Packing A Punch - Part 2

Another good way to incorporate the use of punches into stamped artwork, is to create disposable stencils from the negative space created when punching.

I like using an index cards for this... Why?  Index cards are easily punched, a good size with which to work, and quite inexpensive.

Once the stencil has been created, grab a foam dauber and any ink pad, dye or pigment...  Foam daubers allow for an excellent control of application, and produce extremely smooth, even ink coverage.

How to:
1.  Place the punched stencil where desired.
2.  Ink up the dauber by pouncing it onto the ink pad. 
3.  Tap off any excess ink onto scrap paper or paper towel.
4.  Holding the stencil securely in place, pounce the inked dauber into its 'open' areas.
5.  Repeat inking dauber, tapping-off, and pouncing along stencil, until the desired effect has been achieved.
Note:  If a multi-color effect is desired, work colors from lightset to darkest, and change or clean dauber before each new color.

Here's a card made using this technique:

Cardworks:
This is the same card design as shown Packing A Punch - Part 1 (Tripping vs. Tipping) except for two things -- The sponged punch-stencil has been substituted for the punched shapes, and the color of the card's base has been changed.  Other than that, the directions are the same.

Ink used for pouncing - Brilliance Pearlescent Lime 

Comments

[sharon in ne]

I love this tip. It was one of those, "smack myself on the forehead, V-8" kinda tips. After my self-inflicted headache goes away, I'm gonna give it a try. ;)