Media Board - Book Panel - Brenda

I have been having fun with chipboards for this project. I love layering up greyboard shapes but sometimes they end up protruding too high especially if you want to use some in a journal or on media boards. So for this project I have soaked some of my Andy greyboard shapes and pulled them apart and it's amazing how you can then play with distressing the layers of the greyboard and even get to put some back together again to create different shapes as I have done here.

I am using a piece of greyboard cut to the size I want as a page for the Andy book I am making.

I took my chosen greyboard shapes and soak the ones I wanted to split into thinner pieces and distress. These can be dried with a heat gun.

I split the industrial wings into 4 pieces and took the two thinnest ones for this project. When they were dry I glued them together to create a new shape with a hole in the centre and added the very distressed heart. I decided to use a retro palette for the rest of the colouring up.

There are more details and photos over at Bumblebees and Butterflies if you would like to see how this came together.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xxx

Supplies

Andy Skinner stamps - Stampendous - Curiosity and Unexplained

Andy Skinner greyboard shapes - Tando Creative - Industrial Wings, heart and miscellaneous pieces from kits.

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - cerulean blue and prussian blue, quinacridone red, carbon black, cobalt turquoise, transparent red iron oxide, titan buff, yellow oxide

DecoArt Media Speciality - white gesso, white crackle paste, matte medium, heavy gel medium, 

ultra matte varnish.

Danger Tag by Monika Maksym

Hello! 

  Today I wanted to share with you my grungy, industrial tag I've created lately.

These are two separate greyboard tags, larger one is size 10 from Tando Creative and the smaller one comes in Tagtastic 2 sets.

I've started with applying base colour to both of the tags which was 1:1 mixture of Media Fluid Acrylic paints in Black and Burnt Umber. 

I've added candle wax resist in random places, to create worn out look. I've painted the small tag in Burnt Orange Acrylic Paint and large with Chalky Finish Paint in Whisper. Once heated I was able to rub off the areas where candle wax was previously applied revealing what's underneath.

Both tags were stamped with black Archival ink, then I've added washes of Burnt Umber and Quinacridone Gold Media Fluid Acrylics.

Last step was to add a little bit of texture using stencil and Modeling Paste in Black and add cut out stamped skeleton embellishment.

 Products used:

 Tagtastic 2

 Tech Trauma Stamp Set

Tando Creative Tags

Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in Whisper
Americana Acrylic Paint in Burnt Orange
Decoart Media Modeling Black Paste
Media Fluid Acrylics in Burnt Umber, Quinacridone Gold, Carbon Black

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Sci - fi Fossil - how to change the look of your stamp!

Hi all

For todays post I'm bringing you a little sci-fi person! I've used Andy's Ammonite stamp on calico, DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics, decoupage glue, inks, pens and a gem!

For the main image I took Andy's Ammonite stamp from his Fossil set (you can see the range here), added my own design (for a full YouTube tutorial on how I did it, have a look here.....)
I used washes of paints, added definition with pens and a gem.

The background for the sci-fi person is a 7x5 inch upcycled canvas board with lots added to it, modelling paste, paints, gems, rusty wire, and some embellies...have a look at my blog for the full details!

Here's another way to use the same fossil stamp!
The background for this tag was a mixture of decopaged paper, paint, stampendous embossing enamels and more stamps. The main image is created in the same way as the sci-fi person, just a different design.

The final project, this 8x8 card again using the same technique for the main image. The card blank was stamped with dye inks and the fossil all the way around. Layered up with fabrics and upcycled cereal packet, scraps of cloth and some jazzy thread.

There is a detailed step by step for the canvas background for the Sci-Fi person on my blog (click here). And a detailed YouTube tutorial on how I designed the Sci-Fi person, transfering my altered design onto my project and how I painted the shaded detail on all 3 projects here.
Products used :
DecoArt Media Fluid Acryics: Paynes Gray, Quin Gold, , Carbon Black Burnt Sienna, Interference Gold, Decoupage Glue, Black Modelling Paste
Stamp sets used: Stampendous Fossils, Illusionary Artist Word Up set by Andy Skinner

Distressed Key Cabinet by Monika Maksym

Hi!

I hope you are well.

Today I wanted to show you my latest project, which is a little bit different then usually ( no rust this time ;))

 To decorate my wooden key cabinet I've started with lots of chalky finish paints layers, sanding and distressing .

Modeling paste was scraped through Decoart French Elements stencil, painted over and then aged with Antiquing Cream.

I have also used Weathered Wood medium for peeled paint effect.

I've stamped my cabinet with Archival Ink, and finished it off with varnish to protect the surface.

Thank You for stopping by, I hope You've enjoyed my post.

Monika, x 

 Products used:

 

Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in Carbon, Treasure, Keepsake, Serene
Weathered Wood
Decoart Media Modeling Paste
Antiquing Cream in Raw Umber
Media Fluid Acrylics in Titan Buff
 Media Soft-Touch Varnish

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Grungy Canvas Board - Brenda Brown

Hi, Brenda here with a 'Handle With Care' project. I love creating timeworn, shabby and vintage styles and often the genres get mixed up when I'm experimenting or playing with new ideas. Although this has an Andy vibe where I've used his images and products I think this has more of a grungy shabby appeal. I just love mixing it all up to create something a little different.

This is a layered chipboard design with industrial wings, layered with a greyboard pane and a greyboard medallion, so you can imagine the height of the three together.

The bird was embossed in black and coloured in before I did the background using the brow, black and cream palette of colours.

The industrial wings have been textured and given that rusty timeworn appearance.

The medallion was created with a greyboard circle and triple embossed with aged silver and stamped with cobalt archival ink. Check out Andy's Curiosity set of stamps to find the design.

The background has that real shabby feel to it with the neutral colours.

I often add an easel to a smaller panel so the project can stand on a shelf.

There are more photos and details over on my blog.

www.bumblebeesandbutterflies.com

Thanks for stopping by.

Products used -

Greyboard shapes, clock

Stamps - Stampendous - Curiosity, Handle With Care, Skuldoggery, Birds and Bones

Aged Silver Embossing Enamel

Stencil - Usual Suspects

Kit - Industrial Wings

Media fluid acrylic paints - Dark Grey Value 3, Titan Buff, Burnt Umber, Titanium White, Phthalo Blue, Raw Umber, Carbon Black

Mediums - Clear Modeling Paste. Decou-page Sealer, Texture Sand Paste