Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Paint it Up With the Tiddly Inkers


This week at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we're painting it up. You can use any type of paint, watercolor, acrylic, Distress Ink, just paint it on. I took this opportunity to try a technique I've been seeing all over blogland. It's the faux woodgrain technique using acrylics and plain white glue (like Elmer's). First I painted my tag with acrylic in brown. After it dries, I brushed on a coat of white glue and waited 'til it was just tacky. Over that I painted another coat of acrylic. This time I used a color called Bleached Sand. As it dries, the cool crackle appears like magic. Soo much FUN! (And I didn't even really get my hands dirty...much. LOL) To add some strength to the tag, I backed it with brown card stock. I thought the sweet Lilli Claire Tiddly Did You Hear? was perfect for the rustic background. She's colored with Copics, fussy cut and popped. I colored my metal "friends" sticker with a Bic permanent marker and added some cute flower brads and a ribbon. Please stop by the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see the amazing work by the rest of my teamies. and don't miss Christy's Blog where she previews a NEW little Christmas Lilli Claire image and has a fun little freebie to match. I'm also entering this in the Craft Your Days Away Tag It challenge.

18 comments:

  1. I saw your project and immediately said "AWE". That little girl is adorable and I love the crackle technique. TFS

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  2. Donna - I LOVE LOVE this = I just saw this at Splitcoast and thought what a fabulous idea - and yours is AMAZING!!! LOVE...beautiful with this sweet Tiddly too! You are amazing! =)
    hugs,
    M

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  3. Donna - you amaze me! I cannot wait to try this technique! Yours came out SOOOOOOOOOOOO amazingly cool!! And I do agree...the LC image is PERFECTO with the background!!

    XOXO!

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  4. This is just gorgeous i love this image and your colours are fab hugs pops x

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  5. I am totally diggin' that new technique!
    Very cute tag too!

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  6. oooooooooh donna!! that wood effect painting is just awesome! it looks amazing!! and your tag is too cute!!! love it
    Hugs Lou xxx

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  7. I love this tag! The paint technique and the way it turned out is just wonderful! What a cool look! Sounds like something new to try when I'm in the mood to get my hands messy! LOL!

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  8. love the tag and the technique too. i saw it somewhere too. can;t wait to try it. i see here it really works, :P

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  9. Donna, what a neat technique and your results are amazing! Looks just like peeling paint on wood! The image is adorable and beautifully colored. Hey, thanks for stopping by tonight. It was great to "see" you and thanks for leaving lots of love, especially the birthday wish. Looks like I'll be all by myself on my bd. DH went back on the road tonight. I'm not sad, though --- lots of crafting to do! Big hugs!

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  10. Oh my Donna,AMAZING job with your BEAUTIFUL tag!I TOTALLY LOVE it,The image is sooo SWEET and SUPER job with the coloring,Just FANTASTIC as always my friend!!:)

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  11. LOOOOOVE this, Donna!!! She's so cute and look at that amazing coloring!!! I will definitely be using that technique as it looks amazing!! Awesome work as always!!
    hugs, Sharon

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  12. I lovez that little gal...and what you did with her.
    So cute.
    Carole

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  13. So adorable Donna! I L O V E your crackled paint!!!

    (-: Heidi

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  14. Wow, I'm going to have to try this technique for the faux wood look! Your tag is so cute and adorable!!!
    TFS!

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  15. Isn't this the most fab technique! I used it once last year for a Halloween candy stand project and it worked incredibly well. Love it on the tag, never thought of using it on a card, but I will now.

    I love how gorgeously FALL inspired it seems.

    Sorry it took so long to stop by, crazy week here.

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  16. Donna, this tag is fab! I had not even heard of that technique, but now I am definitely intrigued! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Also, her hair is crazy awesome! Hugz, Cheryl

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  17. OOO that looks like super messy fun! (well, prob not for you... bet you kept that mess contained...) however, I would def balls it up and have crackle hands. Trying it though for sure! Looks amazing. x

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Thanks for making my day!