I couldn't resist playing along in today's technique challenge to make metal foil tape art. There is a great tutorial linked to the challenge and I took off from there. I started with a piece of cardboard heavier than cardstock. I embossed in the Tim Holtz Steampunk ef. I then glued Tim Holtz grunge board letters onto that and added some wire mesh and dry wall tape accents. I then layered my cut pieces of metal foil tape. I then used my stylus to define the layered elements. I used my black acrylic paint over this and wiped off most of it. I then remembered the idea of "distressing" the metal with a wire brush, but I used a heavy scrub pad instead. I went back over it with more black acrylic then used some paints intended for sponging a verdigris look. Final step was a buff with a tissue. I used my cropadial to add eyelets in the corners and used hardware chunky twine for my hangar. I added a twill tape flower I'd made a while back. Really fun technique! Step by step photos on my blog!
Date: Monday, July 15, 2013 GMT Views: 1291
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Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 11:28 PM
Awesome job, Gail!!! Now you've inspired me to create a sign for my craft room also, but my room is so full of stuff used to "create" that mine might have to say something like "enter at your own risk" or maybe "beware" (of crafter within) smiles jan