Thursday, 19 February 2015

Trying out techniques

Yep, I am a technique junkie, I have to try everything.... I decided to have another go at the brayer technique that I have seen Leandra from Paper Artsy use to great effect. My first attempt was so disappointing that I switched to a credit card mid-way through my painting!

I think it had something to do with my brayer being sticky for some reason. I put some talcum powder on it the last time I cleaned it and it seemed to have done the trick.


For the background I used Fresco paints in Vanilla, Tango, Limelight, Sherbet and Lavender and stamped motifs from the EEV06 and ESN10. As a feature stamp I used a sentiment from Hot Pick 1206.

Then I tried out another technique taking inspiration from Nataliya, DT on the Wow embossing powder blog, applying embossing powder on top of texture paste. I used both Wow Grapevine and Cosmic shimmer Aurora because I couldn't remember if the Aurora was translucent or not. Still can't tell from this experiment but having both colours adds variety so it's all good!

I suppose I should tell you what IT IS.... Well this is the cover for the calendar I am making, one page per month,  which is why I added a die-cut piece of clear packaging stamped with... OMG just realised... the wrong year! But PHEW... I stuck it with tissue tape so it could be changed the following year. I guess I will have to change it sooner than that!

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9 comments:

  1. kaybee19 February 2015 at 19:24

    Fab combination of colours, and I had to laugh about the error with the year - that is something I would do!

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  2. Julie Lee19 February 2015 at 23:52

    this turned out so beautifully in the end! xx

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  3. Carol20 February 2015 at 16:15

    Love the effects you have created - I love messy play too!! Have a lovely weekend :) x

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  4. Claire20 February 2015 at 22:00

    Love this - it's great how the brayer or credit card technique creates such unique backgrounds X

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  5. massofhair22 February 2015 at 00:40

    Fantastic page, fab colour combination and if you enlage the image you can see the beautiful textures and shine from the embossing powder over texture paste. I REALLY LOVE your calendar cover:-) xxx

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  6. Kezzy22 February 2015 at 15:17

    Wow wow wow totally gorgeous, I love brayering but wish I could do the credit card technique, I can never quite get it right where as yours is amazing. Happy Art :-) Kezzy xxx

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  7. pearshapedcrafting22 February 2015 at 18:56

    Love this blending of colours - must say I have struggled with a brayer - must practice more!! This is going to be a calendar page you will wish was going to be around for longer than a month! Chrisx

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  8. Cocofolies23 February 2015 at 09:05

    Ben c'est super joli, bravo pour utiliser toutes ces techniques encore une fois à ton avantage.. Je rêve de trouver le temps de regarder les vidéos de Leandra sur les masterboards faits au brayer, je n'arrive pas à trouver le temps!! Mais pourquoi tu dis que l'année n'est pas la bonne?.. On est bien en 2015!!?? :) Bisous

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  9. PaperArtsy4 March 2015 at 14:31

    Looks fab! When my brayers stick, it is usually as the core has slipped, you can push it back in easily with your nails no problem. The other thing I do is spray where the metal bits come into contact with each other with silicone spray. Not only does it stop the squeaky mouse noise, but also helps it roll more smoothly.

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