Bernie Berlin - String/ fun foam
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:52 pm
The idea of these two techniques is to add texture to your ATC's/projects. Use fibers, rubber bands, yarn, string...
Use mat board for your card, wrapping the string around it lots of times in more than one direction (or use your fibers to make a design on your card).
Cover the front with gesso (which acts like a white primer - I'm going to use white acrylic paint).
Add collage images with gel medium (I'm assuming you should let the gesso dry first).
Cover it with washes of color. She says she likes to work with 3 like-colors at a time.
Now- she also shows cards that have been collaged and the string/fiber has been added as part of the design without covering it all in color. So - it's up to you!
Use fun foam shapes to make a collage on your project (the colors don't matter because...)
Cover the whole project with gesso.
Pounce on acrylic paint. (assuming you let it dry here)
Over-stamp with a large rubber stamp using quick-drying pigment ink. Maybe add some ephemera or stickers...
Die cut shapes from thick cardstock will give you the same effect.
(transfers are next week...)
Use mat board for your card, wrapping the string around it lots of times in more than one direction (or use your fibers to make a design on your card).
Cover the front with gesso (which acts like a white primer - I'm going to use white acrylic paint).
Add collage images with gel medium (I'm assuming you should let the gesso dry first).
Cover it with washes of color. She says she likes to work with 3 like-colors at a time.
Now- she also shows cards that have been collaged and the string/fiber has been added as part of the design without covering it all in color. So - it's up to you!
Use fun foam shapes to make a collage on your project (the colors don't matter because...)
Cover the whole project with gesso.
Pounce on acrylic paint. (assuming you let it dry here)
Over-stamp with a large rubber stamp using quick-drying pigment ink. Maybe add some ephemera or stickers...
Die cut shapes from thick cardstock will give you the same effect.
(transfers are next week...)