Thursday, May 22, 2008

I love to use acrylic paint in my pages but I wanted a more textured look. I recently got a bottle of gel medium and tried to mix equal parts of the medium with paint. The result is paint that goes on thick without sacrificing the color of the paint. I waould like to share with you a layout I made using gel medium and acrylic paint. You can see the texture at the edges of the layout. I also tried this for stamping and I loved the texture and dimension of the stamped image as compared to an image stamped with ink.



19 comments:

Tiersa McQueen said...

Wow! This is soo pretty!

{Brooke} said...

Your work always takes my breath away! Very cool technique. I like the results. May have to play with some of this. Have a great weekend!

dddeeebbbzzz said...

Another beautiful LO! Love the texture. I've never tried paints and or gels, but the effect is stunning!

Anonymous said...

Great Technique! Your layout turned out Beautiful (as always) ;) But I'm REALLY lovin the texture it gives....I'll have to play with it. I've been so busy with work that I haven't been online very much lately, hope you're doing good!! oxoxoxo

Linda said...

this is gorgeous....

Beate said...

Wow, your layouts are just perfect!!

Kathy said...

What a beautiful layout!

nancy said...

What a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!

Amy said...

Genius!!! Love, love it! Especially that pinked edge!

Alicia Sharp said...

Great job! Thanks for sharing the technique! Love you LO! It is beautiful as usual!!

Malin said...

Breathtaking beautiful, and what a great technique! Think i have to try that to:)
Have a great weekend!!
Malin

Anonymous said...

superbe!!!
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Unknown said...

What a great idea! TFS!

Shannon said...

That is a great idea! I love how you used the paints! The whole layout is just awesome!

Anonymous said...

Your last pages are very beautiful. I love them very much

Anonymous said...

Un seul mot :"MAGNIFIQUE", bravo !!!

{ Kristina } said...

Wow, I'm suddenly lost for words..
The layout is truly stunning. Love the edges, and everything else. :)

Pretty Arty said...

absolutely stunning as usual :))

eMeLiNe Seet said...

inspiring Iris :) love the texture ! :)