Sometimes you have to play around & experiment to grow. Experimenting can lead to some cool new techniques. They can also utterly fail but no matter what you learn in the process. Sometimes it's more about the journey (the process) than the actual end piece. It can really stimulate your creativity. This step by step is from the archives and comes from me experimenting with UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) and paint to create a really cool texture.
You can try this technique with heavy gel medium, heavy gesso, or glue stick. Grab some leftover letters (foam, Chipboard, etc) and a craft stick or palette knife. You can try this out on an ATC size or add it to one of your mixed media pieces.
To start, smear heavy gel medium or heavy gesso over the card. If you are using a gluestick, scrap it off using a craft stick and smear it on the card.
You can cover the whole card or just part of the card. Either way looks cool. Try one letter, multiple letters, or shapes.
Paint the card with some acrylic paint. You want to have good coverage with the paint but you can also remove some of it from the letters with a paper towel. I used a couple different colors on this card.
While the paint is still wet, shake UTEE over the wet card. Heat set the card and watched the magic happen.
The paint & the clear embossing powder bubble into this cool cool texture. It is so awesome.
Have you created something this week? Anything goes...an art journal page, doodle, scrapbook page, card...just something creative. Share a link at the bottom of this post with the inLinkz button. Just leave a link to a specific blog post or image on flickr, rather than a general url. This way we can see your stellar creation.
