tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24523065404036280922023-12-29T17:31:02.954-05:00I will be glad in the LordcHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-28337699383631043642023-12-19T16:06:00.000-05:002023-12-19T16:06:53.040-05:00Renewing my point of view<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Neglect rarely leads to a good end. While I took time away from blogging, someone decided that my "<u>cHim Prints</u>" name would be a desirable name to use. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so surprised that this happened. I chose "<u>cHim Prints</u>" because I wanted to remind myself to let</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Jesus,</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the light in my life, shine through all that I set my hands to do. The second half of the name came about because I was doing some writing and printing. It just seemed to fit. </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, though I don't have the technical knowledge to formally change the name, I will put my posts under the informal heading of "I will be glad in the Lord". And I <i>will</i> be exactly that!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My meditation of Him shall be sweet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be glad in the Lord.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 104:33-34 </span></span><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28t7ACr2YOSuhpK3G3UfKpglI5fWQKvNxQB19VDXXHaKGn8bBQJpi1ajrRLK-9pa0mDOFPVWcFR3ZwvOE5E4Hdg6RBSdcsI0Pvr3hbgU5_FnG6SLPA1dWq_y2Hsq7LsVzEQAT-U1OHRO2UcJUrCluD3Wdr2qXSlrJmscurGzcBFUjedbT6i-ZxLWo24e/s712/bough%20border.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="712" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY28t7ACr2YOSuhpK3G3UfKpglI5fWQKvNxQB19VDXXHaKGn8bBQJpi1ajrRLK-9pa0mDOFPVWcFR3ZwvOE5E4Hdg6RBSdcsI0Pvr3hbgU5_FnG6SLPA1dWq_y2Hsq7LsVzEQAT-U1OHRO2UcJUrCluD3Wdr2qXSlrJmscurGzcBFUjedbT6i-ZxLWo24e/s320/bough%20border.tif" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-48705276521479002142023-11-29T00:15:00.002-05:002023-11-29T00:15:45.716-05:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Google has decided to delete any accounts that have been idle for an extended period of time. Does 5 years equal an extended period of time?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't want to lose my place in the blogging world. It was here that I could proclaim out loud what made me laugh ... what piqued my interest ... what was important to me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> So, here I am little blog - claiming you as my own, unwilling to let you go into oblivion. You are important to me. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6VeoRsJ80ggN8T6TyBXFqoAkwNELfqXuC85ekfO-yabffmP8gq2DjaMLZ-XiTtXDp1JaC1f9tanvwV9Hg8x3afzFc2wgeGgC84VicENQW_fr6BGoOtoK1Cgt6zvdShYSTFxIqzLwdf_HvzmEPK21CPqXZYOmek_dwHOdu1atTEv1El-0NJCfshHrLzv4/s981/the%20joy%20o%20life.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6VeoRsJ80ggN8T6TyBXFqoAkwNELfqXuC85ekfO-yabffmP8gq2DjaMLZ-XiTtXDp1JaC1f9tanvwV9Hg8x3afzFc2wgeGgC84VicENQW_fr6BGoOtoK1Cgt6zvdShYSTFxIqzLwdf_HvzmEPK21CPqXZYOmek_dwHOdu1atTEv1El-0NJCfshHrLzv4/s320/the%20joy%20o%20life.tif" width="261" /> </a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From making cards and rescuing old books from dumpsters to creating healthy food every day, my mission is still the same - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and <u>glorify your Father which is in Heaven</u>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Matthew 5:16<br /></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-41308231540363506072018-08-22T00:13:00.001-04:002018-08-22T00:13:19.021-04:00Dying to be home again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Goodness. It has been so long since I checked in here that I can't even think of anything to say. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It all happened when I decided to make a home version of Portillo's chopped salad. As I was opening the composter to add all the veggie scraps, I noticed the stiff outer leaves of the red cabbage. So ... in the same noble way I rescue books from a dumpster, I pulled the purple leaves back from the composter. Fifteen minutes later they were ripped into pieces and immersed in boiling water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Red cabbage = blue water ... a lovely gray blue that is soft, beautiful. I strained the water into a glass peanut butter jar (I love Smucker's). While the liquid cooled, I ran through the house looking for paper that might look better with a blue bath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am sad that I couldn't get the true blue that came from this dye. It truly is beautiful and I can't wait to find a way to use it on a card ... or a collage ... or a book! Hopefully that will happen soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So nice to be here again. I've missed you, little blog.</span><br />
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So I have been away from this quiet little corner of my world. Although the details of last year still hang over my head, before it becomes a fact that I have missed 4 months of blogging, here I am.<br />
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A bit more than 4 months ago, I was working my way through the Image Transfer Workshop. As I looked ahead at the untried transfers, and back at the transfers completed, I decided to stop where I was. The rest of the book required the purchase of pricey materials that were too experimental for me to invest any more money - or time - to complete.<br />
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This was a great adventure for me. There are a number of transfer methods that I love to do and I <i>will</i> use again. It is rewarding to know that the books I own are actually expanding my how-to knowledge.<br />
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Until I decide which book will be next, I am doing what I love - painting paper and making ... sometimes just a mess. But my heart is happy and that's good.<br />
