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Colorful Granulating Backgrounds with Resist Projects by Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I’m delighted to welcome back special guest Anna-Karin Evaldsson! Read on to learn all about how she made these gorgeous makes and enjoy!
Hi everyone! It is summer and I am happy to be here with a new tutorial. Today, we will be creating backgrounds with fun granulating watercolor paint, combined with stencil resist techniques. It is easy and a lot of fun. You will get a different result every time.
I made a whole bunch of backgrounds for the tutorial and couldn’t pick just one for my main project, so I made a card and a tag. The backgrounds were made with Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Colors. This watercolor paint is so fun. The paint separates into different colors and gives a great granulating texture at the same time. The Aurora Orange paint is, for example, green and orange. I combined them with stencils and three different media: gesso, texture paste and matte medium.
Apply Distress Matte Medium through Tim Holtz Bubble stencil with a palette knife. Work on watercolor paper for the best effect. Let dry.
It is better to mix the colors with water in a paint palette than to add water to the paint pans. The granulating paint is the paint that looks dark in my palette. The bright colored paint is from another project. As you can see, the paints all look brown, but you will be surprised. Paint the first color. This example was done with Tim Holtz Harlequin stencil.
While the first paint is still wet, immediately continue with two more colors, letting them blend into each other. I used three colors on each background.
As the paint dries, it will separate into several colors. It’s like magic.
I also painted quite many plain backgrounds, varying the amount of water in the paint.
The tag was covered in gesso with a palette knife. Use the knife to add texture. Let dry.
Paint the tag with three shades of granulating paint. Here is a close up.
The paint moves in a different way on the gesso, compared to the paper, and forms really cool textures.
These are the first three backgrounds.
These four backgrounds were made with texture paste instead of matte medium. The watercolor paint will sink into the paste, while the medium resists the paint. These were done with: Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles, and Tim Holtz Sparkle Fade, Deco Floral and Burlap stencils.
Let’s finish the card. For the card I picked the bubble background and die cut the flowers and sentiment from painted backgrounds.
Distress the edges.
Die cut the sentiment using Simon Says Stamp Giggle Thank You. I die cut it from collage paper, dark grey cardstock, white cardstock and painted paper.
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Delicate Wildflowers from painted paper and from collage paper. I made this collage paper in another tutorial here on the blog, here is the link: https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/boo-ghost-panel-tutorial-by-anna-karin-evaldsson/
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Windswept Leaves from painted paper.
Give the pieces some shape with Tim Holtz Shaping Kit.
Layer the flowers and the leaves. Add a Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Opal Gem to the center.
Here you can see both the dimension and the texture.
Glue all the white words together to form a dimensional sentiment, then off-set the Slate grey for a shadow effect. The paper used for the letters was painted with the Aurora Violet paint, using less water than I used for the other backgrounds.
Here you can see one of the examples of how the paint separates.
Let’s move on to the tag, which was made with the gessoed and painted background.
Stamp here and there with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter Background.
Splatter a little Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache on the tag.
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Delicate Wildflowers from painted paper and from Ice Vellum.
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Fancy You in the same way as the sentiment on the card.
Shape the flowers and layer them. Add a Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Lilac Gem to the center.
The word was adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape, for even more dimension.
I used a lighter grey cardstock for the shadow, since I wanted a light look to the tag.
A close-up of the interesting texture.
The smaller sentiments were stamped with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Lilac ink, using the Thank You Basics stamp set.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to use watercolor paint in your projects. Thank you so much for looking!
Happy crafting! -Anna-Karin
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Tim Holtz Holiday Collage Christmas in July Class Inspiration Part 3: Greeting Display Panel by Paula Cheney
YES, this magnificent piece of art you see below was made with the class kit too! WOW! Please join me in welcoming special guest Paula Cheney for this additional inspiration, and read on for all the fabulous details! Enjoy!
Psst! As a friendly reminder… there’s a FREE Virtual Class that just dropped yesterday, and it’s packed with inspiration to help you get the most out of your kit! (if you missed our LIVE virtual class yesterday, click or tap HERE to rewatch all the FUN!)
