Abstract Collage Ideas: Scraps, Layers, and Faux Encaustic Finish

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Жыл бұрын

Today I have ideas for abstract collages using paper scraps you probably already have in your stash. These are beautiful and mysterious, easy and a very forgiving way to jump into collage-making and can be used in a lot of different ways so stay tuned.
These abstract, patchwork collages can be stand-alone art pieces or turned into cards, book covers, ATCs, tags for junk journals and altered books, and and many mixed media project ideas, so get those scraps and some glue and let's get making.
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@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Please check out my online classes on Thinkific at this link: kelly-s-school-b1d1.thinkific.com/collections To see printable scans of vintage paper ephemera from my private collection, they are here on Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BookandPaperArts A variety of free printable scans are on my website here: bookandpaperarts.com/free-scans/ And if you are interested in buying original paper and vintage ephemera bundles full of cards, paper, handwritten pieces, lace, and more I sell them here: bookandpaperarts.com/french-ephemera-book-arts-boxes/

@patriciasmith9039 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been creating for over 60 years and am seeing techniques I’ve never seen before…my art journaling adventure only started a little over a year ago and I will definitely be trying these new, to me, techniques…thanks so much for a great channel and such fun info…

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, Patricia. Making art journal pages is such a joy and as you say, an adventure. Normally when I make a page I plan, plan, plan and then scheme but in my art journal I just make messes and see where they go and hey, presto, things are discovered! I hope you have a creative weekend, and keep me posted! Kelly

@jessicaskok6157 6 ай бұрын

I just love your voice. It is so soothing

@BookandPaperArts 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Jessica. It is funny, though. I always hope I sound like Marlene Dietrich or Lauren Bacall and then I hear my own voice on the playback and sound more like Marcia Brady. Sigh. 🙄So thanks for the vote of confidence.

@Seductive_Psycho 7 ай бұрын

I love the little trading cards idea.. I smiled when you said that and wish I had someone to do that with.. That is such a cute idea

@BookandPaperArts 7 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome, and what a great name you have there. Love it. Making these tiny collages is contagious. If I am just Not In The Mood to tackle a big project I can always turn out stacks of little cards to give away for the fun of it, and it is very meditative. I hope you make gorgeous pieces! Kelly

@Pattypetty-tm8mx 28 күн бұрын

I really like what you do. I think you’re amazing and I’m learning so much.😊

@BookandPaperArts 27 күн бұрын

Thank you so. Patty, this is truly nice to hear and you have made my day. 🌷🌻🌼

@cherylbutcher7182 6 ай бұрын

Excellent, a different slant on collaging. Thank you fir sharing this technique. Your video was clear and precise too, thank you.

@BookandPaperArts 6 ай бұрын

Hi Cheryl. Thanks for touching base. It really helps to hear what creative souls are thinking and what speaks to them and which direction to take the teaching in. I hope you make gorgeous, fun collage!

@kristinluvsdogs Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos, Kelly. I didn’t know about encaustic, so I learned something new today! Thanks! Cheers from NC.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

That is nice to hear, Kristin. Thanks for touching base. And I hope you are having a creative weekend! 🌻🌼🌷Kelly

@robertakeirn1870 11 ай бұрын

Best line ever: “Boy, do drizzles make me happy!”. Another great, inspirational video. Thank you.🖤

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

Hi Roberta. Well, I am a gal who likes mark making and drizzles just look like rainfall and waterfalls and paper foxing and I love them so. Thanks for touching base! Kelly

@alexandrajamieson2599 Жыл бұрын

Another fabulous video... you're quickly becoming one of my favorites for quality of teaching, your voice, and more. Thanks!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed this comment, Alexandra. Thank you so, this is truly nice to hear! Kelly

@jwatley313 9 ай бұрын

I love collage ❤ thank you for your course on book making.

@BookandPaperArts 9 ай бұрын

Why thank you. This is truly nice to hear and makes me happy. I hope you are having a creative week! Kelly

@dianefallon8471 10 ай бұрын

This is such an informative and inspiring video, one of my favorites. Thank you.

