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| Front |
A little experiment with an MDF hanger today. The backing paper was one from Craft Artist, which I stuck to the MDF and then sandpapered the edges to get a neat finish. I then the "attacked" the paper with distress inks and stamps. I used an Artistic Flair stencil for the wording and inked through it with Brown Nuvo ink, and sprinkled on clear detail embossing powder, and applied a little White Colour Cloud Blending Ink to the edge. I sealed everything with Spray and Shine.
The cogs and clock face were painted with , Decoart paints in Paynes Grey, Quinacridone Gold (red), yellow ochre, Prussian blue and Raw Umber and a touch of IndigoBlu Townhouse Teal to create a rusty affect. Stamperia Glass paste was then applied with a finger to create a pitted look, and also highlights with Pebeo Gilding Wax in different shades of Gold. These were then sealed with Spray and Shine, and when dry adhered to the plaque with Sweet Poppy translucent special dimension paste.
The cogs and clock face were painted with , Decoart paints in Paynes Grey, Quinacridone Gold (red), yellow ochre, Prussian blue and Raw Umber and a touch of IndigoBlu Townhouse Teal to create a rusty affect. Stamperia Glass paste was then applied with a finger to create a pitted look, and also highlights with Pebeo Gilding Wax in different shades of Gold. These were then sealed with Spray and Shine, and when dry adhered to the plaque with Sweet Poppy translucent special dimension paste.
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| Back |
The reverse was a bit of an experiment, that gave me a lot of trouble. The background was created the same way as the front, using the same paper which I had coloured blue before printing. Again it was distressed and stamped.
I tried to use a dimension paste through another Artistic Flair stencil, and tried to apply some gilding wax to it, which wasn't awfully effective, so I re-applied the paste and sprinkled on some black glitter. This didn't look quite right when dry, and on the suggestion of my daughter, I sanded the wording back to make it more "grungy", which improved it and then applied a couple of layers of Stamperi glass paste over the whole design. (It doesn't look brilliant in the photo, but is better in real life and has a sort of under-water look to it).
I tried to use a dimension paste through another Artistic Flair stencil, and tried to apply some gilding wax to it, which wasn't awfully effective, so I re-applied the paste and sprinkled on some black glitter. This didn't look quite right when dry, and on the suggestion of my daughter, I sanded the wording back to make it more "grungy", which improved it and then applied a couple of layers of Stamperi glass paste over the whole design. (It doesn't look brilliant in the photo, but is better in real life and has a sort of under-water look to it).
I also applied some white Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud to the edges of the plaque, as on the front.
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| Front of plaque showing stamping and distressing |
As you can see from this work in progress photo, for some reason the embossing powder didn't wan to play on a couple of the words. You will note they are fine in the final result - with a little help of a fine paint brush and some raw umber paint!
Finally ... a couple more views hanging on a wall, before I wrap and send it off to its recipient.
This is the first time I have done something like this, and confess it was a bit of a learning curve. The aim was something a bit steampunk/grunge. Think I might have achieved it ...... sort of... lol! Just hope my pal likes it - at least she has one of the glass angels I made to hang up, even if this doesn't make it - although it may have a place on her craft room wall.
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