Help it's the Spanish Inquisition
Christmas in June feels late to
me, I normally start prepping for Christmas around New Year’s Eve! When I first saw this image the first thing I
thought of was to print it as large as possible and decorate it as a cone angel
I used to make as a child. Then I calmed
down and thought about it and decided to go with a scrap page…the only minor
problem is I can’t seem to stop singing Angels from the realms of glory
now! Okay I’ll stop waffling now but I
have some questions later if You would be so kind as to point me in the right
direction please? This is to be entered in to Ike's Challenge
To make this page I used:
Gold Glitter
Iridescent Gold H2Os
Gold H2O’s
Silver and gold mirri card
Christmas cuttlebug embossing
folder
Mini tiny mini beads
Ribbon
I printed cut to size and glued
together in the weird shape my Christmas angel and tree photos, then matted
them on silver mirri card. I used the
cuttlebug embossing folder for the gold embossed mirri card bits and stuck them
on before gluing the matted photos on top.
I used a red ribbon to for the base of my title, “Angels from the realms
of glory” which I hand painted using H2O’s.
The angels were printed in passport size and cut out and decorated with
either iridescent gold H2O’s, beads and gold glitter.
Now for some horrible questions
sorry.
What kind of card can I use for
wax resist? I have some wax paper I wish
to emboss on and then iron over so it resists ink.
If a product is made by a
specific company e.g. in the case of wax paper papermania, they suggest using
the reverse of their make mirri card, I’ve tried a different make and it didn’t
work.
When painting something wooden
is it necessary to always use gesso?
Can I stamp directly onto
acrylic paint?
Thank you and sorry for the
Spanish inquisition.
Such a lovely page Sall and the little angels look gorgeous. You've got me singing that now !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along at IKEsWORLD CHALLENGES :-D
As for your questions;
I have never used waxed paper coz I can't get it here, so I am no use on that one !!
If I am painting on wood, I usually 'prime' it with any old white paint I got (I have Gesso now so would probably use that too). If you try and paint straight on, you sometimes find that some colours/paints will soak into the wood - depending on what wood you are using. MDF is a pretty smooth surface and doesn't soak much up, but anything is better with a primer coat first :-D
I would say yes you can stamp onto acrylic paint, but it would probably have to be with a pigment based ink rather than a water based one or else the ink will try and collect itself into little beads coz acrylic is waterproof.
Does that make sense ???
Hope that helps a bit and hopefully you will get some other advice from other crafting Peeps :-D
Huggies
IKE xxxx
What a lovely page - bravo!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the little angels!
Good luck!
Love your page and how you did Ike's Art Angel! So cool looking. I don't know most of the answers to your questions sorry. Thank you for joining us at IWC- Ike's World Challenges!
ReplyDeletePeace,
KristyLee
(IWC DT)
Love this, so very creative! :)
ReplyDeleteYour angels turned out just lovely. I love all that sparkly goodness that you added to them. Thanks for joining us this fortnight over at Ike's World Challenges. I hope you will consider coming back and playing with us again soon. It is always wonderful to see your projects!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm afraid the only question that I can answer is about painting on wood. Since wood is naturally porous if you don't prime it, the paint tends to soak in. Additionally you run the risk of acids leaking in from the wood yellowing the paint. Personally, after I've sanded I just use a sealer / primer that is specifically meant to be used with acrylic paints. I've never used gesso but I understand that can be just as effective. Sorry I can't help you out with the other questions.
Lisa D., IWC DT
Just beautiful Sall! With each creation you are more and more inventive. I love how you play and invent. I won't attempt to answer the above questions as my teamies are far more educated than I in these matters lol. hugz samara dt iwc
ReplyDeleteJust love seeing what you all have done with Ike's sweet little angel! Lots of work on the page and it turned out beautifully. Amazing detail on all the wings. Metal pieces are perfect for this page.
ReplyDeleteFor the wax paper resist the way I have done it you need glossy card stock.
Crinkle up wax paper.
Place it between two pieces of glossy card stock so that the glossy sides of each piece are facing the crinkled wax paper.
Iron. I do flip to the other side.
Wax paper can now be discarded.
Add ink to card stock with a blending tool or brayer.
Wipe excess ink with paper towel.
Use StazOn for stamped images over background.
Not sure about the last two. Hope this helped a little.
You have a wonderful entry for this round here at Ike's World Challenges!
Shoni, DT