Me and myself...

February 29, 2016

vintage or modern?

So happy today for my spot at Words & Paintery as a Creative Guest!

Thank you very much for the invitation!

Here is my project...

...based on this beautiful color combo

I used there three colors plus some green glitter as the challenge requires.
I went for a vintage project this time but I think the result refers to modern look. Maybe it's because of the color combo.
I love it anyway and my favorite spots are the paints between all these gorgeous crackles!

Some supplies I used:

Finnabair products: White Crackle Paste, White Sand Texture Paste, Mechanical Grungy Butterfly, Ephemera Photo, Glass Beads, Glass Glitter, Green Glitter, 3D Gloss Gel, Mechanical Flower, Mechanical Gear, Mechanical Bottle caps, White Heavy Gesso

2 Crafty Chipboard: Climbing Rose Bush, Frame, Key, Pen Nib

ColourArte: Primary Elements Vintage Mint, Blue Zircon, Douglas Fir, Evening Primrose

Thank you for visiting
Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx
Athanasia

February 24, 2016

Electric Rust *with video

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm hosting the Finnabair blog with an altered wooden case.

I created it for my brother. I haven't given it to him yet, it's a present, actually a surprise, so shhhhhhh...don't tell him anything yet :) He's an electronic and his lab is called '01'.
The mechanical numbers are the perfect size to write the name of the lab in the center of the composition. The new mechanical rusty and steampunk gears, the Barn Stars and Mini Hardware were also a perfect match for this project, I just love them there!

I started by gluing electronic plackets (I got them from my dad - he is also an electronic) all over the surface with the new silicone brush 1' and Heavy Body Gel.
This Gel is a very strong glue and I highly recommend it if you need to glue heavy or metal embellishment on your project like I did.

Next step was to cover everything with Black Gesso. It creates a beautiful and interesting base to work on it, the paints love it :)

When it was all dry I used some acrylic paints to color everything: opal magic blue-gold, silver spoon and light patina and also Emerald Green, Black Berry and Deep Waters from the new colors.

To add more texture I used the Platinum Crackle Paste here and there and used the same acrylic colors to paint it over when it was dry.

I also added Bronze Micro Beads and 2 colors of the Mica Flakes set. I glued them with 3D Gloss Gel.

The next step was the most exciting of all the process. I used the Rust Pastes. I couldn't wait to use them when I first saw this amazing product! I have to tell you, this is my new favorite 'must have'. The rust look is so awesome and feels and looks real!!! I absolutely adore the result!

Last thing I did was to spread two shades of Mica powder (Rust and Deep Water) with a paintbrush all over the project. I sprayed some water and dried it with a heat gun. I think this last step was very important because it unified all the colors and textures.