7 Dots Studio March Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

The challenge for March for 7 Dots Studios is Fly Away.

And here is my entry:

 

Here are some close ups:  

To create this page I started with my favourite stencil, by Finabair aka Anna Dabrowska. My process can be seen here in my Moulding Paste versus Joint Compound Tutorial. 

I then added a piece of Night's Fever paper from the Dreamer Collection as my base for the remainder of my page. I ruffed up the edges of the paper with my Prima Distresser. I added butter muslin under my photo, the butterfly is from a ring I bought at my local cheapie shop and the jeweled pieces are from a pair of shoes I bought at my local op-shop. I then added my my title.

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

Moulding Paste versus Joint Compound Tutorial

Hi Everyone,

Today I am bring you a comparison blog about the differences between Moulding Paste and Joint Compound. I have seen a lot reciently on YouTube and different mixed media sites about the use of Joint Compound being used in place of Moulding Paste.

Here are the three completed pages:

 

 

I started this test with 3 of the same page bases, the same as I usually use, that is three gesso-ed 8 1/2 x 11 double pages.

Here are the products I used:

Page One
I used the Joint Compound on the first page in the centre, the top right and the bottom left. 

I dried it with my heat gun and it dried really quick and without any bubbling that you often see with moulding paste. It did dry a little lighter, but not as much as I would have liked.

 

I then added the spray mists. I left it to dry naturally.

 

Page Two

For this page I added the Moulding Paste in a diagonal line from bottom left to top right. 

Knowing that this Moulding Paste bubbles when heated to much with the heat gun, I left it to dry naturally.

I then added the spray mists. I then let it dry naturally.

Page Three
At this point I decided that for most of my pages the color of the Joint Compound was not really the look I wanted, I wanted the texture to be the same as the background.

I then added Joint Compound to the third page in the four corners to create a frame. 

I then dried it with my heat gun. Again it dried really quickly and without bubbling.

I then covered the entire page with gesso. I knew that some areas already had gesso, but I decided to do a complete coverage so there was no chance I would miss any. I then left it to dry naturally. I then added the spray mists. I allowed this sprays to dry naturally in pools of color, as I wanted the intensity of color for this page.

I then completed each page. 

In the end I noticed several differences between the Moulding Paste and the Joint Compound:

1. The color difference. The Moulding Paste is a soft white and the Joint Compound is a soft cream/light brown,

2. The Moulding Paste really soaked up and made the colors more vivid and the Joint Compound did not soak up as much color and soften the colors a little, and

3. Where I coated the Joint Compound with the gesso, it created a great surface on which the sprays sat and mixed.

In conclusion, the Joint Compound is fantastic when you add gesso to the top or where the soft creamy color is an advantage, like on kraft cardstock. And Moulding Paste is good for when you want to keep your colors more true and vibrant.

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle 

P.S. As an after-thought I tried the Joint Compound on Kraft cardstock and was very pleased with the results.

ScrapFriends/KreativeKoncepts Color Challenge #23 Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the Color Challenge for ScrapFriends/KreativeKoncepts:

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

ScrapFriends Sketch #23 Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the sketch for ScrapFriends/KreativeKoncepts:

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

I missed by this <---> much on getting this one in on time. We had a huge storm here and I turned my computer off to protect it. 

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

White with One Latte Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the challenge from

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

I just missed getting this in on time. Silly me!

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

Stuck?! March 1st Reveal Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the sketch for Stuck?!'s March 1st Reveal:

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

13 Arts Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

the challenge at 13 Arts was to create a background without using patterned paper.

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

123 Challenge Blog Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the 123 Challenge Blog February challenge:

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

Unfortunately due to family commitments I missed the deadline, but decided to share anyway.

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

Kraft It Up - Something You Love Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the Kraft It Up site, were you can get the current challenge.

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

ScrapFriends #22 Color Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the ScrapFriends Color Challenge:

And here is my entry:

Here is close up:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle

Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo Challenge Entry

Hi Everyone,

Here is the Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo site where you can get the current challenges. For this challenge the prompt was journalling.

And here is my entry:

Here are some close ups:  

See you all again soon.

Love

Michelle