Easy as pie backgrounds!
You are going to love this one! So easy! and you get some really cool results with this technique!
All you will need is:
Paper (cardstock or watercolorpaper or whatever you have on hand)
Old credit card ( I save all those empty gift cards )
Acrylic paint (what ever colours you would like to use)
News paper or old plastic table cloth to cover your work surface
Paper towels or old rags
Thats it ! Are you ready to play and make a good mess LOL
First off cover your work surface with newspaper.....have all the other supplies handy....this is a quick process and you can do many backgrounds in just a few minutes...and have backgrounds already prepared for your next project! I dont know about you but a white piece of paper just intimidates me LOL.....Ok here we go!!!
Sorry once again for my poor camera skills!
Step one....dot the paper randomly with acrylic paint...I just squeeze it directly from the bottle...but careful not to squeeze to hard lol.....
Step Two: Take that old credit card and drag thru the paint...see how it mixes into other cool colours!!! Yippy!
You will have to experiment with this technique....certain colours you might want to wipe of the credit card or you will end up with a muddy effect....or you can take whats on that card and swipe it over another piece of paper.....thats it!!!! Easy hu! Let me see your results!!!!!!
Here is mine....psst this is the backgrounds I have been using for my lastest journal art pages! Now you have something ready and waiting for you when you want to play! You can do a bunch of these so you have plenty of backgrounds to work on!!
Happy Creating!!!!
Nance
this is such a cool technique! thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: Nancy Maxwell James | August 24, 2006 at 08:17 AM
Brilliant, Nance! :)
My first attempt is already posted for you to see... I love this technique, and must invest in some more colours! ;)
Excellent fun, with great results, Thank You so much! :)
Posted by: SuzieQ | August 24, 2006 at 09:09 AM
How easy is that? Thanks for the fun.
Posted by: StegArt | August 24, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Glad you all enjoyed the technique! It is fun and easy to do! I did a few more today myself lol...
SuzieQ did a fabulous job! Be sure to check out her tries on her blog!
Posted by: Nance | August 24, 2006 at 07:45 PM
Love this background! the colors! I've got to get out those paints again!
Posted by: Lia | August 25, 2006 at 07:01 AM
p.s. My eyes are way too bad to see those verification letters, glad it passed through! lol! what are you doing to us 40 aomethings?????LOL!!
Posted by: Lia | August 25, 2006 at 07:02 AM
Time to play Lia lol....I have a hard time seeing those verification letters too...I will see about getting rid of that verification..I have to find where...this new blog is a bit difficult getting used to. Hugs darlin!
Posted by: Nance | August 25, 2006 at 07:39 AM
did mine ummm not as good as yours will post on my blog with a link, my colours were to dark.
Thanks though really enjoyed it.
Kara
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Posted by: KARA SPENCER | April 08, 2007 at 03:45 AM
Well, it's been a year since you posted this tutorial and yet it's still reaching out there ... I did some the other day and it was so fun! You can see them here:
http://house-hill.blogspot.com/2007/08/paint-scraping-technique.html
Thanks for this fabulous and easy technique ... I can't wait to work with my new backgrounds!
Posted by: Jennifer | August 18, 2007 at 07:11 PM
Tried out the technique & it was very fun! Thanks! =) Here's mine: http://sourxviolet.livejournal.com/2638.html
Posted by: Rachel | November 09, 2007 at 10:37 AM