Crackled heart of gold

First of all let me start by saying a huge thank you for all of your kind comments and likes on Facebook. It really means so much to me. Crafting is a chunk of my life that I adore. I frequently loose myself whilst in my crafty mode and it makes me happy, and sometimes keeps me sane. Although my OH often thinks I am loopy when a new paint, ink or adhesive arrives!

Lots of you have commented on the heart and so I decided to do a quick step by step on how they were made. I am a great believer in sharing, I have learnt so much from everyone else that I thought I would give something back.

 

To make the heart you will need:

Grunge board or similar chipboard that will go through a die cutting machine

White spray ink or acrylic paint

I used Dylusions spray ink melted chocolate, vibrant turquoise and calypso teal

Tissue paper with news print or you could use a script stamp

Modge podge

Distress inks

Crackle background stamp

Guilding flakes

Crackle glaze

 

To begin I cut out 2 hearts and glued them together to make them thicker.

Then sprayed them with white linen dylusions

Once dry I gave the hearts one quick spritz of the colours so it had quite a speckled effect

Then I applied my tissue paper with modge podge.

I think adding the tissue paper adds to the the texture but you could use a script stamp.

When it was dry I inked around the edge with black inks and then sponged over the middle with antique linen.

Now for the messy part (even though my fingers are black at this stage) I stamped my crackle background stamp and applied the guilding flakes.

 

I then applied the crackle glaze. I tip it into an old tub and use a paintbrush as my hands can't seem to squeeze it out of the bottle but again I think it adds to the texture.

Once the crackle glaze has dried and crackled I sponged on some antique photo distress inks.

This is my first ever how to post so I do hope you have enjoyed looking at it. Please let me know your thoughts and comments, I love to here your feedback.

 

Crafty hugs,

 

Clare x x x x

 

 

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