Ranger...melt art MANIA...

I'm happy to once again to be sharing a tutorial 

or actually 2...

this time my pieces were designed for 

Ranger's Melt Art Mania event...

be sure to check out the Ranger blog,

 for LOTS of inspiration...

the event continues daily thru May 31st...

here's the first project...

my focus for this first piece,

was to create a 

textured UTEE embellishment...

it's E A S Y & fun...

with LOTS of options...

here's the supply list...

Archival Ink, jet black

Tim Holtz Metallic Distress Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

Tim Holtz Distress Paint

Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush 

UTEE

Emboss-It Dabber

Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam

Inkssentials Brayer

Glossy Accents

Glue N Seal matte

Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 

Sanding Grip

Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi studio 490 stamps 

Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi studio 490 art parts

Studio 490/Blossom Bucket embellishment

Misc:

waterproof pen

vintage dictionary paper

and here's the step by step instructions...

1. apply a layer of Glue N Seal to the art part small creative cover (project base), then add vintage dictionary paper, brayer & dry.
2. sand the edges with the sanding grip
3. ink over the base with broken china, wild honey, scattered straw & peeled paint, using the blending tool
4. add shading to the edges with rusty hinge on a blending tool
5. use jet black archival to stamp the flourishes (My Kind of Art LCS092) in the top left corner and the sentiment (British Art LCS107) in the bottom right corner as shown 
6. use jet black archival to stamp the pen (British Art LCS107) 5 times, to create a border
7. shake the tarnished brass distress stain, then dispense a small amount onto the craft sheet. pick up the stain with the water brush, then sharply tap the water brush onto your finger over the base, to add tiny metallic dots. dry
8. add pen stitching detail around the base edge
9. shake the tarnished brass metallic stain and with a fairly dry dabber top, edge the base & dry
10. paint the art parts daisy with broken china distress paint & dry
11. ink the coordinating stamp (Daisy Art LCS101) with jet black archival & press the art part flower onto the inked stamp and dry
12. tap the Emboss-It Dabber over the flower to cover & sprinkle with UTEE. use the Heat-It tool to melt the UTEE. while the UTEE is still hot, sprinkle with another layer of UTEE...
13. ***have the polka dot background stamp (All About Art LCS011) inked with french ultramarine archival***
14. melt the second layer of UTEE & while the UTEE is hot, press the polka dot background into the molten UTEE. allow to sit about 30 seconds. the UTEE will cool & the stamp will release easily, creating a very cool textured flower
15. add a scrap of grungeboard under the flower before gluing in place, to raise the flower off the base & create more dimension
16. accent the flower center with a Blossom Bucket black & gold flower

here's a close up of my textured UTEE flower...

                        

since I was having so much fun...

I decided to play a little more...

this time the technique is 

distress UTEE art parts...

I discovered that tim's new distress paints are so cool with UTEE, and together, they create a vintage enamel effect...

I cut a #12 kraft tag to 6 inches tall...

that's my base...

(save the cut off for another project)

I stamped the flourishes 

(yes... again...I LOVE them!) 

with black soot distress ink & 

sprinkled on the UTEE, then heated to melt it...

I inked the kraft tag with faded jeans & mustard seed distress inks...

to create the random bleached honeycomb background,

 I misted water onto my craft sheet, 

then pressed my honeycomb background stamp (LCS093) into the water & then stamped over the tag...

this lightens the distress ink & creates a pattern at the same time...

I used jet black archival for stamping my sentiment...

(British Art LCS107)

and added some stenciled numbers 

and stenciled striped borders 

using black soot, on the blending tool...

to create the vintage enamel flowers, 

I lightly painted them with distress paint,

 using my finger to spread the paint...

***a thin layer of distress paint allows the art parts color (kraft) to show thru, creating a worn look***

the large art parts flower 

is painted with barn door distress paint...

dried, then stamped with the coordinating daisy stamp, 

(LCS101 Daisy Art)

using jet black archival...

and dried again...

I used the Emboss It Dabber to cover the flower, then sprinkled it with UTEE...

I heated the UTEE to melt it, then sprinkled on a second layer while the UTEE was HOT & melted the second layer...

2 layers of UTEE create a glass like dimensional surface...

the 3 smaller art parts flowers were painted with broken china distress paint & black soot distress paint for the centers, dried, 

then I used the Emboss It Dabber over them

 before sprinkling them with UTEE & heating...

since the flowers are small, 

I only used one layer of UTEE on them...

this Blossom Bucket flower accents the large flower...

here's a better look...

the thin layer of distress paint, 

covered with UTEE makes the flowers look faded & very vintage...

I like that this is so quick & that the UTEE can be easily melted with the Heat-It tool...

I like to include helpful tips with my tutorials...

 here goes...

***TIPS***

1. you’ll notice that Glue N Seal is an excellent paper adhesive and that it does not bubble vintage paper
2. the metallic stains add great details, like the base edge & the tiny metallic dots
3. when using the stains to add an edge to the base, make sure the dabber top is not saturated. a fairly dry dabber top is best
4. to easily paint art parts, apply a small amount of distress paint onto the craft sheet & spread the paint over the art part with your finger
5. UTEE is very forgiving. if the UTEE cools before you stamp into it, just heat it again with the Heat-It tool & stamp away!
6. red rubber stamps are best for stamping into hot UTEE. the melted UTEE will not damage the red rubber stamp
7.  when stamping with water, press the stamp into the water once only...if there is too much water on the stamp, the stamped image is blurry...
8. Multi Medium is a great adhesive for adding embellishments over glossy UTEE...
9. oh my...totally LOVE LOVE the Emboss It dabber...so convenient...

Ranger has donated a GREAT GIVEAWAY prize, for me to share with my blog friends...

just leave a comment on this post & 

you'll be entered to win these 

H O T

goodies...

(get it? HOT...melt art?)

I see a giant 8 ounce UTEE jar, 2 texture treads, some heat- it inks, and a melt art project sheet...

the winner will receive 

lots of FUN melt art supplies to...

make art!

wendy