I decided to make a sketchbook using the color wash spray papers I made yesterday for the swap on ccswaps. Used the Colorwash Batik papers for the outside covers. Attached a large Fantasy Film Butterfly I made last fall. (Finally had the right project to use it on.) Added an art related quote on vellum over white embossed paper.
For the inside covers, used the Colorwash sprayed embossed papers, cutting them in half and placing the reverse embossed images next to each other. Again, added an art related quote on vellum and another fantasy film butterfly.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Colorwash Batik
More play with colorwashes. Sprayed Shimmering mist on to water color paper and let dry.
Stamped flourishes with VersaMark, covered with clear embossing powder and heat set.
Stamped flourishes with VersaMark, covered with clear embossing powder and heat set.
Made a darker tone of the same spray, by mixing the Shimmering Mist with a darker blue dye ink and spraying it over the water color paper.
Colorwash Spray Play
I'm thinking of signing up for a swap using Colorwash sprays, so had a play with some today. First I embossed some non coated card stock in a Cuttlebug embossing folder, with one sheet the reverse of the other. I inked the raised areas with VersaMark ink and heat set. Read somewhere, to keep the card stock in the embossing folder when inking the raised areas.
Sprayed the embossed paper with watered down Shimmering Mist and let dry.
Sprayed the embossed paper with watered down Shimmering Mist and let dry.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Book Study: Northern Lights
Continuing with the book study of Julia Andrus' "Paper Transformed" on NGS group. This week is the Northern Lights Technique. First step is to spray Perfect Ink Refresher on to black or dark paper and rub into the surface gently with a paper towel. I used glossy card stock, which i discovered doesn't create the same look.
Next, mix each Perfect Pearl color with water to form a creamy paint and paint randomly in wavy stripes on the paper. I choose Turquoise, Violet, Kiwi and Bronze.
Next, mix each Perfect Pearl color with water to form a creamy paint and paint randomly in wavy stripes on the paper. I choose Turquoise, Violet, Kiwi and Bronze.
Then spray with water and tilt the paper to get the colors to move. Let air dry or speed drying with a heat tool.
I liked my glimmery background, but it didn't have the Northern Light look that Julia achieved.
I thought maybe it needed more perfect pearls, but still didn't achieve the Northern Lights look, still looks cool, though.
Then I realized the glossy paper was causing too much movement of the perfect pearls. So I used non coated black paper with the same colors and achieved the Northern Lights look! Fun background.
Comfort Quilts
Thursday, February 25, 2010
B is for Brayered Impressions
B is for Brushed Ink Backgrounds
This is a fun and easy background technique. Squirt some dye reinkers on a craft sheet or wax paper. Pick up the color of one of the dye ink with a 1" brush.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Rhonda's Mini Memory
Rhonda choose the theme of Children/Childhood and the color scheme of white/cream/gold for her Mini Memory over on the DreamCreateInspire group. Started by stippling on wet Perfect Pearls on to a 4"x4" canvas and let dry.
Stamped flourish design on to the canvas with gold Lumiere paint and let dry.
Stamped flourish design on to the canvas with gold Lumiere paint and let dry.
Made a frame overlay, first ran a 1/2 sheet of vellum through a xyron sticker machine, then ran it through a Cuttlebug embossing folder and cut out a 1-1/2" square in the center.
Made a mini collage. Layered a vintage image of a young girl on to a left over piece of faux parchment and a small piece of dictionary page sprayed with gold.
Placed collage in middle of the canvas, covered with a piece of memory glass, and laid the embossed vellum over it all. Still needs something....
Made an embossed frame similar to the moon embellishment, only this time I did 4 layers of gold UTEE on a die cut mini frame, while hot pressed in the same flourish stamp used on the canvas (after inking it with clear embossing ink). When it cooled, ran dark brown StazOn ink over the surface to give this mini frame an aged look. To make the frame even a bit thicker, took a same sized die cut frame and colored the sides with gold metallic pen and adhered to the underside of the UTEE frame.
B is for Brayered Mesh
Remembered another brayer technique I wanted to try. Mesh wrapped over the brayer and rolled in ink. A friend let me use her magic mesh, it has a sticky side and adheres nicely to the brayer.
Friday, February 19, 2010
I won!!!
I visited most of the blogs participating in the One World One Heart blog event, but only entered some of the giveaways. Didn't want to be too greedy.
I won a fabulous large glass bead from Shirley Cook at Jumping Jack Glass. And today it arrived in the mail.
I love it, so gorgeous. Thanks Shirley!!!
I love it, so gorgeous. Thanks Shirley!!!