Posted by Hero Arts
on November 09, 2019
November brings one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving. I wanted to make a few cards for dear friends, so I decided to do it Japanese style with Etegami.
Etegami is Japanese postcard art that usually shares heartfelt feelings. Instead of the traditional handwritten words, I used one of our messages from the Color Layering Pomegranate set.
Another characteristic of Etegami is painting, so our Reactive Ink pads became paint. I used our Handmade Watercolor Paper and cut it down a bit for standard size postcards. Then I experimented with a few fall colors. I used Lemon Drop, Fruit Punch and Green Apple. Don’t see green in there? That’s because the red and green make brown.
Use a teflon mat or freezer paper to play with your colors. Get a spritz bottle for water, and few brushes and PLAY. I inked up a REAL leaf with black and pressed it into the paper. Cover with a paper towel and brayer over it for pressure.
You could also run the piece through a die cut machine like a printing press. Paint around it freely. Or use the leaf as a mask and paint or spritz around it. Every creation is different. WARNING…this is FUN!
May your November be full of craftful moments and no calories!!
10 comments
Sally, these are just beautiful and seem like so much fun to create. This is a technique I can’t wait to try, so thanks for sharing!
What lucky friends to receive these beautiful cards! This technique is lovely—TFS.
Beautiful!!!!!
Awesome creations! I am impressed that you impressed real leaves!
These are stunning!! I would love to see a video of the process.