2015 #2 Texture and Gold {by Penny Nuttall}

2015 Theme 2: Shiny Stuff

Hi everyone Penny here, joining you this evening with a post about adding the glitz to your project with gilding flakes or foils.This is a great way to bring out the highlights on any textured surface....rich and blingy!

I am very happy to have been allowed a pre-launch play with some of the new Lin Brown stamps, so you will get a sneaky peek today......but will have to wait until next week for the full reveal!

If I decorate the cover of a new sketchbook it often inspires me to work on the inside pages

Step One: To make the textured stamping surface, I spread a layer of PVA glue over the surface of the book cover and then using a brayer, rolled on a layer of paper clay to a
thickness of about 1/8th inch.

 I used one of the new Eclectica {Lin Brown} stamp sets ...

Step Two: While the clay was still damp, I stamped the images to make a village landscape. These stamps make beautiful deep and sharp impressions in the paper clay.

Step Three: When the clay had dried, it was time to add some colour. I blocked areas with Fresco Finish Acrylics in lovely bright colours: Yellow Submarine, Turquoise, Tango, Guacamole and Orchid, brushing the edges of the areas into each other and then over layering using a dry brush technique.

Step Four: Now for the glitz!

Using the brayer. I rolled gilding paste/ glue over the surface, catching all the raised parts of the clay where I wanted the gold foil or flake to catch. This gets a bit tacky as it 'dries'.

Step Five: I applied gilding foil with a cool iron to the partly dried gilding paste (you could also use gilding flakes for this). It is up to you how much bling you want to add! Depending on the gilding product you use, you may not need an iron. Some just grab to the glue/ paste without the need for heat.

Step Six: Finally, I used my finger to rub in a few areas of darker colour. I used Fresco Finish Baltic Blue, wiping back with a baby-wipe to reveal the gold and the under layers of colour. Love the texture!

This started as a bit of an experiment and now I can see many other possibilities for embellishments, stitching and 3-D projects (yay!). Watch this space...

Why not have a go?... Best wishes to All, 
Penny.
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Wow Penny, we love your abstract gilding effect here, the paper clay looks fab! Such an unusual technique to brayer it on. Your journal looks so cheerful.

If you fancy joining PaperArtsy challenge #2: Shiny Stuff, then you can link up your creativity HERE.  

NB.  you will get 3 weeks to participate in this challenge, as we will interrupt the usual schedule for our New Product Announcements which starts Feb 1st for a week.

All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Shiny Stuff link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Feb 8th, winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00.