That's Crafty!: DecoArt Paints

Hi everyone,

Donna here today and I’m really excited to announce That’s Crafty! are the exclusive UK stockist of some fab stamps from one of my absolute favourite stamp companies: Rubber Dance. So of course I had to use some on my card to celebrate ;)

What to do:

Take a sheet of Strathmore Mixed media paper and start to brayer on a selection of Fresco paints, try to stick to quite a light colour palette as you’ll be adding darker colours later. Dry thoroughly with a heat gun.

Now start to build up the background by using some Rubber Dance stamps and a Kaisercraft stamp, use black Archival ink.

Splatter with some white Fresco paint over the entire background, set aside to dry.

Now for the rectangles…bet you cant guess what they are made from can you??! They are actually a cut up cardboard toilet roll! It was left over from a mega Gelli printing session where I used some on a roller to attach some drywall tape to. After I’d finished I thought they looked really good and I knew I could use them for something in the future…..don’t we all do that! Cut into three rectangles and adhere to the background randomly (I used DecoArt paints on the toilet roll from the original Gelli print session)

Stamp the yummy flower (my favourite) onto a piece of Strathmore Mixed media paper, colour with Distress markers, fussy cut out and adhere to the front. Do minimal colouring on it, as you want it to stand out from the background.

Finishing touch is to add a sentiment (this is from my stash) but there are some new wonderful quote stamps in the shop you could use too

Mount onto white cardstock and there you have it, a card made using some gorgeous Rubber Dance stamps ;)

Supplies Used:

Rubber Dance Stamps

Kaisercraft Stamps

That’s Crafty! Clear Stamp Sets

PaperArtsy Fresco Paints

DecoArt Paints

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

Distress Markers

Black Archival Ink

White Cardstock

Adhesive

Gelli Plate

Brayer

Hope you like it

Donna x

Items used:

Mini Canvas

Gesso

DecoArt Paints ~ Turquoise Waters and White Birch

Carabelle Studio Stamp ~ Mini Heart

Carabelle Studio Text Stamp

Crafters Workshop Mini Circle Stencil

Texture Paste

Black Archival Ink

Red Watercolour Pencil

Tim Holtz Stickers ~ Small Talk

White Tissue Paper

Gel Medium

3d Foam

White Card

Lindys Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist

· Firstly, I gessoed the canvas, it dries very quickly.

· I used the texture paste and the stencil to add some texture around the edges of the canvas as well as the sides. Leave to dry.

· Meanwhile, stamp the heart onto some tissue paper using the black Archival ink. Set aside to dry. Also, stamp the heart onto the white card.

· Using the paints, paint over the canvas, including the edges.

· Dry using a heat tool.

· Stamp a tiny bit of text around the edges using the text stamp and Archival ink.

· Tear your image out of the tissue paper, a good tip for this is to use a paint brush with water and draw around the image. It makes it easier to tear the tissue and has a more organic feel to the tissue rather than cutting it out using scissors.

· Use the gel medium to adhere into place on the canvas. Dry with a heart tool.

· Colour your card heart in red and cut out.

· Edge the canvas with your black Archival ink.

· Use 3d foam to adhere the heart onto the canvas to create some depth.

· Splash some of the Moonshadow mist onto the canvas using the nozzle pipe. Dry.

· Add the word sticker…. probably best to use some glue for this.

· Finally, edge around the canvas with your black Archival.

Mandy

Hi everyone,

Donna here today with a lovely, happy cat for you…..no really she is!

What To Do:

The background is from a Gelli print made with DecoArt paints and a Crafter's Workshop stencil. Simply splodge paint on the Gelli plate, place the stencil on the plate, then apply your piece of paper to pull the print.

For the cat (Katzelkraft), hat and wings (Carabelle), stamp on another piece of Gelli printed paper with black Archival ink. The background of these Gelli prints were obtained from pressing some bubble wrap onto the wet paint.

Next take a Crafters Companion word stamp and stamp onto black card using white Brilliance ink, trim to size and adhere everything onto your background.

For a finishing touch, select one of the Tim Holtz sticker sentiments and apply a little pink glittery sticker to the cat’s nose…enough to make anyone happy!!

Supplies Used:

Katzelkraft Stamps - Les Chats Russes

Carabelle Studio Stamps - Le Coeur et L'oiseau by Zorrotte

Crafters Companion Texture Stamps

Black Archival Ink

White Brilliance Dew Drop Ink- Moonlight White

Gelli Plate 6x6

DecoArt Paints

Crafters Workshop Stencil- Mini Ring Doily

Black Card

White Card

Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker Book

Hope you like it

Donna x

Hi everyone,

Donna here today with a Gelli print background card…..about time to make use of them!

What To Do:

Take various colours of DecoArt paints, apply to the 6x6 Gelli Plate.

Take a round, small bottle top and randomly impress into the paint to get the circles you see here.

Using the ‘inner part’ of the Crafters Workshop stencil as a mask, place on Gelli Plate, apply paper and press down firmly to get the print.

Leave print to dry naturally then take Dina’s scribbly writing stamp, apply twice within the masked image, stamping over the stencil without the mask part of course.

Next, stamp using a couple of the Crafters Companion Texture stamps including the word ‘calm’ on the centre of the image.

There you have a colourful card and a use for all the mass of Gelli prints we all have!!