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So I'll post a picture of the latest little painting. It was a mess no matter how many layers I added to bring some order, to find something to like about it. And then it happened... one more layer, one more color. Today it is a card - already doing it's best to add to birthday joy. I love it.<br />
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Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!<br />
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Blender markers ... I was really looking forward to this section of <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/image-transfer-workshop-mixed-media-techniques-for-successful-transfers_darlene-olivia-mcelroy/735248/#isbn=1600611605" target="_blank">Image Transfer Workshop</a> . The transfer seemed so easy and perfect. I tried two different transfer materials - one suggested in the book, the other a <i>why not?</i> attempt at something different.<br />
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I cut all three images fairly close to the edges. The instructions suggest rice paper (or gampi), so I tore a piece of rice paper slightly bigger than the image. I placed the image toner-side down over the rice paper, using a small piece of tape to hold it in place. Because the blending liquid dries fast, I covered small sections at a time, then burnished vigorously. (The marker turns the paper with the image almost transparent, so there is no mistaking where you need to burnish.) I repeated this until the entire image had been covered /burnished. (I have to offer a warning - the fumes! Be sure to do this in a well ventilated area. It's really strong!) When the transfer looked right and the rice paper was dry enough to work with, I cut the excess paper away. I was really happy with the results thus far.<br />
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I repeated the process once more with another image. When the two images were dry I chose to use background papers that had been collaged with pages torn from an old dictionary and then painted. Following the instructions, I made a soft gel "sandwich" - gel on the background, rice paper image, soft gel on top of that. <br />
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Everyone always promises that tissue paper and rice paper will "just disappear into the background" when you glue it down with gel medium, but that has rarely been my experience. I was really disappointed with the very obvious border around the image. Yes, I <i>could</i> try to cover it up with paint ... or dream up some other way to hide the edges, but for <i>me,</i> that defeats the goal of a transfer.</div>
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The second rice paper transfer - closeup. All I could see were the white papery edges around the leaves. <br />
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To end this beautifully, feast your eyes on a sunset sky from a few days ago. It is <i>incredible</i> how gorgeous the sky can be. </div>
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The Heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19:1</div>
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I do have a heat tool. I printed several toner copies of items that would make interesting transfers, heated up the tool, read the directions and got busy. The directions were simple. Place the image face down on background paper, apply the heat with slow circular motions, and check the progress of the transfer by lifting a corner of the paper.<br />
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The first few attempts produced nothing ... the paper was warm, but there was no transfer of toner at all. I changed the background paper and the image, and produced three transfers that were acceptable. I even got a "ghost" image using one of the line drawings twice. (bottom right) <br />
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So, for the next two transfers I tried similar weight paper that had been stained or very lightly sprayed with ink. I circled the only place that the transfer worked - even though I kept moving the heat tool for a very long time.<br />
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The last attempt was even less successful. The only part of the image that moved to the background paper was the base of the fan. Again, I was very patient and spent a long time with the heat tool trying to make something wonderful happen.<br />
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The results were disappointing. And in the midst of all the circling of the heat tool, I asked myself, <i>What is the point of all the steps? </i>For me, this is not a process that is worth all of the extra effort.<br />
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The next five transfer examples in the book that use heat involve - fabric, iron-on transfer sheets, liquid polymer, plastic wrap, and finally polymer clay. Yes, I do have the necessary materials involved in each project. No, I'm not interested in any of items produced with these techniques.<br />
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So ... I am moving ahead. The next section of the book explains how to use solvents for transfers. The first one is the blender marker. I'll do these while the weather is still nice enough to have open windows! <i>*cough*cough*</i><br />
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I figured out how to pull the mangled mess out of the depths of the machine and on the spot vowed never to try that again. Never. I vowed.<br />
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That took such a brief time that I decided to move right in to the next heat project, fabric crayons. Again the sewing stash provided the goods and I got busy laying paper first on a stencil, then on texture plates and rubbing with the fabric crayons.<br />
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The results were disappointing. Especially with the red to yellow colored crayons. The blues and purples showed up much better. And still, the overall effect was not worth the extra steps.<br />
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Eliminating possibilities is so much better than constantly wondering, <i>would this transfer improve my artwork?</i> The tips that are included were helpful. I tried many different surfaces for the transfers. The ones pictured are the best. <br />
