That's Crafty!: That's Crafty! Surfaces Set of Acrylic Shapes

Hi Everyone! It's Alison here today, with a mini acrylic book project. There's a sneak peek inside, of a new That's Crafty! stamp set from Lynne Moncrieff that has its debut on Hochanda TV this Friday.

Ingredients...

That's Crafty! Surfaces Set of Acrylic Shapes

Carabelle Studio Stamp Sets - Mini Textures & The Earth Has Music by Birgit Koopsen

'New' That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set - Lynne Moncrieff's Affirmations Set 2 (Released Fri)

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint - Mermaid, Guacamole, Rose, Snowflake

Stazon Stamp Pad - Jet Black

Watercolour Cardstock

Glossy Accents

Pink Organza Ribbon

Heat Gun, Ink Blending Foam

Instructions...

1. I selected two of the 2 inch square acrylic shapes from the pack, then peeled off the protective film from one side of each piece. Using Fresco Finish paints, I stamped some images from Birgit's stamp sets. I also stamped a little frame around the edges, this time using Jet Black Stazon. Once everything was dry, I painted over the top with a couple of coats of Snowflake Fresco.

2. Once the Snowflake Fresco was dry, I turned the acrylic shapes over, peeled off the protective films, then stamped the quote from The Earth Has Music with black Stazon. I stamped some sprigs with guacamole and mermaid Fresco, and also with black Stazon. I then sponged the edges of the acrylic shapes with the black Stazon.

3. To make the pages of my book, I took a piece of watercolour cardstock, 1.5 x 6 inches, then folded at 1.5 inch intervals. I added some colour and stamping with Fresco Paints, black Stazon and Birgit's stamps, finishing off with one of Lynne Moncrieff's lovely new quotes.

4. To finish, I used Glossy Accents to glue the pages to the acrylic covers, trapping lengths of pink organza ribbon in between. You can get a lovely curly effect by heating organza ribbon with a heat gun.

I love making mini books, and I hope I've inspired you today!

Don't forget to watch the talented Neil Burley, demonstrating for That's Crafty! on Hochanda TV this Friday. Shows are at 7am and 11am.

Alison x

Hello everyone! It's Alison here today, with the final set of pages that I made for Hochanda recently. I've used all of the new That's Crafty! Word Series stencils on this page. I adore those big words, and the fact that the stencils have patterns and fancy edges on them too. So useful!

Here's what I used...

That's Crafty! Surfaces White/Greyboard Journal Set (A4 & 3x5 ins)

That's Crafty! Word Series Stencils - Love, Art, Create, Dream

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil - Numbers

That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set - Motivational Words - Set 1

That's Crafty! Surfaces Set of Acrylic Shapes

DecoArt Media White Tinting Base

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paint - Cobalt Teal Hue, Magenta, Carbon Black

Ranger Archival Stamp Pad - Jet Black

Paintbrush, Stencil Brush, Heat Gun, Ink Blending Foam

Glossy Accents

Journaling Pens - Black, White

Bubble Wrap

Here's what I did...

1. I first added some colour to the pages with the Cobalt Teal Hue and Magenta paints, softening and blending the colours with the white tinting base. The white tinting base also makes the fluid acrylics opaque, so there is no need for a base of gesso.

2. Next I started stencilling tone on tone, using the same colour paints, with the patterns from the Word Series stencils. I also added some texture by painting a piece of bubble wrap with the Magenta, and pressing it onto the pages here and there.

3. Using Carbon Black paint, I stencilled 'Love Art' on the A4 page, and added borders of the hearts from the 'Art' stencil on both pages. I stencilled the number 1 from the Dinky Numbers above the words on the A4 page, then shifted it to the right slightly to turn the '1' into a letter 'I'. I also stamped the phrase from Motivational Words Set 1 onto the small journal page, using black Archival ink.

4. Using the black and white journalling pens, I outlined the stencilled words and patterns, adding dots and doodles too.

5. Using the comb edge of the Love stencil, I dipped it into some white tinting base to make some white marks on the A4 page, then into the black paint to make a few black marks, scraping it across and down, and dotting it in places too.

6. The acrylic shapes are great for adding a funky accent to your pages. I took three of the circles, painted one side with Cobalt Teal Hue, and used Carbon Black paint to stencil the bubbles from the Dream word stencil on the other side. I then used Glossy Accents to adhere them to the page, stencilled side up.

7. Finally, I used ink blending foam to edge both pages with black paint, then attached them together with book rings.

Have fun getting arty today!

Alison x

That’s Crafty! Surfaces A4 Journal Page

That’s Crafty! Word Series Stencils – Create, Art, Love, Live and Dream

That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Sets – Inspirational Quotes Set 2 and Fleur

Dylusions Paints - Bubblegum Pink, Squeezed Orange, Lemon Zest, Black Marble and White Linen

Gesso

Archival Ink - Sienna, Jet Black and Watering Can

Versamark Ink

Black Embossing Powder

That's Crafty! Surfaces Set of Acrylic Shapes (Acrylic Circles)

Glossy Accents

DecoArt Crackle Glaze

This is the cover I made with my A4 That’s Crafty! Journal. The inside pages are mainly flower based so I wanted something that contrasted with that.

First of all I gave my page a coat of gesso.

Next I stencilled all of the Word Series stencils over the page using Archival Sienna ink.

Next I stamped the fern from the Fleur set in Watering can randomly.

I dotted spots of the pink, lemon and orange paints around my page and blended with a baby wipe keeping areas of distinct colour and areas of blended colour.

Next I used the patterned parts of the Word series Stencils with orange, pink and white paint.

I used the black paint though the Create Stencil and underneath stamped the phrase from the Inspirational Stamp set in Versamark and embossed in black embossing powder.

I tool 3 small circles from the acrylic shapes pack and smeared Glossy Accents on them and stuck them to some text paper. When dry I cut around the text paper and stuck them to my page again with Glossy Accents.

As final touches I ran some black paint around the edge and added areas of crackle glaze for texture.

Moira

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