{"id":5730,"date":"2010-10-01T07:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T11:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2019-04-08T19:41:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T00:41:53","slug":"gilded-rainbow-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=5730","title":{"rendered":"Gilded Rainbow Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-supplies870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5731 alignleft\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow supplies870\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-supplies870.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"366\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Click on any picture to enlarge.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies Needed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 10pt;\">Text weight paper (copy paper)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 10pt;\">Rainbow ink pad (I used a Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/15d6v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;\">Rubber Brayer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 10pt;\">Embossing Powder ( I used <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/15670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ranger\u2019s Gilded Gold<\/a>, it\u2019s mostly clear with flecks of gold; try using a mix of clear &amp; a little gold as a substitute) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 10pt;\">Other Ink Pads ( I used Ancient Page Sienna, <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/153x3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distress Tea Dye &amp; Fired Brick<\/a>, \u00a0Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold and <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1565o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hero Arts Soft Wheat<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 10pt;\">Heat Gun<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step One:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brayer the entire piece of paper using the rainbow ink pad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step01-879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5732\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step01 879\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step01-879.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong> Step Two:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crumple the piece of brayered paper into a ball.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step02-880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5733\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step02 880\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step02-880.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Three:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Flatten out the paper and ink the creases using the direct to paper (DTP) technique.<\/span> <em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">I&#8217;m using <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1567f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tea Dye Distress ink<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step03-882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5734\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step03 882\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step03-882.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"368\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Four: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crumple the paper once again, flatten out and ink the creases with a darker ink.<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> <em>I&#8217;m using Ancient Page Sienna ink.<\/em><\/span> Repeat steps 3 &amp; 4 with a different ink color. <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>I&#8217;m using the <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1567f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distress Fired Brick<\/a> ink.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step04-885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5735\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step04  885\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step04-885.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Five: (Optional)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to tone the color down a little, so I used the <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1565o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soft Wheat<\/a> ink all over the paper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step05-886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5736\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step05 886\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step05-886.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Six:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crumple the paper a final time, smooth out and ink the creases with the metallic gold pigment ink. <em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">&#8216;m using the Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold ink.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step06-887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5737\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step06 887\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step06-887.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"376\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Seven:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle on the embossing powder. Do not cover the entire paper. I used a little measuring spoon to drop the powder here and there. Tap off the excess and return to the jar. Heat the powder until melted and until any non coated areas are dry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step07-888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5738\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step07 888\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step07-888.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Step Eight:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your finished background! Here\u2019s a card example using a piece of this finished background. I used it for a backing layer for some color behind the leaves on the marigold panel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step08-890.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5739\" title=\"Gilded Rainbow step08 890\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Gilded-Rainbow-step08-890.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"388\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Autumn-Leaf-Trio-6270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5709\" title=\"Autumn Leaf Trio 6270\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Autumn-Leaf-Trio-6270.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner - justwritedesigns https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/\" width=\"522\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on any picture to enlarge. Supplies Needed: Text weight paper (copy paper) Rainbow ink pad (I used a Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad) Rubber Brayer Embossing Powder ( I used Ranger\u2019s Gilded Gold, it\u2019s mostly clear with flecks of gold; try using a mix of clear &amp; a little gold as a substitute) Other Ink Pads ( I used Ancient Page Sienna, Distress Tea Dye &amp; Fired Brick, \u00a0Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold and Hero Arts Soft Wheat) Heat Gun &nbsp; Step One: Brayer the entire piece of paper using the rainbow ink pad. Step Two: Crumple the piece of brayered paper into a ball. Step Three: Flatten out the paper and ink the creases using the direct to paper (DTP) technique. I&#8217;m using Tea Dye Distress ink. Step Four: Crumple the paper once again, flatten out and ink the creases with a darker ink. I&#8217;m using Ancient Page Sienna ink. Repeat steps 3 &amp; 4 with a different ink color. I&#8217;m using the Distress Fired Brick ink. Step Five: (Optional) I wanted to tone the color down a little, so I used the Soft Wheat ink all over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,51,33,37,11],"tags":[126,576,365,144],"class_list":["post-5730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brayered-background","category-direct-to-paper-dtp","category-embossing","category-fallhalloween","category-tutorials","tag-brayer","tag-embossing","tag-gilded-rainbow","tag-tutorial"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}