but it's so much more...
I ordered tim's new tissue wrap, to use as a wrap...
as tim's says...
hello Captain Obvious!
but I also had an idea brewing for a fun technique...
I started with my art parts small creative cover...
it's a great solid base for art...
I wanted a dry adhesive to attach the tissue wrap to the cover...
I chose Glue Arts High Tac runner...
I LOVE their runners...
this is significant...
as you will see below...
it was simple to use the sanding grip on the edges...
since the tissue wrap is thin...
just a few swipes & the edges looked good...
now here comes THE DISCOVERY...
because the tissue wrap is semi transparent...
the dots from the adhesive were showing thru...
I was soooo excited...
I KNEW what was coming next...
I added broken china & frayed burlap distress stains randomly over the tissue wrap...
then dried it...
and ended up with this amazing background with so much depth & texture, using only 2 simple steps...
1. adhere the wrap
2. stain it...
but, what's REALLY cool is that the background is actually flat...
so it's perfect for stamping...
here you can see that I used jet black archival with my cancellation stamp & the tiny details are crisp & clear...
I hope you can see that the text from the tissue wrap...
and the dots from the adhesive
appear to be deep under the stamping...
I HAD to use this background...
which explains why I didn't cook dinner...
again...
the photo below shows my belt stamp...
with an extra little detail...
I stamped it twice on grungeboard...
and used just the portion with the buckle & the end,
as the second layer...
because it's grunge, I could bend the end for extra dimension...
a small detail with a big impact...
and it gave the guy a place to stand...
here's the finished piece...
my guy is holding an art parts pen nib & dipping it into
the diamond inks bottle...
the bling you see is from rock candy distress stickles...
but like the infomercial says...
wait...there's more...
another idea popped in...
what would happen if I added
over the tissue wrap???
I got this result...
this started the same way...
the tissue wrap was added to the art part base with the Glue Art runner...
then I used Ranger's craft scrapper to apply an uneven thin coat of gesso over the tissue wrap...
dried it...
and again added broken china & frayed burlap distress stains...
and dried them...
then I used the blending tool to add shading to the edges with walnut stain...
the text still shows & the dots do too...
that's as much as I can show...
this background is going to be the starting point for a CHA project...
tissue wrap is FUN stuff!
***news flash***
save the date!
next week Ranger's blog will be all about
THE GREAT pumpkin challenge...
several of us were sent a pumpkin to alter...
here a peek @ mine...
oops wrong photo...
that's the BEFORE...
so sorry...
lol!!!
so save the date & plan to be inspired next week...
I *think* it will be great fun...
and speaking of fun...
I have a few more ideas to try with the wrap...
it's GREAT for covering large art parts...
next, I'll use it on the sweetheart frame...
there are some other *things* I NEED to try...
this stuff has a MILLION possibilities...
I hope you're inspired to play...
it's a rainy UGLY day AGAIN...
but I don't care...
I'm headed to the studio to...
make art!
wendy
