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Ink
Wash Ink Wash 2 Iridescent Shadow Technique Leafing Pen Nib Restoration Lumiere Techniques Marvy Metallics Backgrounds Mystical Pearl-Ex Spritz Paper Napkin Cards Scanning Seed Paper Soap Art StazOn Cleaner Technique Vinegar & Icing Sugar Technique |
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I brush layers of matte acrylic medium (used to thin or texturize or acrylic paints) over an image to decoupage them to different collage papers.
I include metallic watercolor additive as I brush over the image to give it that ancient appearance. (Don't be too heavy handed or you'll cover too much of the image.) I also sprinkle some of the powder in little splotches.
I get the medium and metallic paints from Daniel Smith Art Supply. They are a really fabulous art supply company and these two products are among my favorites. Also check out their Pound of Paper from Books By Hand for only $14.95 USD.
Daniel Smith Acrylic mediums: http://www.danielsmith.com/ (link shortened) Daniel Smith metallic watercolor powders: http://www.danielsmith.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0113.exe Books By Hand Pound of paper: http://www.danielsmith.com/cgi-bin/sgin0113.exe?FNM=00
Enjoy!
Norah Back to top
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This is an activity that can be done with children who are home for the summer and bored. Adult supervision is a good idea. FAST and
inexpensive Background paper Tip: Scatter the leaves and petals haphazardly on top of the cardstock. It matters not where they're placed. It's a serendipitous experience that always creates a surprise. Stand UPwind and spray paint the leaves. A distance of at least 12 inches is a good place to start. The overspray will create incredible patterns on the cardstock that can be used when you're indoors in winter and the leaves have all flown away. Use up leftover cans of spray paint. They're already paid for and taking up space, so use it and toss away the empty cans. Allow the leaves and cardstock to dry in the sun. Stack the cardstock to use later and once the leaves dry completely, you can use them as embellishments in your artwork. Press them in a phone book if you want the leaves and grasses to be flat. I really like this idea because it's FREE, fast, makes lots in an hour, uses up leftovers and the clean up is instant. Just grab the newspapers and toss in the trash when you're done. Once the cardstock is dry, you can stamp, emboss and heat emboss, too. Suggested
color combos: Happy stamping, Back to top
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Beads
Materials 1. With a pencil
and ruler, mark off .5” from the edge on the short side of
the Indian paper. Proceed to mark 1” increments after that
until you reach the end. Back to top
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| Blender
Pen Refill Fluid
For a 1-ounce
bottle: 1/3 GLYCERIN, 2/3 DISTILLED WATER, 1/4 Teaspoon ALCOHOL
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If you want an inexpensive card holder, take a large drapery hook, pull the hook legs apart, and pull the back holder out ever so slightly and you have a card holder. You can paint these too and the ones with the rubber tips at the bottom won't scratch anything.
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Cray-Pas
Background How to create
beautiful backgrounds using Cray-pas oil pastels, baby oil and a
cotton ball. Use a white cardstock that's mostly smooth but has
a little "tooth" to it (NOT glossy) so the color sticks
to the paper. Cut a piece of cardstock the size you Tera H. Back to top
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I used an AOL
tin, painted it black, and dry brushed some metallic gold paint
on it. For the napkin: cut it to fit the lid of the tin. Separate
the two plies of the napkin (you only use the top printed part,
not the white bottom layer). If you want to use a napkin as a background on a CARD, separate the napkin as before, then lay it face down on scrap paper and gently rub a glue stick to the back of the napkin, swiping it from the center outwards, then gently place it on your card. Rub it down as before. :o) Back to top
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As many of you know, you can use CD cases as storage cases for unmounted stamps. Well, I went to the Dollar Store and got some more cases (those UMs are just getting our of hand...why so they keep coming in the mail??.... Oh yeah, better hide the credit card again). Anyway, I was pulling the innards out of CD cases (the black/clear plastic lining that holds the CD in.you just pop it out, leaving the outer case to store your stamps) and was getting ready to trash them. This really bugs me, because I hate to fill up the landfill with more junk, and I was sure that my recycling center would not accept this stack of plastic. hmmm... So I
took my scissors and tried to cut one ... Made an interesting cut/break
around the central spindle. Hey, I can use the flat plastic pieces
as some sort of background layer for an embellishment! So I cut
out this pile of black plastic pieces, trying to be random in size
and shape, which is pretty easy to do, considering that some of
it cuts and some of it fractures. I put them aside for later use,
threw the remaining pieces in the recycle bin with a note to the
recycle guys asking them if So later in
the week I am making a card and decide to try the plastic. Okay,
looks good, try stamping on it, Brilliance ink works fine, all is
well, looks cool..... hmmm.... So I inked an entire piece, threw it into the embossing powder, shook off the excess, and turned on my heat gun. Shazaam! Shrink plastic! The plastic started to curl up, then straighten out just like shrink plastic. Excited, I grabbed a stamp, inked it, poured a bit more embossing powder on the piece, heated it again and impressed the stamp into the molten EP... WOW! All I can say,
is that it looks great, has a nice black background, and the plastic
adheres to my card with a permanent-glue stick, so most adhesives
should work. Have not tried the clear plastic innards yet, so maybe
one of you can try those and report back? Try it; it reuses plastic
that would end up in the landfill, and saves Now you know
why they call me Pyromomma! Back to top |
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Instead of using
sealing wax try coloured glue sticks: ink up a stamp with your clear
embossing pad or VersaMark to prevent the stamp from sticking in
the hot glue. From the hot glue gun dispense about a 10-20 cent
piece blob onto a tile or glass surface, gently press the rubber
stamp into the glue and let stand for 5 minutes, remove the stamp.