@BookandPaperArts 10 ай бұрын

Why thank you, Diane. I will be making more abstract collage (and videos) very soon. Kelly

@DSmith-pc9jn Жыл бұрын

Thanks, nice video. I appreciate the faux encaustic techniques.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. I hope you make some fun and gorgeous collages! Kelly

@bettelovelace4456 Жыл бұрын

Very intriguing.. makes me want to.. get up and make something…..🤣👏💜💜

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Why Bette, that is what I want to hear! I hope you are having a creative weekend. Kelly

@crunchypickles99 5 ай бұрын

"It's perfect for making slime..." 🤣🤣🤣

@BookandPaperArts 5 ай бұрын

Ah, pva. Gotta love that stuff.

@UrbanGrrl69 Жыл бұрын

Great wee tutorial and lovely finishing ideas.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks bunches, Pauline. 😺😺

@esmeraldahuber5097 Жыл бұрын

Great idea! For scraps and your pieces are beautiful!! Thanks for the tips on how to use glue & the medium in place of the wax.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Esmeralda. You can also just use scraps from magazines and everyday stuff. The idea is just make a patchwork with what's on hand. I hope you get some gorgeous, messy results! Kelly

@reginaeid1568 Жыл бұрын

As always, your art never fails to inspire, thank you! Beautiful pieces and techniques. And gotta love scriptscraps and gloppiness😂

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hiya, Regina. And as always, your comments make me smile. 😎

@bunabunatetu6130 10 ай бұрын

Try saying scriptscraps, three times, fast! ☺️✌️

@cindybrewer2040 9 ай бұрын

So glad i found you! I love it!

@BookandPaperArts 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Cindy. This is truly nice to hear! 🌷🌼🌻Kelly

@AliseL22 11 ай бұрын

So many good tips - thank you

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Alise. I hope you make some gorgeous abstract pages. Keep me posted! Kelly

@KriRama Жыл бұрын

Oh Kelly I looooove this!!! 😍😍😍

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kri. I make these from time to time and find them kind of meditative. Try it! Kelly

@chericandream Жыл бұрын

❤love ❤love😂

@lericamims 6 ай бұрын

I love this piece of work!

@juliamarsh9536 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your generosity an ideas 🙏❤

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

You are welcome, Julia. The pleasure is mine. 🌷🌼🌻Kelly

@bunabunatetu6130 10 ай бұрын

Well, you made this eight mos ago, so I'm assuming that you have moved on. But, guess what. I just happened upon it. So, if you are interested, I thought I would stop by and say a few words. First off, your work is lovely. Absolutely, unconditionally! Truly. My problem is that I don't have your beautiful scraps. Bummer. I am just starting out, so... I know, I know, you said to grab what you've got and tear in strips. I will have to work on that. I am not organized yet, either, so basically, I don't even know where to start! (Geez, how do I get myself into these messes?!) Well, I will figure it all out, somehow. But, I'll be back. I love vintage. And, I appreciate the different methods of "sealing" your work....I have learned so much, today, and, I had fun. So, thank you, thank you! See ya. 🌹🎈🤗✌️

@BookandPaperArts 10 ай бұрын

Dear Buna. My apologies for the late response and thank you for this great message! Now you can make your own stash. I am lucky enough to work in vintage paper but that wasn't always the case. If that isn't you, then take magazine, old calendars, brochures and whatnot and tear them into rough strips. Go to a thrift store or flea market and buy an older book and then rip the text and printed pages into rough strips. Maybe find some older children's books with oversize text. How about rubber stamping on brown paper (paper bag?) then ripping that up. What you will have is a stash that is different than this one and so what? Go with it and go big and see what beautiful thing emerges. Please keep me posted and let me know how it goes. 🌷🌼🌻Kelly

@lauramarycann9590 Жыл бұрын

Oòoo love it must make .♥️🙋‍♀️

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Now that's what I want to hear, Laura Mary! 😊

@ginainfantino411 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!

