Deco Days

I'm having fun working on these small collages. This one came in Saturday and is out the door again today to...?

Cover for a special deco

Super top secret project. :) Mulberry paper covers painted with Citron Lumiere, then texture paint added through a stencil, swiped with copper inks.

More Deco Pages

More fun from our round robin on NGS.

Background Technique ATCs

These are for CC Swaps. Technique is Wax Paper Resist and and I did two versions.

A Dare

I just realized I haven't posted in a while. Let's remedy that!

This is a swap and a dare from the CC Swaps group. Sweetpea sent us these ingredients, with the challenge to use as many as we could.

I've a bunch of these slide mailers and never used them, so I was glad for the challenge. Ditto the Grungeboard. Now I have a pretty good idea of where I'm going with my "Pay it Forward" gifts.

In any case, the top pic shows the raw ingredients and the following what I did with them. I used mostly Brilliance inks for this project, with a smattering of Memories Black and Art Print Brown.

More Deco Pages

Fun with little books! The first two pics are for the same book; the third is for a separate book.

Oil pastel gesso backgrounds

We're doing another background swap for CC Swaps. I love these because I get so many great ideas. This is an Oil Pastel Gesso background, and I can't wait to try this on canvas. Technique credited to Technique Junkies Newsletter, Winter 2008

Materials:
-White cardstock
-Oil pastels (I used blue, red, yellow, orange, bright green & pink)
-Cheap white gesso
-Foam paintbrush
-Coarse grit sandpaper
-Plastic or newsprint to cover work surfaces

Method:
-Cover cardstock with blocks of color using the oil pastels. Make sure you lay down a thick layer of color

-Scribble over with a neutral or white oil pastel (I actually forgot this step)

-Using the foam brush, paint a thin layer of gesso over the oil pastels. Let dry. If you like, do a second layer. You’ll get more coverage, but you’ll need to use a bit more elbow grease while sanding. I did two layers to get a stronger contrast

-When the gesso is dry, sand the paper randomly to reveal patches of color. The result should be a very distressed, shabby chic background.