2017 #12 Hybrid Inks: Autumn Box {by Etsuko Noguchi}

2017 Topic 12: Hybrid Inks

We start a wonderful new topic on the PaperArtsy blog this week exploring the possibilities within Hybrid Inks. They are a hot new thing in this industry for 2017, with many different hybrid brands available. How do you work out what they are a hybrid of, and how to use their properties to good effect? Well, we are here with our talented bloggers to help you figure that out!

Tonight Etusko uses the new Ranger Distress Oxide Inks for a gorgeous leafy effect. Oxide inks are a unique hybrid of both DYE and PIGMENT inks. They are thick and creamy like a pigment ink, and have a slow dry-time enabling you to achieve awesome blending with direct to paper techniques, stamp crisp images, emboss images. The dye component and 'distress' effect that Ranger have long promoted under Brand Tim Holtz,  still allows them to be water-reactive, producing a chalky,oxidised effect when splatted with water.

Hello everyone, it's Etsuko with you and it's wonderful to be back here on the PaperArtsy blog tonight. I'd like to share with you the 'Autumn Box' project.

This fortnight theme is 'Hybrid' and I decided to use Distress Oxide ink with Raquel's (Scrapcosy) beautiful new release line. 

First I imagined a vivid colours design but now is the end of August, so I decided to Autumn colours. I was using it with a light brown line with a focus on Distress Oxide new color Antique Linen. And I tried using soldering metal to the focal point.

First I prepared 6 x 6 inch shadow box as the body and I cut the Smoothy White Paper of the same size around the box. I applied gesso directly on the box (surface of the wood) and tried using Oxide but I could not get good result.

I used ESC05 leaf stamp by white embossing powder and Tim's Wrinkle-Free technique with Oxides on Smoothy White Paper for the box frame. 

Also I used PS066 stencil with Grunge Paste on the surplus paper. 

When it dried I stamped ESC04, ESC05 (stockists here) stamps with potting soil archival ink.

I stamped Alison's quote EAB01 (Stockists here) ...

...onto tissue paper, and tore it apart then I stuck it randomly on the background.

The paper for the edges inside the box.

...were stamped with the script stamps from ESC04

Finally I stamped ESC05 big mushroom on the hot soldering metal and I used some alcohol ink and Treasure Gold Copper and White Gold. Here is a video I made of the soldering technique. 

I have used a couple of times the technique but it was a fun result. And I stuck all pieces onto the box.

Raquel's new stamps are very beautiful and she has been posting many useful creations on her blog and youtube site.

Distress Oxide ink always delivers amazing results and entertains me, the combination of colours will spread the imagination. Why don't you try it?

Thank you so much joining me and hope you like it. I look forward to meeting you soon!!

Etsuko xxx

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Ohhh I'm fascinated by your soldering technique, that looks sooooo amazing! This is a beautiful composition Etsuko, and your oxide ink backgrounds are fabulous! What a wonderful way to start this new Blog Topic!

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