Abstract Acetate

The technique that I'm showing the girls this fortnight is a Tim Holtz classic! Well, maybe not a classic as it hasn't been around as long as his other classic....smoosh, but a good background technique nonetheless! Whereas he does this on gloss card stock, I did it on acetate and much prefer the brighter background when you place the acetate against white cardstock to really make the colour pop! Good ol' alcohol inks....always perfect!

"Self expression"...

"Live life"...

"Twilight"...

"Frolic"...

"Flagrant"...

I also made a card using the gloss card and will post that next time I'm on here. Hope the girls like this technique!

Salted Sprays

I have several types of sprays but the ones I reach for most are the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists. I love the colour combinations that you can get by layering a couple of colours or just spraying them next to each other or randomly on a page. For this technique I'll be using gloss card stock, Glimmer Mists and Rock Salt or Sea Salt. By using the large chunks of salt while the spray is still wet, it soaks up some of the spray and when it's all dry and you shake off the excess salt, you end up with a beautifully distressed and textured background. As a bonus, the salt also soaks up the colours of the ink so you can also use that to stick it down (using gel medium) either on the card you're making or keep it for another project that the colouring will suit. Samples...

"Illusion"...

"Cinematic"...

"Afterworld"...

"Princess"...

The samples below are the final ones from the last technique, Beeswax.

"Dire Warning"...

"Double soy"...

"Be fruitful"... (love this quote!)

Finally, one from the Burnt Distress Stain class from a month ago. It's a bit of a risque image though you can't actually see anything. The colour of the picture worked really well with the background. Well....that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

"Kinky"...

Beeswax

The last time I did beeswax was several years ago and it's surprising how many people haven't tried it yet but definitely want to give it a go! The classroom always smells so wonderful during a beeswax class as I use the proper beeswax rather than the sanitised bleached version that some of the stamp companies sell. So it has it's natural colour and smell...yum! I add colour by using cheap, kids crayons. I also like to use my little Clover Mini Iron but you can also use the Suze Weinberg Mini Iron and even those little craft irons (as long as it doesn't have holes in the base).

"Wings"...

"Sometimes I Pee"...

"Life is Change"...

More beeswax atc's will follow as I do the next 3 classes. The following ones are from the previous class - Burnt Distress Stains.

"Fracture"...

"Dirty"... (this quote is from one of my two more "risque" quote sheets, love the pic...mmmmm)

"Delicate"...