Wishing Well - Using Gesso - Part 2

Hello again,

Today is Part 2 of this weeks Wishing Well using Gesso.

We have some more beauties for you today,
this time from Fairy Isa and Fairy Chris!!!

Let's start with Isa.
Another beautiful creation.....

Isa says  "First of all I cut flowers with card.
I then add the Gesso with my hands or a  brush.  It does not need to be
an even layer.  I like to use a heat gun now on the Gesso to create
nice bubbles!!  Then spray with a Cosmic Shimmer Mister and dry again
 with the heat gun.

You can use these flowers alone or together like this on a tag".

Isa used -

Gesso

Craftsheet

Heatgun

Cosmic Shimmer Misters - Mango Blaze, Peacock Green, Twilight Black

    Distress Inks -Walnut, Brushed Corduroy, Frayed Burlap

Crafty Individuals Stamps - CI231 - CI235 Katzelkraft Stamps - Citations

 Absolutely stunning Isa, thank you!!

And now for our second project today, this time

from fairy Chris, a gorgeous butterfly tag.

Here Chris is showing you a Gesso Resist technique.

Chris says "Choose your stamp, solid style, swirls etc, work really
well for this technique.  Swipe it over very sparingly with some Gesso using
a sponge applicator.

If the stamp is overloaded with Gesso it will squish when stamped and a
clear impression won't be achieved.

Stamp randomly around the tag or card that you're using and pull the stamp away
upwards so that the Gesso doesn't slip about. Wash your stamp immediately as Gesso
is difficult to remove once dry. Allow the Gesso to dry or speed things up with a heat tool.

When the Gesso is dry, sponge the tag with your choice of Distress Inks.

Allow the ink to dry and then take some slightly dampened kitchen paper or a baby wipe

 that's almost dry (too wet and the inked background will also be wiped away)

 and rub over the Gesso to remove the distress ink. The Gesso acts as a resist

 and wiping the ink away will bring the Gesso back to it's original white colour.

I decorated my Gesso resist tag with butterflies die cut with a Sizzix Alterations

 Movers and Shapers butterfly die from printer paper and sprayed with

 Distress Ink and Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powder mixture. Lots of Pearl Pens

 were used for the dots. I made a heart from beeswax using a cookie cutter for

 the form to pour into and highlighted the heart by scratching with a scratch tool

 and brushing over with Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powder.

 The flowers are spritzed with Perfect Pearls mixture and rolled up before

 attaching, the little roses are dipped in beeswax.

 I hope you give the gesso a try", Chris :)

Chris used -

Crafty Individuals Stamps - Big Swirl
Katzelkraft Stamps - Nature plate
Ranger Manilla tag no. 8
Claudine Helmuth Gesso
Distress Inks - Chipped Sapphire, Crushed Olive, Broken China, Black Soot,
 Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss
Archival Ink - Black
Cosmic shimmer Mica Pigment Shimmer set - metallics
Viva Decor Pearl Pens: ice white, yellow, black
Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Movers and Shapers die: mini butterflies
Makins Cutters - Everyday
Rose heads - cream
Colour me Crazy - daisy layers
natural beeswax
Scratch tool
Melting Pot
Heat tool
Self Adhesive Pearls
White Gel Pen

Wow, another fantastic project......

Thank you Chris

and there is still another day to go yet!!!!!!

And yes, Chris I think I will give it a try!!

Dare I admit that I didn't really know how to use it,
 but you won't tell anyone, will you??

See you tomorrow with Part 3!!

Jane