Clarity Challenge June 2017

Clarity Challenge

June 2017

‘Jitterbug Boogie’

Materials:-

·         Stencils:- Elegant Ladies 4, Jive Dancers

·         Cardstock:- Clarity Stencil card - 2 x 7ins x 7ins;  I x silver mirri; 1 x black

·         Canvas:- 1 x 8ins x 8ins

·         Colour:- watercolour pigment; Fresco Paint – Little Black Dress

·         Texture Paste:- Transparent

·         Miscellaneous:- Silver glitter

Instructions:-

1.       Cut one sheet of stencil card to measure 6ins x 6ins.

2.       Puff a selection of bright pigment colour powder over the card. Spritz with a fine water spray, dry with a heat gun then spray with a more heavy duty spray. (My second spray bottle was a recycled (but cleaned) eco-friendly shower spray and much more powerful.) Dry.

3.        Tape the Elegant Ladies stencil over and sponge through Little Black Dress paint. Clean stencil. Repeat a few times to suit. Dry.

4.       Tape the Jive Dancers stencil over and apply translucent paste.

5.       Remove stencil and rinse the remaining paste away.

6.       Immediately cover paste with a deep coating of dark silver glitter. Allow to firm for only a minutes then pat down gently with fingertips to ensure all areas are covered. Pour off excess.

7.       Leave to dry then mount onto  silver, black, white card then finally onto a canvas which has been edged with silver gilding paste.