Happy Wednesday everyone,
This week we are going to get our fingers messy – with gesso!
Here’s a list of materials I used:
- Big Shot Machine (655268)
- Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Regal Edging (657747)
- Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Frame, Heart w/Crown (657555)
- Two white 12”x12” cardstock sheets
- Two small pieces of red cardstock
- White gesso
- Patterned paper from DCWV Old World Stack
- B&W photos
- Alpha stickers: AC Thickers – Rainboots
- Text stamp
- Stamping inks
Distress Inks: Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick
StazOn: Saddle Brown - White lace
- White and pink beads
- White gel pen
- Baby wipes, bonus card
- Two-sided tape, glue (Tacky Glue, Glossy Accents)
Using my favourite decorative strip die 'Regal Edging' I die-cut five strips of white cardstock and placed them on the gesso layer. Then I wiped them over with another layer of gesso, covering the entire panel. I wanted the beautiful details to show perfectly so I rubbed the strips with my fingers removing excessive gesso from the images.
When the panel was completely dry I inked the panel with three different red shades of Distress Ink. A layer of gesso does not absorb water-soluble inks so I lightened and mixed the colours by wiping them with a baby wipe. At that point I still felt that something was missing so I finished the panel with stamping text spots with brown StazOn ink. Note: If you want to stamp detailed images like text on a gesso layer remember to use non-soluble inks like StazOn. Water-soluble inks will not give a perfect result!
The lovely photo frames were cut with Framelits die ‘Heart w/Crown’ and I used the same die to cut my black and white photos, too. I adhered the decorated panel in the middle of the dark patterned paper and wrote the journal with white gel pen on the background. I finished the page with writing the title (6 vuotta - 6 years) with alpha stickers, attaching two strips of lace on the sides of the panel (Tacky Glue worked great for this) and gluing a few small beads with Glossy Accents on the page.
Finished!
I hope this tutorial inspires you to take out our favourite Sizzix dies and to create your own decorated page backgrounds.
Have a nice week!
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