Comments on: Weathered Wood Box http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/weathered-wood-box/ It's All about the Journey; Handbound books, Rubber Stamping, Paper Crafting and Tutorials. Where will your crafting journey take you? Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: billiescraftroom http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/weathered-wood-box/#comment-7725 Tue, 08 May 2012 21:04:58 +0000 http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/?p=10153#comment-7725 Yes boss :) Good advice :) WAY more fun than playing by the rules.

]]> By: gardenpinks http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/weathered-wood-box/#comment-7721 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:38:17 +0000 http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/?p=10153#comment-7721 Continue being a rebel then :)

]]> By: billiescraftroom http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/weathered-wood-box/#comment-7711 Mon, 07 May 2012 21:16:32 +0000 http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/?p=10153#comment-7711 DH has gotten used to me now, cooing over textures. He was looking at trains, I was enjoying the textures on the fence and later the ageing leather suitcases on the platform :) To each their own as they say. :)

Turns out, I don’t use a brush very often in my mixed media painting :) I’m such a rebel in my old age hehe.

]]> By: gardenpinks http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/weathered-wood-box/#comment-7709 Mon, 07 May 2012 19:34:40 +0000 http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/?p=10153#comment-7709 What a super photo Billie, you could use that photo of the weathered wood to create some lovely background papers…overstamped with a script stamp they would look great. Just love the texture and the lichens on it too are fab.
Love the effect you have recreated and shall be looking forward to that video.
I found that due to the ‘tooth’ of gesso acrylic paint doesn’t flow so well and achieving a bushmark free surface almost impossible to get. Yet I had to use gesso on some of the mdf word shapes as they were laser cut and the resins ran so paint would not give a good coverage so the surface had to have a coat of gesso. Still it has been a learning curve! Sponging instead of brushing the paint looked much better – I used a sponge intended for a baby which had a finer texture than a car sponge but only used this because I couldn’t get to anywhere that sold car sponges!! Love the various effects that can be achieved with different materials lol.
Hugs
Lynn xx

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