It’s That Time

And just in time for FWF.  We promised more tutorials.

And here’s another one.

Hope it’s all you’ve been waiting for.

I know there seem to be a lot of steps

But it’s really easy peasy

Just wanted everyone to get it!

(all images are clickable)

Supplies:

• Line Drawing Image
• Background Stamp
• Liquid Pearls – White Opal
• Versafine (archival ink/waterproof ink)
• Mini Mister
• Small Paint Brush
• Watercolor Paper
• Acrylic Block
• Distress Inks – Your Choice (I used Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Old Paper)
  • Optional Supplies– Chipboard
  • Plastic Microscope Slide
  • Glossy Accents
  • Silk Cord
  • Silver Bail

1. Stamp your image using the archival ink on the watercolor paper backed with chipboard.
2. It’s now time to prep your paint.  Take your acrylic block and press your 1st color of distress ink into it.
3. You should get a nice pool of color like so.
4.   Once you’ve done this, you will then add a dot.  That’s right, just a small dot of Liquid Pearls.
5. Then take your Mini Mister and spritz the area with one spritz of one.  The more water you spray the less concentrated your color (or lighter) your color will be.
6.   This is what it will look like with just the Liquid Pearls & the spritz of water.
7. Once you done Step 5 take your paint brush and mix up your color, Liquid Pearls & water, this will make up a paint like mixture.
8.  If you’re going to be doing just a small area of “painting” feel free to go ahead & mix up all of your colors.  Otherwise hold off because these will get dried up.
9.   Here’s a sample of what it will look like once you get started.
10. And once you get done “painting” with all three colors.  I used Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage
11. The rest of the steps is really where it gets quite optional.  Ink up a background (I used Old Paper).  Since it is quite a bit larger, especially in my case, I just inked up an area I knew was large enough to cover my project.  When you do choose to do this, it has a tendency to be forgiving of any leaking on the watercolor paper.  Making it look even more artistic.
12.   I then put it on top of the stamp instead of putting the stamp on top of the project because then it could get “lost” in which it could mess it up.
13. This is what it should look like depending on your background
14. You can then stamp a sentiment, which I choose love grows
15. Depending on how you choose to use your project.  I was doing these for MnT (Make n Takes), so they were pendants.  So I grabbed my glossy accents and used a couple of dots on the top and bottom of it and popped on a plastic slide mount.  I used plastic for a couple of reasons.  1)  They don’t break & 2) They wouldn’t be in any danger of cutting anyone
16.   TADA!! The finished project!!

For more information project specific questions please go to Sara’s blog.