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These are the sample cards for the Joseph's Coat Technique Challenge. Complete directions have been added to this post.

Card #1. 6 1/16“ x 6”
Hero Arts, Kaleidacolor Fresh Green, Bazzill lime and black cs

Matting: Spray Adirondack Color Wash inks on a craft sheet and mist with water. Put the cardstock onto the ink and press down. Heat it to dry. Repeat.

Card #2. 5 3/4“ x 5 15/16”
Stamp Oasis, Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves, Bazzill cs

1st matting–Tyvek painted with Golden's Fluid Acrylic Paint
2nd matting–I think this one was made by spraying cs with Adirondack Color Wash inks.

Card #3. 4 1/4“ x 5 13/16”
Rubber Stampede, Kaleidacolor Melon Melody, card- Paper and More black linen cs, matting - Bazzill, embellishment - Swarovski flatback crystal, Topaz, SS16.

Card#4. 6 1/8“ x 4 15/16”
Good Stamps Stamp Good, Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea, card - Paper and More Black Linen cs

matting - Stampa Rosa background image stamped with Color Box Frost White Pigment Ink, dried with a heat tool and covered with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. I found it easiest to apply the distress ink directly from the ink pad and then go over it with the applicator tool to even it out.

Card #5. 5 7/8“ x 4 1/2”
Good Stamps Stamp Good, Kaleidacolor Creole Spice, Bazzill card and matting, embellishments - Tulip's Fashion Bead Paint

Card #6. 4 1/4“ x 5 1/2”
Judikins, Kaleidacolor Berry Blaze, Bazzill cs, Swarovski flatback crystal, amethyst, SS16.
This is an example of a non-bold image. I had to use a sponge to apply the black ink. The brayer couldn't put the ink between the tiny dots. Perhaps a foam brayer would have done it, but the rubber one did not.

TFL. Daria

ETA: Joseph's Coat Technique Challenge

Make a card using the Joseph's Coat Technique. This is one of the techniques that drew me to stamping. I saw such beautiful cards using it. When I tried it, I didn't have much success. Recently, I wondered why I had such poor results. After all, it's just a resist technique. I tried again, and it worked fine. There are a lot of tutorials on the web for this technique. Some have different directions. This is how I made mine.

Supplies:
White glossy cardstock (A few people are using a smooth regular cardstock instead, and it's working great.)
Spectrum ink pad (I used Kaleidacolor.) or three or four different colors of dye ink
Embossing Ink (I used VersaMark.)
Stamp (Bold images work best.)
Clear embossing powder (I used Ranger's Super-fine Clear EP.)
Black dye ink (I used Adirondack.) or another color that is much darker than your background colors.
Brayer (soft rubber) or a sponge
Paper towels or soft cloth

Directions:
1. Use a brayer to apply ink from a multi-colored ink pad to glossy cardstock. Allow to dry completely. (If you don't have a brayer or a multi-colored ink pad, you could use a sponge to apply different colors of ink to the cardstock.)

2. When dry, rub surface with an anti-static bag or a used dryer sheet. Stamp an image over the colored background with clear embossing ink. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Brayer over the entire card front with black dye ink. The embossed image will resist the black ink. After completely covering the card, use a soft cloth or paper towel to remove excess ink from the embossed image and to buff the rest of the card front. If you want the background to be darker, repeat this step.

4. Use your finished piece to make a card.

Tips:
1. When you put ink on your brayer don't roll it back and forth. Instead, roll it across the pad completely and start again at the beginning and roll again. Otherwise, you won't cover the entire roll, just a part of it. Repeat several times. I do it about ten times.

2. When you apply the ink to the paper, act like an airplane coming in for a landing when you get close to the paper and going for take-off as you leave the other edge of the paper. Reverse so you're going back and forth. Repeat until you have the depth of color you want. You may have to re-ink the brayer. I usually turn the paper around to do the other side.

3. The brayer couldn't get the black ink into tight places. I needed to use a sponge and go over and over the little dots in the Judikins image on Sample Card #6.

4. Bold stamps work best. I also tried using the more detailed stamps that I used before, and this time they worked. With the background stamp that had all the dots and dotted flowers, I had to add black ink with both the brayer and a sponge. The brayer couldn't put the ink between the dots very well.

5. I don't wait for the black ink to dry. It's a dye ink so it's probably on the dry side right away, but I just start buffing as soon as I've applied the ink. If the black doesn't cover the colors in the background very well, I apply it again and buff again.

6. To clean your brayer, just rinse it with water and dry. The black ink will stain your brayer. It won't hurt it, but it will forever be black. I actually keep one brayer just for black ink, but this really isn't necessary.


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