彩印精靈 ~ Happy Stamping and Happy Life (by Helen Liu): Techniques-Gesso

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2018/11/07

Dare to Dream

Edited on 2/8/2019

I am so excited that this tag as chosen as a Top Three by A Inky Mess Challenge. Thanks DTs, you certainly made my day!

Hi Stamping Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The November Challenge Theme is BIRDS.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop!

I apologize for the last-minute upload without any detail of how I made this tag. Well, if this tag is eye-pleasing to you, please do come back again for the details.

Thanks and see you soon.

Challenges to Enter

STAMPlorations Mixed Media November Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

Stamps and Stencils November Challenge – Remember, Remember, the 5th of November - Fire, Fireworks, Color

I hope the bright dots and circles can be interpreted as fireworks!

Love to Craft LTCCB #28 - November Anything Goes

My Besties International Challenge - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 26 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes

2018/07/07

Keep Some Room in Your Heart

Edited on 7/28/2018
I’m super excited that this tag was chosen as one of the Designer Spotlights by Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge Blog with the following compliment:
Helen made a gorgeous tag! The stamped and textured background is fabulous and the silhouette image with the ombre red heart behind her is beautiful!

Edited on 8/25/2018
This tag was chosen as a Top 3 by Stamps and Stencils Challenge Blog which I visited routinely to get artsy inspirations.

Edited on 9/12/2018
This tag was chosen as a Winner by STAMPlorations Mixed Media Summer Challenge and won me $10 Gift Certificate from STAMPlorations. Thanks for the talented DTs and the generosity of Shery, the store owner.

Hi Stamping Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The July Challenge Theme is NEWSPAPER.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

The following is how I made my tag.

Tag Details

1. Stamp newspaper stamp (by Hero Arts) in black on cardstock and cover with gesso randomly. Let dry.

2. Apply Distress Inks to make Ombre effect.

3. Apply Crackle Texture Paste over stencil (The Crafters Workshop) on tag.

4. Stamp silhouette lady (by Dina Wakley) in black and cut out. Die cut a heart and apply Distress Ink to create Ombre effect.

5. Assemble the tag and adhere text (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk) on tag.

This is a last-minute artwork yet I think it turned out to be OK. Hope it’s eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges to Enter

2016/09/25

U Rock

Edited on 10/15/2016

I am thrilled that this tag won several recognitions. It was picked as September Mixed Media Challenge Top Picks by STAMPloration, Favorite by Happy Little Stampers Sep Mixed Media Challenge and it caught A Blog Named Hero DTs’ eyes.

Hi Artsy Friends,

This tag is for the following challenges:

1. STAMPlorations September Mixed Media Challenge

2. A Blog Named Hero- Texture Challenge
3. Happy Little Stampers September Mixed Media Challenge – Distress

4. More Mixed Media Challenge - "Anything Goes" + optional Brown
Grab our Badge

5. Time Out Challenge #66

6. Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop with 18 Challenge Blogs + Giveaway
7. Take It Make It September Challenge - Take a Stamp Anything Goes
8. Simon Says Monday Challenge - Inspired by Music
9. Love to Scrap LTSCB #86 - Anything Goes!
10. Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday August 2016 - Use Stamps

Tag Details

1. Leaves and music background stamps are by Hero Arts. Text is by Altenew. Stencils are by The Crafters’ Workshop.

2. I first stamped background stamp, followed by sponging several distress inks over the stencil. I then applied embossing paste over another stencil. The leaves stamps were inked by distress ink and spritzed with water before stamping.

Hope this tag is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

2016/03/30

Life is about Creating Yourself

The March challenge of Tim’s 12 Tags of 2016 is inspiring and seems to be manageable to me. Here is my take.

I am entering this tag to the following challenges:

1.Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 – March
2016TAG

2.Mixed Media Mojo, March - Springtime

3.Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #22, Inspiration Photo

4.Mixed Media World #12 Vintage
5.Altered Eclectics March Challenge
My corrugate cardboard is altered by a box of Simon Says Stamp as shown below.

Tag Details

Text background stamp is by Simon Says Stamp. Dies are by Sizzix/Tim Holtz.

It’s been like a century long since the last time I made a mixed media tag. I am so happy that I made this tag. If you like it, please drop me a note. Thanks for stopping by.

