fat little book page with distress crayons...

since I had so many questions about

 tim's new distress crayons,

 I'll postpone the Q & A post 

to show you how I used them...

this is a mat mini page from the new

" fat little book"...

it's 4 ½ inches square...

 I applied a thin layer of collage medium (matte) to the page,

 with the new collage brush & dried it...

this creates a waterproof base...

I LOVE THIS...

here's why...

I didn't like my first 2 backgrounds,

 so the collage medium allowed me to

 wipe them off & start all over...

like M A G I C...

the collage medium also makes it easier & extends the open time for blending with your fingers...

they dry very quickly to a permanent background...

if you touch them they DO NOT SMUDGE...

BUT...

they are ALWAYS water reactive...

the crayons are a very unique product!

so for this background...

I scribbled on 3 colors of the distress crayons and  blended them with my fingers...

I placed my polka dotty stencil over the page & wiped thru the stencil to remove

 the distress crayon color

 with a baby wipe...

 the polka dots are the spots where the crayon was removed...

did you notice that the dots each have an outline around them?

here's a little trick...

when you remove the nozzle from 

the mini bottle of matte medium

 (to add the new fine tip applicator)...

SAVE IT...

wash it out and use it as a stamp...

I tapped the larger end of the nozzle onto the

 watering can archival pad 

& stamped it over each dot to accent & define the dots better...

I know...

sounds like a pain, 

but it only took 2 minutes...

you'll barely see that I randomly overstamped the the background with the script background stamp, using watering can archival...

I LOVE the tarnished brass distress paint dabber for adding a finishing touch to the page edges...

I add that to most cards, tags & journal pages that I create...

I stamped the bird/branch using 

jet black archival...

and dried it...

I had intended to leave the bird black...

but...

changed my mind &

decided to emboss him with 

my orange blossom embossing powder...

to emboss ONLY the bird,

 I used the bird portion of

 the "bird on a branch" stencil...

this outline stamp-it stencil-it was designed to work perfectly with the solid image stamp...

so, with the bird stencil over the stamped bird, I added orange blossom archival ink & then sprinkled on the coordinating embossing powder...

you can see that only the bird is embossed & he really becomes the focal point now...

I used a saying from 

the new "just say it" background

 that I talked about in the last post...

it's stamped at the bottom in jet black...

the little heart is a new mat mini "have a heart", inked with orange blossom & stamped with the ticking background, using watering can archival...

the little bow was stamped with jet black & inked with the new sunflower archival ink & stamped with the ticking background to make a plaid...

the tiny line of dots is from the 

"just say it" background stamp...

a super fine detail that I LOVE!

a little pen stitching around the edges & this page is done...

here's a closer look at the embossed bird...

this is a really fun background, using the crayons...

those "linen lines" in the background are created with the collage brush...they add an extra bonus element & some subtle texture too...

but it's interesting...

it feels completely flat...

in the next photo you can see what the 

"bird on a branch" stamp-it stencil-it 

looks like when used alone...

this is the outline stamp,

 filled in with the stencil...

so fun & E A S Y!

with the stencil in place, you can see that I added shading & stamping to just the bird...

LOVE the mat mini birdhouse...

the detail gets added 

with this stamp-it stencil-it

called...

put a bird on it...

did you notice the ticking background used horizontally to create  a border at the top & bottom of the card?

background stamps do so much more that just backgrounds...

I've been reaching for the new lots of dots stencil over & over...

mini polka dots...

always in style!

so...

do you need the distress crayons?

I say...

FOR SURE!

they really are unlike anything I've ever played with...

I'll be sharing more in future posts...

wait 'til you see them on clearly for art...

now about the winner of 2 new hot off the press background stamps...

congrats to...

 Deb~Paxton Valley Folk Art said...

Love all your new background stamps Wendy but the Just Say It stamp was a brilliant idea, look at all those words and phrases you can get from just one stamp! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win! Deb xo

January 21, 2016 at 11:29 AM

 

Rick said you are the winner & he'll be shipping them off to you...

Deb, just email me your shipping info...

be watching instagram...

I'll have a flash giveaway there this weekend...

I *think* it might be the repeating quilt stencil...

do YOU want to win 

some of the stamps I used today?

here's the GIVEAWAY for today...

thanks again to Ted, for the great prizes!

the random commenter will receive

the "bird on a branch" stamp-it stencil-it 

and

the "simply..art" stamp set!

a comment is your entry...

have a good weekend...

and to my east coast friends...

stay in...

stay warm and

make art!

wendy

ps...

yes...

boohoo...

it's true...

tree branch archival is discontinued...

I LOVE this color & I use it daily...

I found some here...

hydrangea is also going away...

poop...

and so is dandelion...

so sad...

if you didn't snag them...

be quick!

and this really sucks...

glue n seal is going away too...

off to find kleenex...