Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back to share a layout I created for Halloween.
supplies used: Clear Scraps (Mini Bat Album, Small Pennant Banners), Stampendous (Owling Good Time Cling, Aged Silver Embossing Enamel ), Basic Grey pattern paper, Reminisce Pattern Paper & Stickers, May Arts twine, Ranger Distress Inks (Black Soot), Beacon Adhesive (Zip Dry)
Directions:
1. Acrylic works great as a mask. Lay down your acrylic bats and ink over them with Distress Ink. I continued to ink the entire piece of cardstock, moving my bats around and overlapping them. Because Distress Ink is dye base, you can rinse off your acrylic bats and they'll be good as new ready to use on another project. Your hands might not look quite as good. ;)
2. To distress the background further, flick some water onto the inked paper. The Distress Ink will react with the water and create splatter marks.
3. Another way to further distress the background is to randomly sprinkle embossing powder onto the paper. Since there is no ink for the paper to stick to, heat from underneath. I added a bit of Aged Silver to my paper.
4. Add pattern paper, stamped image photo and alphabet stickers to the paper. Add a bit of machine stitching at random points on the layout.
5. Cut pattern paper to fit behind the acrylic pennants and adhere. Embellish pennants with alphabet rubons, cut out stamped images and twine.
Here is another peek at the cute owl image and sprinkled embossing powder specks.
Check back later this month as I share with you a banner created with those adorable bat pieces!
Wendy Price (Paper, Ink and Smiles)
Quite adorable Wendy!
Posted by: Pinky | October 15, 2012 at 06:09 AM
Awesome - great techniques too!!
Posted by: April Derrick | October 15, 2012 at 06:14 AM
Very nice idea....
Posted by: Hippiejewel | October 15, 2012 at 06:16 AM
Clever technique! Love the layout!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | October 15, 2012 at 06:36 AM
Love the batty background!!! Wonderful idea!
Posted by: KC Eddy | October 15, 2012 at 07:09 AM
Looks super cool Wendy!!!! Awesome job!
Posted by: Tonya Dirk | October 15, 2012 at 08:52 AM
Love the layout Wendy! Thanks for sharing a great technique!!
Posted by: Jennifer | October 15, 2012 at 08:55 AM
what a great technique!!! awesome halloween page!!!
Posted by: Adora | October 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM
ahhh loving that technique Wendy!! fabby layout too! :)
Posted by: Leah Crowe | October 15, 2012 at 10:54 AM
What a fabulous idea! I never thought to use these acrylic shapes as a mask for my background--very innovative...and what a great Halloween page!
Posted by: Kay | October 15, 2012 at 07:59 PM
Wendy, wowza. such a clever technique, never thought to do like that, I have to try it immediately
Posted by: eleele | October 16, 2012 at 03:36 AM