A variation of this includes immediately adding one drop of acrylic
Have fun Ann G.
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Take your cardstock and put it on some newspaper outside. Shake up a can of webbing spray and lightly spray your CS. Lay a sheet of foil on top of the webbing spray, final side UP... wait a few minutes till the webbing spray dries. Then pull off all the excess foil. The foil will stick to some of the webbing spray, but not all. It creates a truly amazingly beautiful background. Color coordinate
your CS, webbing spray, and foil. Back to top
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1...stamp image
on paper side of laminate... Tracey D.
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On black glossy
cardstock cut into fourths, spread out some glue to cover the piece
with your fingers. I tried both Perfect Paper Adhesive (works great)
and Aileen's Tack it Over and Over (stays tacky--had to cover it
with the PPA). The techniques I read also recommended Elmer's glue,
but I didn't have any. Make sure the glue layer isn't -too- thin,
or else it'll dry before you can get it to bubble. Then sprinkle
very small amounts of Pearl Ex randomly over the glue, and re-moosh
it around with your fingers till you're more or less pleased with
the color distribution. Heat with the heat I have some samples in my gallery: Heather Back to top
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Hot Glue Art Coolest idea. It's really easy! Use colored
hot glue. Let the glue warm up, then drizzle the glue in a stream
into a bowl of cold water. The higher you hold the gun, the finer
the lines. The lower you hold the gun, the thicker the lines. Let
cool, then lift out of the water. Dry, then attach to a card. Instant
art! If it's warm, you will probably need to put some ice cubes
in the Looks a lot neater than it sounds. I'll try to take a picture of my sample tonight. Here'a a variation
on my directions, using a block of ice: Teh-Shan Back to top
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Hot Glue Art II I have been doing this for a couple years now... I use hot glue as well... BUT, I HATE the colored ones... where ya gotta change them in the glue gun when ya want a different color... ( yeah...I am way lazy that way... ROFL )... SOoooooooo... This is what I do... I use my hot glue... normal color glue stick... and a rubber mat they make to use for your glue gun to catch the drips. The glue peels right off... and... EMBOSSING POWDERS!! Now... how many of you have loads of purty embossing powders and ya hardly use them ?!?! I am one... hehe...soo...I decided to try this and it works kinda cool... Make a puddle of hot glue on the mat to roughly the size of your stamp you want to use... then immediately cover the glue blob with embossing powder of your choice (this is great for matching your card ... be sure to completely cover the hot glue with the powder... mound it up... let it sit for a few minutes... then pick the mat up and brush off the excess powder with a fluffy paintbrush. Ink your stamp of choice with either a permanent ink or a clear ink... (pigments will rub off the finished seal so I do not use them)... set the inked stamp aside... heat the glue blob with a heat gun to melt the powder... which of course re-softens the glue... once the powder is melted, immediately put your inked stamp on top. If you are using a wood mounted image, the wood will be enough weight to sink the stamp into the glue... do not press hard at all. Be careful so you do not get the glue on the foam cushion under the rubber, as it will not come off easily. Allow the stamp to stay in the glue until the glue has cooled, then gently peel the stamp off the glue. The glue seal will pop right off the rubber mat :o)) I do this a lot with antique gold as well as translucent red powders... real purty!!! I DID find though that some metallic powders (like silver) do not work well for this... for when they melt they are hard and do not 'give' enough to press a stamp in... weird... lol... The thing to do though is to play with the glue and powders you have... it is fun to make these to go with your image/design./colors on your cards...:o))) ALSO... HTH!!! Sharon 'Harry'
Solly Back to top
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Cut your slice of glue stick (clear) and heat, then press foil onto it while hot. Let it cool a little till you pull the excess foil away. Heat again and watch the foil change and press your INKED stamp into it. Remove when cool and you have a great embellishment. Carol C
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I had an epiphany
while in a stamp store looking at Art Impression Stamps and one
of their booklets on how to use their stamps with a watercolor technique.
I realized that if one used their techniques, Warning: the first time I tried this technique, I stamped Stampscapes style with the building, trees and mountains overlapping and this just made a "muddy" mess. Use space. Use "open" stamps with space in the image. Most of the classic paintings I have seen do not have much or any overlap of elements. This proved to be a vital point in doing this technique. This technique does not work on matte paper. I have tried this on glossy cardstock, but watercolor paper works much better. Not only does the paper not buckle but the ink also moves more. Note I did not find that a water pen worked as well as an ordinary paint brush. The one thing I have failed to do so far is to first do an aging, watercolor wash to remove the stark white of my base cardstock (make sure the card is very dry before starting the next step).
