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Brilliance Reinker Technique
(Author: Linda Ellenwood)

Stamp Credits: All stamp images are:  Stampscapes

Lately I've had some people asking me how to do Stampscapes without using the tonal applicator. So I've come up with a technique that is both fun and easy. The results aren't the same but they are very good. These backgrounds are wonderful for all kinds of stamping not just scenery.

You will need your Brilliance Pearlescent reinkers, scenery stamps, Cut and Dry foam or a cosmetic sponge and very glossy paper, I use King James cast coat 10 point.

     

Squirt a very small line of Lavender Pearlescent Brilliance reinker on a piece of plastic.

Pat your foam or sponge in the ink and bounce a little on the plastic to spread the ink out a bit.

Now just smoosh it all around on your paper. I like to use a circular motion. As you play with it you'll see that you can just keep going back over it to add and remove ink until you like what you see. I try to leave some almost white areas for contrast......check that on the sample.

Now the hard part is leaving the paper alone until it's totally dry. You can hurry it up with your heat gun but I'm not great with the gun and my paper warps. I usually do mine the night before I need them. It's great to have a bunch of these ahead. Stamp Autumn Bank Right 214 G with black ink. I like the Marvy pads best. Make sure your stamp pad is very wet and juicy for this.

     

Stamp Shagbark Hickory 242G with black ink. Now heat set the ink. Just use you heat gun the get the whole paper hot. This is so the ink won't smear when you do the next step.

Scribble a Marvy brush marker, yellow #5, on a piece of plastic. Make sure your picture is cool, and then use a stylus tool (made by Color Box) or a paint brush to add the yellow where you want highlights in your picture.

     

Use black Marvy ink and stamp Sedge Cluster #250 E at the base of the tree for a ground. Scribble #72 Pine Green, #98 Emerald, #15 Olive Green in separate spots on a piece of plastic and add color to the trees and ground. Be careful not to blend your colors too much or you'll lose your highlights. Don't forget to put a little color in the reflection in the water, you just want a little.

Use black Marvy ink and stamp the #016B "cattails" and #067B"reeds" in a few places at the bottom of your picture, this will add some depth to the scene. Scribble Marvy DkBrown #18 on a piece of plastic and use a brush to color the tree trunks and the rocks.

Use black Marvy ink and stamp #07A "Ducks in Formation," #166A "Rowboater," and #122F "Bare Branch Large." The little stamps give your scene personality and interest. The bare branches add another layer of depth.

Stampscapes stamps are perfect for this technique but I'm sure other brands of stamps will be great also. Just pay attention to the amount of open spaces left to color. The more open spaces the less dramatic the effect.

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