Background Tutorial: Stamp with Gesso

Hey everyone;

I thought I'd share another mixed media tutorial

with y'all today.

Today we are stamping with Gesso and then adding various coloring mediums

to create backgrounds for cards, tags, ATCS, Journal pages and more.

Now I am using tags in my samples but you can use any size piece of card stock.

Supplies:

Manila Tags

Gesso

Background stamps

Piece of foam (I use a cosmetic sponge)

Coloring Mediums (ie Distress Inks, Stains, Mists etc)

Spray bottle with water

Heatgun (can air dry just takes longer)

Take some Gesso onto your foam piece

Cover the stamp with the gesso by dabbing it on.

You could use a paintbrush or dip the stamp in the paint but in my opinion using the foam gives better / even coverage and uses less paint.

Stamp onto the tag. 

Add more Gesso and stamp as needed until the tag is covered with images.

Air dry or use your heat gun.

Take some Distress inks and rub onto a non stick sheet.

Mist with water.

Drag your tag through repeatedly until you are happy with the color coverage.

Dry.

Here is one tag, after the first 2 colors I went back and added some Fired Brick as well.

Another sample with different inks.

I pulled out some REALLY REALLY old ink pads from

Nick Bantock.

These ink pads are so dry that I rubbed directly onto the paper, barely got any color, and blended with a baby wipe.

The wipe reactivated the ink enough that I was able to get

so fantastic color coverage.

This one is done by misting with Dylusions and spreading the color with a wet paintbrush.

This one is done using Distress Stains.

The three Distress Inks for this tag.

Here are a bunch of these tags ready to be used.

These are ready to be embellished and further stamped on (use Solvent or Archival ink) to become finished pieces.

I can't wait to see what you do with this.

If you try PLEASE send me a link so I can see what you create :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

The Documented Life week 8

Time to share another piece done for 

The Documented Life project.

This week's challenge:

February 15, 2014  Challenge (Week Eight) - Add a flap to your flap.

I had been working on a upcoming tutorial for 

my mixed media post over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles

which will be available next week.

I was using tags as my demonstrating piece 

and KNEW 

that I wanted to incorporate one into this week's challenge.

The base page is dark colors representing the nasty Winter we have had,

with the tag being bright to represent Spring 

which I desperately want to come.

Here are some pictures to show the tag half opened,

then all the way stretched out.

The colors going from dark to light.

Here is the tag pulled down instead of lifted up.

The tag:

the colors on here were created using a variety of Distress Stains, 

Distress Inks, Dylusions Mists, Gesso,

 and Silks Acrylic Glaze

The stamping was all done using Archival ink.

Some of my circles were created using Silks through a Crafter's Workshop stencil,

then outlined with a silver paint pen.

(my white one decided to stop working ggrrrr)

On the back of my tag

I added a little note.

The fold out connecting the tag to the page.

I love how this acme out.

Distress Inks, Stains, Gesso, Silks Acrylic Glaze,

and Dylusions Mists.

The base page for winter.

This I used some really old Nick Bantock dye inks.

So old they were for the most part dried up.

Still by rubbing the ink directly onto the paper I could spread and blend the color 

with a baby wipe.

There is also Gesso, more Silks, Crafter's Workshop stencil,

Dylusions, stamping with Archival ink,

stamping with paint, Washii tape and 

Machine stitching.

just another closeup of the fold out connecting my tag and my base page.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing what I have created for this challenge.

If you wish to see what others are doing check out the Flickr page, the Facebook page

or search for 

#TheDocumentedLife on Instagram.

Have a great day!

Skissedilla sketch #221

Skissedilla has another sketch up.

#221

and I used it as inspiration for the following layout. 

                             


    The piece of pattern paper is from Kaisercraft (Miss Empire Collection) and was covered with watercolor paint, Distress Stains, stamping & machine stitching.

A Crafter's Workshop stencil was used to create the Chevron design.

Tumbled Glass & White Picket Fence Distress Stains were stamped down to get splats

Watercolor paint was washed over the paper the a darker color was flicked on. Stamping with a script stamp & Stone Grey StazOn ink.

That is it for today.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Art reminds you...

I did this tag at the beginning of May for the front page of Scrapbook News and Review.

Colored cardstock with 3 Distress Stains then ran through my Cuttlebug with the Script embossing folder.

Added a little bit of shine with some Shimmerz over the raised text, made flowers using book text and my Tim Holtz floral die.

The stems and leaves were backstitched using embroidery floss. And finally printed out the quote on Vellum and attached with Glossy Accents.

PLAY an Art Journal Page

So here I am, supposed to be getting ready for a hoard of fifth grade girls who will be descending on the house shortly for a Birthday Party Sleepover.

But distracted by a new shipment of Distress Stains by Ranger. I just had to PLAY immediately.

Whipped up this little page in my Art Journal. Some paper scraps followed by a layer of crumpled tissue paper. I then applied Antique Linen, Faded Jeans & Spun Sugar Distress Stains over all of that.

I made some of my homemade paper tape, blocked out a rectangle and then stamped PLAY in using Making Memories Foam stamps & Black Acrylic Paint. Outlined with the paint as well and then added some silver highlights with Silver Lumiere paint.

Sometimes Play Time is the best time.

Now I REALLY have to get ready for the party