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What Can I do with a Brayer? 1. Create Backgrounds    i) 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.    ii) squiggles (technical term): Repeat the same process as for Stripes but make wavy lines instead of straight ones.    iii) 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.    iv) plaids: Same as with the markers for Stripes except criss-cross the pattern. 2. Reverse Image: Color your stamp, rubber side up and roll the brayer over the image several times, then roll over your paper to create reverse image of a stamp (works great with trees, flowers etc) You can also add this technique to the above KC backgrounds for a great scenic card. 3. Mirror Image: If you have an image that you want to face each other or face the opposite direction simply brayer over the stamp like above and then roll onto your paper then stamp the original pig image nose to nose with the first. 4. Ghosting / Resist: Stamp an image on your card (a Snowflake for example) 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. The pattern that you stamped will not let the brayered ink to absorb through the card stock therefore comes the "resist". 5. 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 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 wax paper has left its design (makes a great background paper) 6. Still Another "Resist" able technique: 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. 7. Put a piece of cheesecloth or lace doilies down and brayer over the cheesecloth/doilies for a different effect. 8. 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. 9. Embossing Ink: Ink up your brayer with embossing ink and roll over the entire card then emboss with clear powder 10. Watercolor brayer: Ink your brayer with a rainbow pad, then spritz with a water bottle, then roll out for a very pretty watercolor look. 11. Put rubber bands / string around your brayer for unique background 12. Wrap plastic wrap around your brayer for another unique background 13. Try fabric netting or the netting from bags of oranges or marbles as above. 14. Use to roll out clay 15. Use your brayer to make sharp creases in your card stock 16. 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. You can make some awesome plaids or sunbursts.