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Technique: |
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The Mat - |
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Lay "plants" on top of mat and
spray with black spray paint. Move plants around on mat surface
and spray again. This technique creates the soft layers of foliage
images for your mat background. |
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Stamp Zia leaf stamps onto mat with black
Document ink. Stamp a couple of leaves in gold ink and emboss
in gold powder. |
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The Acrylic Shapes- |
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Stamp the Luna Moth onto the acrylic sphere
using black Document ink. Heat set with your heat gun. |
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Stamp the Large Ginkgo Leaf onto the Acrylic
Ginkgo Leaf using Zimprint's gold ink. |
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Dab gold Spectralite paint on the "unstamped"
side of all your acrylic shapes. Dry with a heat gun and repeat
this with nickel Spectralite. This technique gives your acrylic
shapes a foiled look. |
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Using the Fabrico markers color image areas
on the stamped side of all the acrylic shapes. Heat set the markered
side with a heat gun. |
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Edge all your acrylic shapes with Zimprints Gold ink. |
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Putting it Together- |
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Glue art paper to the back of the center mat opening. |
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Use a glue gun to attach the acrylic shapes to the mat surface
and the art paper. |
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Sign your work! |
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