Technique Tuesday - Gesso Transfer

The new challenge theme is "fabric," and I decided to try a new (for me) technique for transferring one of PID's lovely images onto some fabric.
I love the look of transfers and though I've had mixed results with them, I have made it my mission to master the many transfer techniques there are to choose from.  This one turned out well, so I'm happy to share it with you.   This is what you need to gather together:

• white gesso
• light colored fabric (plain or very lightly patterned)
• the PID image of your choice
• a brush
• (not shown) a spoon or bone folder or other burnishing device

Apply a coat of gesso to both the image and the area of the fabric where you want the transfer.

While both are still wet, press the image onto the gessoed fabric.  Using your burnishing tool, really work the image onto the fabric.  Start from the center and burnish outward.  Make sure it is well adhered with no edges peeling up.

Now comes the hardest part.....you have to set this aside and allow it to dry completely.  I just put it away to dry overnight and went on to other things.   Now that I think about it, I'm sure my past failures with transfers happened because I was in a rush and didn't allow for ample drying time.

Okay, so it's the next day.....bring your piece of fabric to the sink and holding it under water, with the paper facing you,  begin to GENTLY rub the paper off the fabric.  

Let the fabric dry.  If after drying you still see some of the white paper, just repeat the prior step.  Always rub gently.  Some of the image might come off, but I think that just adds to the vintage look.

I attached my fabric transfer onto some other fabric (and some colored paper towel!) with machine stitching and then used this to cover and completely alter a mini notebook.

Let us know if you try this technique, and show us how it turned out.  It's fun and it's easy, so give it a whirl!

Eileen

Paper Imagery Designs

Design Team                                                          

Bi-Weekly Challenge and Mingle...So who wants to play??

Happy Monday :)
It's time for the Paper Imagery Designs Bi-Weekly Challenge and Mingle.
The new Challenge theme is
FABRIC
We hope you will play along ....
only requirements...
Please use PID Images as this is a PID event and
HAVE FUN!!!
You can share your ART by uploading it in the Yahoo group, on the PID Facebook page, or leave us a link to your blog if you post it there in the comment section here.
Now....if you do play in our Post Card Challenge and you love recieving mail we have a Mingle.
To play in the ART mingle...just contact me (Angie) and I will sign you up. Please email or FB message me with your name and address. I will draw partners names.
On August 9th I will email each player with a partners name and address to send their Fabric ART to.

Here's the piece I made and will be sending to my mingle partner....a 5x5 fabric collage....

~~~Angie

Technique Tuesday - Embossing With Sticker Paper and A Mask

Welcome to Technique Tuesday!  Today we're going to create a beautiful embossed background right on sticker paper.  Usually we use pigment ink when we use embossing powder, but actually anything that the embossing powder will adhere to works....which is where the sticker paper comes in.  
(***TIP    Many craft stores sell sticker paper, but you can just go to the office supply store and go to the label section.  Get the kind that will create a full-sized 8 1/2 x 11" label.  That's all that sticker paper really is!)
Here is what you'll need:

sticker paper, two contrasting colors of embossing powder, a mask and a heat tool  (the dark blue paper is just there so you can see the mask better)

Lay the paper on your work surface and remove the protective backing so it is sticky side up.

Place your mask where you want it on the paper.  (You can use a purchased mask or create your own, which is what I did,  using my Big Kick, a piece of acetate, and an Eiffel Tower die).

Sprinkle the color of embossing powder that will be in the background all over the sticker paper, and tap off the excess.

Slowly remove the mask.  (You might find using a tweezers to grab a corner helpful).  

Heat the embossing powder with your heat tool until it melts.  

***IMPORTANT NOTE***  You MUST remove the mask before you use the heat tool, or it will most likely melt right along with the embossing powder.  Heat tools get very very hot!

Now, you have to wait until your piece cools off completely.  When it has, sprinkle your second color of embossing powder over top, making sure all of the masked section is covered.  Tap off the excess and emboss again with the heat tool.  (If you don't wait for the first embossing to cool, your second color will stick to the first.....big mess!)

 

That's all there is to it!  Easy and it makes for a unique and (I think) striking background.  I used mine to complete the new challenge -- postcard art.  If Alice's adventures took her to Paris, this might be what she sent home....

(Postcard front, images and words from PID sheet #740).

(Postcard back....created on the computer, and using the faux postage stamp technique from the last Technique Tuesday).

If you try this, and I hope you do, post your creations on the yahoo group or FB fan page....just remember to use a PID image in your work!

Eileen

Paper Imagery Designs

Design Team

Bi-Weekly Challenge and Mingle...Wanna Play??

Happy Monday :)

It's time for the Paper Imagery Designs Bi-Weekly Challenge and Mingle.

The new Challenge theme is

POST CARDS

We hope you will play along ....

only requirements...

Please use PID Images as this is a PID event and

HAVE FUN!!!

You can share your ART by uploading it in the Yahoo group, on the PID Facebook page, or leave us a link to your blog if you post it there in the comment section here.

Now....if you do play in our Post Card Challenge and you love recieving mail we have a Mingle.

To play in the ART mingle...just contact me (Angie) and I will sign you up. Please email or FB message me with your name and address. I will draw partners names.

On July 26th I will email each player with a partners name and address to send their Postcard to. You may send it as an actual postcard or send it in an envelope for the recipient to use later.

The USPS size guidelines for a Post Card is....

Minimum size is 5” long X 3 1/2” high

Maximum size is 6” long X 4 1/4” high

The proper postage for a Post Card (that does not exceed 1/4 inch in thickness) is 28 Cents.

Here's my Postcard....

