January minutes:
~Carmen Rockett came and taught us how to make Art Journal and Altered Book COVERS.
~Dues this month went to Only a Servant Ministries http://www.onlyaservant.org/
~A short time of Prayer was had
~4 ladies were in attendance =)
~Pot-Luck Refreshments...Mmm!
~The door prize was given to Carmen
~Debbie & Adrienne McKee provided the location.
~We sent a Get Well card to Suzi Beeman
~More Photos (including the finished projects) can be found on the Facebook group. =)
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| Photo by Carmen Rockett |
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| Photo by Carmen Rockett |
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| Photo by Carmen Rockett |
Dry project with craft dryer or blow dryer between each step. =)
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Apply Gesso with a straight edge tool like a discarded gift card. Dry
project. 2. Apply ephemera (paper items you are using for keepsakes) with liquid matte acrylic medium. Dry project.
3. Add texture and focal pieces with stencil and modeling paste or glue other items like metal trinkets, buttons, string, lace, and more.
4. Spread paint with "dry brush" technique or finger using chosen color scheme in random patterns or other pattern. Also use paint for more visual texture.
5. Add accents and additional visual texture with stamps and ink.
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| Step 1: "paint" your surface with Gesso |
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| Step 2: dry it...or let it dry |
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| Step 3: "glue" your paper/fabric/lace down (this was the fun part!) |
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| Step 4: add paint... |
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| ...add paint... |
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| ...adding more paint. =) |
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| Rub/dab/brush/wipe paint on & off until you like it! |
Thank you SO much, Mrs. Rockett for coming over and teaching us!
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