pin prick stationery project from print workshop by christine schmidt

8/8/2019 Pin Prick Stationery Project from Print Workshop by Christine Schmidt

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Copyright 2010 by Christine Schmidt

All rights reserved.

Published in the United Statesby Potter Craft, an imprint of theCrown Publishing Group, a divisionof Random House, Inc., New York.www.crownpublishing.comwww.pottercraft.com

POTTER CRAFT and colophon is aregistered trademark of Random

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schmidt, Christine.Print workshop : hand-printing tech-niques and truly original projects /

Christine Schmidt.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 978-0-307-58654-41. Handicraft. 2. Relief printing. I. Title.TT857 .S32 2011745.5--dc222010022305

Printed in China

Design by MacFadden & ThorpePhotography by Douglas AdeskoTechnical Editor: Judith Durant


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pin-prick

StationerY

This is a fast and simple wayto make some cool stationery

with a cool relief texture evenve minutes before you haveto go to a party. And the bestpart is you have everything

you need already. This is aform of debossing; embossing

(pressing in) and debossing(pressing out) are the twoforms of blind, or withoutink, printing. Die-cuttingmakes a hole the same sizeas the die. A hole punch

makes a die cut because itcuts the same size shapeout every time.

MATERIALS

Photocopy of template (page TK)or your own artwork

PencilBlank stationary cards and

envelopesCardboardPushpin

Another Idea

Wrap the nished paper arounda votive candle.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Hold the template or artworkcopy up to a sunlit window andtrace with pencil.

2. Place the unfolded card facedown on cardboard (A ) and

place the template, pencil sideup, on the card.

3. Holding the pushpin with your thumb and pointer nger,press it through the lines in thetemplate (B).

4. Repeat until you have tracedthe template with pinholes.

TIP

If you nd your template or cardis moving around, secure it to thecardboard with drafting tape.

A B


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greetingS from heaVen

It was a sad day when Polaroid stopped making instantlm. Polaroid lovers rushed to their computers to sweep upall available lm, especially the coveted 690 lm used forPolaroid transfer. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, andit does have a way of whitewashing the truth. Truth is, as coolas Polaroid transfer was, it was kind of a pain. You needed thelmwhich was about a buck a picture and not easy to ndas well as a 35mm slide negative and a day lab or land camera(which had been out of production for years). I discovered amuch easier and more versatile way tomake transfers withSheer Heaven paper. Unlike water-slide decal paper, which

basically leaves a lm covered with ink on the page, thealcohol suspends the ink from the Sheer Heaven and allows itto soak into the paperjust like our beloved Polaroid transfer!I recommend doing a few test transfers with scraps of paperand a cut ou sheet of Sheer Heaven till you get the hang of it.Even if the whole image doesnt transfer, you can still enjoythe effect.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rinse out the spray bottle thoroughly and ll with rubbingalcohol.

2.Scan in your vintage postcard and open the le in a photo-editing program.

3. Enlarge the postcard to the desired size and enhance the colorsaturation. (A)

4. Type or draw your text in and remember to add names,date, and location in reverse image! Set printer to a ne-quality

MATERIALS

Clean plastic spray bottle withne mist spray nozzle

70% isopropyl rubbing alcoholComputer with scanner,

ink-jet printer, and photo-editing program

Vintage postcard

Five 8" x 11" (21.5cm x 28cm)sheets of Sheer Heaven ink-jettransfer paper

Scissors or craft knifeStraight-edge rulerScrap paperBone folder (optional)20 pieces of 3" x 5" (9cm x

13.5cm) watercolor paperwith deckled edge


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