Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tuesday's Tool or Technique...


MAKE YOUR OWN RUB-ONS

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH RUB ONS, AND WANTED A WORD OR IMAGE YOU DIDN'T HAVE? WELL NOW THERE'S NO WORRIES! YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN RUB-ONS. FIRST, TYPE YOUR WORD OR CHOOSE AN IMAGE ON YOUR COMPUTER AND THEN SELECT "PRINT MIRROR IMAGE". THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO PRINT YOUR IMAGE OR WORD BACKWARDS. NOTE; ALL IMAGES DON'T NEED TO BE BACKWARDS, BUT WORDS DO FOR THEM TO TURN OUT RIGHT.

PUT A LASER TRANSPAENCY INTO YOUR PRINTER AND PRINT THE WORD OR IMAGE ON THE TRANSPAENCY. QUICKLY REMOVE THE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE PRINTER, BE CAREFUL NOT TO SMEAR ANY INK, AND WHILE IT'S STILL WET, PLACE IT "WET SIDE DOWN" ON YOUR CARDSTOCK, PAGE, OR PROJECT. USE A BONE FOLDER OR THE BACK OF A SPOON TO RUB OVER THE TRANSPARENCY. AFTER IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE INK HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE PAGE, GENTLY PICK UP YOUR TRANSPARENCY. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE MANY PROJECTS AND CUSTOMIZE THEM IN A NEW WAY WITH THIS TECHNIQUE!

HAPPY STAMPING,
KENDRA

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