@alexandraalmeida3661 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Kelly! I love abstract compositions, specially with collages of scraps (paper and fabrics, that I get from slow stitching). You gave some great ideas for the finishing touches. I have never experimented with that and I will try it, because they look really great. I specially love them for book covers 💙❤️💛💚🧡💗🖤♥️💜

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Alexandra. Yes, I envy you that slow stitching and I bet you even have scraps of threads and twine and whatnot that would look cool glued into paper scraps. And a big yes to making book covers with messy collage. I am making an art journal from a child's board book and each page will have a different abstract collage. Photos to follow soon. Let me know what you make, my dear. Kelly

@alexandraalmeida3661 Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts Yes, I use bits of thread (not one goes to the bin😂) in my art journaling collages. The texture it creates is so interesting 💙🧡💛🖤💚💜💗♥️

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

@@alexandraalmeida3661 🎨🎨🎨🎨 (Those look like cookies, but they are supposed to be paint palettes!)

@alexandraalmeida3661 Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts 😂😂🎨🎨

@amyh.b.khalil8519 Жыл бұрын

Hello. I FOUND YOU!!❣️😊😊😊

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome, Amy! Hope you have a creative week. 🌷🌼🌻 Kelly

@peggykolonko1006 Жыл бұрын

Loved the video and your collage pieces! I am trying to grow my creative skills and this was definitely helpful!!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you, Peggy. It is good to hear about this creativity and skill growing. Be bold and make messes and learn from doing things wrong but remember you can always say "I meant it to look that way" 😉 and keep going and growing. Keep me posted! Kelly

@patrickmcdaniel8123 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. I thought I knew every trick in the book but you showed me! Ha,ha. Thank you so much for posting this video.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick. Thanks for this. I learned by making stuff up as I went along - getting things right and getting things wrong but taking notes and tweaking - and that adds up to a ton of found, resourceful ideas. I am so glad you liked these and hope you will be making some fun pieces from the scrap box. Keep me posted! Kelly

@Artwithgloria Жыл бұрын

Glad i came across this video today...

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome, Gloria. Hope you have a creative weekend! Kelly

@emilyinwhite Жыл бұрын

Something about these earth tones!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Colette. For a hot moment I thought of adding some pop of colour then I thought - nah, why start now. Using blue ink instead of walnut was already pushing it, colour-wise. 😎

@NolaTheAlamoChiliQueen Жыл бұрын

Beautiful collage & lots of great tips. Wow, I didn’t know there was a product using rosin! Have a great weekend.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Nola, once you start going down the encaustic rabbit hole it is a lot, as in you need the wax with the right amount of resin to wax ratio and this all depends on how you are going to use it and...I am probably overthinking it but it wasn't exactly just dripping a warm candle over a piece and hoping for the best, either. 😮😁

@teresa-ux8db Жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Teresa. Hope you have a creative weekend!

@catherineminor5323 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the info on the white glue!! That turned out great!!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Catherine. My supplies are a healthy mix of the well made pieces and the plastic stuff from the kid's section. And white craft glue is a wonder. Hope you have a creative weekend and make some gorgeous messes! Kelly

@tannaorr4133 7 ай бұрын

Great video!

@BookandPaperArts 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Tanna. Glad you liked it. Keep me posted on if you give it a try. Kelly

@tannaorr4133 7 ай бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts looks really fun and I have tons of all kinds of paper scraps

@sherylfranklin8088 11 ай бұрын

I love love this video! You got me up into my art room today and that’s exactly what I needed. Gorgeous work🥰

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

Sheryl, that makes me happy to hear. While I always wants lots of views here on KZfaq, I also hope that we can all learn something then get off the screen and go make stuff. So glad to hear you did! 😺Kelly

@pipsmommy Жыл бұрын

Just found you. How amazing!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello, welcome, and thank you! You have just made my day. Kelly

@DonnaVintageSnippets Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, Kelly. I also think you might have coined a new word-- "scriptscraps". I like it!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks bunches, Donna. I am actually an old fogey when it comes to language, grammar, and usage but dang, scrip-scrap ought to be a word. 😎

@DonnaVintageSnippets Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts It sure should! I love it and I'm using it. I like the hyphen.

