I recently got a couple of gift cards for my birthday and I ordered some art supplies.
I got screen printing ink, dye-na-flow paint, fiber reactive dyes, soda ash and several sets of marker pens.
I decided I needed to paint a few background pages for my sketchbook. I used greens because I am going to be using the wild flower photos that my sister took while she was here as inspiration.
Then I decided I wanted to try out the inks with some mono printing. I put the ink on a piece of glass, used a Q-tip to draw the design into the ink and then placed my paper on top and rolled it with a brayer.
This one is a ghost print from the print above. I used a piece of the paper that I had already painted green.
Then I tried using the left over ink on the glass to draw on the back of the paper. I had my ancient bird doodle handy so I used that as the design.
Then a few swirls…
and a spiral to finish up. It doesn’t take a lot of ink to do these which is nice. You can also use the ink on fabric and heat set it. So I will be trying it out for stamping and screen printing as well. More to come!
Ruth Lane Art 
It’s always fun to buy new materials and try them out. My problem is I get distracted too easily and later remember I have these new tools. It looks like fun. I like the idea of using the glass. I look forward to seeing more.
Thanks Marilyn – it is fun – most aren’t new except for the screen printing ink, just replacing things I had used up.
Some lovely new goodies to enjoy there Ruth. š
Yes, I always enjoy new supplies š
Getting a new supply of goodies has all the excitement of a child’s Christmas present pile doesn’t it? I particularly like the ghost print. The real beauty of all the pages you’ve shown is that they are unique – and a bonus is that by playing you’re opening up new creative doors in your mind.
Yes, it is like Christmas. The ghost print is my favorite too.
Another vote for the ghost print here. Look forward to seeing how the pages progress!
Thanks Kim!