Living the Dream

I have found a technique that I totally love doing, and the outcome almost takes one’s breath away:  Using Vaseline as resist.

Materials:

Vaseline (or lip gloss)

Watered-down acrylic

Modge Podge or similar product -either matte or gloss

Hairdryer

Q-tips

Baby wipe

Scott towel

On cardstock base, add whatever you wish to be the theme, and glue them down.  Add vase color around the picture.  Dry.  (I use an old small hairdryer that blows at low speed to dry between steps.)

Then wash with decoupage, noting whether a texture swirly texture would be better than a straight layer of decoupage.  I learned the hard way - do not overdo it or under-do it.

Once this is dry, use Vaseline to block parts that you do not want paint on.  I used a Q-tip to spread the Vaseline.

Water down acrylic paint until really soppy.  Carefully spread the watered-down color over the entire card.  Dry.  (If you have the hairdryer warm, the Vaseline melts and is difficult to clean off.)

Once you are sure the wash is dry, carefully wipe with a Scott towel.  (At this point, you can block and add another coordinating wash in areas if you like, following the same steps.)

Once totally dry, use a baby wipe to wipe off the areas you have blocked with Vaseline.  Use your fingernail, lightly, if you need to, but work and get off all the scruffy peeling paint away from the vaseline’d areas.  The baby wipe will take the Vaseline off the work.  (You may need to let it dry overnight, as I did, and check the cards again to make sure you have all the Vaseline off.)

I added things on, once I got the knack of this.  I added bits of straw, paper clippings, even some Pomeranian hair, which I happen to have lots of…lol…)I am thrilled with the outcome of this challenge.

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