Thursday 16 June 2016

Rainbow star plaques

Today I am revisiting a project I did last year - creating my star plaques - I make quite a few of these for our pop up craft shop and the occasionally craft fair. This time I thought I would do a bright version. (You can see the original version here).
I took 2 plaques (6x3") and randomly added distress paints. I start with a brush but end up applying with my finger!
Once dry I wanted to crackle them - so added some Deco Art Weathered wood. A thin layer - using a credit card.
Normally at this stage - once dry - you quickly add the top layer of paint. Not quite sure what went wrong this time but when I added my top layer the crackles were not forming as I wished so wiped most of it away - resulting in two differing results. I quite like them - you can still the crackles - one very subtle - the other more like peeling paint.
My stars are created with greyboard - as thick as the bigz die will take! Again I created random colours on the board - using distress paints - but this time with a little marbling and drying between colours.
 Once dry I cut my stars using the Big Shot.
My words this time were computer generated, but I often use chit chat stickers. I also added some glitter to one of the plaques this time.
 I glue them on and then add glossy accents. When dry I adhere to the plaque with glossy accents. I add stickles around the edges.
The seam binding was coloured with distress stains.
Nikki


8 comments:

  1. I bet these are great little sellers with such beautiful layers and effects xxx

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  2. Blovely, bright, decorative... Love the design and that you added stickles to the edges.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Hugs from Monica...
    Spain

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  3. both of these are beautiful, Nikki, but my favorite is the one on the right. Love that peeled paint look, and the glitter is a perfect foil to all that crackle. Love these! Hugs!

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  4. These are great! Would be fab for a 'just teen'.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  5. These are great! Would be fab for a 'just teen'.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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