"outside" Tutorial showcasing...

the effects of white resist.

I was inspired to share this idea with you after reading an article published in Creating Keepsakes magazine March/April 2010 p. 25

They demonstrated the white resist effect by drawing a simple leaf sprig in white and spraying over it with green ink, like these Spray Inks by Tsukineko

available at Michelle’s Scrapbooking and More

In the completed CK project the leaf sprig grew enough

to form the left border of a double page spread.

The design was not pencil thin; I thought they used a crayon...I gave that a whirl first.

Also wanting to create a scrapbook page and

incorporate a Pixie Cottage Stamp:Hannah at the Pond by Sandra Hammer...

I stamped Hannah on the 12x12 card stock

and then additionally to make a mask.

Once the true stamp image was masked off

I extended portions of the scenery; more flowers, additional pond ripples, and clouds. Photo is angled so you can see the crayon drawings...

It was now time to start spraying ink color directly to the layout...

The effect of the white appearing was reminiscent of coloring an Easter Egg with a white crayon before dipping in dye.

As this is a form of 'show n tell" I feel it's fair to share all...the ink sprays out in thick round blasts...the brown came out very dark and heavy...




Yikes!
Hence take #2...
I got further, used less dark brown, more blue, but felt as though the cornflower sky was alerting us to an Oklahoma tornado coming soon, and poor Hannah did not need to be sitting outside in that kind of weather!

"THIRD times a charm!"


...Stamp again, and apply the mask...

Intent on finer details I drew with a white Sakura gel pen en lieu of the white crayon

followed by coloring with Stampin' Up's metallic pencils...

Aiming to reduce the dense color I tried spritzing rather than soaking...

Added more pencil color...

with an application of Copic on top...

fast forward past sewing mats, inking flowers and gluing flowers...

Voila!

Strolling around the page...a plethora of purple blooms...

A sweet title...

And an even sweeter girl!

I hope you are willing to break out your WHITE before Easter.

The creative possibilities are endless!