Today on Studio SN on You Tube: Backgrounds with PaperArtsy Infusions! Pop on by You Tube to watch the video—the written instructions are below!
PaperArtsy Infusions are water soluble particles with two components: a dye color pigment plus a walnut stain. When mixed with water, glaze or other wet medium, the crystals dissolve, giving you fabulous color with a touch of vintage walnut stain. You can sprinkle them, paint with them or brayer them!
Backgrounds with PaperArtsy Infusions, what you need—
PaperArtsy Infusions: Slime, Sunset Beach
Stamps: ESN 21 from PaperArtsy
Black ink, Versamark Onyx Black
Brayer
Watercolor cardstock (200gsm or 95lb)
Water mister
Fine small brush
Cardstock: Olive, kraft, cork
Hemp twine
Foam tape
Backgrounds with PaperArtsy Infusions, how to use them—
1. Sprinkle a small amount of Sunset Beach on your craft sheet. Mix with the glaze, then brayer onto watercolor cardstock.
2. Tap Slime onto the cardstock, then spritz with water. Repeat or blot until you have the look you want.
3. Stamp the dragonfly onto another piece of watercolor cardstock.
4. Make a watery wash of both Sunset Beach and Slime. Use a small brush to paint in the dragonfly. Spritz with water so the colors bleed outside the edges of the stamped image.
5. Mount the stamped image onto cork paper, then olive green. Mat the brayered background onto olive, then glue to the card front. Wrap with hemp twine, then add the dragonfly with foam tape. Add a bow tied in hemp twine.
Want another look at those swatches with Infusions used with glaze, then with water? Here you go!
And finally, here’s a bonus behind-the-scenes look at one of my two feline studio assistants—apparently our Tabbysaurus is evaluating my work pre-filming! I can’t help but think he’s not entirely approving, what do you say?
