METALLIC PAINT SCRAPE

Our ATC class technique for this fortnight is a background technique that can be treated in a couple of different ways to create a different finished effect.   I used Plaid Folkart Metallic Paints scraped on with a credit card to plain card stock to begin with.  It dries very quickly as you're only applying a thin layer of paint.  Now comes the decision as to what to do.... you can either stamp straight onto the dry painted background using either Ranger Archival Ink or Black Stazon Ink to get the stamped finish or you can skip the stamping and emboss the background so you can add an image to the background instead of the stamping.  Now there is a further step in here that you won't be able to see on the computer screen, but when the girls come to my class, they'll see the difference!  

 

If you have chosen to stamp your images, after the stamping has dried (mere seconds), cover the entire surface with clear embossing ink and then clear embossing powder, melt the clear embossing powder and you'll have a very smooth, glass-like finish.  To do the embossed style - "Choose Wisely" (through an embossing machine with an embossing folder), after the paint has dried simply do the clear embossing steps then when it has cooled, run it through the embossing folder.  This makes a very shiny glass-like surface with the added texture of the embossing folder. 

 

Now to further confuse the issue, I also did a little embossing with some coloured embossing powder.  After the clear embossing has dried, re-heat a little section where you want the coloured embossing powder to go, then tip on a little coloured embossing powder (I used copper in this first one below, "exact change").  Make sure you have some clear embossing ink on your chosen embellishment stamp and then re-heat the coloured embossing and when it's melted, quickly press your stamp into the melted embossing powder, allow to cool and lift off your stamp and you should have a nice impression of the stamped image.  Of course, this only works with the red rubber stamps, don't go using your clear polymer stamps, I couldn't guarantee they won't be affected by the high heat of the melted embossing powder!!! 

 

"Exact Change"...

 

"Not a thing"...

 

"Journey"...

"Visage"...

 

"Choose wisely"...

 

"Mesmerize"...

 

 

Finally, here are the remaining samples of the previous technique, Bubble Wrap Stamp.

 

"Perfection"...

 

"Irresistible"...

 

"Vulgarity"...

BUBBLE WRAP STAMPING

The technique this fortnight is a way to add further interest and texture to some background papers that you may already have and you think they just need a little something more.  Bubble wrap gives a great distressed type of printing or stamping as it's not as precise as using a specific bubble wrap stamp.  Some of the bubbles may have been popped or your bubble wrap might not be as puffy as other pieces and it also comes in different sizes of bubbles!  

 

To create this effect, I used an empty cardboard toilet roll, or alternatively you can cut an empty cardboard paper towel roll in half so you can get two, then attach the bubble wrap around the roll using double sided tape and apply paint sparingly and roll and roll along your background.  It's as quick and easy as that!   I used Distress Paint on mine but you can also use Gesso or ordinary acrylic paint applied with a paint brush.  I used a separate bubble wrap roll that I made to use exclusively with clear embossing ink,  applied the embossing ink sparingly once again, rolled that along the background and tipped on embossing powder, shook off the excess and heated.  You can of course do the paint step first, dry it and then do the embossing step to get a different look.

 

"Right decision"... (Seedless Preserve Distress Paint and a turquoise

embossing powder)

 

"Pain passes"... (Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint dried first, then Fired Brick

Distress Paint coated in clear embossing powder)

 

"Own wings"... (Picket Fence - white - Distress Paint dried then

clear embossing ink and silver embossing powder)

 

Here are a couple of backgrounds to show the random effect of the bubble wrap.

 

Below are the remaining samples from the last class, Distress Emboss Resist.  I thought I'd show you what the backgrounds look like with just the crayon resist before adding anything further to it.... love these backgrounds!  Almost too good to do anything else to them!

 

"Ecstasy"...

 

Samples...

 

Samples