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Onward I go. Can't wait to get into the next pages.<br />
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I will praise thee O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. Psalm 9:1<br />
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<li>cut the desired size</li>
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<li>lay transparency print side down on gel</li>
<li>smooth out the image with your hand or a brayer</li>
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The hardest part for me is always choosing the image to use. I finally decided on a black leaf shape in two sizes. Because I am using a transparency for ink jet printers, I needed to let the print dry for 30 minutes and then spray the printed side with a workable fixative. This picture is the (textured) printed side after the fixative has been applied. <br />
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I applied the images to three different surfaces - a small piece of cardstock with multiple layers of book paper applied, a 60 lb. piece of painted <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-white-sulphite-drawing-paper/" target="_blank">paper</a> , and a contents page from a vintage atlas (slightly heavier than the 60lb paper). The process worked perfectly. No air bubbles. No shifting ink.<br />
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After waiting a day to make sure the gel was completely dry, it was time for an honest evaluation.<br />
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I didn't care for the glossy sheen that made the transfer the center of attention. I tried the suggestion of painting the image with gesso/water mixture. That did help to tone down the shiny area. <br />
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On the lighter weight paper, the transparency caused the paper to curl. It would definitely be an issue to remember whenever planning to use this process.<br />
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My favorite is the collaged cardstock. That is something that will be a usable piece with some more tweaking.<br />
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The conclusion? I am quite sure that this method will not become a vital part of my bag of tricks. The author's sample included in the book is interesting, but it just isn't a technique that appeals to me.<br />
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The next section of the book covers <i><u>Heat</u></i>. Hmmm - should be interesting!<br />
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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-26521210753606441452017-09-19T18:52:00.000-04:002017-09-25T19:10:41.549-04:00Transparency with gel ... disaster is thy nameI do have pictures ... just so that I will never say to myself, <i>Self? Give that method one more try...</i> <br />
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Transparency with gel is the heading for this transfer process. I tried it twice. The first time was with 2 images on a Grafix ink jet transparency sheet. They printed perfectly. I followed the instructions step by step (except that I used regular matte gel and not gloss gel ... oops).<br />
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And this was the better of the two! The second image of a door was so bad that I didn't bother taking a picture.<br />
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When I discovered my error in using the wrong gel medium, I decided to give the process another try. I printed three images on an older transparency sheet, hoping that <i>maybe</i> the modern version of transparencies for ink jet printers was just too sophisticated for the method. The printout was fine ... the results were much the same as the first trial.<br />
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I was unsure about color and subject and background ... <i>would the color be too dark/light? would the image show up through the paint? where, oh where could I find an interesting image? </i>In the end, I went for a couple of background papers on the table, a random magazine page with plums, and paint that was color wheel approved. It <i>is</i> just an experiment after all!<br />
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The magazine photo - shown here - was simple. Carefully spaced plums on a near white background. <br />
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For both samples, I used watercolor paper that had been stamped with watercolors. A few weeks ago, before I decided to work my way through the <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/image-transfer-workshop-mixed-media-techniques-for-successful-transfers_darlene-olivia-mcelroy/735248/#isbn=1600611605" target="_blank">Image Transfer Workshop</a> book in organized fashion, I had added a dry gel transfer to this first trial piece. Over all of that, I applied blue acrylic paint approximately the same size as my magazine cut out, applied the same paint to the magazine piece, brayered the two together and waited for the required drying time. <br />
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The procedure was the same for the second background (similarly watercolored paper only, but with gel skin transfer pieces added). Acrylic paint sandwich, brayer and wait for it to dry. The came the usual sand lightly, mist with water, and rub with fingertips. <br />
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I don't understand why ... so far it's a foreign language, but I like these. I love the way the transfers are clear and sharp. I am looking forward to trying more, with different colors and subjects. Maybe even BIG! Now <i>that</i> might be interesting!!!<br />
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Next up - Transparency with Gel. <br />
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For this transfer, I used exactly what was suggested a <u>soft</u> gel medium - <u>gloss</u>. The black and white words and shapes were laser printed. The colored pictures were from magazines.<br />
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It is obvious that with 3 coats of gloss gel medium that the finished product will not be smooth as glass. It has texture and shine.<br />
