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Re: Shimmer Paper Tutorial
Board: LTC: Tips, Questions, and Stuff
Reply to: #588821 by Wyvern
Feb 27, 2011 9:44pm
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And like with so many products that I get excited about, I immediately bought what I needed and after I got it home, it still sits unused! I like to tell myself that I'm just waiting on the perfect project to come along..

A while ago I made a little valentine book:

http://frykitty.com/2011/02/13/valentine-book/

It got me digging into everything! I pulled out stuff I'd never used, like my Penscore Magic Stamp block. I grabbed old foam stamps I hadn't used in years. So much fun! And it reminded me of all the neat stuff I have to play with.
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Reply to: #588906 by frykitty
Feb 28, 2011 9:42am
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I love this frykitty! Thank you for sharing!

Camp Fire Lady
who's wheels are turning. Can you smell something burning?
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Reply to: #588906 by frykitty
Mar 1, 2011 5:51am
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Love the tutorial! The little booklet is awesome! Thanks for sharing and thinking of us. :D
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Reply to: #588726 by frykitty
Mar 1, 2011 7:16pm
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Very cool. I had wondered how those inks worked. Thanks!
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Reply to: #588750 by Tri-Colored Paws
Mar 2, 2011 10:11am
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If it's the cost of the felt you are concerned about, you don't *have* to buy the ranger felt pads. They are just felt, after all. However, the regular polyester felt won't work. It has to be wool felt, which you can buy in bigger sheets and cut off however much you need. I found mine in a yarn/textile/fabric store.
Also, when you want to do (non-alcoholic) ink in a smudgy way, the felt doesn't work for that. You can either use the Inksentials product and cut off pieces when you need them, or use make up sponges. I like the make up sponges for the way they are wedges - easier to hold onto.
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Reply to: #589525 by Celtic Cross
Mar 2, 2011 3:06pm
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(non-alcoholic) ink in a smudgy way

Why does this sound contradictory?
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Reply to: #589598 by Okie Dog
Mar 2, 2011 6:01pm
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(non-alcoholic) ink in a smudgy way

Why does this sound contradictory?

I took this to mean Distress techniques, which often involve smudging ink in various ways to create certain effects. :-)
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Reply to: #589644 by BfloAnonChick
Mar 2, 2011 8:26pm
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Thanks. ;-) One more thing to learn...
Re: Shimmer Paper Tutorial
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Reply to: #589598 by Okie Dog
Mar 2, 2011 10:09pm
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well, frykitty's tutorial uses alcohol inks, from either Ranger or Jacquard. That is one technique, and uses a felt pad.
If you want to smudge on pigment ink, you can use a makeup sponge and sweep it onto the paper in a circular motion. It gives a different effect.
For more info., look for the Tim Holtz tutorials on his blog.