Layered Tutorial for Christina.

A while back, my beautiful friend Christina asked me, How I did my layers..! Hmmm, I just do? Now I have decided to break the procedure down, and make a tutorial. Here goes, Just for you Christina :-)

 I start with a colour thought...here its bluísh-brown-sepiar..... Neocolor II, put down roughly on the paper...

 Then, a Baby Wipe. Mix the colours together. LOVE the effect this gives, perfect for backgrounds.

 A plastic template, and a spray colour. I just choose this for the colour, not effect or brand, Im not that into all the different sprays...yet :-) This one is a Tattered Angles Chalkboard/Hot Chocolate. Spray.....

 I quickly lay the template, turned around, on a blank page, and get a negative of the print! No waste....

 Ok, so far so good......

 Now I look through my box of goodies! Pick out according to colour scheme and interest...I might not use all of it, and then again, sometimes I need more!

 Get out the glue, I use a Gel Medium and now, stick it all down, well no, keep some back for later....

 And now the tissue paper. I picked out two different browns and a pale blue. Rips og long strips is now glued down....

 More...more.......

 And break! Time to dry and have a coffee!

 When dry, I paint Golden Gesso on top.....always gives me the shivers! But it dries up lighter.....

 Now, more cut outs, the ones I left in the beginning. I LOVE newspaper for this. (Thanks Mary).

 And, yes you guessed it, more tissue paper...And dry.

 Now to the inking. I choose two colours, Chipped Sapphire (my favourite)  and Vintage Photo from Rangers Distress Inks.

 I smear it around, use my fingers to blend (You could use a tool for this, but I dont) And when I feel it is finished, I stop, and give the whole page some more Gel Medium, for shine and strength.

And here we are. Loads of layers, nice to look at, and lovely to the touch!