2015/09/06

Hello Friend

This card is inspired by the following challenges:

1. Virginia's View Challenge #18 Geometric Patterns

2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #15 {Friendship}

3. Take It & Make It Challenge – Take a Stamp
4. Hero Arts Makeover Challenge
My old project as inspiration is the card below which I personally love a lot. I substituted the big pom pom flower with two flowers and added white embossing paste on the card base. The original card has been well liked by blog friends as it is among the top 10 popular posts.

5. Mixed Media World MMW'#6- Gorgeous Textures
6. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - MAKE IT COLORFUL
The beautiful colors made me happy.

Card Details

The triangle stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop. All others (stamps & stencil) are by Hero Arts.

This card has lots of white spaces yet is full of textures. I am fascinated by this kind of Clean & Simple mixed media style. How about you?

Thanks for stopping by. Wish you a great week ahead.

2014/03/01

Happy Retirement

I made this card for a senior who is going to retire very soon from my bank!

I am also entering this card to the following challenges:

1.Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Paste

2.Moxie Fab World: Happy for Hexagons Challenge

3.Freshly Made Sketches #125

4.The Card Concept Challenge #4 – Use a Floral Theme

In terms of style, I think my card would fall in the category of Classy and Elegant as my card has shiny finish, rich color scheme, and layered textures.

Card Details

1.Background stamp is by Hero Arts and text stamp is by Stampin’ Up.

2.Stencils (both the hexagon and the flower) are by The Crafter’s Workshop.

3.A thin coat of gesso was applied over the stamped background to create a shabby chic look. Gold Embossing Paste was spread over the flower stencil to get the embossed gold flower.

After the Chinese Lunar New Year, I have been so busy that I haven’t got time to enter any challenges! I am so glad that I managed to made this card not only for a senior but also entered some challenges!

2014/02/28

Playing with Gelato and More Stenciling Art

The twelve butterflies are the leftovers from my previous butterfly canvas artwork! Instead of keeping the canvas plain white, I decided to practice the Gelato Drip Technique! Hmm, it worked out quite well!

I thought I could enter this project to Simon Says Stamp’s Current Challenge-Paste. I used stencils to make these 12 butterflies, and some of them used Embossing Paste and Gesso. They definitely all look textured! The following are some close-ups of them!

I think now I am addicted to not only stencil art but also Gelato!

這12隻蝴蝶是上一份蝴蝶帆布作品剩下的，這次Helen不想讓背景一片純白，想玩一玩現在很夯的流水技法(Drip Technique)。只要是水性顏料都可以玩這種技法，而這次Helen使用的是Gelato。要讓顏料順利往下流，訣竅是必須在卡紙或畫布上先塗上一層Gesso，等Gesso乾了後，才能塗上水彩或Gelato，然後噴水，就能順利產出如流水般的背景了！

2014/02/27

More Stenciling Art – 繼續玩型版技法

I have been addicted to Stenciling Art since last year and have been unable to stop!

I have recently utilized twelve stenciling techniques and come up with this butterfly canvas artwork! Oh, I really love it!

I also managed to make twelve tags which correspond to the twelve butterflies so that I will not forget how I made each butterfly!

自去年起Helen迷上型版藝術，到現在還欲罷不能！前陣子決定彙整十二種型版技法，每一隻蝴蝶運用一種技法，並把蝴蝶貼在仿麻畫布上，再用畫框裱起來，嗯！真的很像一件藝術品喔！

運用的技法及媒材如下：

1.浮雕膏烙印技法 (浮雕膏與復古染色劑之運用)
2.浮雕膏與復古染色劑混合技法 (浮雕膏、復古染色劑與滾輪之運用)
3.位移技法 (復古印台之運用)
4.復古印台與水(Finger Flicking Technique) (復古印台之運用)
5.復古印台與水(Water Stenciling Technique) (復古印台之運用)
6.復古壓克力彩直接上色與抗色技法 (復古壓克力彩與復古染色劑之運用)
7.仿金屬技法 (型版壓凸與復古壓克力彩之運用)
8.燙凸抗色技法(浮水印台與復古染色劑之運用)
9.仿皮革技法(凸粉之運用)
10.復古裂漆與復古壓克力彩混合技法(復古裂漆與復古壓克力彩之運用)
11.Gesso抗色法 (Gesso與復古染色劑之運用)
12.Gesso與復古壓克力彩混合技法 (Gesso與復古壓克力彩之運用)

完成12隻蝴蝶，也同時完成12張技法標籤，耶！收穫豐盛！

以上也是Helen在好心藝二月及三月份的課程內容！

2013/11/23

You’re an 11 – MCC#100 Anything Goes and a Giveaway!

