For today's design team project we've made it easier for you to hop around the whole team and see all the USArtQuest projects together. After starting at the USArtQuest blog itself, you should have come to me from the talented and generous [did you see she had a giveaway?]
We were all supplied with a wonderful MicaColor watercolour palette, again something I've seen many times but never actually owned. I've always meant to make my own up, but never got round to it [sound familiar?]
With just a small amount of water you can make a really rich, creamy metallic paint
or with more water, you can produce a more 'watercolour' effect. The colours in the palettes co-ordinate beautifully so I chose the blue, gold and brown to make a shimmery ATC.
I laid down three patches of blue paint, followed by gold,
then brown.
When using a paintbrush and paints I always want to blend my colours together nicely, and yet I love the effect of strong contrast, so I've got over this by putting my colour down onto a piece of foil (as I can never find my teflon mat lol; another alternative is a plastic box lid)...
...then taking a print off this by laying my card on top.
Hey presto, a marbled like effect which I'm more than happy with :)
I often wipe my paintbrush onto a piece of paper before washing it clean, which then means I have lovely sweeps of colour to stamp over then cut out.
MicaColour is thick and creamy enough to stamp with, just use a little water to get enough paint onto your brush, then apply this to your stamp
I made up some more pieces of card with the MicaColour paint and stamped an apt saying onto a co-ordinating piece to create my ATC
I'll pick a name using random generator next Monday [6th September] and send this ATC to the lucky person, along with a few USArtQuest bits to play with yourself.
Now it's time for the last stage of the hop, and a visit to
you did a terrific job on this project, Sarah. I always love what you do, though! Great photos : )
ReplyDeleteLove & miss you loads! xx
Gorgeous ATC, love that lush colour you've achieved.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun technique! The ATC is great!
ReplyDeleteFabby art hun.. been trying to contact you by email... any chance you could drop me a line hun... ta x
ReplyDeletelovely technique Sarah. thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWow this is wonderful!!! Thanks for the great step by step tutorial!!
ReplyDeleteLove your steampunk projects and the saying!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home to you too ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove what you have made here - great job! Kate x
Just love that and I also wanted to thank you for dropping by my blog. I am new to paper crafting. I started at the end of June. I signed up to follow your blog, it looks like I will learn alot.
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Kim
OH WOW OH WOW! What a fun background--love this project:) You are so creative---you never stop amazing me;)
ReplyDeleteYour marbling effect is really great. I look forward to trying it myself. Thank you for sharing your talent.
ReplyDeleteI never knew you could paint with this! Lovely project, thanks for the tuorial!!
ReplyDeleteGeesh, I meant "stamp" with this. duh. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the shimmery paint.. And the quote on the ATC makes me smile...Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat background is Glorious!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know you could stamp with the stuff...off to try it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEileen in NYC
Love how you explained various ways to use the watercolors--great project to win!
ReplyDeleteI love to make ATC. and this one is great. Fun Project girl!
ReplyDeleteooh love the mica palettes.. almost as much as I like Duo glue!! rofl.. would love toown your ATC too!!
ReplyDeleteHugs x
Lovely act and great techniques. Thank you x
ReplyDeleteThose paints look wonderful combined that way and what a great idea to stamp with them, too. My brother's birthday is September 6; I hope that brings me some luck. :)
ReplyDeleteso loved your techniques!!! wonderful piece of art!!
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