Viva Las VegaStamps!: Tissue Paper

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Altered Book Box

Hello to you all here in blogland!!! I am so excited for this week because we are teaming up with Art Anthology to bring you tons of inspirational creations.

So you don't miss out make sure you check out these links:

For Viva Las VegaStamps

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Blog: http://vivalas.blogspot.com/

For Art Anthology

Art Anthology's Website: www.artanthologyinc.com

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-Anthology/392413134139071

Blog: www.artanthologyinc.com/blog

I was thrilled that we got to do a swap with Art Anthology and even better I got to work with one of my favorite colors on top of some other colors I magically have in my dash of inky goodness. I decided to dig in my bin of things to be altered. Do you have one of those or am I the only one??

So first I gave the paper ache book box a coat of gesso. Then I used the stamp Dictionary Page - 19015 to stamp all over some tissue paper.

Then I covered the front of the book box with the paper using a matte gel medium. I added the medium to the book box itself though not the tissue paper. I then decided to use the stamp Butterfly Specimens - 19415 on the front as well in random spots. After that I wanted to hurry up and add some color. Just in case I covered the front with some clear gesso and after that dried I went to town adding some Colorations Spray - Waimea Bay all overground the edges. Then I sprayed my mat and used the bottle of the bottle to add some color rings (aka you can use the Double Coffee Rings - 19568 or Coffee Ring Stain - 19230 as well).

Here you can see some close ups of stamping and splatter.

The chipboard I painted with gesso and covered with some Colorations Spray Mocha and brushed certain parts with the Velvet Paint Kona. I just loved playing with Art Anthology along with my VLVS. Keep coming back for more inspiration!

Items Used:

Stitching - 19575

Butterfly Specimens - 19415

Not All Who Wander - 19413

Dictionary Page - 19015

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Altered Tile

Hi Everyone Judy here, today I'll share how a small white gloss ceramic tile
can be turned into a drink coaster.
Making a set of these would make a nice gift.

VLVS stamps and supplies used on this project:

Time Flies #19008

Writing Background #16207

Flying Man #8675
Eiffel Tower #1728
Swirl #17396

Miracle Sheets

Clean and dry tile. In ventilated area or outdoors spray tile with Krylon matte finish, leave in ventilated area until dry. This process preps the surface for the alcohol inks to stick to.

Apply one drop of two alcohol inks on felt applicator with one drop of blending solution in center of both and then apply on tile. The object is not to cover, but add a little color for a nice background. See photo below.

Stamp all the VLVS images listed above on trimmed tissue paper to fit top of tile with StazOn black ink, it's important to use a solvent ink for this technique.

With sharp scissors trim away most of tissue from images if you are layering some of the images over tile.
For best results let ink dry 30 minutes.

Set tile on wax paper, apply a thin film of Decoupage and Craft Paste on tile, gently place stamped writing background tissue over tile, smooth out wrinkles with fingers, let set about 10 minutes, stamp swirl image with StazOn black ink tile to fill in blank space and then gently add Decoupage and Craft Paste to trimmed stamped tissue images and adhere to tile.
Before setting aside, wipe excess Decoupage off edges, then set tile aside to dry at least 30 minutes before proceeding with next step.
Trim tissue away from edge with sharp scissors.

(A substitute for Decoupage; try matte gel medium.)

(trimmed stamped images with writing background and swirl on tile)

close-up

Sealing Tile:

Keep tile on wax paper, spray several coats of matte or glossy finish or

brush on clear polyurethane.
Let each layer dry following directions on container.

( it's best to do the spraying in a well vented area or outdoors.)

Apply Inka-gold around edge of tile.

Finished Tile

Trim to fit cork and Miracle Sheets to fit, peel off adhesive and then apply to base of tile to finish.
(Note: Miracle Sheets is a perfect product adhering any art projects together.)

Other supplies:
Small Ceramic tile 3 3/4"
Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste

Krylon Matte finish

Ranger Alcohol inks; Pesto, Ginger

Ranger felt applicator
StazOn jet black

Viva Inka-gold

Cork

Tacky glue

Tissue paper

And

This is a close-up of the second tile I made using a variety of VLVS images.

As an extra special blog post, this is a page I made using some of my favorite stamps you have seen me use the past 8 months during my term as DT Member.