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Thursday 17 July 2008

Walnuts? No thanks!

I actually like walnuts but since this is a post about walnut resist I thought I should refuse! A while ago I saw a card done with walnut ink resist on Deb Neerman's blog (she did a tutorial too - here) and thought it looked a fun thing to do. Could I find walnut ink anywhere in the UK? No I could not. Did I end up ordering ink crystals from the US? Would I do such a thing?

I like inky and I like random. I'm not so good at patience so I thought this technique would be good for my soul since you have to walk away and leave it overnight! For this card, I stamped the branch in Versamark and embossed with clear detail embossing powder then gave it a liberal spraying with my walnut ink so that it pooled and puddled a bit on the surface of the cardstock then I left it in its spray box and went to bed! This morning, my branch looked like this and just needed trimming, matting and I added a random wrap of waxed linen thread for some textural interest.

I love this effect, it's almost like leather and would make great masculine cards with the right stamp. Good job I like it really, it looks like the tiny jar of walnut ink crystals is going to go a looooong way as it is!

Supplies: Silhouette Blooms I (Cornish Heritage Farms), Versamark, clear detail embossing powder, walnut ink crystals, spray bottle, waxed linen thread

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21 comments:

  1. Di17 July 2008 at 15:36

    Wow, fantastic card Joanne. That walnut ink looks fab.

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  2. Kaz17 July 2008 at 15:37

    Fab card Joanne.

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  3. Karen17 July 2008 at 15:41

    Great card! That walnut ink is a lovely rich colour. X

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  4. Deb Neerman17 July 2008 at 15:43

    WoWzA, this came out terrific; I love it!

    ~Hugz!

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  5. Hazel17 July 2008 at 15:51

    Great effect you've achieved, Joanne - there seem to be no end to your talents

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  6. Joy17 July 2008 at 19:35

    Jo this is fantastic I love the colour and effect

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  7. Darlene 17 July 2008 at 20:14

    This is FANTASTIC, Joanne! I LOVE this look and will have to give it a try myself. (add another technique to try to the l-o-n-g list of todos) Great job! TFS

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  8. made by fifi17 July 2008 at 20:22

    beautiful xx

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  9. Shazza18 July 2008 at 07:59

    this is a beautiful card, I love the linen thread wrapped round, a lovely touch.
    Very elegant
    Shazza
    x

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  10. Jo18 July 2008 at 10:54

    Great card and fanatstic effect :o)

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  11. Andrea18 July 2008 at 14:26

    what a great looking card and the colour is bril x

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  12. Janice18 July 2008 at 17:19

    That does look like fun Joanne. A lovely effect and I like the cord tied round the card too.

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  13. Hels Sheridan20 July 2008 at 00:39

    Wow, this is so cool - what a great technique and love the effect you have achieved..Hels x

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  14. Kathy20 July 2008 at 16:41

    Fab card Joanne - definitely worth the effort you went to to get that ink!

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  15. Anonymous20 July 2008 at 21:55

    LOve what you di with the walnut ink - I will need to give it a try. I have seen the ink at a craftstore in a spray bottle or do you reccomend the crystal/

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  16. Anonymous21 July 2008 at 10:57

    Great classy card Joanne. I'm going to try this with my spray ink hope I get as good a result as you have with the crystals.

    Traceyr :)

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  17. Jackie23 July 2008 at 09:34

    Lovely card as usual Joanne.........definitely worthy of an award ;) (see my blog)

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  18. Keri Lee Sereika25 July 2008 at 20:13

    This is FAB!!! What a pretty pretty effect!

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  19. Anonymous26 July 2008 at 10:22

    Gorgeous card Joanne.....x

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  20. tracy29 July 2008 at 07:57

    lovely card joanne :)
    i have some walnut ink but not tried it yet!! must give it a go:)

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  21. Penny30 July 2008 at 13:11

    It's a fantastic effect Joanne! I agree, it's quite like leather and masculine. There are some sprays called Moon Shadow Mist by Lindy's Stamp Gang. I have a couple of colours here and it's walnut ink based. Not sure if it's the same thing?? I got mine ages ago from the Stamp Attic.

    You've reminded me that I haven't played with them for a long time!

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