*TIP
-- Before working on the front of the board, paint the back of the
board. Painting the back first creates tension on the back of the
board. Now when you work on the front of the board, creating tension,
the board is less likely to warp.
On
the front of the board I started with a complete layer of the Ancient
Amber Powder. I did about half at a time so that I could hold onto the
board. I coated half with Ranger's Emboss It Dabber, added the powder
and heated it. Repeated for the other half.
Over
the layer of Ancient Amber I added stenciling with Embossing Paste. I
used the same image four times, once on each edge, but each one needs to
be done and dried before doing the next one. To line them up, I used a
centering ruler. I placed some artists tape over part of the other
images to make it easier to stencil and the tape also helped to hold the
stencil in place. I used White Embossing for two of the images and
Black for the other two putting the same colors opposite each other.
Over the paste I used Chunky Rust powder. The Process I Used --
Stencil image, remove stencil, immediately cover image with Chunky Rust
powder, immediately heat with a heat tool. Yes, the paste under the
powder will puff a bit but then it goes back down. I love the effect
and now it's melted and dry and you can go right on to the next image.
This
picture shows 3 of the images done. The one at the top is Chunky Rust
on White Embossing Paste. The left and right are Chunky Rust on Black
Embossing Paste. Isn't the contrast wonderful!!!!
Here is a closer view - white paste on the left, black on the right.
For
the strips of music paper under the flower I started with a piece torn
from an old music book and embossed it with Vintage Beeswax Powder. You
can see in the picture the difference between an embossed piece and how
it looks straight from the old book.
After embossing I tore strips using a metal ruler.
A
piece of cheesecloth was colored using Magic Moss paint. I placed some
paint on my craft sheet, added water, spread the paint out and laid the
cheesecloth in the paint, lifted it out of the paint and let it dry. I
did not try to make sure there was paint everywhere but left some areas
without.
The metal piece with words is an Idea-ology Quote Token. I painted Little Black Dress Fresco Finish
over the token getting it into all the letters and then gently wiped it
off the surface with my finger leaving paint down in the letters.
The piece under the Quote Token is a cheap, gold metal filigree .......
...
coated in Ancient Amber Powder. I inked the filigree with Embossing
Ink, added the Ancient Amber Powder and melted. Be careful, the metal
gets hot. You can do just half at a time to make it easier to hold and I
would hold it with a clip or tweezers.
I
was originally thinking it would look good in a black frame - and it
would. But I also decided to add black around the edges using Rocky
Road Baked Texture. I inked the edges with the Emboss It Dabber, added
the Rocky Road and heated it. It made the perfect edge for this!!!
Before gluing the flower pieces over the other elements I added splatters with both Little Black Dress and Snowflake. While layering up the cheesecloth and torn music paper I also added black sewing thread and a rust colored craft thread. The finishing touch was drops of Carnation Red Enamel Accents (Ranger).
I
had fun playing with the powders as I created this piece. There is
much more that can be done with these powders - multiple layers,
sprinkling one or more colors into another color as you are heating, and
many more ideas. If you have these powders, I hope you have a play and
share your results. I'd love to see them. If you don't have them, you
just might need them :-)