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The dry pieces then went through the usual routine - sand the paper backing, mist with water, rub with fingertips. I was amazed at how much rough treatment a few layers of gel medium could take without disintegrating! It stretched and bounced back. At times some of the printing faded, but overall, it was a great end product.<br />
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These pictures show how well the transfer took - whether it was black and white or color. <br />
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I didn't really like the size and black letters of one word, so I cut it into small rectangles and pieced it randomly across the front of a card I made. It added a unique look and texture to an otherwise very flat card front. <br />
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Time will tell how the others will be used. That is the final test in my world - usefulness.<br />
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The next project in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Image-Transfer-Workshop-Mixed-Media-Techniques/dp/1600611605" target="_blank">book</a> is with a product called digital ground. Unfortunately I will be skipping that trial because digital ground is no longer available. On to the next - Paint!!<br />
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Dry gel transfers are my favorite so far. The book suggested using soft gel (gloss) medium, gesso, or caulk. I don't have caulk, so I skipped that trial. I used the gesso, but none of those transfers were usable ... at all. <br />
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I experimented with both matte and gloss gel medium - and if I remember to carefully and quickly wipe away any gel that extends beyond the transfer image - I am happy with either one. The only downside is that the technique takes 24 hours of patience. Just like the proverbial pot, watching does not make the gel dry faster. After the loooong wait, it was a simple matter of sanding the back of the transfer, lightly misting with water, and rubbing away the paper to reveal what image was still attached to the background.<br />
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This method requires a toner-based or magazine image. I chose to use laser printed illustrations, scanned from old books, and photos, adjusted to the desired size. The images were trimmed to exactly the shapes I wanted and placed on painted papers. Two of the backgrounds were bumpy gelatin plate prints. I did wonder how that uneven surface would affect the quality of the transfer.<br />
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These images transferred even better than I expected, so the gesso transfer failures are forgotten, out of mind! Even the bumpy gelatin print papers took the transfers perfectly. </div>
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The next step is to figure out how and where I want to use these (pictures will be posted) ... and then make more!!!!! </div>
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Next up - Gel Skin.</div>
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This time I stayed with black and white images, keeping background use in mind. The first trial shape was from a photo of a welcome mat, all scrolly and beautiful. (Inspiration is everywhere!) I placed the Con-Tact paper on the image and burnished as instructed with my bone folder. So far, so good.<br />
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The next step was to lightly sand the back of the image paper, mist with water and rub off the wet paper with my fingers. I always start that process gently, until I get the feel for how much pressure it will take to remove all the paper. This time, the end result wasn't so great. You can plainly see the paper residue. <br />
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So I rubbed a little longer and a little harder. That's when I could clearly see that the ink was smudging. </div>
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I placed the transfer on two different background papers, just to see how it would look if I decided to use it for something. The look is ok, but for me, the Con-Tact paper is just too thick to be part of a final product that I would enjoy.<br />
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I went through identical steps with a fish image. The results were the same - smudged ink and too much paper residue. I say ink, but both the fish and the scrolly images were from a laser printer. That means toner. Toner doesn't normally smudge.</div>
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I doubt that I will ever use this method again. I <i>am</i> happy to know why. It is my goal to use all of these trial pieces in some way. The two transfers shown in this post will most likely gather a lot of dust before they end up in the wastebasket. <br />
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I chose 2 colorful magazine pages and a book page (much heavier paper) with a painting by Winslow Homer. The tape on the pink flowers folded as I applied it, but I thought it might be interesting to see what happened with that fold. You can see the tape shine on all three samples.<br />
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For the next step I lightly rubbed the back of each paper with drywall sandpaper, then misted each piece with water when I was ready to start removing the paper backing.<br />
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But my favorite is the girl. She found a resting place on a card front. She already has a new home. That's why I love making cards.<br />
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Next post - using the same tape transfer method only using clear Contact paper.<br />
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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart to knowledge. Proverbs 22:17<br />
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I have not intentionally neglected you. I have been under-inspired and it has shown in the number of times I came here to update you.<br />
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But then ... I joined the Instagram 100 Day Project. By the end of the 100 days, it occurred me that there doesn't <i>have</i> to be a deadline looming to give me permission to make things ... to play with paper or all things sticky and messy.<br />
