How to make your own texture paste with Carole

Morning everyone and welcome to my latest layout.

 Today I'm sharing a tutorial on How to make your own Texture Paste

This month's moodboard challenge is all about Colour & Texture

CAROLES BLOG

FEBRUARY MOOD BOARD

FOR THIS LAYOUT YOU WILL NEED

Pretty papers, assorted flowers, cardstock in black, green, pink, yellow and white pearl, chipboard title, black embossing powder, pine bough die, dandelion head die, flower die, pink hessian, hessian die, stencil and texture paste.

HERE IS HOW TO MAKE MY TEXTURE PASTE

You will need

An airtight container, a wooden spoon, 2 tablespoons of white acrylic paint, 2 tablespoons of white PVA glue, 2 tablespoons of talcum powder, or 2 tablespoons of baking soda.

(Baking soda makes a thicker mix).

Method

Take a bowl and a wooden spoon and stir in the paint

Add the PVA glue, stir

Add the powder, stir.

If you want a thinner mixture just add a little water.

To make it thicker, add more talc or baking soda.

Pour into an airtight container, will last ages.

And that's it, easy peasy.

Bye for now

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Christmas Card Tutorial with Foamiran Poinsettia by Carole

Morning everyone and welcome to my Tutorial for 

OFF THE RAILS SCRAPBOOKING

Today I have a Christmas Card Tutorial for you including how to make my poinsettia flowers from paper foam, otherwise know as Foamiran. Plus a bonus, a video!

YOU WILL NEED

6 X 6 inch card blank, white glitter card, pale blue pearl card, pale green pearl card, snow globe die, Merry Christmas banner/sentiment, pink ink, green ink, brown ink, white foamiran, pine cones, pine bough die, pink stamens, white coiled stamen, pink flower centres, snow globe stamp, foam pads, hot glue, white paint or gesso.

HERE IS HOW
Step 1

 Die cut lots of foamiran poinsettias in several sizes and ink with pink ink. Don't forget to make a few green ones for the leaves.

Step 2

 
Take a warm iron and BBQ stick and heat up until flower curls

Step 3

 It should look like this
Step 4

 Now start to squish all the flowers between your fingers and roll until they look like the above
Step 5

 Now take a piece of wire and a few stamens. Fold stamens in half, thread through the wire, make a hole in the flowers and thread through each flower one layer at a time. Use two or three layers whichever you like the best

Step 6

  
Thread a large pink berry on a wire through the center of the stamens then hot glue just a tiny bit between the layers
You are now ready to assemble your card.
Step 1

Cover the front of the 6 x 6 inch card blank with pearl card
Step 2

Step 3

Cover this with a piece of 5x5 inch glitter card

Step 4

Cover again with more blue pearl card
Step 5

Die cut and colour in a snow globe, adhere with foam pads
Step 6

Using hot glue, adhere your flowers
Step 7

Add more stamens, pine cones and pine boughs
Step 8

Dap on some white gesso or paint for a snowy effect, or even glitter if you like

All done
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Many thanks for visiting today
Bye For Now

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO

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