~~~Angie

What’s New at the Shoppe at PID

Well its the 4th of July already! Guess what that means only 9 more weeks until school starts back up again!!
 
This summer we have had some wild things happening… we had an earthquake aftershock all the way from Ottawa it was a 5.5 on the scale and the big ol town of Springville felt it. We had tornadoes touch down, wild rain and massive heat waves!! Can it get any better or worse?

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How about a lottery?!

 

Every month we have a lottery at PID. We have a theme and a month to create art within that theme. Make something (using PID images, of course), post it to the album on the yahoo site or the wall on FB, and you are in the running to win ALL of the entries. A winner is picked randomly, and all participants will have two weeks to mail their piece to the winner. Loads of fun, and a great way to receive cool art from all over.
July's theme is....What A Doll! To get things started I made this adorable paper doll with movable parts, and used a doll head image from PID sheet # 739. You can make your own paper doll if you like, but are not limited to that. Make whatever art moves you, as long as it fits the theme and follows the PID image rule.
 
Looking forward to seeing what you can do with it. Join us on Facebook  for this month long event!! 

Eileen
Paper Imagery Designs
Design Team

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How about a SWAP?!

 

Going on now until July 20th we are having an Altered Matchbox Swap and it’s never too late to join a PID swap check it out here

Altered Bamboo Tile Swap
 



 









How to play in this swap: Join our FB Event ! Make 4 Altered Bamboo Tiles get 4 back!
Deadline: August 18th 2010

*reminder any and all PID hosted swaps must include at least one PID product*

New to altering Bamboo Tiles check out Angie's Article on them located here http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-to-do-with-bamboo-by-angie-hall.html
 


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What’s New at the Shoppe?!

   

We have oodles and oodles of goodness in stock and ready to ship! New collage sheets, new goodies and so much more!

Plus altered bottle cap magnets/pins free with a $15.00 order ~ while supplies last !




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Join our Bi-Weekly Challenges?! Host Angie Hall-Haviland

Missing your muse? Not sure where to start with your creativity? We have got the answer!!
How to play: Every 2 weeks we put up a challenge for you to play along with. Post your art using our theme to your blog, website, or post to our FB fan page. Don’t forget to let us know by adding a link to our blog.
Deadline: 2 weeks
Prizes: Each challenge we will pick one winner to receive a free digital download collage sheet!
*Current Challenge Metal ~ Next challenge Monday July 12th

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Bi-weekly Classes!? Host Eileen Bellomo

Technique Tuesday classes are online and free! Every other Tuesday Eileen hosts a class on a new technique. Play around with Eileen’s techniques and post what you did with her technique! Post your Technique ART to your blog, website or our FB fan page. Don’t forget to let us know by adding a link to our blog.
Deadline: 2 weeks
Prizes: Sure why not :D we will pick one winner to receive a free digital download collage sheet!! 

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Why not have a SALE?? Take 15% Off your order ALL MONTH use promo code JULY10 (exp 07/31/10)

What to do with Bamboo! By Angie Hall-Haviland

I ADORE Bamboo Tiles!! 

They are one of my favorite items to use in my ART!!

You can find them at Papery Imagery Designs...

http://www.paperimagerydesigns.com/item/Bamboo-Tiles-79

You can do so many things with them...Jewelry, Altered ART, make them into embellishments, etc.  You can cover them in paper, fabric, metal, paint.  You can Hang them on necklaces, fibers, wires, ribbon or lace.  You can glue on embellishments or trims. 

Here are a few pieces I recently made...

an Altered Art Fabric piece,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a pin,

 

a beaded bracelet,

 

and

a tassel style Christmas Ornament

 

 

In the Past I've made and shared many different Bamboo Tile ART pieces.

Here is a  Bamboo Tile Necklace Tutorial...

Bamboo Tile Necklace

Here are a few of my other necklaces...

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/weekly-challenge-oct-5th.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-new-art-to-share.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/07/weeklyy-challenge-713.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/05/weekly-challenge_25.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2008/12/12-days-of-christmas_14.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2008/11/dt-challenge-angie-haviland.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/06/necklace-i-made.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/marie-necklace.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/thought-id-share-some-pid-art.html

Another thing I love to make with Bamboo Tiles is a Book Thong (Bookmark)...you just lay the string between the pages of your book and the tile hangs over the front of your book.

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/weekly-challenge-1019.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/08/weekly-challenge-august-31st.html

July Lottery --- What A Doll!

Every month we have a lottery at PID.  We have a theme and a month to create art within that theme.  Make something (using PID images, of course), post it to the album on the yahoo site or the wall on FB, and you are in the running to win ALL of the entries.   A winner is picked randomly, and all participants will have two weeks to mail their piece to the winner.   Loads of fun, and a great way to receive cool art from all over.

July's theme is....What A Doll!    To get things started I made this adorable paper doll with movable parts, and used a doll head image from PID sheet # 739.   You can make your own paper doll if you like, but are not limited to that.  Make whatever art moves you, as long as it fits the theme and follows the PID image rule.

Looking forward to seeing what you can do with it.

Eileen

Paper Imagery Designs

Design Team