50 Ways To Love Your Brayer

50 Ways to Love Your Brayer
(Originally created by Boni Boutelle over 12 years ago then added to and updated by a multitude of others)
(And yes the title was intentionally meant to evoke the song...lol!)
RUBBER:
1. Stripes: using markers, make stripes on your brayer (this works best if you
lie it on its back and turn the roller while holding the marker) all the way
around until the beginning and ending stripe meet. Roll brayer across your
paper in whatever direction you desire.
2. Squiggles (technical term): Repeat the same process as for Stripes but
make wavy lines instead of straight ones.
3. Confetti/Dots/Raindrops: Randomly make marks on your brayer with your

marker (you can use different colors) all over the entire roller. Then roll
away.
4. Plaids: Same as with the markers for Stripes except criss-cross pattern.
5. Plaids: You could also outline the stripes for your plaids with the smaller tip
of your marker to make the plaid/stripes stand out more.
6. Plaids: Rainbow/Kaliedacolor plaids are made with the brayer being rolled
over a KC pad several times then brayering over your paper. Repeat as
necessary for the desired depth of color and surface coverage. Then repeat
the process in the opposite direction.
7. KC Backgrounds: Same as above just don't create a plaid design. This

works great for those scenery/landscape cards.
8. Reverse/mirror Image: Color your stamp, rubber side up and roll the
brayer over the image several times, then roll over your paper (works great
with trees, flowers etc). You can also add this technique to the above KC
backgrounds for a great scenic card.
9. Mirror Image: If you have an image that you want to face each other say
the Pig from Farm Fun… you would brayer over the stamp like above and then
roll onto your paper then stamp the original pig image nose to nose with the
first.
10. Kissing: Brayer over a background stamp like Pindot Plaids then use your
other stamps like the Seasonal Solid and stamp onto the background stamp
then stamp onto your card stock - your solid stamp now has a design and you
have just multiplied your uses of one set.
11. Ghosting: Stamp an image on your card (say the Snowflake from the
"Snowflake" set) several times in clear embossing ink. (DO NOT EMBOSS)
Then brayer over your invisible images with regular dye pad and your
snowflakes will start to appear.
12. Resist: Works best with glossy paper. You will need to choose your resist
medium; ink, wax or other. I tried with the metallic pens. You color on the
glossy card stock with the pens in any way, or pattern you choose then you
use the same technique as the ghosting by brayering over with a different
color. The pattern that you drew or colored will not let the brayered ink
absorb through the card stock therefore comes the "resist". (This category
could actually count for about 10 different ways to love your brayer as you
are only limited by your imagination on what you choose as your resist
medium)
Others to try:
13. oil colored pencils (work best with regular matte finished papers);
14. crayons;
15. wax paper;
16. metallic pens;
17. ink;
18. resist ink;
19. emboss ink (try the emboss pens to write a hidden message);
20. rubber cement;
21. masking fluid;
22. white out/correction pen;
23. Gel pens;
24. wax resist sticks;
25. Deka paint (for fabric - much harder to do).

