Project designed and demonstrated by Tim Holtz.Materials:
glass vessel
Patio Paint clear coat
white decorative lights
Magenta dragonfly stamp #23566-J
Ranger Adirondack dye re-inkers:
– cranberry
– lettuce
– eggplant
– steam
– butterscotch
2 oz. spray bottles
white mulberry paper
clear embossing powder
Ranger non-stick craft sheet
Ranger Heat-It craft tool
paint brush
plastic tray
plain newsprint
iron & pad
Ranger Big & Bossy clear embossing ink
Ranger jet black archival ink pad
floral foam
dried moss
artificial greenery
To create the spray batik paper:1. Stamp images at random on white mulberry paper using clear embossing ink (figure A).
2. Cover images with clear embossing powder (figure B).
3. Working on Non-Stock Craft Sheet emboss images with Heat-It Craft Tool until they appear to turn clear. (Note: Be sure to continue to move heat tool around so you don't burn the paper) (figure C).
4. Place embossed paper on to a plastic tray or non-porous surface.
5. Spray paper with various colors of ink solution until paper is completely washed with inks (figure D). (Note: For each color, fill spray bottles w/1oz. water and add approx. 50 drops of Adirondack ink. You can adjust shade of color by adding more ink or water to bottle.)
6. Place inked paper between two pieces of plain newsprint (Note: Regular newspaper will not work because the images will transfer to your project).
7. Iron the newsprint with a dry iron on high heat setting no steam (figure E). (Note: Iron until you can see stamped images in your newsprint)
8. Remove mulberry paper from newsprint (figure F). If paper sticks simply re-heat area until it lifts easily.
9. Your embossing powder has been lifted out into your newsprint resulting in a smooth and colorful paper batik (figure G).
10. If desired, crumple the batik paper and smooth down with hands then rub a permanent black ink pad softly over the paper so that it blackens the creases, adding texture to the paper; let dry (figure H).
To make the completed glass vessel:
1. Tear the finished paper into random pieces (figure I).
2. Adhere to the vessel with Patio Paint clear coat, being careful not to overlap the pieces too much; let dry (figure J).
3. Place a short miniature light set into the vessel
4. Shape a piece of plastic foam or floral foam to fit into the mouth of the vase, add dried moss and floral picks to the top to create "grass", and fit into mouth of the vessel, covering the wire from the lights.
Tips:
• Try making spray batik using chunky stamps and stencils too.
• Be creative – wrap journals, lamps, switch plates and more with batik paper.
• Use on scrapbook pages to make unique paper, because the inks are acid free.
• Try this technique on silk. Use the same process and inks for your designs; however you must steam set the dye inks. To steam set, simply wrap your batik silk into plain newsprint, tape up with masking tape, and place in a colander in a steam pot with water for 30 minutes. Be sure silk does not come in direct contact with the water during steaming. Rinse off excess dye with Synthrapol and let dry.
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