ANGELINA FILM REVISITED

I have previously done a class using Angelina Film (also called Fusible Film) but as I have quite a few newer girls who have never used it before and the previous class was several years ago, I thought I'd revisit it again.  Some of them already have the film but have never used it so I will be showing them several ways to use their Angelina.

 

The first atc is made by using the Angelina as the background on black cardstock and run through a machine with an embossing folder, then heated to create the various colours and burn marks.

"Vivacious"...

 

For this next one I have attached the Angelina to a chipboard shape and then coated it several times with clear utee, making it look like a shiny dichroic glass embellishment.  It looks like opal!

"Captivating"...

 

If you can tear your eyes away from the vision through the window... the window is made by attaching Angelina to a frame, embossing it with an embossing folder through a machine and then applying heat to make the Angelina change colour but also burn away in sections on the window.

"Seduction"...

 

This embellishment piece with Angelina was made by covering a piece of black cardstock with Angelina (I use pva craft glue to attach the Angelina), allow to dry then run through a Cuttlebug

 die-cut to make the embellishment.

"Conjurer"...

 

This is the same technique as above with a different shaped piece... it's actually the waste of the above piece!  Did you notice that?

"North South"...

 

 

These 3 atc's below are the remaining ones from the previous class, Glue Embossing.  All the girls who took this class did an amazing job of their pieces.  It's a really easy but very effective technique!

 

"Trashy"...

 

"Technicolour Season"...

 

"Truth or Conspiracy"...

 

 

Hope to have some more Angelina samples to show next time.

GLUE EMBOSSING

The technique this fortnight once again uses our trusty glue gun with clear glue only this time.  It's simply a matter of drawing your design onto watercolour paper with your glue gun, allowing it to dry, re-heating with a heat gun (taking care not to ruin your design!) and while still hot, dump your embossing powder on.  Tap off the excess embossing powder and heat again to melt the embossing powder.  Let it cool, spritz the card with water and apply Twinkling H2O's onto the wet card so the colours blend together and voila, a cool and dimensional background that you can add pictures to or if your design can stand alone, a little embellishment and some words and you can call it done!

 

Of course the computer screen doesn't show how dimensional this glue is nor how wonderfully shimmery the Twinkling H2O's are.... you'll just have to try this technique out for yourself and see.

 

"Trapped"...

 

 "Despair"...

 

"Royale"... (thanks for the crowns Amie!)

 

"Essence"...

 

"Ascend"...

 

 

More to come....

BUBBLE BACKGROUND

Making bubble backgrounds is another of those techniques that's been around for quite a while and is a favourite of art classes taught to children in schools.  What could be more fun than blowing bubbles and watching them pop and explode into colour onto paper!  It also makes a wonderful background for atc's and cards.  I read up on all the different ways this was done, experimented myself and found that dishwashing liquid in some water and Ranger Distress Re-inkers suited my purposes for this technique, along with a straw of course!   You can use a watered down thick paint and I had even tried using Glimmer Mists but found that the amount of colour you need to use was too much.... hence the re-inkers being the best for my taste.  I've only done one sample atc because I wanted to show how fantastic the background looks before you put the images etc all over it.  These pics are a bit brighter here than they are in real life, more subtle colouring is what you can expect.

 

 

Sample bubble backgrounds...

"A little bird"...

 

Sample bubble backgrounds...

 

Sample bubble backgrounds with two colours used...

 

More atc's will follow when I have made them on these backgrounds.

GLUE CRACKLE BACKGROUND

Crackle techniques are one of those techniques that you either love and have complete success with or absolutely hate, because you can't get anything to work.  I must admit it's easier now with the fool-proof Ranger Rock Candy Crackle but this technique is a totally different look to that.  Rather than me explain, just Google "glue crackle technique" and you'll see loads of examples and instructions how to do this easy but effective technique. 

 

Below I have used a range of different colour combinations with the cardstock either in black or white, or coloured cardstock (I simply inked mine up with Distress Ink Pads in my chosen colour).  The type of paint you use does seem to have a bearing on it.  I couldn't get the Jo Sonja to work for me but found the Ranger Distress Paints worked wonderfully well as did some of the other ordinary, cheap acrylic paints.  Not sure if it's because the Jo Sonja has that chalk in it to make it matte or if it's simply too thick but whatever, have a play and you could try watering down your acrylic paint if it seems too thick.  The one trick though that I must mention is to lay on your top layer of paint in long, even strokes, not going back over where you've already been and do this step while the glue is still tacky, not dry.  Otherwise it won't crack!

 

"A dirty book"...

 

"Kinky"... (this one also has a Washi Tape feather from the previous class)

 

"What you think"...

