PEARLIZED PAINT

This will be the last set of classes for 2015 and with Christmas fast approaching, I thought we'd do a background that was a little "festive" where we could use some Christmas images and tinsel that is small enough for these atc's (would also be good for cards too!).   The tinsel is generally available at places like Spotlight in Australia or even Riot Art (also in Australia) has some too!  It's easy enough to attach it using the Ranger Tiny Attacher, especially if you colour your staples with a coloured permanent marker beforehand (like a Sharpie) to make them blend in.  

Be warned, the first 3 are PG but the last couple are definitely MA (15+), especially the last one.  Sorry, couldn't help myself... actually I'm not sorry, I think it's funny, but smutty.  :-)

"Dear Santa"...

"Merry as I get"...

"Tinsel in a tangle"...

"Ho's"...

"Jingle my bells"...

BRUSHOS BACKGROUNDS

The girls in my classes have just been exposed to the wonderful product that is Brushos.  These are a highly pigmented powder that is sprinkled sparingly on watercolour card (or glossy!) and then spritzed with water to see the gorgeous colour bursts.  You can of course spritz with water first and then sprinkle them on, this gives a different effect.  Over the next book which starts in January 2016, we'll be visiting this product several times as there are multiple ways of playing with them.  This technique of just making Brusho Backgrounds is our first foray into the Brusho world.  

The most amazing thing about them is you can get multiple colours come to life from just one single colour as they are made up of multiple pigments to create the single colour.  If you sprinkle then spritz just one colour, you'll see other colours (some that you least expect) randomly appearing.  However, if you sprinkle some on a non-porous surface (like a piece of laminate or similar), then mix that with a wet paint brush, you'll get the single colour that is described on the bottle.  

A hint... don't open these bottles, simply push a skewer into the top so you can sprinkle like a salt shaker and then plug that one hole with a Pop Rivet.  Down the bottom is a picture of mine also showing how I've done a colour swatch and stuck it to the pot so you can see what you're working with.

"Simply a line"...

"Confused"...

"Mystical Qualities"...

"Essence"...

"Wanty"...

This is my box of Brushos and you can see the pop rivets in the top 

and the colour swatches on the lids.

Finally, the last atc from the previous class, Embossed Stencils.  Love my branch die!!!

"Nevermore"...

EMBOSSED STENCILS

The technique for this fortnight is a background technique that is once again using either JAC paper (double-sided sticky paper) or a Zyron machine (one that will cover either 2-1/2" or 5") to add sticky to our card stock to create a beautiful background using stencils and embossing powders.   It is best to use contrasting colours of embossing powders so the design of the stencil will stand out from the background embossing.  Place your chosen stencil down over a sticky background taking care not to touch the exposed sticky with your fingers,  Sprinkle your first colour of embossing powder over the whole card, (this is your background colour), carefully tap off the excess and remove the stencil.  Then sprinkle the second contrasting colour of embossing powder over and it should stick to the exposed sticky bits left that your stencil protected.  Tap off excess and heat!  A wonderful metallic background that once again, the computer does no justice to.

"Organic correspondence"... 

"Fright Night"... (this one has an

extra layer of clear utee over it)

"Aim for the moon"...

"Wicked intention"...