How about
some Christmas in September?!! You can never start painting too early
for the holidays, and I hope this inspires to you create something
“Christmasy” today!
Absolutely
love this Holly Berry Branch (coming to the SRTC website soon) and
thought it was perfect to adorn an ornament or accompany a bow on a
present.
I
love the IPC Foam Brushes by Dynasty for painting on the chipboard
pieces! I loaded the dry brush with some gesso, working it into the
sponge to get rid of the excess sitting on top. Next, I gently
brushed it back and forth to cover the piece. A tooth pick works
great to get any excess gesso or paint out of the cutout sections.
Once
the gesso was completely dry, I painted in the holly leaves with
DecoArt Americana Irish Moss and shaded them with Plantation Pine. I
painted in the berries with a mixture of Alizarin Crimson and a touch
of Titanium White and then added some shading to them with Alizarin
Crimson.
It
was time to leave the leaves alone for a while and let them dry, so I
painted the bow Lamp Black and let it completely dry. Next, I painted
it with DecoArt Media Metallic Silver.
While
the bow was drying, I painted the ornament with a mixture of Cobalt
Turquoise Hue and Titanium White. Then, of course, it needed some
splatter, so I splattered on some Titanium White. After sitting
for a couple of minutes, I placed a soft paper towel on top of the
ornament and lightly pressed. I love the way this softens the
splatter!
I
thought this Stampendous stamp was perfect for my ornament! Inked it
up with some Staz-on black ink, covered the words to the right to
keep them from transferring and stamped the word ‘Joy’. (Tip:
Once you ink up the stamp, stamp it onto a piece of scrap paper.
Re-ink the stamp and then go to the piece. The ink sticks better to
the ink already on the stamp and your image will almost always come
out just right!) Then I removed the tape from the smaller words and
inked them up, covered the word ‘Joy’ with tape and added the
smaller words to the ornament.
I
added some more highlights and shading to the leaves, stem, bow and
berries and then glued it onto my ornament. I sealed everything with
DecoArt Media Soft-Touch Varnish. I plan on hanging the ornament with
either a ribbon or thin wire.
I
hope this inspires you to create something “Christmasy” today!!
Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:
- Holly Berry Branch - 3.3x5.0 (coming soon)
Other Supplies Used:
- Square Bracket Ornament #31-L237 – www.cdwood.com
- Stampendous: Stamp
– Joy Has Come #RS-M334
- DecoArt
Media Fluid Acrylics: Titanium White, Cobalt Turquoise Hue, Sap
Green & Green Gold
- DecoArt
Americana Acrylics: Irish Moss, Plantation Pine, and Alizarin
Crimson
- DecoArt
Media: White Gesso & Soft-Touch Varnish
- Other
Supplies: E6000, Wire or Ribbon of choice to hang
©2018
Joy to the World Ornament, Sandy McTier Designs ~ All Rights Reserved
Y’all
have a GREAT day; Happy Creating!! Sandy
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