Monday, 12 January 2015

Layered Backgrounds


To create this background I used the above DecoArts products. There is also an Andy Skinner video which shows you the first layers. 


This is the outcome of using the easy float over the paints. 


And this is another one I did using exactly the same colours.


I also wanted to find out what the liquid glass did and how it worked.


Stamped the scruffy bird in black versa mark, masked off and then stamped the water drops in black stazon. Used some of the liquid glass over the splodges. It comes out white, but dries clear.


This is it a couple of hours later. It basically works the same as Ranger's Glossy Accents.


Don't know if you can see it but it's on the white dots to the right.


And finally I added white posca pen to the stamped water spots, used a paper distresser around the sides and used carbon black media paint to edge to finish the piece.

13 comments:

  1. LOVING the Ryn raindrops a lot, the DecoArt products do produce some lovely effects, must try the Easy Float looks right up my crafting alley :-) xxx

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  2. Love this Sam. The scruffy bird is fun and I love the drops stamp. Loving circle and spheres at the mo xx

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  3. Some great products there, great background and one of my fav stamps the lost coast bird
    Love
    Amanda x

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  4. That's really fab!!! I love the bird!

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  5. This is stunning and I'm really interested to see the Easy Float - I haven't tried that so it may have to go on my next list to DecoArt! I like the Liquid Glass because it will hold a bead like shape whereas I find the Glossy Accents will dry much flatter - just my findings. Love how you experiment. xx

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  6. Nice to see the effects Sam !

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  7. Interesting ideas as always Sam--thanks for sharing those. What a great combo of background and stamps

    Love Chrissie x

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  8. oh Sam I love this..can't wait for my birdie stamp to arrive lol...need to put that Ryn stamp on my list too!! love it when you get into experiment mode lol xxx

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  9. Love this Sam, great stamp over a fab background xx

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  10. Fabulous background Sam - love the scruffy bird.
    xxx Hazel.

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  11. Oh so this is easy float! Looks like fun! Totally love the Ryn raindrops :-)

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