direction and then turn the card 90degrees and roll again.
What is a Brayer?
A "brayer" is a type of roller that spreads ink or other mediums onto card/paper stock. They can be either solid rubber or made of sponge. There are many brands and some even come with interchangeable rollers.
Creating backgrounds
The easiest way to use a brayer to create a great background is to write all over the brayer with a marker - or several. Be creative - do squiggles/spirals etc. Then roll your brayer across a piece of gloss cardstock and you have instant background!
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