Dendritic Printing

Hello crafty people!
I hope you are having a wonderful summer, or 

winter as the case may be.  Hopefully you're having great

weather where you are.

Yes, it's another "I found this while reorganizing" post.

These are dendritic prints that I made and never used

for anything.  I love finding things like this, it gives

 me something to ponder and play with.

It's really quite an easy process and you never know what

you'll end up with.

First thing is to pick a color, or two if you like
of paint.

Put some paint onto a slick surface and spread it out with

a paint brush or your fingers.

I usually use glass, but this one above was done on

a stamping block.

Next take another piece of glass or whatever you have that works,

and press down on top of that paint.  
You can even use a stiff piece of plastic, or a laminated 

piece of card stock.

As you press down on the top piece, you will be 

'smooching' out the paint and when you pick it up,

you'll have a very unique look.

Now is the time to lay your card stock or paper 

down onto the paint.  Just lay it down pressing very lightly

 and lift it up and you have an interesting design that you can use

for the background of a card, a tag or whatever

you like.

You never know what it will look like

Here is a link to a video by 
Nina Ribena who I follow on YouTube

and participate in her facebook group,
"Mixed Media Emporium with Nina Ribena

and Kylie Coo"

I'm glad you stopped in today and hope you will 

give this technique a try.
It's another oldie, but goodie.

Come again soon,

until then,

try a new technique!

Watch for a post in the near future showing ways

I've used these prints.

 

DIY Vellum

Hello blog friends!

A while back I saw 

this video

from Nina Ribena, showing how to make

your own vellum using wax and an iron.

I used what was left of a burnt down 

taper and my little craft iron.

Below you'll see

the results of my experimenting.

I decided to try different kinds of paper,

some plain, some patterned.

Here is a patterned paper with some printing on it.

Below you can see that it is now somewhat translucent.

This pattern didn't become as translucent, but 

as you can see below, you can see the pattern on

the card underneath it.

This plain paper worked very nicely.

I think this one turned out pretty nice too.

I also tried with just a plain piece of 

white printer paper and this worked very well.

And my last one was done with a red candle.

One thing I noticed is, that the red candle was

actually red on the outside and white in the middle, 

consequently, I had to keep turning the candle to

get the red areas.  So be warned, if you are using a

colored candle, be sure it's colored all the way through.

The other thing that is different about this one is that I worked

on a paper towel, where the others were done on a 

sheet of deli paper.

If you do this on a paper towel, you get some 

of the pattern of the towel on the "vellum"

You can see, especially at the bottom of the sheet,

that it isn't a smooth, clear look, but has

a pattern to it.
I like how this turned out, but if you want a nice clean

finish, use something without a design on it.

Also be warned that the wax does seep through

the paper and get onto what you are working on,

so be careful.

Thanks for spending some time with me today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way and

will come again soon.

Until then;

Happy Crafting!

Masterboard

Hello crafty people!

A little while back I joined a group on Facebook

that I'm totally enjoying.

The Mixed Media Emporium

with Nina Ribena and Kylie Coo

Each month they post a prompt, with videos,

 and then throughout the month they post other videos 

of projects they make.

The first prompt of the year was to make a collage masterboard.

This is the masterboard that I made for this prompt.

I wasn't crazy for it at first, but it's growing on me.

A masterboard is a piece of artwork that you make,

then use to make other projects.  Many people photocopy

them and use the prints for projects.  Then they still have the

original for future use. I don't plan on doing that,

I'll just cut up mine for projects and when it's done, it's done.

I also made these two masterboards using paints.

I like these much better than my collage one.

I will probably use these for backgrounds for cards 

at some time.

I did enjoy the process of making them and will 

make more in the future.

If you are interested at all in mixed media,

pop over and check out the group on facebook.

Even if you don't follow the prompts,

you may find something that inspires you.

Nina Ribena and Kylie Coo also can be found

on YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you will come again soon.

Until then,

Happy creating!