What I maded on Saturday!

Well its been a roller coaster ride the past few days, on Saturday I was demonstrating Decoart products at the Craftbarn and have not stopped since!
The book box below was created using Decoart Traditions and Decoart One Step Crackle Medium along with archival ink and other Decoart Products.
I love the Tando Creative Clock Face from the 3 clocks in 1 pack.

The spine was textured using Decoart Modeling paste.

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape was applied along the page area.

Here are some close ups of the Decoart 2 Step Crackle Medium... Lush!

Demonstrating with me at the Craft Barn was Helen Chilton using Decoart So Soft Fabric Paint and Decoart Ink Effects,  Helen is running a workshop with her techniques on the 24th august at the craft barn, details can be found here: Helen Chilton: Personalised Apron
Check out her blog here A Splash of Colour

Here are some close-ups of the detail!

These are fantastic,  using Kaisercraft Stamps and Decoart So Soft Fabric paints

Thanks for reading,

Andy

Ink Effects

This morning I posted on Facebook this sweatshirt that the lovely Lyndsay Mason decorated with her Doo Lally Pip designs using a combination of Decoart Ink Effects and So soft fabric paints.

Last night I put together an image on the computer to transfer onto a T-Shirt, please be sure if attempting this with Ink Effects that your image is mirrored as shown below.

It was printed onto plain copy paper and I painted over the image print with Red and Black Ink Effects and allowed it to dry for 45 minutes

If the item you are transferring contains less than 40% synthetic fibers it needs to be sprayed with the Ink Effects Basecoat pictured below first.

The Image was placed ink side down on the fabric and simply ironed on for approximately 30 - 45 seconds and hey presto...... I Love it!
The ink transferes deep into the fabric rather than sitting on top so you are left with this wonderful soft feel.

For more information on this product please visit the Ink Effects website where you can find videos and a FAQ  Decoart Ink Effects Site


Next up is a canvas bag that I stenciled using my Usual Suspects stencil with Decoart So Soft fabric paint..... no heat setting and a soft feel..... Simples!

Thanks for reading,

Andy

Coming to America.. Oh..and a Confession!

It's been a while so time to catch up and share what I have been up to and what I have in store the next few weeks.
Today I am going to be running a Decoart mixed media workshop at Barjan b Crafts in Leicester so really looking forward to that and on Sunday I will be travelling up to a new venue for me, The Craft Den in South Yorkshire to hold another workshop, by my calculations that's 554 miles driving this weekend so why I am writing this post at 3am this morning I have no idea lol!

I am flying out to the US in just over a week for 11 days to visit Decoart in Stanford Kentucky and boy am I excited, can't wait to meet everyone and take a look around.
I fly into Detroit first which is approx 8 hrs, then fly from Detroit to Lexington Blue Grass airport in Kentucky, luckily for me flying tends to send me asleep and to be honest I am normally catching Z's before the flight even takes off!
I am determined to post regular to facebook on my visit so I promise to keep you all updated.

Ok before I continue it's confession time....  I know some of you are aware of my past and my involvement with glitter, for those of you unaware here goes!
I used to own a creative studio that also held Children's birthday parties, one of the party options were Glitz parties where children would make bath bombs, glitter body gels and so on, needless to say cosmetic glitter was involved and that stuff gets everywhere,  I eventually earned the name of Twinkle in the local drinking hole because I was always covered in the stuff.
Now my housemate at the time was the main instigator of this nickname and delighted in calling me it, my revenge was imminent! I secretly poured half a bottle of Decoart's very fine sprinkle-on glitter Glamour dust into his shampoo and mixed this thoroughly, lets just say...... he twinkled for weeks lol!  (sorry Clive) :)

So here goes... (warning this may shock) a couple of projects combining Decoart glamour dust and Decoart glass stains on glazed white ceramics.

Heart Plaque



4x4" white tile

6x6" white tile using just the glass stains and an Americana Gold writer.



Drizzling the glass stains looks very cool.

Next up is Decoart So Soft fabric paint Painted onto a tshirt  using a brush, stamped and painted through stencils! They are soft, like fabric dyes, but do not require the addition of a medium or heat setting.

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Bye for now,

Twinkle!