Crystal Clear TCW Gel Medium Technique

Surprise, it's not Friday but I thought I would repost this technique here if you didn't see it on my blog post for The Crafters Workshop. 

 

I'm not a fan of shiny glossy mediums but I do love to use TCW Gel Medium Gloss using this technique. It's so much fun! It can be used on anything, cards, scrapbook pages, art journals, ATCs, etc.

 

First, I added fluorescent acrylic paints through the stencil on Yupo. When it dried, I put the stencil back on the Yupo and added Gel Medium Gloss through the stencil.

 

 

When it dried just like magic is turned crystal clear so you can now see the colors again. Pretty cool, right?

 

 

I used a brayer to add more acrylic paints, water and India inks to the Yupo.  I let some of the ink and paints dry in puddles.

 

 

Tip: Yupo is plastic so paints and inks move around a lot with a brayer. If you like a portion of your painting and don't want to change it, wait for it to dry before adding more. I will tell you waiting for it to dry also has its problems, but the more you work with Yupo the less frustrating it becomes.

 

Once it dried I scribbled on it and it was done.

 

 

If you want to see more details on this project and all the supplies I used you can click HERE.

 

The Crafters Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project.
The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

 

I hope you love this technique just as much as I do.
If you create anything with The Crafters Workshop stencils and mediums, share them with hashtag #tcwstencillove.

 

You can see more of my creations using TCW stencils by clicking on the link below.

 

Karenliz Henderson - The Crafters Workshop

 

I can't wait to see what you create!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

From Art Journal to Canvas #2

Hi Everyone!

 

Due to a back injury, I haven't been able to create very much art until the last few weeks. I haven't been able to sit on my art room chair long enough to complete anything. My back issues have been around since I was little. This time I've been struggling since July 15th; physical therapy, medications, etc. and I'm finally starting to feel human. I've tried to paint or play in my art journal while I'm partially laying down, but pain has a way of stopping all creativity.

 

So for now, I'll be sharing with you what I've been up to but there will be no step by step processes. 

 

First, my art journal spread was using leftover TCW Gel Medium from my craft sheet and the new Daisy Chain stencil. I finished it off with paint in blues and purples and TCW Gold Gesso.

 

I decided to try to duplicate it on a canvas.

This took a few days. I couldn't sit very long at times when I had physical therapy.

 

It was created the same way as the journal spread but I used the new Infinite Lace stencil and TCW Modeling Paste. 

 

 

The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with stencils to create this project.
The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them

 

That's it for now.

 

Although I haven't been around here on the my blog, I have posted a few creations on my Instagram account (@karenlizhenderson).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



White Space, Texture and a Stencil

This canvas I don't think I ever shared.

August was purge my art room month and I found this one under a shelving unit.

I love white space and this was my first try at it.

I used metal embellishments and the Urban Landscape stencil for the words.

I think I added some gel medium and/or modeling paste for extra texture.

That's it for now.

I have lots to show you soon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Not sure I'm liking this but ....

I'm going to show it to you anyway.

I've this finished for over a year.

In an effort to clearing out my art room, I took all my paintings and brought them out to the living room.

This was supposed to be a gift.

I shared this on my Facebook page and Instagram and many people liked it.

It never ceases to amaze me that the pieces I don't like everyone loves.

The whole thing was created with The Crafter's Workshop stencils.

You can see all of them HERE.

As you can see it was created with tons of stencils.

The butterflies are images I have that I print when I need them.

The flowers are also from a stencil (not sure which one I used) but I added to them.

Remember just because you use an image on a stencil doesn't mean you can change it.

They are a stepping stone to your creativity.

I would like to know why you like or dislike this piece.

Please leave me a comment here, Facebook or Instagram.

The links are in the top right hand margin of my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Please come again.

Collaged Journal Covers

Hi Everyone!

I decided to put away some projects and work on something small.

I have these journal with white cloth covers.

This one I used a stencil in white paint on the background.

Using papers from my stash I attached them to the front with gel medium.

I believe the butterfly and frame are from Prima but I'm not sure.

That's it for now.

I'm working on a black and white one next.

Stay tuned!

Thanks so much for stopping by!