Don't Mess With Mother Nature

New canvas. New Recipe. 

Ingredients:

ink jet images printed onto

Apollo transparency film,

 acid free tissue paper,

A bottle that sprays a fine mist 

filled with 70% isopropyl alcohol, 

acrylic paint, canvas,

collage images. 

Thoroughly spray the ink side of the image on the transparency sheet with the alcohol spray. Not dripping wet, just covered. Lay the image sprayed side down on the tissue. Lightly press image with a bone folder just to make sure image is in full contact with tissue. This step isn't even necessary every time, most of the time the tissue just sucks the ink right into it. Wait like 3 minutes, and pull up a corner to see if ink has transferred. If it has, pull off the transparency sheet. It should be clear. Below you can see how clear the sheet is when the transfer works perfectly.

Below is the 8x10 canvas collaged  with images from my stash and painted with Golden's heavy body paint. I thought it was too shiny, so I covered it with matt gel medium. Big mistake. Along the way I added glossy Soft gel medium and I liked it again!

Fooling around here with possible compositions.

And here is the finished collage:

"Mother Nature"

Prints available on my etsy site. 

Thanks for looking!

xoS

Beeswax Virgin No More

This is my first attempt with beeswax, and it SUCKED. Why, you ask?? Because I used a cheap potpourri pot that did not get hot enough and the wax was lumpy and then the little tiny iron thing I bought was stupid and tres awkward to use and the hot air gun blew the wax and embossing powders all over the place. OK I'm done now. Anyhoo, this one needs a lot more work. I have this canvas, the red turq one I sneak peeked a couple posts ago and the altered cabinet card in the works. Plus, you should see the laundry pile. It is not pretty.

To be completely honest, I dabbled in beeswax during a nighttime ATC class at Art and Soul. It was my Least Favorite Class ever. Thats all I'm gonna say. I love the look of beeswax and I must conquer it or keep whining about it. Does anyone have any waxy hints, remedial reading materials or medication suggestions at this point????
xoSusan

Fred B. Mullett Haul

Here is my Haul from Fred B. Mullett. I had the hardest darn time narrowing down which stamps to purchase. I wanted to make sure I had some of my favorites to take with me for his June Workshop. Fred is one classy dude, note the positive/negative fern stamp he included free of charge. What a guy!! Can't wait for the class. Contact The Queens Ink for workshop info. Here is a closeup of the lace stamp used on an altered cabinet card. Not quite done with it yet so just showing a corner. We all know I am addicted to ATC's, paper, rubber stamps and now cabinet cards. Oh and chocolate. And men with facial hair that are incapable of loving me. Oh, did I type that out loud???
My next step for this card is covering it with beeswax which is not quite an addiction yet but the possibility is there. I'm thinking that the oil pastels will melt and move around though?? I'm a little nervous about that. I really like this one so far, don't want to mess him up. Any advice about the wax and oil interacting?? Thanks in Advance, xoSusan