Inkjet Transfer Technic

 

 

What you'll need:

- A wood block
- Acrylic paint
- A gel medium (can be Golden; I used a textil gel glue from Hobby Time, bought at Jumbo - Europe stores)
- A brush
- A picture you've printed

- Any kind of varnish for wood (can also be mod podge)
- Bone folder (you can use a credit card if you don't have one)

Start by painting one of the sides of your wood block. In my case, I like to paint the 4 sides too.
You can also paint the side you'll be covering with the image. I choose not to; I like the wood color.
Let it dry overnight.

Before you print your image (can also be a copy), remember that the image you'll be using will appear inverted.

So, if your image as anything written, or if it is a picture, invert the image using a program like paint, or any other image manipulation program you might have.

* If you have a laser printer, it will work too! The one I used is a laser printer :P *

Start by applying medium gel onto the wood block. I like to apply it on the paper too, before sticking it down, just to make sure I don't fail any spot. After getting the paper down, use a bone folder to make sure you do NOT create bubbles. Do it really smoothly, because the paper is humid, and it might rip.

Once again, I like to put some medium on the top of it, just to make sure it comes up perfect!

Let it dry at least 24 hours.

When it's completely dry, put the wood block under running water. Smoothly rub off the paper using your fingers. Do not press down, or you'll create a whole on your image. I like to do this process in 2 parts: I do it once, I let it dry for a couple of hours, and I do it again.

Let it dry some hours.

 

Finally, u can apply varnish (or the mod podge) using your brush.

Since my wood block was slightly bigger than 2 of my images I went all over it with some acrylic paint (the one I used on the back).
I like how it turned out =)

 

Hope you like it! Have fun!

The blog!

 

After creating an email, a facebook page, I decided it was time to create a blog. Not that I have that much to talk about right now (haven't been creating for a while now, since I'm still in Portugal fixing my problems with my University). But once I get back to Switzerland, I am getting some work done!

 

Unspoken Desires is the name I choose with my boyfriend (who actually gave the idea). A desire is something we want badly. We'll do everything to have it. Sometimes, we keep them to ourselves, not necessarily because it's something bad; just because we think of it as something intimate.

 

I have a desire of using my imagination, of creating. Some people are smart, intelligent, some other don't like to think too much, and live life without questioning things.

But some people have their minds full of ideas, and their imagination take them to places real life would never be able to reach. I think I am one of them.

 

When I moved to my parents’ house in Switzerland, I had to find something to do, since I had no diploma to start searching for a job. I started looking for crafting ideas, like candle making, soap making, or the "transfer" technic (which I love to do now). And while doing that, I discovered scrapbooking. This was in June 2012, not that long ago =)

 

Since then, I’ve watched tons and tons of YouTube videos, marked some as favorites, commented on some other, subscribed many scrapbooker’s pages, and even tried 2 small albums.

This blog won't be just about scrapbooking; I'll be posting everything I create, ideas, my favorites, etc.!

 

Hope you like it, as much as I enjoy doing it =)

 

TC! Cláudia