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This is what I will be donating to the Trees Of Life Charity. I discovered this charity through another LMM member Ayala.
This is a mixed media piece and most of you will recognise the technique that i used for Gary's painting challenge ;) I painted Gaia, using acrylics and bead her veil with glue and coloured it with gold paint. I wood burned her name onto the little wooden piece that came with a bought canvas.
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Comment by Margo Garrison on July 24, 2011 at 3:22pm -
I love that!! I need to get a cuttlebug! Really nice!
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on July 24, 2011 at 12:39am -
Thanks very much Palma.
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Comment by Palma Rea on July 23, 2011 at 10:00pm -
The folders are rolled through a die cutting machine and Cuttlebug is just the brand name.You place a piece of paper,metal or fabric inside the plastic folder with your chosen embossing pattern. You then sandwich with the supplied plates and press it through the machine. You can get folders and pads that will also cut out shapes for you. This is mostly used in the scrapping world or for us 'girlies' as someone put it LOL!
Here's a video to demonstrate what I am talking about:
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on July 23, 2011 at 6:37pm
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I've never heard of Cuttlebug folders. What are they, and how do you use them?
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Comment by Glycerine on July 23, 2011 at 8:55am -
I recognize you at first sight !! great Palma !
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Comment by Palma Rea on July 23, 2011 at 7:12am
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Thank you :)
I, didn't use matchsticks but an embosser. They are Cuttlebug folders of a web and the other of branches. I stuck them down with gel medium, painted them and used bitumen. I diluted it his time ;)
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Comment by Ellinor Liljedal on July 23, 2011 at 4:48am -
This is absolutly gorgeous, the textures are great, love the matchsticks.
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on July 23, 2011 at 4:23am
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This has amazing detail and texture. Has the spiderweb been done with matchsticks or something? She's lovely.
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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