EASY Transfer Photo Technique!!!

Remember I promised to share the technique of the image transfer that I used as an example for IBT Technique # 8 shown at the left.

Well, this is my secret! It's called Transfer Ink made by Stewart Superior Corporation and it's a gem!!

There are TONS of image transfer techniques out there...most are complicated, expensive, have many steps and are hit or miss at best.

So many of them can only be preformed using Xerox copies or need other "special" papers to make them work... Very frustrating if you live in a small town like I do and don't have access to copy or office supply stores.

WELL, I promise you that you cannot go wrong with this stuff! It is extremely easy, VERY quick and you can use it with INK JET IMAGES - both black & white and color images alike!! It can also be used to transfer stamped images. With a few easy steps you will produce a "watercolor" type image in a matter of a few seconds!

Now you say "watercolor"? I know...I wasn't sure about that myself but basically your images isn't as sharp as the original...it's a bit fuzzy like a watercolor image is. I find that if you start out with a very sharp image with good contrasting colors it transfers just fine. If your image is all very light it will be just a faint almost ghostly image transfer...very cool in some situations.

Supplies:

Transfer Ink - Stewart Superior

Ink Jet Images or Stamped Images

Cardstock or other items (to transfer images to)

Bone Folder

Instructions:

1. Begin by cutting your image down to size. Trim off any unwanted areas that you don't wish to be transferred.


2. Place your image face down onto the cardstock (or other item) you want to transfer the image to.

3. Spritz the back side of the image until saturated as shown in the photo. *NOTE - don't worry if you get some of the Transfer Ink on other areas of your cardstock. It dries completely clear ;)

4. Burnish the image using your bone folder. (The directions suggest using a cotton ball, cosmetic sponge or brayer but I find the bone folder makes the best transfer with a minimal amount of effort on your part. )

Now, if you think you've gone over the image enough, hold the image in place and peek under one corner to see if you have a good transfer. If you see areas that aren't completely transferred spritz a bit more Transfer Ink over that area & burnish again.

Let dry naturally or speed drying with a heat tool.

When you're finished you will end up with something like this! A very vintage distressed image instantly.

I can't stress enough how quick and easy this technique is. You could easily make several transfers in a 4-5 minute period. I cant' tell you how rewarding it is when some of the other image transfer methods out there take hours or days to complete!

This is the stuff....

Supplies: Transfer Ink - Stewart Superior; Distress Ink - Ranger; Dimensional Pearls - Ranger; Ink Blending Tool & Foams - Ranger; Rub On sentiment - Creative Imagination; Bee Scrap - Hannah Grey

This is an example of a color transfer made using the Transfer Ink....I didn't want the entire image transfered so I just spritzed the center and worked the excess Transfer Ink towards the outter edges where I wanted.

And the finished results!

Happy Harvest

Supplies: Transfer Ink - Stewart Superior; Distress Inks - Ranger; Ink Blending Tool - Ranger; Rubber Stamps - Hot Off the Press

Dream Big

Supplies: Transfer Ink - Stewart Superior; Distress Ink - Ranger; Ink blending Tool - Ranger; Rubber Stamps - Paper Wishes; Archival Ink - Ranger; Bazzill Bling Cardstock

See, I told you these transfers were really easy!!

Tomorrow I'll share some transferes made

using rubber stamped images.

Till then ~ have an Awesome Evening Friends!!