DiamondGlazeReinkerClass

I learned this technique from Dawn at Golden Sunrise, and Linda Jackson helped me perfect it when I had a problem.

SAMPLES: You can see the class samples at the egroups site.

SUPPLIES:
*Ink jet/Laser transparencies
*Black permanent ink (I used Memories ink)
*Diamond Glaze (from Judikins) OR Clear crystal Laquer
*2 colors of dye reinkers
*Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic paints
*optional: fine glitter or tiny Beedz

INSTRUCTIONS:
   Stamp your image on the ink jet/laser transparency with permanent ink, and let it dry.
   Turn it over and on the back of the image dribble either Diamond Glaze or clear crystal laquer. (about the size of a dime, not too much). Then add a couple of drops of dye reinker in two different colors. Don't add too much or it gets too dark and you can't see the image.
   Take a light color of pearlescent liquid acylics and just touch the end of your brush here and there where you put drops of reinker.
   Optional: sprinkle some fine glitter or beedz on.
   Take your finger and smoosh the whole thing around to cover the back of the transparency. Set it aside till it dries.
   Cut out the image. Mount it on some background paper. I spray the back of the image with spray adhesive, but Miracle tape or other methods will work fine.
   Different papers give different effects, because you can kind of see through the laser/ink jet transparency. just experiment. I have used plain light colored cardstock, gold or silver glossy carstock (these are very reflective so they work well), metallic papers, aluminum foil, (sample #2), decorative background papers and tissue paper.
   The part that I was having a hard time with was they were coming out so dark you couldn't see the image. I was using too much dye reinker on them. Linda helped me figure this out. Also adding a little bit of the pearlescent paints helps to lighten them up.
   But, a stumbled across another way to do them when they were coming out too dark. This is really pretty too.
   First I used an anti static bag on the transparency so I didn't have little stray dots of EP everywhere (the transparencies seem to have alot of static). I stamped my image in pigment ink and embossed in white. Be careful when you are embossing not to get the heat gun too close to the transparency or it buckles. I hold my heat gun a little farther away than I do with regular cardstock. I proceed the same way, but don't use the pearlescent paints, and I use darker colors of reinkers like purple and blue.

If anyone has any questions about this technique, just ask