In the second half of my crafting marathon yesterday, I tackled Day 3 of Creative Chemistry 103: DISTRESS COLLAGE MEDIUMS and TEXTURES. The techniques shown (and my sample tags) were Distress Layered Collage, Texture Paste Coloring, Texture Paste Embossing:
Texture Paste Resist and Distress Crit-Paste Grunge:
I was really really tired by the end of this session and the last two tags were fails in my opinion.
For some reason, I couldn't get the Distress Ink to work over the Clear Texture Paste. In fact, it actually looked like it was resisted by the paper and the texture paste took up the color. Even after letting the tag dry between the texture paste application and the application of ink, the texture paste still felt a little sticky, like rubber gets when it get hot if you know what I mean. Was it not quite dry? I can't see why since it actually was air drying a t least two hours longer than my index card for a similar technique in the homework (see below).
Could it be because I collage my paper background, using collage medium? (Edited on August 8 to add that, on a live chat, Tim said that Collage medium has a resin in it that resist inks! SO THAT was why this tag didn't work...) Did that keep the paste wet longs? and did it resist the ink? I was too tired to try again though. Maybe it will go on my do-over list with Distress Marker Spritzer Watercolor...
As for the Distress Grit-Paste Grunge,, I have to say it failed because I just don't like it... First of all, it didn't feel that gritty to me. Also, it didn't take the color easily (and when it did, the color did NOT remind me of rust, I even added some Rusty Hinge to take away from the raw sewage look I was getting...sorry if that is too much information, but that is what the color reminded me of.)
Anyway, we had homework for day three --- to create three "index" or reference cards for the media described in this lesson.
My first index card showed the three collage media (form top, to bottom: collage media matte, collage media vintage and collage media crazing). I didn't have three of each ephemera so I improvised with the larger motif, aiming for similar color patterns rather than identical pictures.
For some reason, I couldn't get the Distress Ink to work over the Clear Texture Paste. In fact, it actually looked like it was resisted by the paper and the texture paste took up the color. Even after letting the tag dry between the texture paste application and the application of ink, the texture paste still felt a little sticky, like rubber gets when it get hot if you know what I mean. Was it not quite dry? I can't see why since it actually was air drying a t least two hours longer than my index card for a similar technique in the homework (see below).
Could it be because I collage my paper background, using collage medium? (Edited on August 8 to add that, on a live chat, Tim said that Collage medium has a resin in it that resist inks! SO THAT was why this tag didn't work...) Did that keep the paste wet longs? and did it resist the ink? I was too tired to try again though. Maybe it will go on my do-over list with Distress Marker Spritzer Watercolor...
As for the Distress Grit-Paste Grunge,, I have to say it failed because I just don't like it... First of all, it didn't feel that gritty to me. Also, it didn't take the color easily (and when it did, the color did NOT remind me of rust, I even added some Rusty Hinge to take away from the raw sewage look I was getting...sorry if that is too much information, but that is what the color reminded me of.)
Anyway, we had homework for day three --- to create three "index" or reference cards for the media described in this lesson.
My first index card showed the three collage media (form top, to bottom: collage media matte, collage media vintage and collage media crazing). I didn't have three of each ephemera so I improvised with the larger motif, aiming for similar color patterns rather than identical pictures.
The second tag demonstrated the differences in color uptake for the Grit-Paste. I used an alphabet stencil (Cargo) to create my tag and then used (from top to bottom) Distress Ink, Distress Stain, Distress Spray Stain,and Distress Paint in Cracked Pistachio ... and then realized that there was no Cracked Pistachio Distress Crayon! AAACK! SO instead of doing the tag over, I bolted and used Forest Moss for the crayons layer and left the last line of the stencil untouched showing the original color of the medium and the tag . I
I didn't quite get the color uptake with stains that Tim did. Not sure why... Otherwise, I'm happy with my index tag:
I didn't quite get the color uptake with stains that Tim did. Not sure why... Otherwise, I'm happy with my index tag:
The third homework tag was an index for the three texture media: Matte Opaque Texture Paste, Matte Translucent texture Paste and Glossy Translucent Texture Paste (from top to bottom).Again, I used Cracked Pistachio Ink to highlight the f=differences...
Still two days behind...and I have at least four more cards I need to make for challenges! AAACK! To say nothing of updating the quilt guild website and paying this week's bills! This is going to be one hectic weekend!
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