Creative Chemistry 101- Kraft Resist with Distress Stain ReDo

 I tried my hand at the Kraft resist technique again.  The background was layered with Distress Stain and then blended with Distress Inks.  The dragonfly and floral background were stamped with Archnival Ink.  Although I still did not have Picket Fence Distress Stain, I did use a white opaque pigment ink.  The result was a very distressed/worn look.   The Kraft resist does show through, though not as brightly.  I did find me some Picket Fence and I plan to give this technique one more try.

Andie

Creative Chemistry 101- Stained Kraft Resist Technique

I had seen Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper. As much as I liked the idea, I couldn't figure out what I would do with it.  The darkness of the Kraft paper base.  The lack of standout with the resist.  What was this all about?  Of couse, Day 5 of the class provided some clues as Tim instructed us in the use of Distress Stains.  His technique involved using Picket Fence Distress Stain.  Picket Fence is an opaque pigment ink and provides as solid base upon which to build color using the Distress Stains.  Now, I spent the better part of this weekend looking around town trying to find me some Picket Fence Distress Stain.  Since none was to be found,  I went ahead to give it a try without the white opaque. 

The results are quite dark.  But, they are unique and I thought these birdy stamps would make a nice result and I think they did.  You can see where the second  tag was made upside down (the resist numbers run the wrong way).

Still the technique resulted in a cute and fun product.  Now, off to find me some Picket Fence.

Andie