Our
December FOG session was a stimulating one. We were working with our paper
cloth, or fabric paper (whichever term you like) from Diane’s demo at our
November session, and using it as the background of our art piece. Pat came
with hers virtually completed, but the rest of us were still busy working by
lunch break.
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| Completed Paper Cloth/Fabric Paper Samples |
We spent the afternoon making Fun/Craft Foam embellishments. Yes, even though that sounds rather hokey, they
really do turn out great. In a nutshell, you heat up your Fun/Craft Foam with a heat
gun, press a rubber stamp into it until it cools and voilà, you have an embellishment ready for
painting, inking, or colouring by other means. The harder red rubber stamps
with simple, deeply etched designs seem to work the best.
We discovered that we could heat the
foam sheets and run it through the dry embossing machine (Sizzix) to
impress the image. This opens up a plethora of possibilities for designs. We
also cut some shapes out of the foam, folded over the top (around a knitting
needle), carefully heated the foam and impressed it. This makes a rather nice
pendant, especially painted with the Lumiere paints.
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| Fun with Fun Foam |
We also discovered that not all Fun/Craft Foam is created equal. The thicker the Fun/Craft Foam, the
better the impression of the stamp, or embosser. We were really churning them
out and didn't get a lot of time to paint, ink or colour them. (Lumiere
paint by Jacquard is the best for some metallic or pearlescent colour).
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| January Challenge |
In fact, we were
so enamoured with our efforts that we have decided to use the woman’s face for
our January challenge, the start of an ongoing art journal project. Can’t wait!
