Technique Journal #2

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been learning some great new techniques! The problem is my brain can't always retrieve all that info when I need it, so I want to make a small journal with a different technique on each page. It will be a great reference for the future! We are going to make these pages 4x6", big enough to see the technique but small enough to be easily stored or carried.

Our first technique will be wax paper resist. You will need 2 pieces of glossy cardstock, or I use glossy photo paper, some wax paper, and some ink. Ranger inks and stamp pad re-inkers work well. Crumple the wax paper up into a ball, then flatten and smooth it out. Put it in between the 2 pieces of glossy paper with the glossy side toward the wax paper. Put this "wax paper sandwich" between two pieces of kraft paper or brown paper bag and iron with a hot iron for about 5 seconds on each side. Peel the paper of the wax paper and let it cool. Now take a cotton ball and put some ink on it and rub in on the glossy paper. You will be able to see all the crackles from the wax paper! This makes an excellent background for ATCs, art journal pages, smash book pages, card making.......you get the picture! Last, but not least, put a copy of these directions on the back of the page, so your partner will have them for a future reference. You can copy and paste, type them out or write them by hand. As long as they are legible, you're good.

I think this will be a fun series, and a great tool for us to have in our arsenal, so let's get started! Have fun with these techniques, but remember to do your best work!!! We want these little books to last for years, so make your pages sturdy. And make them something that would make your mama proud. (This is always my guide in everything I do....would my mother be proud to show this to her friends and tell them her daughter made it?)

Now here's the business blah blah. You must have a 4.75 rating, with no unexplained 1s or 3s in the last year. I will be checking profiles for things like late swaps and low ratings. And, of course, NO FLAKERS!!!! I will angel if I need to, but if I have to angel for you, you will not be allowed to join any further swaps unless you notify me ahead of time with a very, very good reason! Life happens to us all, and I will make an exception for that as long as you notify me in advance. Newbies will be allowed as long as they have well-filled-out profiles. This may alarm some of you, but I was once a newbie, and they have to start somewhere!

Now, go get started and have some fun!