Hi
there, I hope you managed to catch the earlier of the That’s Crafty! shows on
Hochanda today but if you didn’t, fear not as Neil is on again at 2pm and there
are some amazing new goodies on the shows which produced squeals from most of
the Design Team when we saw them. I’m really delighted to be able to share one
of my creations with you today, featuring one of the stunning new surfaces, the
GiganTAG.
Ingredients:
That’s Crafty! Surfaces – MDF GiganTAG - measuring 19x38 cm!
That’s Crafty! Shimmer Paints – Blue, Pink and Purple
That’s Crafty! Texture Stamp Set 2 – for the crackle image
That’s
Crafty! Stencils – 8x8 Alphabet Stencil, Word Series Dream and Create
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paints – Cobalt Teal, Primary Cyan, Carbon Black
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints – Lilac, Lavender, China
Recipe:
I
first gave the tag a coat of gesso to make a base for the following layers of
paint. I then brushed on the PaperArtsy paints in sort of rough diagonal
stripes, ensuring that there were some darker streaks on top.
I
then sponged on the 3 shades of shimmer paints, which don’t show up in their
full glory in my pics, but, believe me, the shimmer is amazing! I followed this
with stamping on the crackle image from the texture stamp set with the
Brilliance ink for even more shimmer.
The
next step was to decide on the placement of the feathers, which I added is a
sweeping shape across the tag. Having decided on the placement, the fun part
begins – painting the feathers! I added flowing brush strokes of the blue and
mauve DecoArt paints to each of the feathers. When the paint was dry, I added
strokes of black paint. When everything was completely dry, I used the white
paint pen to make a dot pattern on top of the black.
I
then made the text for my tag using the various stencils to make up the first
part, applying the primary cyan paint to the mixed media paper to form the
letters. I outlined them with the black Sharpie pen and added white dots to tie
them in with the feathers. I cut them all out leaving a small border which I
then painted lilac to pull everything together.
I
glued everything in place with silicone glue, which I find is the strongest to
ensure that nothing drops off!
Have
a great day and a lovely weekend.
Fliss x