26. Another "Resist" able technique: crumple a piece of wax paper; iron (on
hottest setting/no steam) wax paper onto white card stock (be sure to use an
additional sheet of card stock between the wax paper and iron); press for
only 2-3 seconds - this will transfer the wax to both sheets of card stock (if
you iron too long the wax will be absorbed into the paper) Ink your brayer
and then brayer over card stock. The brayer will resist laying color where the
was paper has left its design (makes a great background paper)
27. Another variation to the above is to use your stylus tool and with the wax
paper on the card stock use the tip of your stylus to write your own message
or draw your own design - brayer over to reveal your design or message.
28. Use your brayer for those big background stamps to get an all over
inking.
29. You could also use the same technique as above for those bigger solid
images that you want to emboss. Brayer over the image with the emboss
pad for an even/smoother finish.
30. Put a piece of cheesecloth down and brayer over the cheesecloth for a
different effect.
31. Try the same as above with lace doilies.
32. Lace
33. Bubble wrap
34. Brayer over a leaf (two ways to do this: place card stock over leaf or
other nature finds and bring out the textured surfaces below; or use the
reverse/mirror image technique to pick up the pattern of your nature find.)
35. Joseph's Coat: Brayer with a KC pad and cover the entire area of your
card (glossy works best). Emboss your image with clear embossing
powder/ink on top of the area colored (this technique works best with the
more solid image stamps like the tent from Roughin It or the Kids Prints).
Then ink your brayer with Black or Navy (the darker the better) and cover the
entire card again with this new color. Let the overcoat of ink dry, then buff
the card with a paper towel to remove excess ink. What happens is that your
KC color will then shine through. Just think of a great landscape card with
stars in the sky and trees) WOW!!
36. Ink up your brayer with embossing ink and roll over the entire card then
emboss with clear powder.
37. Brayer an intense/brilliant color on glossy card stock then use a speckle
background stamp and clear emboss ink, stamp then emboss with Rainbow
Razzle or other multi colored emboss powder. When you heat it will bring out
the beautiful play in colors.
38. Watercolor brayer: Ink your brayer with a rainbow pad or markers, then
spritz with a water bottle, then roll out for a very pretty watercolor look.
LUCITE/ACRYLIC:
39. Put rubber bands around your brayer for unique background
40. Wrap saran wrap around your brayer for another unique background
41. Try fabric netting or the netting from bags of oranges or marbles as
above.
42. Cheesecloth another unique background
43. Try string
44. Yarn
45. Crochet yarn
46. Try the new Encore pads and rolling it out onto liquid appliqué for a faux
suede look.
47. Use your acrylic brayer to roll out paperclay
48. Use your acrylic brayer to make sharp creases in your card stock
49. Crinkle up a piece of Mulberry paper, ink up your brayer with the new
Encore pads and give your Mulberry paper that gilded look.
50. Faux Suede - squeeze brown liquid appliqué on wax paper or aluminum
foil. Roll the brayer until it is coated and smooth. Roll and even coat of the
liquid appliqué on your cut out image (try the gingerbread man die cut) let it
set for a minute then heat. This will give you a nice suede feel. Try it with
different colors. But be sure to clean your brayer right away.
51. Use your acrylic brayer with pigment ink on glossy (takes a little while to
dry) don't roll use a quick sliding motion to brush the inked brayer across the
card stock, wiggle if you want (the brayer silly!) You can make some
awesome plaids or sunbursts.
52. Try the same technique above but tap the brayer around in different
areas for an all over colorburst.
FOAM:
53. Use your foam brayer for an all over airbrush effect.
54. Use your foam brayer with your stencils.
55. Use with the KC pads for rainbow effect.
56. Use your foam brayer with markers for an interesting look. I've heard
that you can make some great tortoise shell, leopard or gemstone looks on
glossy card stock.
57. You can also use the spritz technique with the foam brayer for a
watercolor effect.
Brayer loving links:
http://scrappinwithdonna.typepad.com/stampin_scrappin_with_don/beyond-
the-brayer-basics.html - Brayer Basics
http://www.stampin.com/tips/bkgrndrb.htm - background techniques
http://techniqueszone.wordpress.com/tag/brayering - Rubber Band
http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/17993.asp - Emboss Resist
http://pattystamps.com/pattys_stamping_spot/brayer - Patty Bennet Brayer
Ideas
Video’s
Brayer Basics Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce0FQQcRJDY
http://andreawalford.com/tutorials/layered-brayering-card
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26k8lCxHZf8&feature=related - brayered
sky video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYKrAz-4HUE&feature=fvst -Tie dye
brayer technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH-Xd8n2MXA&feature=related -
Impressions folder with a brayer – 2 methods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd41O8GcUds&feature=related - Brayer
and an Impressions folder in the Big Shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kryVxDcuVL8 - Brayering Lace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRFhfWibkc&NR=1&feature=fvwp -
Brayer and Texturz plates in the Big Shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf53xHKpyng - Bouncing Brayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUpVgqSi2Vs - Yarned Brayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIFJ6W6FScc - Rubber Band Brayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgHD_BSd3BQ - Wax Resist
Of course the queen of brayer technique, universally acknowledged, is

Michelle Zindorf – Check out her tutorials here -
http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
And a few Zindorf FAQ’s - http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com

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3. Confetti/Dots/Raindrops: Randomly make marks on your brayer with your

7. KC Backgrounds: Same as above just don't create a plaid design. This

15. wax paper;

16. metallic pens;

18. resist ink;

20. rubber cement;

21. masking fluid;

22. white out/correction pen;

23. Gel pens;

24. wax resist sticks;

25. Deka paint (for fabric - much harder to do).

31. Try the same as above with lace doilies.

33. Bubble wrap

42. Cheesecloth another unique background

43. Try string

45. Crochet yarn

47. Use your acrylic brayer to roll out paperclay

54. Use your foam brayer with your stencils.

55. Use with the KC pads for rainbow effect.

Brayer loving links:

Of course the queen of brayer technique, universally acknowledged, is

And a few Zindorf FAQ’s - http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com

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