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Brayer Embossed Hanging Frames

Jennifer Caputo
Hot Rod Scrampers
Advanced Scramping Team Designer 

Supplies:

• Alcohol Inks in Meadow, Bottle, and Stonewashed (Ranger)
• Black Archival Ink Pad (Ranger)
• CK Typist Die Cut Font (QuicKutz)
• QuicKutz Hand Tool
• Brayer (Speedball)
• 3 Wooden Frames (Ikea)
• Paper Towel
• Alcohol Ink Applicator (felt onto the bottom of an old stamp)
• Glue Stick
• Silver Plumber’s Tape (Home Depot)
• Scrap cardstock
• 10 Eye Screws
• Chain
• Drill
• Pliers
• Jump Rings 

I made this project for my mom for Mother’s Day.  I got the inspiration from Tim Holtz’s DVD.

Instructions

1.    Using scrap cardstock, die cut some words or a phrase with the QuicKutz dies and hand tool.  I die-cut the quote “All that I am and hope to be I owe to my mother” (by Abe Lincoln). 

2.    Remove the glass and backing from the frames and then arrange the die-cut letters as desired on them and stick the letters down with a glue stick (don’t worry about keeping it pretty, it’s all going to be covered anyway). 

3.    Cover the frame with the Plumber’s tape, taking care to miter the corners and wrap around the outside edge of the frame. 

4.    Using a rubber brayer, brayer over the die-cut letters so that the letters are all raised and distinct. 

5.    Apply the alcohol inks all over the taped frames, don’t worry about going over the letters, and make sure to thoroughly cover all of the silver. 

6.    Working in small areas, swipe the Archival Ink pad across the raised letters and quickly wipe with paper towel.  Continue doing this until the alcohol ink is removed from all of the letters on all of the frames. 

7.    It’s time for some hardware!  Make a template and choose two spots roughly an inch and a half from each side of the frame where you will add your connectors. 

8.    Use a drill and your template to drill pilot holes at the same spot on both the tops and bottoms of each frame except for the 3^rd frame – you only need the top holes on the 3rd one. 

9.    Screw in the Eye Screws to each of your holes.  

10.  Connect the eye screws by looping 3 to 5 jump rings together and through the eye screw holes.  I recommend larger jump rings because the tiny ones can be a pain! 

11.  Attach the chain to the top eye screws using jump rings. 

12. Add the pictures and return your glass and you’re all done!

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