Club CK NSD Challenge - Create a custom background

and for

 About A Girl - May 1st Challenge  

 Club CK May Color Challenge  (red, black and white)

May 2013 Sketchy Challenge, Canadian Scrapbooker - Sketch by Susan Sykes



 

Background is made out of paints with gesso.

Please click here for more details. Thanks

  



• cardstock - DWCV
• doily - Dollar Shop
• patterned paper - American Crafts
• crochet flower - made by Connie
• flower small red and white big - Michaels
• butterfly - Heidi Swapp , RAK from Hope, just painted it black
• paint - Acrylic paint Dabber , Ranger
• punch border - Fiskar
• vellum - Recollection
• font - Papyrus
• burlap - Michaels

Mixed Media Card

**Please visit My 1st Anniversary Giveway, Recipe Challenge and Card Challenge too, thanks!!" 

 

I used watercolor paper to create these cards.

 

For Club CK - Card Challenge April 14-20, 2013

  



 

Can someone please tell me how to call this paper? *embarrased* It's a kind of heavy tissue paper use to wrap flowers. A mulberry paper? I don't know, I'm not sure...Anyways, I used this paper to create this "Happy Bee Day" card.

 

 

Prepare your sheet.

 

 

Lay a mask/stencil on top.

 Mist with your favorite color spray ink.

 Let it dry completely.

 

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• stencil - TCW Hexagons
• string - American Crafts
• "Happy" - RAK from Laurie - Jenni Bowlin
• "bee" - altered BG chipboard letters. Just painted it with black and straw color from Ceramcoat by Delta
• "day" - American Crafts
• spray ink - Dylusions , cut grass color
• bee - cuttings from an old birthday card

 

 

 

 

Lay a mask/stencil on top.

I used tape to keep the stencil in place.

 

 

Apply ink.

 

 

For paint splatter, I mixed  paint with a little amount of water .

 Mix to get the water down consistency.

 

 

Splatter the paint down, tap your brush freely.

Let it dry completely.

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• stencil - Plaid Folk Art - Pebble design
• bicycle stamp - Recollection/Michaels
• "love you" sentiment - Hampton Art
• ink - Versa Magic , turquoise gem and tuxedo black from Memento
• patterned paper - Pebbles Seen and Noted
• wooden buttons - Dollar Daze
• embroidery floss - RAK from Laurie

 



 

Please check this link how to make the background, thanks.

 

 

Stamp images onto a vellum paper. Set the ink to dry.

 

 

Paint the back of the image.

You can use, colored pencil, ink, or even watercolor pencil.

Let it dry completely.

 

 

Fussycut them and you are ready.

 

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• pearls - Dollarama
• vellum - Recollection/Michaels
• punch - Fiskars
• friendship quote - DCWV
• ink -  tuxedo black, lilac posies and grape jelly from Memento
• cardstock - from sticker packaging

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 





 

 

Painted Background with Gesso

I had so much fun doing this. Sometimes it's good to get your hands dirty for fun.

Start with two white cardstock. No white cardstock? Hate to say this but this is true, sometimes I use the back of patterned paper (which I don't use or like or been in my stash forever)

 

 

Apply a fairly thick coat of gesso on one of the cardstock so you can see the texture when you are done. No precise brush strokes necessary, just play with it.

 

 

 



Using the other plain cardstock, cover the other cardstock (the one with the gesso)

 

 

Press, rub a little bit.

 

 

Open it slowly  to get more texture on both side of the cardstock. Don't wait to long to open the cardstock, because the longer you wait, they might stick together and it will not easy to open.

 

 

Let it dry. Apply paint, again just play with it, have fun painting.

 

 

Sometimes, I use wet wipes to wipe off the paint in case I apply too much or if I want to have uneven effect and interesting looks. 

 

 

If you want to add more colors, just let it dry first before you apply the next color.

 

Again, rub and play with the wet wipes.

 

 

And Voila! It's done!