Walnut Ink works as a "color
wash" to stain paper and provides a vintage look to handmade
cards or scrapbook pages. Available in both ready-made ink or
dry crystals (that you mix with warm water to achieve varying
shades), it is a simple medium to use for achieving that "aged"
look that is so popular right now. It works well as a 'base'
color with which you can then layer or blend other colors (iridescent
watercolors, regular watercolors, dye reinkers, etc.) on top.
I particularly like the look when doing "collage" style
stamping. Once dry, you can stamp on it using either dye, permanent
or pigment inks. And because it is a wet medium initially, you
can achieve varying shades of color depending on the strength
of the mix you use or add texture just by dabbing in places with
a tissue or crumpled plastic wrap. I've found it most useful
for backgrounds, however, you can also use it to paint in images
just like any watercolor. I like having this product available
for when I am looking for an "aged" look…it works
better and faster than other products/techniques I've tried for
achieving that look.
Mamori Watercolors
(imported from Italy by Cherry Pie Art Stamps):
Giallo Permanente Limone (yellow)
Grigio Di Payne (Paynes' Gray)
Verde Vescica (green)
Lacca Rosa (red)
Cardstocks:
Brown cardstock - Marco's Paper Products
Watercolor Paper - Stamp Zia
White linen cardstock - Marco's Paper Products
Light Blue Folia Cardstock - USArtquest
Liver of Sulfur (St. Louis Crafts,
Inc.)
Stamp Pads:
India Ink Permanent Ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Brilliance pads (Tsukineko): Coffee Bean and Pearlescent Ice
Blue
Walnut Ink Enchantment
Stamp Artist Martha Myers
Misc.:
Marvy Corner Punch (Marvy), Krylon Copper Leafing Marker (USArtquest),
Fibers (unknown), Copper tag (unknown), Sticker Paper (Avery),
"Postage" decorative scissors (Fiskars), ¼ and
1/8 in. hole punch (unknown), foam tape (Scotch)
Rubber Stamps:
Splatter Background (Posh Impressions), Swirl Background Cube
(Stamper's Anonymous), Word stamp (Stamp Camp), Small swirl flower
(unknown), All other images: (Cherry Pie Art Stamps)
Directions
Put walnut ink in spray bottle and
spray on 5 ½ by 8 ½ in. sheet of watercolor paper
to cover it. Mist with water and drizzle Calligraphy Colors inks
over surface. Lift and turn paper so inks run together. When
dry, mist again with Walnut ink on areas of paper and sprinkle
Walnut Ink crystals sparingly on top. Add inks until desired
colors are achieved and let dry.
Cut tag from Walnut ink background
created and punch hole in top. Stamp hand, text and square swirl
border randomly on tag with black stamp pad. Stamp two postoids
on sticker paper with the black ink and paint with watercolors.
Cut out images with postage decorative scissors. Peel off back
of sticker paper and adhere to top of tag, overlapping images.
Stamp splatter randomly over entire tag with the black stamp
pad. Edge stamped tag with copper marker. Adhere to blue cardstock
(cs) tag cut slightly larger than stamped tag. Punch top hole
again. Thread fibers through hole.
Cut a panel out of the remainder of
the Walnut ink background. Cut another slightly larger panel
from the blue cs. Randomly stamp "swirl" with Brilliance
inks onto Walnut ink panel. Punch corners on both Walnut ink
panel and blue cs panel. Save punched corners. Adhere Walnut
ink panel to blue panel with double-sided tape.
Stamp word, "Enchantment"
and small swirl flower onto copper metal tag with black ink.
Mix Liver of Sulfur in small container with a little water. Use
a Q-tip to paint Sulfur mixture onto the tag. Let dry and polish
with cloth. Punch small hole in end of tag and thread both ends
with fibers.
Cut brown cs in half (5 ½ by
8 ½). Stamp swirl background onto brown cs with Brilliance
Blue ink and edge with copper marker. Fold white linen cardstock
in half to form card and adhere brown cs to top with double-sided
tape.
Mount large panels with double-sided
tape to front of card. Layer Walnut ink tag on top with foam
tape.
Cut small rectangle out of blue cs
and punch corners. Adhere to bottom of card. Attach copper metal
tag on top with foam tape. Attach blue corner pieces (left over
from punching) to each corner of card with foam tape.
Visit Scramping
Central to see more rubber stamp art
examples done using Walnut Ink.
Send your rubber stamping tips
& techniques that you'd like to share to
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