A Bit of Bister
Posted: June 25, 2015 Filed under: Bister, Flower sparks | Tags: Bister, CAS, Penny Black stamps 12 Comments
I have another card for you made from my beginner bister experiments. The panel above, cut from a larger piece, was made by first spritzing water on cold pressed watercolour paper then dropping bister powders onto the dampened paper. I have yet to try other types of paper but I would definitely recommend the texture of cold pressed paper with bister because the liquids settle into the grooves making little patterns of more intense colour.
I chose the Queen Anne’s lace stamps from the flower sparks set as they were perfect for stamping over the bister. I was able to position the stems and flower heads to make the most of random patterns.
Thanks for dropping by. More bister bits & pieces to come!
Supplies:
Stamps: Flower Sparks, Snippets (Penny Black)
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, (Tsukineko) Bister pigment powders
Cardstock: Canson cold pressed watercolour paper, Fabriano hot pressed watercolour paper
Heather Telford 
Cool! Looking forward to more!
trop beau!!!!
Looks like queen anne’s lace dancing in the wind! So pretty!
lovely!
I just received my Bisters. I know I’ll get some great inspiration from your projects. Could also tell us how/what tools you used to apply the Bister. I seem to be too heavy-handed with it. TFS
Love your Bister cards, actually, all of your cards. I just received my Bisters and would love to know what you use to apply them.
Hi,
These are just my first experiments so I am sure I will find other ways to apply the bister but for this card and the last I picked up small amounts of powder with a very small paintbrush and dropped it into the water on my watercolour paper.
Wow, this has amazing colours Heather, and the Queen Anne’s Lace is the perfect silhouette stamp to go on top.
Now I definitely need to get some bisters. Such a great effect here behind the ethereal Queen Anne’s lace.
I love your cards and after seeing a card you did in a winter theme with bister I ordered them. I just wondered where you get your cold pressed watercolor paper? The local craft stores offer only in large poster size sheets but not pads, Is it something you order special? Thank you look forward to seeing more with the bister.
Jan
Hi Jan,
The cold pressed watercolour paper I used this time is Canson and I buy it from DeSerres art supply stores. It comes in several different sized pads.
These cards are breathtaking! Like others before me, I regret that I do not have a teacher closer to me to learn these techniques in the center of Wisconsin. What events are coming up? It’s July 9,2015 and I’m about the go into high gear with my Penny Black stamps and stickers.