BELIEVE STAMP & PRUNING

 

Hi! I have two projects to share today. First up, a card using one of the fabulous new stamps from Quietfire Design. Click HERE to see the full card.

I had some play time with my Gelli plate, after I'd pruned (cut down) a little mountain ash tree.

 

The leaves are a great design, and nice and flat for printing.

 

I had some prints that needed a little something, either a boost or toning down.

 

The leaves became so covered in paint, I flipped them over onto some prints, and used them like stamps.

 

This is a small sampling of what I made in about two hours. It can be such messy fun!

These sheets will become card backgrounds, journal pages, ATC's, etc.

I hope you're enjoying your day, and thank you for looking!

ACRYLIC LAYERS

The copper acrylic paint was still on my work table so I painted a layer of it onto the card stock. Once dry, I brushed on a layer of green acrylic paint. When completely dry, I ran it through the Big Shot in an embossing folder. I used the sanding block to take off green paint and in some areas it also took off the copper. I like the look. I stamped the sentiment with black stazon, then assembled the card. Using my stylus (the end of the paintbrush works too) I placed dots of copper paint on the flower centers.

Acrylic layering offers a lot of experimenting. Apply more layers of paint before embossing and sanding. Paint, emboss, sand, paint, change to a different embossing folder and emboss, then sand.

Here you can see the copper dots and the sentiment.

Just play and try different things.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

ACRYLIC UNDER ACETATE

With this technique, the acrylic paint is acting as a colorant and a glue. It's easy peasy- here's how.

Use Stazon ink to stamp your image onto the acetate.

Brush a generous layer of acrylic paint onto the back of the acetate or onto the card stock you'll be placing the acetate on. You are using the paint to stick the acetate and card stock together. Put the two pieces together and set aside to dry. When dry, you can trim it, mat it and use it.

*Do not try to speed the process by using a heat tool from the paper side, although if you do and it warps, put it in an embossing folder and run it through your machine. ;)

Just play and have fun!