Technique Thursday Spot - Retiform/Grid Technique!

Thursday means that I cover a technique in stages - this week I have chosen to work with the Retiform/Grid Technique. I have seen this technique referred to as either, or.

You will need a main image for your card and some smaller stamps for the sectioned background. You will also need a piece of white card, dye inks, ruler, cotton ball or foam applicator, black marker pen and a chosen colouring medium.


To begin, stamp your focal image in the centre of your card stock. Using pieces of copier paper, mask off sections around this image and sponge dye inks onto the separate masked off areas.

Move around your image, masking the areas off with copier paper and changing the colour or tone of your inks in each section.




This is my image with all sectioned off areas coloured using different shades of green dye inks.


Placing the paper masks back over the individual areas begin stamping different images in each section - this is my first section being stamped.


Here I have masked off the second area and stamped using a different text stamp. Continue moving around your sectioned areas using a different image/text stamp in each one.


Once all sectioned areas have been stamped I usually like to add a dark grid line to each section using a black marker pen and a ruler - this is a personal choice and is entirely up to you.



I then colour my focal image - on this occasion I have use ProMarkers to colour my image.



I then like to add a darker definitive finish to all the edges of the sectioned off pieces using either ink pads or chalks. You can also bring this into the centre piece or add a bit of interest to the image by dotting a pen lightly in places. You can now finish your card as desired.

Thanks for the visit today.

Wendy -x-