Prill, Frill and Blog Hop
The USArtQuest Design Team was amazing by all of your comments
We would love to THANK YOU
the winner of the blog hop is
“Jo Zeckner”
Please contact
Terri Sproul at Terri@ultimatescrapbookretreat.com with Winner in the regards – please let her know which 6 Prills you want…
Thanks again for stop by our blog hop. Please join us on during the week to see more of the Design Team project…
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Glazed surfaces always catch my eye. Seeing a photo, stamp or drawing under a translucent layer of color adds a rich, dimensional aspect to any project. If things are whitewashed or have a sepia glaze they look more “vintage.” That’s why I was compelled to pick up the Tin Bucket Perfect Glazes™ set from USArtQuest. With colors like Ochre, Verde Gris, Rust, Sepia, Black, Metallic Gold, Whitewash and Clear, how could I go wrong?
I saw a call for entries for a contest called “Columbus Compositions” at Utrecht and decided this would be the perfect opportunity to use these glazes. Why not layer images that remind me of Columbus, Ohio to create a piece that says “Columbus Is My Hometown!” while celebrating its bicentennial.
I started by taking the 5×7 Artist’s Canvas they supplied and covering it with Metallic Silver Perfect Pigment® Pure Liquid Acrylic. Once it dried, I applied Black Perfect Glaze. To me, the result looks old – almost like a soot covered piece of metal.
I wanted the next layer to be a map and have it break the borders of the frame. So I cut out a piece of corrugated cardboard in the familiar shape of Ohio and collaged it with a map I printed on tissue paper using Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) Matte. Once it was dry, I glazed it with the Rust Perfect Glaze.
Most of the embellishments I selected were photos of Columbus past and present. I fussy cut them out using my Zing electronic cutting machine and then covered them with Clear Perfect Glaze. The glaze made them feel more durable – even flexible. I think they will hold up much better than cardstock alone. I bet PPA (Matte or Gloss) would have worked equally well.
Downtown Columbus is the home to a huge ART sculpture than spans a street near the Columbus Collage of Art and Design (CCAD). To duplicate that sculpture, I cut the shapes out of cardboard 4 times, glued them together with PPA and then painted the resulting pieces with Napthol Red Perfect Pigments.
The “EST. 1812” plate was created using cardboard cutouts glued to a rectangle using PPA , aluminum tape and Mars Black Perfect Pigments. Once the paint was dry, I removed some of the paint on the raised areas using steel wool. The result looks like old steel! The nailed the finish plate to the frame under the canvas.
Using a Cut Bond Create double-sided adhesive sheet and Mica D’Lights and the same technique I shared on an earlier post (Red-eyed Tree Frog Box With Mica D’Lights and Cut • Bond • Create ), I created the “200 Columbus” billboard. It’s literally the high point of the project! To elevate it above the frame, I drilled two small holes in to the frame under the canvas, inserted kabob skewers and adhered the billboard to the skewers with PPA .
The Ohio State University and Columbus Zoo logos are paper piecings. I love how you can take paper and create just about any logo.
The map and images were layered on to the final project using different thicknesses of adhesive foam tape. Lastly, the ART sculpture was adhered at an angle, crossing several layers, using PPA .
The finished piece now hangs in the Columbus Short North Arts District at Utrecht Columbus. If you’re in the area, stop by and take a look at all the wonderful submissions. Between now and April 4, 2012, customers who make a purchase of $10 or more can cast a voting ballot selecting three entries based on quality and originality of work. Winners are announced on April 5th and first prize is a $150 gift certificate! There will be a special canvas-swap reception on April 7, including door prizes, refreshments, and live entertainment!
I’m thrilled with how it turned out and somewhat surprised there weren’t more collage or assemblage entries. The entire look or tone of this piece comes from USArtQuest glazes, liquid acrylics and Mica D’Lights and it was easy to do! If you haven’t tried glazes yet, consider getting the tin bucket assortment and playing with it. Card makers and scrapbookers could easily use this to add a layer of translucent color to their projects too!
Check out my blog on Create & Craft to see more of my projects.
Happy Crafting!
Joe
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Hi! My name is Sally Lynn MacDonald and this is my sixth post as part of the 2012 Design Team. I hope you enjoy the project.
Today’s project started with a victorian doll, pictured in a vintage photograph. The entire concept grew from there.
Every now and then I come across doll parts when I’m going through a thrift store. Because once I find a treasure, I tend to want to use it in many ways in my art, I made a mold of a doll’s face and created it using clay.
I took the clay out of my custom mold.
Then I gave her a bit of hair, using a doll wig from a discarded toy. I secured this with Perfect Paper Adhesive and set it aside to dry.
Once the clay has cured more we will come back to decorate the doll’s face.
As I said before, this entire project was built around a vintage photograph. I wanted to use the photograph as a layer in my project – so I layered it under a large mica sheet and attached the top and bottom edge with a bit of PPA Matte. I secured this with binder clips while it dried.
I then set about decorating the inside of the shadow box. This stamp has a nice scale for a backdrop.
So I used a fabric ink and stamped it repeatedly onto a piece of studio cloth.
Studio Cloth is nice and smooth, compared to canvas – so it is ideally suited for stamping. It’s also wonderful as compared to canvas and paper in that it doesn’t fray.
I heat-set the studio cloth using an iron with the steam setting turned OFF. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for whatever ink you use, and make sure that it is suitable for fabric. I used Versacraft (formerly called Fabrico) in Black.
