Given this month’s theme for The Virtual Crafting Challenge, is ‘Lacquers & Glazes’, I have decided to have a mad professor style play with some products and see what happens.
Experiment 1
What happens if you mix Perfect Pearls with various Golden mediums
Experiment 2
Create my own glitter glue.
I HATE glitter. Well I like the effects people get with it, but it gets me all OCD with clearing up. If you use glitter you have it around forever and a day. You find it on the table MONTHS after you have used it. I can cope with it when its mixed with glue, but don’t want to invest in lots of bottles of it, as I use it so little.
Create some Glazes
Test out Golden products as glazes, coloured and clear.
Results
OK I need to take pictures for next time (DOH) but in the mean time I tried some glazes with Perfect Pearls and was really pleased with the results. I have filmed a tutorial, which I will put on You Tube and on here when I’ve added narration . Haven’t tried the glitter experiments yet
It’s so much fun to experiment and see what you get. You learn so much and discover just how versatile products can be. Have a go, see what you can come up with and share your creative results on here.
Please forgive this less than informative post, I’ve hurt my back and can’t concentrate too well at the moment. I had intended to add pictures to this post, but time got away from me.
The theme for our Six By Four challenge for November 2009 is;
Winter
Feel free to interpret this in any way you choose. Here are few ideas to get you started
Wintery colour scheme, blues, greens purples,silvers. Any cool colours.
Images used; Wintery trees, seasonal holidays
Create a finished piece on the surface of your choice, the only limitation is the size 6 x 4″, any orientation is fine. You could do this as a journal page, a card, a small scrapbook page, or a painting, even a 6×4″ book, the choice is yours.
This month the theme for November 2009, for The Virtual Crafting Challenge is;
Lacquers & Glazes
Crystal Lacquers
Crystal Lacquer is sold by various companies. It can be used as a dimensional glue, or on top of images to create a 3D glass bead style of effect.
Mix with a dry mica product to enable you to use it on a wider selection of surfaces
Use on top of stamped coloured images to give a dimension to the finished image
Use coloured lacquers to colour stamped images
Use to create embellishments for your cards
Glazes
You can create clear or coloured glazes to change the tone or appearance of your original images
Use a sepia glaze to give a vintage style to your projects
Use clear glazes to add shine to colours or images
Mix colour with your glaze for a whole new look.
The idea behind this challenge is to encourage you to use long forgotten products from you cupboard, or to try new ways with them. Try a product for the first time and see if you like it. There is no pressure to create a finished piece at the end of the month, more to encourage you to experiment and play with your products.
If you have bought Grunge board and don’t know what to do with it, then keep watching. I bought some AGES ago and just left it in the cupboard, until I saw a demo by Sheena Douglass, painting on it and creating bracelets with it. Here is my video version of Grungeboard Bracelets using Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints.
This is part 5 of the tutorial, which shows how to assemble your bracelet.
Links
To help you source the products used in this tutorial, here are links to the manufacturers.
Here is a link to the Fluid Acrylic area of the Golden Site
Here is a link to the Ranger Website. Ink, Grungepaper.
It took me two months searching to find Golden’s Fluid Acrylic paint in the UK, so in a break from tradition I am linking to a specific store that stocks it in the UK.
Jackson’s Art Supplies. Click on the G on the index and Golden Fluid Acrylics are listed. I use the 1 oz bottles.
Once I’ve had more practice with this new tool, I’ll write a proper review. In the meantime I just wanted to show you my new favorite tool.
Ideal 1038 Guillotine
Because of RSI I find cutting book board painful to the point of not possible, as a result the only board I’ve been able to use is mount board. Mount board is ok..ish but not as sturdy as bookboard and much thinner of course. So the hunt for a tool that would help me began. At one stage I was considering a Louete board, but after more practise time with my knife I realised that I just couldn’t hold the knife securely enough and didn’t have the hand strength to press the knife or to hold the ruler still either. This discounted the Louete board.
Much coveting of the wonderful board shears that I’ve seen people use, but they are cost, size and weight prohibitive for the scale I work to. Having seen Peter Baumgartner use an Ideal machine on his tutorial video’s on You Tube, I contacted him and asked which machine he used and how he got on with it for cutting board. Peter said he used the Ideal 1038 and recommended it. Two other friends Sue Bleiweiss and Liesan, use this machine and said how great it was, so this inspired me to get hold of one.
They are a considered purchase, but for anyone with dexterity problems they are such a great help. The 1038 easily cuts book board, even though my own dexterity problems mean I can only cut a few pieces, the tool itself happily cuts the board and leaves a superb clean-cut on 2mm book board.
Links
Here are some links to sites relating to the Ideal machines
Office Rocker This is where I bought my machine from. If you want a similar spec machine but need A3 length, they recommend me to go for the Ideal 1071. Office Rocker/ guillotine section Here is the page where the you can find the guillotine.
If you have bought Grunge board and don’t know what to do with it, then keep watching. I bought some AGES ago and just left it in the cupboard, until I saw a demo by Sheena Douglass, painting on it and creating bracelets with it. Here is my video version of Grungeboard Bracelets using Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints. In Parts three and four I’ll show you how to add dimension to your bracelet using paint.
Missed the start? Here is a link to Parts One and Two from last week.
Links
To help you source the products used in this tutorial, here are links to the manufacturers.
Here is a link to the Golden website.
Here is a link to the Fluid Acrylic area of the Golden Site
Here is a link to the Ranger Website. Ink, Grungepaper.
It took me two months searching to find Golden’s Fluid Acrylic paint in the UK, so in a break from tradition I am linking to a specific store that stocks it in the UK.
Jackson’s Art Supplies. Click on the G on the index and Golden Fluid Acrylics are listed. I use the 1 oz bottles.
Spent some of today cutting board and paper for christmas present books. My improving back has regressed to grumbling again. OWWW! 2 days ago
The sun is shining today :) off to play with paint in the studio,wish me luck,its mad professor experiment time :) Have a great day everyone 4 days ago
I feel a creative day coming on, paint, ink and lots and lots of fun :) what will you be doing? Enjoy today :) 5 days ago
. Haven’t tried the glitter experiments yet 