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I hope this card’s background technique and card design look mysterious to you because I intended to enter it into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – It’s a Mystery! For me, something that I can’t figure it out at first sight is mysterious! Ha!

In addition, this card was made for More Cards Challenge #100 – Anything Goes and I would like to dedicate it to MCC hostess – Rainny. I salute to her for her big heart to host More Cards Challenge on a bi-weekly basis in the past four years. Her passion, discipline and persistence have no doubt won my respect and I am so proud to have been in her design team since the very beginning.

Dear Rainny, on a scale from one to ten, you’re an 11! Bravo and well done!

(圖2)

Photo II shows how the card looks like when you open it. I learn this card structure from a recent class named Holiday Card Workshop offered by Online Card Classes.

Card Details

1. The background and floral stamps are by Hero Arts and the text stamps are by Stampin’ Up.
2. The stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop.

本週魔卡挑戰進入第100次挑戰了，這真是件了不起的事，讓我們一起給瑞尼最熱烈的掌聲吧！一份義務工作，憑藉的是熱忱、毅力或甚至是使命感，能夠持之以恆即將進入第四個年頭，這真不是常人做得到的，Helen要向瑞尼致上最高的敬意，台灣卡界有妳真好！Helen也很榮幸從一開始就是MCC展示團隊的成員，除了激勵自己不要怠惰，也希望能為台灣卡界盡點心力！

為了慶祝魔卡挑戰的第100次挑戰，Helen要送出全新的Stampin’ Up絕版章一組(如圖三)。

(圖3)

遊戲規則如下:

即日起至12月5日晚上九點(同MCC#100截止時刻)，請在本篇文章上留言，同時將您參加魔卡挑戰MCC#100的卡片網址聯結到本文下方的Mister Linky，Helen將在12月7日公布得獎人名。也就是說，參加MCC#100您除了可以得到魔卡挑戰提供的正常獎項機會，還有機會得到Helen提供的這套印章喔！這是Helen搬到Blogger以後第一次辦活動，請大家(限台灣地區同好)踴躍參加，也讓Helen知道我們沒有失去聯絡！

2011/04/08

CD片上色法三種

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前陣子有格友留言詢問Helen，如何上色在不要的CD作廢物利用；由於CD是光滑材質（non-porous），Helen直覺想到可運用的媒材就是壓克力顏料和酒精性顏料。很幸運的三種上色方法都實驗成功，也都很簡單，在此分享給各位同好！

一、壓克力顏料與Gesso

上色材料：Gesso與Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber（其他廠牌壓克力顏料亦可）

Gesso中文翻譯為石膏底，最常被當成打底劑，例如在油畫作畫前，都會在帆布上先刷上一層Gesso打底，才上油畫顏料。把它刷在CD上打底，也有異曲同工的效果。

作法

1. 用海綿刷（Foam Brush）將Gesso刷在CD片上，薄薄一層即可，待乾。

2. 取兩色顏色相容的Ranger壓可力顏料，將其分別刷在CD上，可保留其自然的筆觸*，顏料乾後如圖二。CD片的處理即告一段落。（*可以嘗試不同的筆觸，例如直刷、橫刷、對角線刷或不規則亂刷等，都可以讓上色的方式和質感有更多變化。）

(圖2)

3. 上色過後的CD可直接蓋印，用Stazon溶劑性印台、Pigment Ink油墨印台、Brillance亮彩印台（亦是油墨印台的一種）都可以，也可以灑凸粉燙凸。

4. 成品如圖一。

二、金屬壓克力顏料（Lumiere）

上色材料：顏色相容的金屬壓克力顏料（Lumiere）共三色

作法

1. CD未以Gesso打底，直接以保鮮膜技法的方式沾金屬壓克力顏料（Lumiere），直接上色。保鮮膜技法簡言之，就是取一片廚房用保鮮膜，揉成小球狀，用其沾顏料（通常是水性印台Dye Inkpad），而在此則是沾金屬壓克力顏料（Lumiere），然後將顏料拍在CD上，共三色，直到CD片全部上色，待乾。

2. 蓋上字章與背景章（用Stazon溶劑性印台），CD片的處理即告一段落，如圖三。

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