Interactive Cards by Jess: Wiper Card
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! Welcome to the latest in our monthly series of Interactive Cards by Jess where special guest Jessica Frost-Ballas shares with us a new and fun way to create an interactive card! This month, Jess is keeping a summery vibe with the new sweet and punny Celeb-ray-tion stamps from Avery Elle and the Wiper die by Mama Elephant! Be sure to watch the video for more info and enjoy!
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Art Journaling with Shari Carroll: Gouache Painted Background
Welcome everyone!!! Its Shari here trying out some Gouache paints for a colorful background. I’ve never tried them before so I picked up the Paper Fashion Set 2 from American Crafts. This background was a practice sheet that I ended up liking, so into my journal it went.
You may be asking yourself, what are Gouache paints? They are opaque watercolors that have a few fantastic qualities about them. You can water them down like watercolors or use them straight from the tube. You can layer colors on top of each other, even lights over darks!! You can paint over pencil lines without the need to erase. They dry flat with a matte finish. Oh.. and they remain water reactive even once they’ve dried!
I started off trying a watered down wash then continued building color on top. I mixed my colors as I went just to see how they worked. Just playing with them to create a colorful background gave me an idea of how different they are from watercolors.
I was also wondering how they differ from acrylic paints. One thing that stood out was how they dry, I didn’t have any brush strokes, they dry flat. Clean-up is much easier and you can use all your watercolor brushes with them. And finally, you can easily journal over them since they don’t leave a coated finish.
Once I had my background glued in place in my journal, I added splats of Paper Fashion Pearl Liquid Metal for a bit of shine. From there I went about decorating the page with die cuts and gems.
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