I was so excited to receive the Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz Christmas kit! It’s absolutely packed with products, and I couldn’t wait to open it and get a head start on my Christmas crafting. I chose an idea-ology Display Panel as my base and then used kit components like Christmas Layers and Paper Dolls, Christmas Baseboards and Transparencies, Wired Pine Stem and Kraft Stock Sparkle to bring to life my favorite kind of piece: vintage-inspired decor!
Paint the sides of idea-ology Display Panel with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Paint. Once dry, sand the painted surface to let some wood show through. Finish by adding a thin layer of Collage Medium, then set aside to dry.
Pull ten pieces of ephemera from the Christmas Layers & Paper Dolls pack.
Alter some of the pieces to accommodate the size of the Panel.
Cut 7/8” off the right end of the frame (save both pieces)
Cut Holiday Greetings strip to 3”
Cut holly to 2 3/4 long”
Cut light colored petal tip off the left side of the poinsettia
Use Collage Medium to add Layers ephemera to the panel. I started with the two pieces at the bottom because they fit perfectly across the panel and then worked my way around the panel. The large card with the holly on the left was cut off at the top to fit in the space.
I added part of the leftover piece of the frame to finish the top. Don’t worry, the rest of the area will be covered in the next step and you won’t be able to see the break in the frame either.
Add the double poinsettia to the panel with Collage Medium. Add the second, single poinsettia with Thin 3D foam squares. Make sure the petal of the poinsettia covers the break in the frame.
Cut a piece of Kraft Stock Sparkle using the large white frame from the Christmas Baseboards and Transparencies pack as template. Set aside.
Pull the transparent shape from the Christmas Baseboards and Transparencies pack that matches the window. Working on the backside of the transparency, use a small brush from the Alcohol Ink Tool Set to paint the diamond pattern with Alcohol Ink. I chose Meadow, Red Pepper, Honeycomb, and Bayou. Squeeze out a small amount of Alcohol Ink onto the glass Studio Mat. Pick up with brush and just paint it on. It’s just that simple. If you get ink outside the shape, use a cotton swab and a bit of Isopropyl Alcohol to remove it.
Pull a second transparent shape from the Christmas Baseboards and Transparencies pack that has snow along the edges. Paint the clear part of the transparency with Collage Medium, then lightly sprinkle Distress Snowflakes over the top adding both glitter and a few Mica Flakes. Let dry.
Add 1/8” Scor-tape to the edges of the transparency.
Adhere the ‘stained glass’ widow over the top of the snow window.
Add 1/8” Scor-tape to the edges of the baseboard Window.
Adhere the window to the transparencies.
Turn over and add double or even triple stacks of 3D Foam Squares to the back of the window.
Use Collage Medium or 1/2” Scor-tape to add the previously cut Kraft Stock Sparkle to the panel. The Sparkle will really come to life in the evenings when the lights are low!
Peel the paper off the 3D Foam Squares and adhere the window over the Kraft Stock Sparkle.
Cut a 7” piece of wired Pine Stem. Bend into a circle and secure ends with hot glue. Hold together till glue cools.
Use your fingers to add Distress Texture Paste Opaque to the pine wreath. Try to make sure the majority of the pine is covered with the paste.
Immediately sprinkle Distress Snowflakes over the top of the wreath. Let dry before picking up.
Use hot glue to add a red ribbon bow to the side of the wreath. TIP: tie the bow, then mist with water to get the right shape. Dry with a heat tool, then spray with hairspray to keep the shape over time (I think that’s important with Christmas decor). Adhere the wreath to the window with hot glue. Add 3D Foam Squares to the back of the “Christmas Greetings” sign from the Christmas Baseboards and Transparencies pack and add to the window.
Add multiple pieces of Cello Tape Stickers to the cards on the panel so they appear to be taped down. Scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the tape and rub it with a damp fingertip to create build up along the edges of the Cello Tape. I like to do that by touching a wet wipe, then rubbing the crayon. If you get too much, just pounce over the crayon with a wet wipe.
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