Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Wishing Well: Using brayers day one

Hello everyone, 
Back from holiday... I actually need another week to get over my "holiday" week spent mainly redecorating... (what a silly idea that was LOL). Anyway, happy to "see" you all again.

This is a Wishing Well week with a wish from Netty...

Netty said...
I'm rubbish with the brayer. Can't keep blaming the brayer and would love some help please.


ok, Netty, here a special brayer week for you but first, as your wish has been granted, you have won a £10 voucher. Please email me with your full name and I'll send you the code for the voucher. 



Gio will start this week, with a beautiful project, as colourful as ever. You are going to love this one!



 For this project I use a brayer, acrylic paints and lots of book pages.
The first background is made putting the colours on my craftsheet and rolling 
the brayer on it. 


Once dry, I put an elastic band on my brayer.
I put gesso on the craftsheet and started rolling. Then I rolled the brayer on the painted 
background and also on a blank page book.

The second one is coloured with Distress Ink: the gesso worked as a resist.


You can use whatever your want...sequin waste, lace, fun-foam ,
metallic wire, etc.



To make the matchboxes, I covered them with my altered book pages. 
Then I stamped them with Katzelkraft stamps - Cage et chandelier and added some beads.





Materials
Katzelkraft rubber stamps - Cage et chandelier 
Distress Ink Mustard Seed - Worn Lipstick - Dusty Concord- Broken China
Metallic wire


Aren't those super cute?? 
Hope you like the sample today. Let us know in a comment below... 
See you tomorrow for another brayer project. 

12 comments:

  1. Wow not tried a brayer with gesso what stricking backgrounds :)
    Von x

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  2. These are just fabulous and that's a really great idea. Would never have thought of it so thanks for the tip and will try later.
    Fliss x

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  3. Thanks for the great ideas - my brayer has seldom been used

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  4. I rarely use my brayer, but I'd like to try these great ideas. Thanks.

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  5. Love all the different techniques with the brayer. I may even dig mine out and give it another chance ! Sue C x

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  6. Some terrific ideas, thank you for sharing. Annette x
    PS. Am not sure it I am the Netty you mention as this was some time ago.

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  7. Netty, yes it is you ;)
    I will email you now

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  8. Ooooh brilliant, thank you. xx

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  9. Those are absolutely super super super cute! I love them!

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