Hi Everyone
It’s snowing………… well sort of, it’s snowing with lots of new
MDF and greyboard products from That’s Crafty! which were launched on Hochanda
TV last Friday, you will still be able to see the shows on Hochanda catch up HERE. I got a chance to play with
the beautiful greyboard snowflakes and the MDF wreath.
Here’s What I Did:
The MDF
wreath pack includes 3 MDF wreaths which come as concentric circles, for my
snowflake wreath I have used the larger of the 3 wreath rings. I have used mostly the large greyboard
snowflakes but there are a couple from the small set. All of this piece has
been painted using That’s Crafty! Shimmer paints and Multi Surface paints.
I
started by painting the MDF wreath I haven’t gesso’d it first as the coverage
of these paints is fabulous. I just built up the layers of paint applying it
with a piece of washing up sponge which also adds texture to the paint due to
the coarseness of the sponge. I then tore up some bandages and dipped them into
some of the paint that I had diluted to change the colour to the ice blue. I
then dried off the bandages with a heat gun. I roughly applied the coloured
bandages to the painted wreath using That’s Crafty! glue which stuck it perfectly
and also dries clear. I then set about painting the snowflakes, again no gesso
was used and I sponged the paint directly onto the greyboard, I used the Ice Blue but while it was still wet I added the Dark Blue blending the colours
together. I didn’t mind if I didn’t get a perfect covering of paint I quite
liked the board coming through.
The
snowflakes were added to the wreath using a hot glue gun. I added sparkly gems
to the centre to finish them off.
I then
thought I wanted to add to the centre with a floating snowflake, using the
paint again I chose the largest snowflake which also comes in co-ordinating
smaller sizes so I built them up on each other for a large centre piece. In
order to allow it to float I added a piece of acetate to the back that totally
covered the hole. I glued it to the acetate using That’s Crafty! glue.
Last pieces to add were the greyboard words
which I painted White and the bottom half were sponged in the Ice Blue and then
glued into place onto the acetate. Final touch was a piece of painted bandage
as a hanging string.
What I Used:
That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF Wreath & Bauble Set (largest ring used)
That's Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces GreyBoard Sheets - Snowflake Set Large & Small
Acetate
Sheet
Hot
Glue Gun
Bandages
Sparkly
Gems from my stash
Hope you don’t mind it snowing in August?
Love
Amanda X
