Today's tutorial is a project that illustrates the lifeblood of
our household...Cats and Art. Painting, drawing, sewing,
scrapbooking, it all happens with a cat close by. One of my favorite
photos is of my second oldest painting while a cat sleeps in her lap.
I mean, if it doesn’t have cat hair in it did it even happen?
When
it came to decorating a canvas paintbrush holder for my Lori, cats paws were
a given. Deciding on the color scheme was MUCH harder. TatteredAngels High Impact Paint comes in 29 colors. How to choose? Who to
send home without screen time? I gave up and used them all. I placed
them in rainbow order from red to violet with the metallics between
sets.
With the amount of
colors I planned on using, the stamp would need cleaned, and cleaned
well between each impression. The quickest way to do that is a wet
wipe. Disinfectant wipes are harsh on acrylic and rubber so I used
wipes made for skin. I did rinse the stamp with running water every 6
to 7 impressions and anytime I got too much paint on it.
Dab paint onto
stamp, rather than brushing it on. Add a bit of color to the impression if the image doesn’t turn out clear.
The paw prints were
super cute, but that was just the start. My daughter compared the
shades of paint displayed on the canvas and chose Navy and Turquoise
as her favorites.
I used 7gypsies Architextures Tall Base Swirls as a mask in the corners of the canvas holder. I
trimmed them to fit and painted over them with Tattered Angels HighImpact Paint-Navy.
After using the Architextures I rinsed them and placed them back on the film. They
weren’t completely free of navy paint, but they were definitely
reusable.
I dabbed turquoise
paint onto letter stamps and centered her name on the holder. Paw
prints in the same color went on either side. Flourish bits I had
cut off the corner pieces I placed under her name as a mask and
painted over with turquoise paint.
Finally I punched a
cat shape from cardstock and used the negative as a stencil with Navy
paint. There was a lot of paint on that canvas paintbrush holder so I laid it flat to dry for a couple days.
When the project was
finished the cats gave it a thorough inspection. Big Eyes decided it
was acceptable and opted for a nap. If you don’t have a cat to
approve your projects send them on over...he doesn’t charge for his
services. :)
Scrap On!
~Charity Hotrum~
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