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I also was reminded of three great books that I purchased over the past few years (all three by Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson). They are great books, but since I never appeared in my workroom with out a deadline looming, the books sat gathering dust.<br />
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This week I made the decision to work my way through every project in the book, <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/image-transfer-workshop-mixed-media-techniques-for-successful-transfers_darlene-olivia-mcelroy/735248/#isbn=1600611605" target="_blank">Image Transfer Workshop</a>. I won't skip any pages. I won't jump around the book. I <i>will</i> go page by page and try every technique.<br />
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There is no rush to finish. No 100 day deadline, so my goal is to <i>try</i> everything, <i>use</i> everything in some kind of end product, and <i>enjoy the journey</i>.<br />
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I've already completed the first how-to. Because there are lots of pictures that go with this, there may be more than one post to cover the steps. I want to be able to remember in detail everything that I learn.<br />
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. I Thessalonians 5:21<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTaDeQXl0tq/?taken-by=stamptheenvelope" target="_blank">Just one example</a> of what is keeping me busy for a couple of hours every day. I can't make up my mind about using the cards ... should I start now? Should I wait until day #101 and see what it's like to actually hold that many cards in my hand? Hmmm. Such weighty decisions.<br />
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But what I really wanted to share is a very interesting ... no, unusual recipe I found on Food52 for face moisturizer. For a person with sensitive skin finding products that work is a major undertaking. You have to read ingredient labels, cover labels, do the smell test (fragrance added?), and finally, consider your schedule to determine if you have several free days to recover from a disaster caused when you applied an offending product to your face. Oh yes ... and then there is the itching.<br />
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So when <a href="https://food52.com/blog/19429-this-diy-moisturizer-has-an-odd-little-secret" target="_blank">this recipe</a> showed up, it seemed like a great idea. All natural ingredients - I could even eat most of them if the moisturizer thing doesn't work out! Not the vitamin E, but everything else is ok in the kitchen. <br />
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After getting the ingredients together, I picked out a glass jar at Hobby Lobby and went to work melting everything. It wasn't a complicated process and didn't take long to have the hot liquid ready to pour into my jar. (I did NOT add the suggested fragrances. Fragrance has rarely been my friend, so I went for basic cream.)<br />
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As of today, I have used the moisturizer for several days. The first two days were great. No negative skin reaction. Yay! Then the cream started to harden - more like coconut oil in winter - which made it a bit more difficult to get out of the jar. But I managed. Today is the third day of dealing with skin that is red and feels rough ... kinda like dry hands in winter. Thankfully, it's not so noticeable that I have to hide in the house and wait for the healing to come.<br />
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I have decided to give it a few more days. I'm hoping my face will stop yelling at me and settle into the routine of natural products with pronounceable ingredients.<br />
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Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. Psalm 5:8<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-56757435121690761462017-03-23T16:41:00.001-04:002017-03-23T16:43:49.932-04:00One by oneI have had some extra time lately to spend making cards. I wish I could say that they have been produced by the dozen, but I just can't seem to bring myself into the mode of mass production. <br />
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For me, sending a card is a labor of love in two ways - I love the making and I love the sending.<br />
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... It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-29661084243802550062017-03-14T18:00:00.000-04:002017-03-14T18:00:12.430-04:00So much for lovely things...!<br />
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There <i>have</i> been lovely things, but not the time to blog about them. It's sad - and a bit frightening - the way one day slides into a new day before we have time to appreciate all that the moments held.<br />
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The past three months have been full, no ... <i>overflowing</i>, with joyous milestones, laughing with the family until it was hard to breathe, separations that were difficult and final, new friends, events, weather, power outages, car repairs, sickness and health ... all the s<i>tuff</i> that life is made of. <br />
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To the opening of doors ... finding new opportunities to remember and enjoy ... I welcome 2017. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sometimes life gets cumbersome. The cares of this world crowd out what is important ... what is vital ... what gifts God provides to make the soul sing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In order to overcome the the tyranny of the urgent, I decided to look for - with eyes and heart - moments of loveliness in my life. </span><br />
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<li> the trees have flung most of their leaves in crunchy heaps on the ground.</li>
<li>the days are cooler and the nights can be downright COLD!</li>
<li>we know, <i>oh how we know, </i>that winter winds and snow and bitter cold are just around the corner.</li>