@DonnaVintageSnippets Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts It sure should! I love it and I'm using it. Like the hyphen, too.

@avanellehansen4525 Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel. Subscribed. I fold and tear full sheets of 300 pound watercolor paper to get a faux deckled edge. I like your limited colors.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome, Ava Nelle. That sounds so effective although I must say you have stronger wrists, to say nothing of straight-edges, than I do, although I will do a great deal for a good faux deckled edge. 😉😉Kelly

@avanellehansen4525 Жыл бұрын

If you worry the paper back and forth on the fold several times, it tears easily.

@laracraft82 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing enjoyed 😀😍 love your collarge too

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lara. I am making them to sell in the studio this summer to the occasional passer-by in the marina. Hey, the sun came out! Now they are just messing with us.

@gabrieljacobs2 Жыл бұрын

You have a great eye for composition.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Why thank you! It's all in the wrist. 😻💗

@susanhudson3299 Жыл бұрын

Great video Kelly I am definitely going to try all that you showed us. You are always so inspiring.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Why thank you, Susan. That is truly nice to hear.

@CatherineSunnysideJournals Жыл бұрын

"I'm not really comfortable with gloppiness. I know ...for someone who likes smudges and drizzles?" I gotta say, this is my artist quote of the day! 🤣 It's going in my journal. Only an artist would get it... but every artist has their thing. It took me until Monday to sit with my tea this morning and enjoy your Friday video, but well worth the wait. ☺ ~~C.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hiya Catherine. Even as the words came out of my mouth I thought WHY AM I SAYING THIS IT IS SO BORING but as I was, in fact gluing my last sample piece I couldn't redo. So thank you for the vote of confidence. I actually have some gorgeous suede brogues that I love to bits until I wore them making encaustic collage and the was fell on them and never came out and yeah, there is always some mess that is a line too far. 😎

@CatherineSunnysideJournals Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts Don't get me going on "why did I just say that?" Don't forget, I'm the artist who gets a kick out of vintage laxative ads.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

@@CatherineSunnysideJournals Old ads! My favourites may be the ones for (so called) male vitality. 😉 The more things change.....

@debbiemartin9005 Жыл бұрын

Well, I’m hooked. 😂 I love using the charcoal pencil to give it depth, and the end ideas to warm it up. Beautiful work! Thank you so much! ❤

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Debbie. Thank you for touching base. It really does make my day to hear that something hit the target, creating-wise. Hope you are going into a creative weekend! Kelly

@susanrichard5884 Жыл бұрын

Greetings Kelly from Pacific coast of California, sending you warm wishes and and best of all that's good in 2023🎨❣️😊look forward to more of your creative prompvlogs... As they are well structured and sooo helpful🌞

@sylviechevrier5681 8 ай бұрын

J’aime ça :)

@BookandPaperArts 8 ай бұрын

Merci, Sylvie. Cette message me faire heureusement ! Kelly

@sherylesp2272 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing the cold wax and the faux encaustic techniques I love that look but have little space and tiny budget but will give some of these a try ! 🙏🏻

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Sheryl and thank you. While I like encaustic a lot it is pricey and not always practical so good to have alternative tools in the creative toolbox, no? I am planning a longer version of just the faux encaustic techniques for March, including adding 3d elements so stay tuned and keep me posted on what you make. Kelly

@donnaseeton1473 Жыл бұрын

I’ve just discovered your channel. I am loving your work/art. So I am down the rabbit hole to binge the day away. Are you still making ephemera boxes? Thank you for sharing your talents.❤️

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you, Donna. This is truly nice to read. 😺 Yes, I make boxes as they just keep selling. Earlier this year I thought maybe I would phase out the boxes then sold six in three days so I guess the universe was laughing at me and I carried on making them. And I am off to France in ten days so who knows what new treasure awaits? Thanks again for your kind words and for touching base. Kelly

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi Donna, for some reason I can't reply to your reply but yeah, my studio is an old timey curiosity shop. You should see the stuff I don't sell! Do you like antiques and juntiques? Just say when on the box. I am still sending them out until next Tuesday and then I will be back around 20 May and start the next round! Where do you live?

