Hi everyone,
Flaming June is here and what
a great start it has made!!
Rain, flooding, wind and no sign of
the sun!
Nothing changes does it!
This week we are going to look at a
new product and a fabulous one
it is too!
Starlight Paints from Imagination Crafts.
They are amazing to use and the colours
are beautiful. You can check them
out here.
Do have a look as they are beautiful
paints and can be used on
different surfaces.
Neil is starting us off today...
He has painted this lovely box -
Neil says ...
Paint the box using a combination of the three
colours of paint.
When the base colour is down, add some
rough strokes of colour as you can see here.
Use a moist wipe to blend the colours in
which creates a more subtle tonal finish.
Paint the glass with the Starlight paint too.
Dab the paint with a tissue while wet to
remove the brushstrokes and give a
more textured finish.
When the paint is dry, cut a piece of card and
cut out space for the mask in the area you
want it to go. I found it easier to do it this way
as I was concerned that taping it to the
glass would lift the paint when I removed
it. Use black paste to cover.
Then I got "brave" because I was too
impatient to wait until it had dried, and
just laid my next mask over and carefully
spread the black paste over...
Leave to dry thoroughly.
Cut a piece of card to fit the glass and stamp
the map as seen, trying not to press too hard
on the inside edges so it isn't such a straight
line. Colour with a bit of distress inks in areas
to create interest. Glue this to the back
of the glass with Faux Finishing Medium,
making sure the design faces the correct way
when the lid is closed (Yes, this is the
voice of experience speaking!)
To finish the inside you could stamp and colour
the card, or do as I did and raid your decorative
tape box.......to finish I edged it with copper tape.
Add some texture by stamping the map along the
edges of the lid
Everything was then given a coat of finishing
medium to seal and protect the top.
I brushed it over then dabbed it with a
scrunched up piece of tissue to remove
the brushstrokes.
How amazing is this??
So Neil has used the paints on both wood
and glass.
This is what Neil used -
From stash -
Masks
Wooden Specimen Box
Decorative Paper
Copper Tape
the pictures will not do this box
justice, the paints are just
beautiful!!
Do give them a try.
See you tomorrow,
Jane x
The paints do look good even from the pics! And the box is beautiful inside and out!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece
ReplyDeleteKathyk
Nice work Neil
ReplyDeleteFabulous box - love it and how you've decorated it!
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