Wishing Well

Wishing Well

Hallo Everyone

Today I'm back with 

Brushos Part Three

This will definitely be the final part

for our Wishing Well

Who would have thought that

one product could give so much?

Helen Chilton is back again too

and here she is to fuel your

creative juices........

"Brushos Straw Blowing backgrounds: 

Drop clean water onto card.

 shake in some Brushos

blow water droplets through straw. 

Repeat with more colours as you wish.

finished background.

Straw Blowing backgrounds with mica powder: 

same as before but before using straw, 

drop in some mica powder - 

I used Dreamweavers FX Metallic Gold Finch

look at that shimmer!

Brushos and mica spray: 

you don't have to use water to activate the Brushos. 

Try a mica spray.

 Bear in mind the colour you're using - 

lighter ones work best.

Once again a shimmery finish.

Stencilling with dry Brushos: 

rub Brushos dry onto card.

I tend to work in blocks of colour.

 place stencil over top and rub over with baby wipe.

this produces a much more controlled finish

Try spritzing over the top and then blotting

This time rub the dry Brushos through the stencil

and activate with a baby wipe.

here is the result

Stamping into dry Brusho:

rub in your Brushos as before.

stamp into with VersaMark

spritz over top and then blot - 

the VersaMark image remains

prepare background as before and spritz stamp with water.

The water reacts with Brushos to create an image

Here are some Projects using the

techniques I have shown you

Project 1: Stencilling with Brushos.

Project 2: Flipping stencil and stamping off.

Project 3: Close colouring with white embossing.

Project 4: Straw blowing background and

 stamping with Brushos.

Project 5: Mica straw blowing background. 

Pumpkin on acetate with 

mica powder on back."

Three cheers for Helen!

Come on Everybody.....

Hip Hip....

HURRAH!

Thank you Helen

Did you enjoy that?  

I certainly did.

Do show Helen some love

and leave a comment

it is no more than she deserves

Before I go, just a reminder 

not to forget the Blog Candy

There is just one week left

before the link closes

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hallo Again!

and

Welcome back

to the Wishing Well

Today is Part Two of Helen Chilton's

super article on Brushos:

"Watercolouring with Brushos:

These fine crystals are basically a watercolour. 

Sprinkle into your palette or on your craft mat 

and spritz to activate

Then just paint.

You can mix the colours and do any 

watercolour techniques you want.

Drippy colouring:

Sprinkle powder onto your craft mat 

(couldn't find mine so used some plastic instead!) 

and spritz.

Then dip in your card to pick up the colour.

Stencilling with Brushos:

Lay stencil over card and sprinkle over your Brushos.

Spritz and....

Hey Presto! There you have it!

Don't waste the colour on the stencil, 

flip it over and press down onto card.

You get a reverse image of the stencil

Here you can compare the two.

Stamping with Brushos:

Ink up stamp with an old VersaMark ink pad 

(not your brand new one!).

Sprinkle on Brushos - I tend to work in colour blocks, 

but you can also mix them up.

(You can see what I mean by an old VersaMark inkpad here 

- don't know why I say 'old' - all mine look like this! 

Sandy won't let me near the ones in the studio!)

Rub in...

Spritz about 3 times...

.....and stamp. 

You can stamp several times without 

adding more Brushos, just respritz every 

other impression.

These are just some of the techniques 

you can do with Brushos - there's lots of other 

exciting stuff that I can't fit in here. 

Make sure you have a look at all the blog posts

 when we do Brushos week! 

I just love these little pots of magic!"

Super tutorial Helen, thank you

and like you I am looking forward

to Brusho and Vintage Stamps

in a couple of months time!

So everyone, don't forget to let us know what 

you would like to see explained in the Wishing Well.

Don't be shy - just email me

mickiecraftbarn@gmail.com

Remember, you will not be the only

one to have bought a mystery item -

how do I know that?................!!

"Til next time

Mickie xx

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Hi everyone

Winter in the form of white

powdery stuff falling occasionally

from the grey skies has arrived 

and brought with it the cold............

brrr....  and tingly fingers.........

Perhaps if I type faster it might 

warm them up.  Haha!

Following my announcement that

the Wishing Well has been re-activated

Kate R contacted me asking if we

could demystify Brushos. 

Happy to oblige, we have a short series

of articles from Helen Chilton showing

us the joy of using Brushos

  Brushos The Basics

"Don't open the lid of the Brusho pot, 

make a hole through the lid with a 

pokey tool like on a glitter shaker. 

I label my lids so I can pick the colours out 

easily as all the pots look the same!

Shake some powder onto stamping card - 

a little goes a long way.

Spritz with water and watch the magic happen! 

Note how each colour is actually made up of 

several different colours.

You can then choose how to dry it. 

Not much difference between the first two, 

but blotting makes quite a big difference.

The type of card you choose also makes a difference.

More controlled colouring with Brusho: 

Stamp and white emboss some flowers from

 PaperArtsy ZA07 onto watercolour card. 

Sprinkle tiny bits of powder onto 

where you want to colour

Spritz close to....

...and blot to control flow of colour.

Carry on working on small areas at a time until you've finished.

Want to make some areas darker? Just repeat the process."

Thanks Helen.  Look forward to Part Two  

Lots to take in and, if you have some

Brushos do have a play with them

following Helen's guidelines - a great way

to start off.

The next Wishing Well article will be

on the last Sunday of the month when

Helen will be showing us more ways 

with Brusho

'Til then

Mickie xx

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an item is in colour and underlined

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