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Again, can't reply to your reply. Hmmmm. Silly KZfaq. "When I travel, I am a packaging, brochure, label and receipt hoarder. " Otherwise known as free art supplies! I have an enormous amount of stuff but have cut back on the hoarding after I reached a certain birthday and realised that I would never use it all in this lifetime and I could safely leave some stuff for some young 'uns just starting out. Kelly

@susangazawaypapercrafting3749 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Susan. Hope you have a creative weekend and make some gorgeous messes.

@joyfreeman9962 Жыл бұрын

Such fun! Your pieces are lovely. Can’t wait to give this a try. Thank you!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thanks bunches, Joy. Hope you make great, gorgeous messes. Kelly

@lynnboyd33 Жыл бұрын

Kelly, I'm just loving this encaustic project!! The only wax I have been using over the past 10 or so years, has been tiny, pariffin wax beads from the craft store, like Michaels. You simply drop a few beads over the project and iron them over the piece. It looks great and sometimes very transparent. But I LOVED that look, of the first piece you made. Now that one looked so dream like and ethereal! It appears to be a thicker coat. But as you pointed out, I have very little creative space, no windows and it seems to work best for the time being. However, I might just try one of your other two techniques used here. Thanks so much for these beautiful ideas. Your collages are all amazing, no matter, what you put over the top layer!

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lynn. Yes, they are gorgeous at every step and I actually have some that just stopped at the patchwork stage with a little colour added for pop. I do like the sound of ironing wax pellets and need to look into that. While I love making true encaustic it makes a lot of itself and some hacks are the way to go. Hope you have a creative weekend! Kelly

@Lucyverre Жыл бұрын

What a nice idea, wax. You could perhaps also do it with a candle against your iron? That's how I used to have to clean the old iron: with a candle against the iron and then iron it on an old cloth. Then you always got a strange hard cloth (something like making batik). It smelled nice though

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

@@Lucyverre Lucy, what an interesting way to clean the iron. Maybe instead of cloth you can iron it onto paper. Let me know if this works!

@Lucyverre Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts old school 😂

@kathleenogilvie617 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kathleen! It is my real pleasure.

@dianefallon8471 11 ай бұрын

Just loved this video. What can I use if I don't have the thick paper from Etsy? Will good watercolor paper with a coat of gesso hold up? Thank you for this inspiration.

@BookandPaperArts 11 ай бұрын

Hi Diane. I'm so glad it went over big! I would definitely do this on watercolour paper. Or cardstock. I am also making some on book covers. So get in there and experiment and play around. The great thing about doing it abstract is you can't really get it wrong. 😎😎Kelly

@Lucyverre Жыл бұрын

Well this video ticked some boxes ❣️🙂 It's amazingly beautiful, Kelly. You are so creative, a true artist. I had trouble understanding (I'm Dutch) what you meant by resin (rosin). But I assume you mean what I found now. The stuff that's in the tree trunk and it's really sticky, is that right?