I mixed up some Perfect Pigments Fluid Acrylic paint to work on the background. I mixed 3 parts Wheat to 1 part Magenta to create a light pink. I like Wheat vs. White for a more vintage look to the colors. Then I went around the edges with a little of Burnt Umber, mixed with water to create a wash.
Unlike paper, Studio Cloth won’t buckle or pill up. It also doesn’t get as easily over-saturated with water as a regular canvas. It’s ideal for doing multiple layers of color washes as seen here.
While that is drying, I used PPA to outline the edges of the glass frame on my shadowbox.
And then I applied two colors of PRILLS to the wet glue. I used one color at a time, so I could place the remainder back into the container.
These two colors remind me of pearls. I thought it was a girly way to embellish the outside of the shadow box.
I adhered the decorated Studio Cloth to the inside of the shadow box.
And now I need to decorate the doll. I used a coat of Wheat fluid acrylic paint to start up her skin tone.
You can use a heat tool - but be VERY CAREFUL to not burn the hair. It is plastic and will curl right up and become a frizzled mess. It’s either best to wait for paint to dry, or keep your heat tool oscillating and at a safe distance, about 10 inches to a foot from the face.
Next I took a ratio of 3:1 Wheat and Magenta paint to add some color to her cheeks and lips. I used a graphite pencil to outline her eyes and a combination of Ultramarine Blue, Carbon Black and Pearl White for her eyes.
I adhered the doll’s head to the Studio Cloth with PPA, and layered the Mica Sheet and photograph onto the lip of the shadow box.
What will you alter today? No surface is beyond your reach with these wonderful products.
US Art Quest Products used today:
Thanks for looking!
Sally Lynn MacDonald
www.sallylynnmacdonald.com
www.facebook.com/sallylynn.macdonald
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Hi Everyone – Once again Sue will be presenting on HSN tomorrow. This time she will have 5 Brand New Kits. If you can’t watch, make sure to set your DVR’s or you can even watch online LIVE at HSN.com.
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In case you did not catch the hop with USArtquest, you still have time! Here is another project done in the same way I did the hop project. I am again using a Artsi2 6″ Quilt Board. You simply pull up the sectioned off areas and apply Prills to the exposed adhesive!
This time I used only 3 colors of Prills…Midnite at the Oasis, Tu Tu Pink and Hot Mama! I added leafing around the design and then used my fav…glitter! I actually used Crystal Effects on this project and then used my Mica Paints to add color. I was very pleased with the outcome! For step out process see my previous post for Prills Frills! You can see how the paper is pulled up to expose the sticky surface!
In case you missed them before here are all the links to all the blogs! Follow all the blogs and leave a comment then the winner will be announced tomorrow!
Thanks for coming back by! Happy Creating
Kristi
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MicaColors are so versatile. With all the new masks on the market, your watercolor works can take on a whole new look !
For this mixed media project, you will need two 6″ x 6″ pieces of water color paper, MicaColors, PPA, black Sharpie some yellow water color paint and optional washi tape.
Lay down your mask on one of the pieces of 6 x 6 paper. Adding a few drops of water to the Yellow MicaColor ( Stargazer pallette). Mix to the consistancy of paste. Apply MicaColor with a sponge or stencil brush over the mask. When finished, add the second piece of paper on top. Roll with brayer or smooth with your hands. Seperate the two pieces.
Clean and dry the mask.Put one 6 x 6 piece yellow piece aside. This will become the yellow background.
For the Heart: Mix a few drops of water with the Orange and the Purple MicaColors. Mix to a slightly thinner consistancy than the yellow. Place the cleaned mask on the other piece of 6 x 6 yellow paper. Using Orange and a wide paint brush, paint two or three stripe layers over the mask. Dry the Orange. Clean the brush and add Purple in two or three more swipes. Clean the brush and mask, dry the Purple. Add a final layer of bright Yellow water color paint. Cut a heart shape out.
The mask, the PPA, the Micas and the first layer.
Using PPA, adhere the heart to the background. Paint the wings and outline the heart with a Sharpie. Add doodles and black polka dot washi tape. Add lettering and …give the gift of encouragement.
Have an Art-full day.
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Today’s project is so beautiful and so super easy you will find yourself making them for just more than a pendant.
Here is what you will need:
Images
Eyelets
Eyelet Setter
Punch
Repurposed Necklace
Image
Vintage paper
Scissors
Jump Rings
Little Jewelry Pliers – to open and close your jump rings.
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Gather your mica, eyelets, image and ephemera…..
Using your scissors cut a piece of mica to the size you wish your pendant to be. Use the first to create a pattern for your second piece….
Use your mica pieces as a pattern for your ephemera and image…..
Your papers will go back to back so your image will show on one side and your ephemera will show on the other. Put a small amount of PPA on the bottom of each image front and back….
Put your image and your paper together making sure to line up edges and then sandwich them between your two pieces of mica….
Press around the edges to make sure your pendant will be well adhered…..
Using a Crop-A-Dile or other punch punch two holes for your jump rings….
Use your Crop-A-Dile or other eyelet setter to set your eyelets in the holes which you punched…
Place a jump ring into each of your set eyelets and then attach a chain. At this point if you want you can run a stamp pad around the edges of your pendant to color any paper edge that may be showing….
Voila!!! You now have a beautiful little pendant that took just a small amount of time to create. Think of using this idea for gift tags, as additions to altered book pages, etc.
I hope you enjoyed this project!
xo,
Lesley V.
www.flatwoodsfolkart.typepad.com/lesley_venable
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