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Zentangle Challenge #8
This zentangled inspired art is my first contribution to the Diva's Challenge #8 where we are challenged to create a heart using 2 previous challenges. I used Simplicity #1 and Breathe #7
Sending my heart and healing thoughts to Artoo....
Sending my heart and healing thoughts to Artoo....
more fun with varnish
I know....I said I would tell you about another use for water based varnish...the cheepo stuff you can buy at M's and I do think the other big craft stores carry it too... I didn't forget ....
I needed to make something so I could show you this cool technique.
You know how sometimes you have a rubber stamp image that goes one way....but you wanted it to go the other way? .....And yes, I know all about mirror image stamps and many other ways to flip the image. But I don't have one of those with me .....and besides....this technique is so cool...
For demonstration purposes I am working on a small notebook from 7Gypsies. I guess I should mention that I am not affiliated with any company or product I show you here on this blog or any of my other blogs...I am just a consumer...a very active consumer...I use a lot of stuff.....I should probably add some type of disclaimer in the sidebar... I am a consumer and an enabler...
...Sorry I got off track didn't I?
ahem...anyway...........here is this cute little notebook after I covered it up with some decorative paper* and some of that lacy paper that I showed you last week.
see you soon....
*the bird stamp is from Crafty Individuals and is made by Magenta in Canada
I needed to make something so I could show you this cool technique.
You know how sometimes you have a rubber stamp image that goes one way....but you wanted it to go the other way? .....And yes, I know all about mirror image stamps and many other ways to flip the image. But I don't have one of those with me .....and besides....this technique is so cool...
For demonstration purposes I am working on a small notebook from 7Gypsies. I guess I should mention that I am not affiliated with any company or product I show you here on this blog or any of my other blogs...I am just a consumer...a very active consumer...I use a lot of stuff.....I should probably add some type of disclaimer in the sidebar... I am a consumer and an enabler...
...Sorry I got off track didn't I?
ahem...anyway...........here is this cute little notebook after I covered it up with some decorative paper* and some of that lacy paper that I showed you last week.
I even covered the cute little pockets on the inside
I need to put that bird image* on the back of the book...but I want it to face
the other direction
Here is where the varnish comes to the rescue....
Here is where the varnish comes to the rescue....
but first I have to tell about this....
here is another favorite product....acetate
some artists and crafters call it window plastic
No I am not going to use the acetate...
I am going to use the sheer tissue protective sheets that are in between the sheets of acetate
They put them in there to keep the acetate from sticking together.
I guess some people throw them away
But not us crafty types....
We use everything
so... here I have my stamp, the tissue paper and the ink.
water based inks will run, so use a pigment or hybrid ink
Stamp the image on the tissue
Slather some varnish on your project where you want your image to end up.
~ see the shiny wet varnish...
~ see the shiny wet varnish...
lay the tissue paper with the image
FACE DOWN
so the image is reversed
pat it down a bit and
gently tear away the excess tissue.
hard to see in the pic...but I am gently tearing...see
now gently use your brush to smooth it down
be careful ...it is wet and it will tear
so tap tap tap
gently
I folded the excess tissue on the edge around to the inside.
See......reversed image !
and it's transparent.... look....you can still see the script on the decorative paper
This technique is great for altered books and journals
as long as you have time to wait for it to dry.
And of course it's great for collage
edited to show you the completed book:
I used a gold leafing pen on the edges
page edges before:
page edges after gold leaf
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| front |
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| back |
see you soon....
*the bird stamp is from Crafty Individuals and is made by Magenta in Canada
* the decorative paper is from Prima Marketing Pastiche Collection " Seaside"
Nature's Beauty
On the cover page in my Yosemite scrapbook are these words:
"But no temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life...as if into this one mountain mansion Nature had gathered her choicest treasures..." Jon Muir
Just when I think there is no place on Earth as beautiful as a beach...My friend Carola wrote a post about Yosemite and it reminded me of the beauty that surrounds us every day. She posts as a guest on the blog Vision and Verb as well as writing her own very beautiful and inspirational blog Carol bARTz.
I started to leave a comment on that post but decided it was too long....so I will leave my comment here
Her post really touched my spirit
No matter where you are....
...Look around you and take in the beauty around you. The sights,smells and sounds.
No matter the season....there is beauty
No matter the time of day...there is beauty
No matter your mood...there is beauty
All you need to do is just open your eyes. It's there. Allow yourself to become a part of it.
Even if it is only for a moment.
Allow yourself to see the beauty through the eyes of a friend.
Go visit Carola and her photography and be prepared for even more beauty.
Have a beautiful evening
Marianne
"But no temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life...as if into this one mountain mansion Nature had gathered her choicest treasures..." Jon Muir
Just when I think there is no place on Earth as beautiful as a beach...My friend Carola wrote a post about Yosemite and it reminded me of the beauty that surrounds us every day. She posts as a guest on the blog Vision and Verb as well as writing her own very beautiful and inspirational blog Carol bARTz.
I started to leave a comment on that post but decided it was too long....so I will leave my comment here
Her post really touched my spirit
No matter where you are....
be it the beach or mountain...
forest or field...
country or city...
No matter the season....there is beauty
No matter the time of day...there is beauty
No matter your mood...there is beauty
All you need to do is just open your eyes. It's there. Allow yourself to become a part of it.
Even if it is only for a moment.
Allow yourself to see the beauty through the eyes of a friend.
Go visit Carola and her photography and be prepared for even more beauty.
Have a beautiful evening
Marianne
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