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But in spite of the raking and shivering and dread that curbs our enthusiasm for November, there are beautiful things that happen. And occasionally, they are captured in full color.<br />
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That sky! The last stubborn leaves that just won't let go. The promise of milkweed for years to come.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Dip a small paintbrush in paint. Hold the brush a few inches above the surface to be splattered - parallel to that surface - and and tap the handle against a pencil or the finger of your other hand.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The nice thing about splatters are that they are unpredictable. The bad thing about splatters is that they are unpredictable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you are trying to make them happen in close proximity to text ... yikes. Unpredictable is not good. So what's a person to do? Improvise...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Meet my perfect supposed-to-look-like-snowflakes-among-the-tree-branches tool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An old, rusty, and obviously much used flower frog. No doubt this is the first time that it has been used for paint, but now that I know what can be accomplished ... it won't be the last time! It produced everything I needed - controlled splatter, texture, speed!</span><br />
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I am looking at my collection with fresh eyes. I wonder... ?<br />
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I'm really enjoying this venture into book making. I like what has happened so far, but my goal at the moment is to have spiral bound blank pages in a hard cover.... preferably one of the old book covers that seem to accumulate around here.</div>
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So I pulled out my coil binding machine, ordered coils large enough to accommodate my desired number of pages, and went to work on a small trial version. I decided to make it a sketchbook - one that I could give as a gift - <i><b>if</b></i> it turned out. </div>
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Plan A was to punch the cardboard covers with my Rubicoil. Plan B, I discovered, involved using my beloved hand punch and achieving a 4:1 punch pattern very very carefully.<br />
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The Rubicoil was perfect for punching the hand cut stack of watercolor paper and colored card stock (including a few collaged with old dictionary pages)..... as long as I didn't try to do too many at once. After that it was a matter of twisting the coil through the papers and covers, cutting the coil just right, finished!<br />
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Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians1:6</div>
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The cover was part of my Hollander's haul. Every square inch a beautiful piece of paper. This was just a corner.<br />
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The inside cover with a verse to inspire and encourage. </div>
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I made an envelope (a learning experience from resizing the pattern to making sure stripes were straight) for holding, ummm, I don't know! She can decide!!!</div>
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Another decorative paper page in among the vintage ledger paper. A happy page.</div>
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The back cover -cut from the same piece of paper but so different. </div>
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Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 37:4<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-50391334466569069582016-06-24T00:30:00.002-04:002016-06-24T00:30:58.013-04:00ChangeNotes to self:<br />
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<li>Nothing stays the same.</li>
<li>Be genuinely interested in the people around you.</li>
<li>It's not about you.</li>
<li>Learn to do things ... and don't ever stop learning. </li>
<li>Love the Lord with all your heart and mind and soul.</li>
<li>Find a reason to be thankful ... no matter what is happening.</li>
<li>Growing old can be beautiful. </li>
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Clematis vine in my yard late May - <br />
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The same vine this week -<br />
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Oh so different, but such a joy to discover.<br />
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The meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalm 37:11 <div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452306540403628092.post-2566733160721543872016-06-22T00:53:00.001-04:002016-06-22T00:53:14.453-04:00Mission accomplishedMy big project for last week was to make a journal. I made a similar book for myself a couple of years ago, so this was a bit of a rerun, but different enough to require checking the instructions often.<br />
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Cover paper is handmade paper from Hollanders. <br />
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Inside pages are vintage ledger paper cut to size. The pages are as different from each other as possible - accomplished by individually cutting each piece of paper in order to move the numbers, headers and footers around.<br />
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I even found a way to include one of my favorite prints from my gelatin plate. A fun way to end the book. <br />
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The <i>best</i> part of the project is that it was a request from my grandson. He needed a journal for notes from his Bible study. This made the effort pure joy.<br />
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Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Psalm 119:9<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><a href="http://www.feedburner.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/powered_by_fb.gif" alt="Powered by FeedBurner" style="border:0"/></a></p></div>cHim-printshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14713902519518857807noreply@blogger.com0