Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Faux Hammered Metal Background

The technique for this fortnight is Faux Hammered Metal.  It gives a realistic metal look to black cardstock using clear utee and metallic paints.  It's all in how long you heat the utee for.  Generally utee is heated to the point of a glass-like finish.   Removing the heat before that point gives a more bumpy, textured look which is what's required for this technique.
 
"Mesmerize"...
 
 
 
"Dramatic"...
 
 
 
"Pure"...
 


"Nurture"...
 

 
 
These atc's below are from the previous class, Permanent Marker Wash.
 
"no accounting for taste"...
 
 
 
"Impression"...
(the girls say "thanks Gail for the little mirrors!")
 

 
"washed by tears"...
 

 
 
"psychedelic hallucination"...
 
 
 
My favourite is "Mesmerize"... what's yours?   More to follow.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Permanent Marker Wash

I've used and loved my Sharpie and Bic Mark-it Pens for years now.   Before the Distress Stains came out I used to use them for eding around my pictures in a co-ordinating colour and also to colour in shrink plastic and blending it with rubbing alcohol to get a similar look to alcohol inks....  Now I've found another way to use them to create gorgeous backgrounds on gloss card.   So very quick and easy but like a lot of techniques, you never know what you'll end up with and if you try to recreate something you really like.... well, good luck with that!!!    So here are four samples from my upcoming Permanent Marker Wash class.
 
"Simplify life"...
 
 
 
"Silence"...
 
 
 
"Disguise"...
 
 
 
"Dream"...
 


 
These ones below are from the previous class, Goosebumps Texture.  Love this new "Weed" stamp I got...no, it's not flowers, they're weeds.  I don't DO flowers remember!   lol
 
"Fragile"...


 
"Discover"...
 

 
"Solitude"...
 
 
 
More to follow.....