"Misc Background" SERIES (July 2006)

Modified: July 26, 2008

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GoldStarPower

ID: Gold Star Power (unavailable)

GoldStarryStarryNight

ID: Gold Starry Starry Night (private collection)

Red & Gold Gesso Background. Cut out a star from some gold metal and attached i o he card with a gold star brad. Thermal embossed the words  with red embossing powder. Added pewter stars in each corner (3 small & 1 larger). Mounted it onto red cardstock. 

Words: You've got (star) power

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Red & Gold Gesso Background. I punched out star shapes from some rust background paper, thermal embossed the letters for the word "STARRY" with copper embossing powder. Attached them to a copper chain and attached the chain to the card with red star brads. The second "STARRY word used adhesive and red and clear glitter and shadowed with black Zig marker. The word "NIGHT" used letter punches. Mounted it onto red cardstock.

Rust_LifeIsShort

ID: Rust_Life Is Short (not available)

Rust_Peace #2

ID: Rust_Peace #2 (private collection)

Rust background. Thermal embossed the words with copper embossing powder and added copper dots in 3 corners. Used clear Dreamweaver embossing gel and a dragonfly brass stencil (Inkadinkado), then sprinkled with glitter. Added a dragonfly brad in the fourth corner. Mounted it onto yellow cardstock.

Words: Life is short...Live it

Rust background. Used Dreamweaver gold embossing medium on a brass template of a feather (Inkadinkado # 94429) and sprinkled lightly with some copper glitter. Added some real feathers. Wrote the word "Peace" using my embossing technique and gold embossing powder. Mounted it onto a gold metallic cardstock. 

Rust_Smile

ID: Rust_Smile (private collection)

Rust background. I encased the card with copper foil. I made swirls from decorative colored wire and interconnected them and attached it to the card with a blue mini brad. Cut a bunch of fibers and strung it through one of the holes in the wire forms adding a mini dragonfly bead (hard to see it is mini). Thermal embossed the word "Smile" with gold embossing powder. Mounted it onto yellow cardstock.  

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Misc Background Techniques

Daniel Smith Venetian Red & Gold Gesso Background

Arches 90 lb HP watercolor paper. I coated the paper with a layer of DS Venetian Red gesso. Second layer was a coat of DS gold gesso and using Star Sequin Waste as a stencil. Very easy and I like the way the gold gesso worked its way under the stencil giving a more blurred result.

Rust Background

I used Strathmore 140 Lb CP watercolor paper. I also use the products by Modern Options which included an Instant iron paint and an Instant Rust paint. I started by coating my paper with Rheotech gesso. When dry applied 2 coats of Instant iron and 2 coats of Instant Rust, drying each before the next application, The first rust application gave a yellowish color to the iron and the second gave a more orangey color. I then spritzed on liberally in areas Moon Glows - Moon Shadows Bucket O' Blood  and Glitz Spritz Desert Moon Tumbleweed Sage. I used a heat gun to dry this layer.