Have been doing odds and ends this week and have several WIP on the go. I made a decision the other week that I needed to not just make 1 of each thing I try so that I could keep one thing as a reference. So here are three ATCs I made in a similar vein. Two are available for trade.
The background technique I used was demo'd by Sheena Douglas at AP. She used dark card and covered it with a layer of dilute PVA. She then painted on a single layer of acrylic paint in a lighter colour and heated with a heat gun and all these wonderful cracks appeared. Polished up quickly with a cloth it leaves a great surface for stamping on to. Now Sheena was using a specific brand - escapes me which one it was - so it may have a special composition, but I have tried just with the odds and ends of acrylics I have in my box. Not all of them have worked brilliantly, I do think you have to experiment with the thickness etc as well. This one worked very well:-
I also used one of my experimental pieces for the roof and door etc on this card. I was really pleased with this 'shabby' effect.
Hope to be back soon with more but am a bit like a butterfly this week, flitting from project to project and trying to catch up with some old stuff that I haven't finished yet. I also got my first of nesties so have been playing with my cuttlebug and making cards - piccies soon.
2 comments:
Hi Cindy
What a lovely result, I love this technique and did something very similar on a decorating course with some clay pots. I may try this, if I remember. I like to try something new.
Carol x
Love the idea of this technique, have seen many tut's using commercial stuff to get the cracked/aged appearance but never got around to buying any - so many things to try, LOL. BUT I have got lots of PVA and oodles of acrylic paints. Just got to try it, the results look stunning.
Promise to let you know the results!
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