Mixed Media Technique - Faux Cloisonne

A mixed media tutorial showing the Faux Cloisonne technique which uses black UTEE and mica powders.
Full insturctions here (thanks to BeyondBracelets for writing these down for me):
You will be using heavy weight chipboard for this project.

Cover the chipboard shape in black/color gesso (or acrylic paint) don't forget the edges and back side.

Use a Watermark Stamp Pad and dab the pad on to entire surface of the painted chipboard. The watermark stamp pad will make the enamel stick. (Product used: (BLACK) Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel. The enamel MUST be black! No clear!)

Now using the watermark stamp pad and embossing enamel coat the piece a total of three times working on the projects surface in layers. Don't forget to use the heat gun after each application to set the embossing enamel.

Dab the triple coated enamel surface with a versamark watermark stamp pad (to moisten the surface to make the powder stick better) and then use "Perfect Pearls" Banger acid-free perfect pearl (mica powder) decorate the surface in random blotches with colors of your choice. (Any mica powder will work. Perfect Pearls & Pearl Ex are used in the video.)

Choose bold and open patterned stamps and make sure to ink the stamp with permanent gold ink prior to pressing it down. (Product used for permanent gold ink: Archival pigment ink pad "Brilliance" Galaxy Gold- The ink needs to be permenant or permenant upon heat setting)

Lastly use your heat gun on the piece prior to pressing your ink filled stamp down. The heat gun will soften the layers enough for the embossing to work its way around the stamp decoration. Slowly pull up the stamp and there will be an indent left behind from the stamp- the gold metallic ink will be recessed in to the stamped area.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• faux Cloisonne Technique
• scrapbooking tutorial
• scrrapbooking techniques
• mixed media techniques
• mised media tutorials
• altered art
• mixed media art
• Ranger
• UTEE
• Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
• Perfect Pearls
• Pearl Ex

[pprcrafter]

Rach, DON'T CHANGE A THING! I love your theme music! I know when I watch one of your videos, that uplifting happy music and your quick motion video are about to show me an awesome technique! In fact, I hear the music in my head, even before I push play! LOL! I love your willingness to show us all your techniques and beautiful creations. No you can't please everyone, but you make a lot of artists wannabe's like me VERY pleased!

ReNae in Kansas USA

[RachO113]

@pprcrafter Thank you, it is very reassuring to read such positive comments :-) It is people like yourself that make all the effort worthwhile :-)

[craftyweasel1]

Beautiful pieces. Tutorials are better if you speak the instructions rather than just music over the top. Stunning results though

[RachO113]

@craftyweasel1 A lot of people prefer music, but I guess you can't please everyone.

[MsRebel28]

Do u have to use a heat gun or any heating tool?

[RachO113]

@MsRebel28 Yes, you need a craft heat gun. The Ranger type is best for this technique, or heating devices are often too hot, or blow too strongly and blow the powders away before they have had chance to melt.

[DancingZeliha]

Best tutorials around - love your work, very inspiring. I love the fact that your videos are elapsed time and that you just have lovely music. Love your style!

[LittleLuLu54]

GREAT TUTORIAL!!! i loved it thanks for taking your time to teach us this.. how did you make the holes for the pendants?

[toyogo72]

You are my most fav channel of all! Thanks for the great tutorials!

[9serenity99]

Rach you are simply marvolous and I adore you.  Don't let the buggers change a thing about you. You inspire me so much every day. I have a lot of health problems and I can't wait to get well so I can get back into my artwork and do things like you are. People want spoken cause they can't watch something through while they do something else...well if they want to learn how to do it they have to actually pay attention and thats it. Great videos I keep going in for marathons of them at a time.

[neppieb]

OMG what beautiful work. 

[theanimallover0013]

thats really beautiful