The Siamese cat card is done only in black. I just stamped using black dye ink, then wet a small paint brush and moved the black ink from where it was stamped to the empty areas. You put water on the line and then pull it in the desired direction. This creates gray areas that can be lighter or darker as desired. I think this works best with freshly stamped ink. You can pick up more black ink from the stamp pad with a wet brush and brush it on the card. I did this to put a shadow under the cat. The one place I did not put water was on the cat's tail as I wanted the maximum hair texture.
The panda with
bamboo is more "artsy" than what I sent in for the panda
/ bamboo
Enjoy experimenting,
Variation 1 Here is my revamped
idea.
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Iridescent
Shadow Technique I learned this
at my local stamp store in Madison, WI - Stamping Jazzy Style. It
is called the "Iridescent Shadow Technique."
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4 different things: one is to pull out the nib, turn it around and put the dried end in the pen. The solvent in the ink can eventually "lube" it up again. Just don't forget to recap it! LOL! If you have some toluene (not likely) you can use a drop on the dried out tip, or try using a couple drops of "UN-DU". That will dissolve the gold ink that's fried out as well as fresh gold ink . When it evaporates, the tip should be fine. Just don't forget to recap it! LOL I find that UN-DU is great for removing metallic inks from table surfaces, rulers, and skin. I wrote to the company several years ago about this fact. I found out by using it to remove a Mrs. Grossman's sticker that I had used a gold marker on and it removed the ink!! It only dulls gold on regular cardstock, paper, and uncoated stickers (not a good look). The other thing I do, for regular markers like "Zig", is use a drop of "Perfect Ink Refresher (comes in a spray bottle for $5 by Ranger). I unscrew the sprayer and let a drop or 2 onto the nib, recap it and wait. If you can open the barrel, it's even better, and faster! Fran |
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Gift
box (by Cheryl McVeigh)
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Metallics Background
Materials:
How to:
My favorite color combination is purple, silver and blue; but truly, all of the combinations look great. Just don't use too many colors as they may get "muddy" on you. Hugs, Back to top
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Mystical
Pearl-Ex Spritz Paper
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Necessary Equipment
Optional Items
Instructions Napkins come
in 1, 2, or 3 ply (layers) You must separate the layers and use
just the top imprinted one (difficult sometimes to get apart - check
carefully - a craft knife is helpful in separating the layers) -
otherwise you will end up with nothing but an "unprinted"
napkin layer on your cardstock! I save the rest of the layers to
wipe off stamps, paint, etc. You use the parchment paper as a bottom
layer (on your work surface) because the Saran Wrap will not (should
not) stick to it, and can easily be released if you have some that
comes over the edges of the cardstock - and you will because it
is absolutely impossible to cut it just to size. Blessings,
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To scan 3-D objects and not have the image distorted by light seeping in at the sides, cover your artwork or the scanner lid with a shoebox lid, towel, or piece of black material.
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This is a great summer activity. Make lots so you'll have papers in winter with blossoms and seeds galore. These papers make beautiful card fronts, gifts, RAKs... Making paper using the following technique is inexpensive, quick and the results are worth the effort. I've used this procedure with children as young as 3 and adults as old as the hills and all ages in-between. Everyone feels successful and is pleased with the results. Directions to make Parchment/Seed/Inclusion Papers Materials
needed: Your kitchen counter or a picnic table on the patio/veranda are good venues for this 'experience'. Choose a workspace that is 2-3 times larger than the paper size you'll create. Procedure: If you add flower petals or scent, the fragrances will be delicate. Use a hair dryer
set on low-medium to dry the papers or let them air dry. Caution! To
avoid a conflagration (fire) do NOT use a heat tool to dry your
papers. These papers are biodegradable, so if you use flower seeds, the recipient can 'plant' the card and have flowers in the spring. Flower shapes punched from seed paper are charming. Should you have
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You will
need: Melted paraffin (wax, found in the baking section of most grocers). Melt in a bent can (so you have a pour spout) in a pan of water. The flash point of wax (when it catches fire) is higher than boiling water, so if you melt in a pan of water, the wax can't get above 212F (100C) and it can't catch fire. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP! Tissue paper any colors, glue stick, stamps, dye ink pads, small photographs (optional), tongs, newspapers for your working surface, warmed brownie pan Technique: Because the
paraffin is translucent, you will be able to see the artwork through
it. Suggestion: Another technique
that is so cool: On waxed paper, pat the ball of grated soap to 1/2 to 1 inch thick. Using hors d'oeuvres cutters (tiny cookie cutters), punch out the shapes. Reform the ball and flatten until you have punched shapes for all of the soap. Let the shapes sit for a few hours till the water evaporates. Stamp tiny images
on tissue paper with dye inks. When the soaps are dry, use a glue
stick to adhere the tissue paper to one side of the soaps. Dip the
soaps, just the tissue paper side, into the melted wax and set aside
to cool. Put them in a small basket in your guest bath for your
guests to use OR Wrap them in plastic wrap, add a bow, put them
into a small basket and they're ready to give as a gift. Back to top
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