"blessings"A comment was made on my flickr site (link is to the right) that this looked as if I'd used a wax technique! Actually, I have YET to use the beeswax purchased a year ago. Here's how I achieved that effect.
Technique Described:
Begin with your favorite ATC "blank." I typically use an old playing card measuring 3.5" x 2.5." Careful since all cards do not have the same dimensions.
- add a layer of white gesso, dried
- orange distress ink, direct-to-paper
- using one of the many lovely intage images from art-e-zine I made a gel medium transfer. I decided to use the POSITIVE since the negative didn't leave enough of an image to be recognizable. Cut out and attached to the card with gel medium.
- turquoise acrylic ink applied with my fingertip
- turquoise acrylic ink applied with my fingertip
- layered some distressed-looking numbers
- added a halo by painting gesso on the bottom of a bottle of glue and stamping it
- finished with my favorite final effect, GLAZE!
Now go and be creative!
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11 comments:
Love reading how you created this and I must say when I first saw it I also thought there was beeswaz used. This atc is fabulous!
p.s. hope you got my email okay. Have a great weekend...it's almost here :o)
It really does look like you used beeswax! Thanks for explaining the process. It's a lovely card! Thank you for the sweet comments on my blog. xo
Love the gesso, it's so fun, right? I have yet to use beeswax and really have no inclination, so how cool to have such a pretty "faux" piece. Hugs!
Thank you ladies! And so great to hear from you, Aimes!
I love reading about HOW something was created so I try to do the same when I think it might be of interest. A faverite blog for tutorials is kelsey o'mullane's:
http://ko-ok.blogspot.com/
Check out 8/18 "Canvas Instructions!"
Vicki,
I love your Distress Technique ATC-it's awesome!! Thanks for sharing it. I love your blog too!
Tami
You do that It looks like so easy that I have to try. Thanks for the steps
oooo this is awsome.. your art is wonderfull!
cool, thats for the tutorial.. have you any more ideads for palying cards (without covering the whole card with gesso??) love gesso but like to leave a part of a playing card not gessoed.. is that possible?
You are a rare breed: creative and generous with your heart, time, and clear instructions. I am hooked!
You are a rare breed: creative and generous with your heart, time, and clear instructions. I am hooked!
Go the Gesso - You Go Girl, fabulous :))
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