How To Create an Art Journal That Shimmers
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I love to use my ScanNCut when I art journal.
I recently created this page in my art journal:
The silver foil stars were cut with my ScanNCut, but not in the way you might think!
Here's the easy peasey technique:
STEP ONE:
Cut shapes from paper.
For this tutorial I've used my ScanNCut to cut out some cuts of my handwriting.
For the how-to on cutting your own handwriting with the ScanNCut, watch this tutorial:
I used my deep cut blade to cut up an old Equal box because I wanted my cuts to be thicker than paper.
I used a "7" on my deep cut blade.
Your machine may be different.
Be sure to do a test cut first!
STEP TWO:
Place
foil tape
over your shapes, slightly overlapping strips of tape.
Foil tape (or duct tape) is something you can buy at the hardware store.
I believe it's used for repairing duct work.
You can also buy
large sheets of adhesive backed foil
from your craft store if you don't want seams.
STEP THREE:
Rub well, especially down into the crevices of the paper underneath.
Be careful not to pierce the tape.
Usually I start with my finger and then move onto a tool like a bone folder.
STEP FOUR:
Paint over the top of the foil and allow the paint to dry.
I used black gesso, but you could use any acrylic paint.
STEP FIVE:
Once the paint is dry, sand it.
Where the chipboard is underneath, the foil is raised and you will remove the paint when you sand it.
You can sand a lot or a little depending on the look you want.
Note: If there are wrinkles in your foil tape, they will also catch the sandpaper.
This is why it's important to spend some time smoothing everything down in step #3.
Here's the final result:
Pretty darn cool, right?
In person, it really glows and shines!
See you next week!
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