There are a variety of accents that can be used in any type of scrapbooking project. One of my favorites is acrylic paint accents. Acrylic paint is wonderful, because it is acid-free, dries very quickly, is water-based and when used undiluted, has a great opacity, so you don't need much to cover things with (including errors). You really can use the most water-based, but I love the genre that remember making offers. The colors are simply wonderful! This type of paint can be used with dry foam brushes, stamps or foam brushes and sponges and as a basis or for decoration. There are so many possibilities and here I will describe some for you:
or do not know only accent your picture so thin? Frame with acrylic paint in the color of your choice. Adhere the photo on the layout where it's going to stay (so make sure you where you want it), then take a medium-sized brush DAB dry (about 2 cm wide), a little paint on the tip of the brush and paint along the edges of the photo (Yes, on the photo) and on the same card with just one or two sections along each side to give it a vintage or rummage look. Makes a very special and romantic type frame with crayons and very pop art, using brilliant colors.
or instead of using the ink stamping, take a foam brush DAB in your favorite color of paint and brush a thin layer on the stamp you want to use, press lightly on your layout. If you push too hard may smudge. You must understand how to use the right amount of pressure. Practice on a piece of scrap a few times, before going for the real thing.
or you don't like the color of your Brads, tags or buttons? Paint with Acrylic colours and then cover with brilliance. You've just created your very own special landscaping! How cool is that?!
or you have any paper that does not use never, because you don't like the color or you can't find anything to match it with? What you can do is paint a base coat of white plaster for baiting. That neutralize the original colour of the card, so you can paint only on it for a new color cardstock. You can also use the acrylic paint with a sponge or a stamp to make fancy cardboard from plain paper.
or acrylic paint also works well on transparencies and has great 3D effect, especially if you're using a stamp with the paint. Before you can stamp the paint directly on the layout and when it is dried sticks a piece of transparency on top of the first printed image and stamp a new coat of paint slightly off to one side of the original stamp popping out to give it effect. It looks fabulous!
or to create special titles for layout, you can use paint stencil, but make sure that you are temporarily the stencil to the page before you start to keep moving.
or if you are using a frame of scrapbooking layout, paint or stamp to match the layout. You'd be surprised what a difference!
So, you can see how many ways there are to use acrylic paint for scrapbooking projects, though these are just some of the techniques. There are so many more. Be creative, be bold and do not be afraid to "dabble" here or there "dabble". A little game of words ... Go for it! You will love it, I promise!
Jacqueline m. Schimmel is a Professional Scrapbook Designer who designs custom and premade scrapbook, cards, scrapbooking frames and teaches courses in Germany. Its portfolio consists of over 500 layout designed and was hired to design an album that was given to his Holiness the Pope in 2005 for his visit to Cologne, Germany. The name of his business is memories, http://memoriesartwork.typepad.com Artwork
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