5/31/2008

Castaway or Batik?

My friend kaorin use castaway well.I think she is castaway master and respect her.

Recently I thought about which is better castaway or batick for clear and brilliant image as background.

Then I tried to use castaway and batik.



スタンプ仲間のかおりんさんがいつもcastawayをステキに使いこなしているのをみて、なかなか使いこなせていないので、今回なんとなく使いたくなって実験してみました。

castawayは漂白剤がなくても使える、ブリーチのような手法ができるというインクです。


Castaway way
Castawayを使った方法



1.Rub the ink pad over the paper(DTP). I used Mement from Tsukineko.
Then spray Ranger colorwash "Lettuce".
メメントを使ってDTPし、Ranger color washのレタスをスプレーします。





2.Stamp by using castaway.

castawayを使ってスタンプ。






3.After 10minutes,iron over the waste paper using a craft iron set to the highest heat setting.

10分程度乾かしてから、アイロンを高温でかけます。



4.I drew a line and stamp some chicklets stamps(form just johannna's odd planet).

線を手描きでひいて、chicletsのスタンプを捺します。






Here is the explanation of the way of castaway style.

ここまでがcastawayを使ったやり方です。





Batik way

Batikの手法を使って



1.Clear emboss ink(or VersaMark) and clear embossing powder, heat set then wipe over with inks.

エンボスインクまたはバーサインクでスタンプし、クリアエンボスパウダーでヒートエンボスした後、
インクを塗り付けます。





2.Iron over the waste paper using a craft iron set to the highest heat setting.

高温で新聞紙などの上からアイロンを高温でかけます。





3.Remove the waste paper,then it appears like this.




Results

結果



Using castaway


using castaway

castawayを使ったもの


faux batik



I drew a line and stamped chicklets on the line.

I drew gardlands and cut out.

線を手描きし、chickletのスタンプを捺し、ガーランドを手描きして切り抜いてます。





I think that batik way is better.

バティックの方がはっきしりているように感じますが、おそらくワタシがcastawayに慣れていないだけかもしれません。

castawayは出来上がるまでどんな色で抜けるか分からないのですが、上手にできるといいなーと思います。

3/20/2008

altered journal swap at swap-bot

I joined altered journal swap at swap-bot.

I used a notebook(from muji), decorated cover and pages.

I found that muji journal's halls are adapted to Carl's binding system!






3/02/2008

4x4friday challenge-Alice in Wonderland

I tried 4x4 friday challenge-Alice in wonderland.

I love Robert Sabuda's pop-up book "Alice in Adventure Wonderland".
So I tried to make a pop-up page for this challenge.

But....

The reality is so hard.
This is not a pop-up page. It's a so-called a foldable page!



It looks like a card, but not.
I will bind 4x4 challenge pages by using Bind-it-All.
I want to make a minibook.But I may send this page to my friend as a gift.





Alice and plyaing card images are from Nature's Blessing.
(Other stamped image is from Sweet Stamps on inside page's stage.)
I added playing cards by hand drawing.



Well,this is not a pop-up page, but also a foldable page.Right?

2/29/2008

handmade postcard #5

I joined handmade postcard #5 swap at swap-bot.

postcarddue2

postcard due

I wanted drew like northern Europe textile,but I wasn't able to do that.

I made with neocolor2(watercolor crayon) and sticker.

mail! mail! mail!

Here is mail art for winter to my friend,nori.

to nori

I choosed postage stamps from "The 50th anniversary Antarctic observation memory" and "greeting stamps 2007".

I wanted to use the stamp as a part of the pictures.
But stamps and picture are separated.


to nori

This is the back side.

I made it with a CD envelope.

It looks like "Shaker Box"!
I put heart shaped spangle and lightblue micro beeds inside.


This is envelope for sending orange color themed ATCs to my friend ,rina.

envie to rina


I choosed orange stamp inks.

Ranger Distress Ink/dried marigold
Ranger Distress Ink/tattered rose
Tsukineko Versa Craft/navel
Tsukineko Versa Craft/Tangerine
Tsukineko artnic/Vermilion

2/26/2008

CRUSADE No. 17 ~ Pandora's Box



It's almost the end of Feburary.March has already got closer.
The flower of the plum bloomed, and the spring's first south wind(It's a strong wind very much like a storm) already blew.
It's a thing telling spring.
It's too late to challenge "CRUSADE No. 17 ~ Pandora's Box".
Anyway,I challenge it, this is first time to join them.
(Probably I may be the first Japanese participating in it.)

This month's GPP Crusade is to make a essential journaling kit for better and quick journaling.
I thought it's good thing to me.
Because I'm always looking for tools and materials for journaling.


essential kit
Originally uploaded by tipo721




Here is almost my kit for visual journaling!
(I forgot to add several tools like scissors,knife and stapler.But I don't care!)



I packed a box with a lot of coloring supplies.
I put pastels,crayons,color pencils,chalks,pallet for watercolors, and EASY TO USE D.I.Y stamping kit.
I especially like neocolor2 watercolor crayon.



I like spray bottles.Add ink, water, and perfect pearl,then shake it.
It's original color wash.(I think many people use this technique.)
There are many pens made in "uni".
I don't know why, but I choose the pen made in "uni" naturally.


(above:Crop-A-Dile,brushes,beeswax,and Electric hotplate)

I really need electric hotplate!
Because I melt beeswax for collage, and somtimes for UTEE.


If I go outside for journaling, may not need many aclyric paint and hotplate.
I choose pens, pencils,and watercolor crayon or watercolor pencils from this box, then I will go out.

Matchbox with MiniATC Swap

I paticipated inMatchbox with MiniATC Swap at swap-bot.


I recieved from Suonghuong.(She Lives in France)

Suonghuongから

Wow! Cute! Really KAWAII!!

To tell the truth, I use rirrakuma shopping bag(from san-x) everyday.
I love kawaii goods, in fact.


I sent to her.

Matchbox with MiniATC Swap

Though I had to put five pieces of cards of the same theme in a box, I have forgotten a thing on the same theme.
Sorry!!

Matchbox with MiniATC Swap

I decorated match box with patterned paper, ink, papers thing which I stamped with rubber stamps, and beas.
And I made ATC with ink and apers thing which I stamped with rubber stamps.

2/25/2008

cupcake ATC swap

I paticipated in cupcake ATC swap at swap-bot.

This is a ATC from joswaps.
It's very cute and lovely!

cupcakeATC from jocreats

and inside...

cupcakeATC from jocreats

Wow!! There is cupcake recipe!!
Thank you,joswaps!! :-D
I will make this.


And my works are...

my cupcakeATC

my cupcakeATC

I drew by using uni posca glitter marker(light blue),then I paited by watercolor crayons and watercolor pencils.
Uni posca glitter marker may not be yet sold in the country except Japan.
This is first time to draw cupcake, so I'm not good at draw cupckes.
I think cupcake is very cute to draw.