 

"Modesty"...

 

"Rhinestone"...

 

More samples to come......

WASHI TAPE

Washi Tape is probably something that most people who have been doing any type of papercraft, would have come across over the last couple of years.  There are loads of "how-to's" on places like Pinterest and I have compiled a few ways to utilise this strong and versatile tape on my atc's.   I don't have that many purchased Washi Tapes, just the basics like gold, silver, some text ones and a few others.  However, that doesn't stop me from making my own!  I purchased some tape from the Pharmacy called Micro-pore Tape, it's used to tape down gauze bandages, has the same consistency as Washi Tape and comes in several thicknesses.  I colour mine with Distress Stains and Watercolour markers as I find the Distress Ink Pads don't really give enough colour to the tape.  The Micro-pore is also quite transparent when dry so you can still see some of the underneath card which is a similar effect of most of the purchased Washi Tapes.  I use Black Archival Ink (or Stazon) to stamp my designs.  Below are my samples for this class.

 

"Art is not a thing"... (Washi tape has

been made into a feather

using wire and beads)

 

"Focus"... Washi Tape is underneath the

word as well as the four

corners of the image.

 

"Besot"... (Washi Tape has been adhered

over a piece of string then

cut into a banner shape)

 

"Nature Concentrated"... (Washi Tape is

placed around all four

sides of the image)

 

"Once is enough"... (Washi Tape in silver is

placed underneath the wording)

 

"Side effects"... (Washi Tape has been

stamped with HOT and then

attached over 2 sides of image)

 

"Nothing in it"... (Washi Tape is used underneath

the wording as a contrast as well as the 3 fine

strips up the top and also covers the square

brad in the bottom left corner)

 

 

The above image "Nothing in it" is also from the previous class "Tissue Paper Stamping" and below are the last few samples from that particular class.

 

"Clue Deficit Disorder"...

 

"Cheap, Fast & Easy"...



 



TISSUE PAPER STAMPING

The class this fortnight is called Tissue Paper Stamping and it's a way to create a perfectly stamped image on a very textured, pre-coloured background.  I used these Stampotique stamps as they really need to be stamped onto a smooth surface to get all the detail in them but by using tissue paper to stamp onto first, then tearing out the image and gluing it down to your textured background, they show up as if they were stamped on smooth card stock.   I have then coloured them using watercolour crayons and an aqua brush and a little Twinkling H2O's as well.  The backgrounds for this class is made using gesso on plain card stock and the texture is created by using a palette knife to make marks into the gesso after it has been applied.   I used the Ranger Distress Paints to colour the gesso... I must admit I wasn't going to get sucked into the whole "I have to have the whole range of Distress Paints" thing, but after buying a few of them that idea flew right out that window and over the horizon!  Love them!!!

 

 "Medicated"...

"Make-up"...

 

"Take a number"...

 

I'll have more Tissue Paper Stamping atc's when I next update my blog. 

Finally, here is an atc from my previous Splatter Brush Background technique.

 

"Iced vodka latte"...

 

Splatter Brush Background

The technique this fortnight makes use of the Noodle Brush we used a little while ago in another class but this time we'll be using it to apply gesso as a base on watercolour paper.  Distress Stains are then applied over the top of the dried gesso brush marks with the gesso making a resist so the Distress Stains don't soak into the watercolour paper.  You can also add more colour after the Stains have dried by applying the Stains colour directly with the Noodle Brush.  The Noodle Brush is also known as a Silicon Pastry Brush and as the "noodles" are quite separate, you get good definition of the marks as opposed to how it would look if you just brushed on gesso or stains with a paint brush.  I tried this with several types of paints as well and found them all a bit too thick whereas the Stains being more liquid, it was easier for the noodles to stay separate than clump together.  Some samples follow with the colours of Distress Stains in brackets.

 

"Family Skeleton"... (Seedless Preserve, Broken China & Salty Ocean)



 

"Sleep"... (Dusty Concord and Gathered Twigs. 

That shimmery bit of goodness down the left

hand side is Angelina Film that has been heated

and attached with double-sided tape!)

 

"Luminosity"... (Evergreen Bough, Chipped Sapphire & Barn Door)

 

"Forbidden"... (Tumbled Glass, Rusty Hinge & Wild Honey)

 

"Go for Baroque"... (Picked Raspberry, Scattered Straw, Black Soot & Rusty Hinge)

 

Finally, these are the last few samples from the previous class - Marble Rolling.  Loved how easy this class was and how quick you can make loads of different backgrounds for your stash!

 

"Do Nothing"...

 

"Spellbound"...

 

"Studly"...

"Temptation"... (this one also incorporates

a black glue border from the

previous Glue Embellishment class)