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Transfers
Snow Davidson - Stamping Design Team
I am excited to tell you about this month’s technique. I played around making different transfers. There are so many ways to make them. One simple way to make a transfer is using Scotch packing tape. The fun thing about using this technique is that you can use any magazine, catalog or printed material. When I first tried this I was hooked. I am always on the lookout for pictures. I was once someone that always threw junk magazines away. Now I can’t wait to get them to see what pictures I can find to make these transfers. If you have a picture that is bigger then the tape you can use any sheet that is sticky on one side. There are a number of different ones, most all of them will work the same.
Another way to make a transfer is using liquid polyclay. Most of you will be familiar with this as it is liquid clay like fimo. Most of the time it is used to attach clay pieces to each other. It is fun to use because you can print anything from your computer just as long as you print it on matte photo paper. Think of the pictures you could scan of your family or your artwork. The first one I made I wanted it to have some of the background showing through the transfer so I used a design that had lots of open areas.
The second transfer I made using polyclay I wanted it to be solid colors. I couldn’t find anything I could scan to print in the color I wanted, so I decided to make my own. I used watercolors and just painted a background. I scanned and printed it the same as I did the zebra transfer. This time the transfer had a very transparent look. I like the way the light shines through it, the colors are so rich.
Next I made a transfer using Omni Gel. The gel is thick and white just like glue but it dries clear. I stamped an image with dye ink on white cardstock. Then I water colored the image in very rich colors. I was very pleased when I did the transfer that the colors stayed the same and didn’t fade. When using this gel you need to have a colored copy of your image. When you are ready to try this technique, stamp and color several images as you can make a page full to be color copied. I think once you try it you will want to make several transfers. Then you will already have your copies made. When using the gel it gives the transfer a nice textured look like an oil painting.
I had been watching a craft show when I saw them making a transfer on glass slides using glass paint. I didn’t have any glass paint and wondered why Omni Gel wouldn’t work. The only thing I could think might change the outcome was that it had to be put into the oven. My first try I only left it in the oven half the time. I didn’t know if the gel would burn, but it wasn’t long enough. Everything just came off when putting the slide into the water. The next time I left it in for the same time as the glass paint, and this time it worked great. When rubbing the paper off the back of the slide some of the gel came off the edges but I liked the look.
This month has been a lot of fun trying new things. Now I can see many ways to make transfers. I didn’t cover them all. Let your imagination go wild and if you think it might work a different way please try it and let me know how it turns out. I love hearing all of your ideas and seeing the art you share with all of us.
Until next month have fun stamping and trying new things.
Snow Davidson
snowdavidson@ssreflections.com
Stamping Design Team
S.S. Reflections, Inc.
