Tuesday 28 November 2017

Fragile Winter - Brenda

I'm sharing a project with you today both here and over on my blog at Bumblebees and Butterflies. It is a mixed media canvas with layered snowflakes that I created for the Craft Stamper magazine last year, the process steps for the canvas background can be found HERE  and the steps for making the snowflakes are below.



Step by Step



1.    Die cut all the snowflakes from good quality card and seal them with a coat of gesso. Emboss them all using the embossing folder that accompanies the layered snowflake die.  




2.    Take each snowflake one at a time, spritz with water and dab on chosen colour of paint, add a second colour whilst still wet and heat dry. 




3.    Turn your snowflake over, you will see the colours seeping underneath the edges and being soaked up by the non-sealed card. 




4.    Continue to add layers of water and colours (and mix colours to create various combinations), until you are happy with the results. 




5.    On some you could add more interest and lighten the snowflake by rubbing white paint over it using your finger and keeping very little paint on it. 




6.    On others try adding transparent crackle glaze or gloss varnish, then white or black antiquing cream and rub the excess off with a damp cloth and finish with some gems given a quick coat of gesso or paint.




To finish seal the snowflakes with a coat of ultra matte or gloss varnish, stack some of them together and perhaps adhere some glitter. Add them to your Fragile Winter mixed media canvas where the process steps can be found at Bumblebees and Butterflies.


Have fun with your Christmas crafting.

hugs Brenda xxx


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2 comments:

  1. Absolutely stunning and so very beautiful. Love how you made the snowflakes and loving all the texture and the most beautiful of colours x Off to take a look at how you made your amazing background x Thank you for the step by step and the wonderful inspiration x

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  2. Thanks for including the pictorial. I want to give these snowflakes a try! Fabulous job!

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