Paint Fusion

 I'm enjoying a few days off work and have lots to catch up on, so today I thought I'd show you my Paint Fusion efforts, a tag or bookmark and an altered IKEA mirror.  These were both made at a workshop with Sheena Douglass, the Princess of Paint Fusion!  I loved making the tag, which I found quite easy.  We learnt how to make the crackle background and then stamped the stalk shapes onto the tag.  We extended them with acrylic paint and added the lavender flowers, the tie and a shadow.  The background got distressed with Distress Ink, the edges were gold embossed and the whole tag was heavily sprayed with Sparkle & Shine.  Next up was a card on watercolour card which was again fun to make.  And then, in the afternoon, we came to fusioning the mirror...

I LOVE the mirror but oh I found the leaves so hard to paint.  So much so that I confess Sheena painted in qute a few for me as I struggled so much I went on strike!  The berries are all my own work, they are a thumbprint with vivid cerise paint.  Then dip the eraser tip of a pencil into bright neon blue paint and dot all over the berries, finishing off with a bit of white contrast.  My plan for the week, now I have the paints and the stamp, is to have a go at some Paint Fusion for myself, so watch this space:).

I'm entering the following challenges:
Simon Says - sparkle and shine (tag)
Everybody Art Challenge - tag
Digi Design House - anything but a card
Paper Romance - anything but a card
Dutch Dare - altered project (mirror)
Polka Doodles - anything but a card
Papercraft Challenges - heat embossing (tag)
Paperplay - sparkle galore