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hello Lucy. Yes, resin is the stuff in tree trunks. 😁When you make real wax encaustic, the wax needs the dammar resin to make it hard. It is also in the cold wax medium. I hope you make some good collages with scraps! 😎

@Lucyverre Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts To be honest Kelly I'm not going to make this. I'm more of a collector (horder). And I shouldn't even do that... But given the number of responses I thought, good for you 👍🏻 I really enjoy watching your videos and your explanations. I find it all very interesting. But I'm afraid it's too late to start it myself. Especially considering my health and (lack of) energy

@bunabunatetu6130 10 ай бұрын

I saw that your health tends to hold you back from your creative "adventures". I have Fibromyalgia which affects me differently, on different days. Some days I'm sort of good to go, and I have a lot of fun. Other days, not so much, but I do what I can, when I can. Please , try to let your creativity out to play, once in a while. It's so important for both your physical health and your mental health. Bless you. Be well and stay safe.🌹🌹🌹☺️ 🎨🖌️📰📚👩‍🎨🎉

@Lucyverre 10 ай бұрын

@@bunabunatetu6130Thank you for your kind words. I do my best 😁 I am familiar with Fibromyalgia. It's somewhat related to what I have, M.E. Which is very similar to Long Covid, right? I wish you many "good" days. "Get up and go make something" Kelly would say 😅🎃🧡🍂

@silverpromidi Жыл бұрын

Kelly, would mod podge be ok for this sort of project as far as the Encaustic effect? I have used it to make some really great journal covers with a paper bag/envelope as the cover. I do have PVA :) will need to go check out my supplies, maybe this will give me mental relief from the heat we are told to expect for the next couple of days.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Kerry, why not try the modge podge on a test piece. I think it is pretty much a glue and water solution so it might not be as thick as plain, old PVA but what the heck, use what you got! Keep me posted. Kelly

@silverpromidi Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts thanks Kelly, will do 💖

@filomel1809 Жыл бұрын

loved this video Kelly - can I ask a very basic question - when I glue pieces down with Matt Medium and then go over the top again with the glue it always buckles on me - any workarounds you can suggest? or what am I doing wrong? Fil

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

Hi there, Fil. Let's see if we can sort this. Do you mean you glue down images with matte medium then add a ton of craft glue on top for the faux encaustic finish and the images buckle? If so, I would say make sure you have a tight seal in the first place. When I glue down an image I usually put some greasproof (parchment or other) paper over it and flatten it out really good with a straightedge of some kind. I use a paint mixer with a handle that you get at the hardware store and you can see in the video but a ruler or old debit card will work. Make sure you let it dry. I dried my collage overnight before adding the glue layer. I think that should help. If I got the question wrong, please clarify and let me know and we will see if we can fix this. Kelly

@filomel1809 Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts Hi Kelly, thanks for that - no I glued the first layer with matt medium and then went over the top of it immediately - so gluing under and over if that makes sense - I did use a bone folder to flatten it down but it might not have been dry before going to the second layer of papers. It was at that point it buckled - and that then was exaggerated by putting the thick layer on afterwards ... This has happened to me before ... the substrate was an old water colour painting on thick watercolour paper.

@BookandPaperArts Жыл бұрын

@@filomel1809 Hi Fil, yeah, try getting a superflat seal with that bone folder over a layer of deli paper (or what have you) to keep the bone folder from pulling up the sticky, damp glued paper. I actually let my pieces dry between each layer, which takes AGES - an altered book with six layouts takes about six weeks (!) but the results are satisfying. This might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z5uAac6okqnXj2Q.html

@filomel1809 Жыл бұрын

@@BookandPaperArts thank you Kelly - yes, I think that's my problem - I'm way to impatient lol. Have a lovely weekend.

@catincj5162 6 ай бұрын

Will these be durable? Prone to cracking?

@BookandPaperArts 6 ай бұрын

So far mine have not cracked and if they do eventually, well, it can be part of the messy look.🙂

@ladyinblack1964 Жыл бұрын

I've got some Gamblin's Cold Wax I bought for a class I took last year. I will see if it gives an encaustic look. Also, there is an embossing powder available from Seth Apter that is a vintage beeswax look. It takes about 3 tries with it but it definitely works. Thanks for this video!

@kristinluvsdogs Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos, Kelly. I didn’t know about encaustic, so I learned something new today! Thanks! Cheers from NC.