Sheena Douglass Crafters Academy
There is a new and updated version of my Faux Leather technique, please check it out on this channel or find it in Videos on either my 'Sheena Douglass' Facebook page or my Facebook Group Page called 'Sheena's Ink-ettes'
updated 10 years ago
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Please fast forward the first couple of minutes as we had audio issues, then let the fun begin!
To follow along with this technique, you can use any stencil and stamps of your choice, not just my products! Simply apply the same theory as you follow along. I've used my collections entitled 'Shaping up Nature' here.
I've also chosen to use ink pads and water colours as my colouring products but again you are free to choose whatever colouring product you would like to use.
To stamp your images, I recommend a waterproof ink such as Versafine. if you are using ink pads to colour or make backgrounds within the aperture, I recommend something like Distress Inkpads.
I used watercolours in this video too so you would need clean water in a pot and a round watercolour paint brush, size 8 works well. Have a rag or kitchen roll handy too to blot off excess water from your brush
I recommend watching the tutorial, making some notes then try out the technique following along if needed.
However you chose to do it, enjoy. The Freezer paper, double exposure technique is a cracker that you're going to love and it'll certainly wow your friends
Lastly, you can find me live on Create and Craft TV, on my main Facebook Page: Sheena Douglass and for more samples, videos, tips, hints and friendly crafty people, join me and Team Sheena on my Facebook Group: Sheena's Ink-ettes and make firm friends with over 7,200 other group members
Enjoy the video and thank you for joining me!
Sheena
you will need:
Med/hot iron (Adults only)
Reynolds freezer paper (or similar)
Stencil of your choice
Pencil
Scissors or craft knife
Good quality white craft card (like Sheena's 'White Willow' card)
Part 2 is here: youtu.be/tcPS-40guZQ
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Thanks for joining me
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Love,
Sheena xxxx
Panic not! The learning curve is doable, trust me, I've managed it! Lets dive in and go through it together in a lighthearted way - no pressure!
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Happy crafting!
Love Sheena xxxx
If your new to this, take it slowly and familiarise yourself by pausing the video and rewinding if necessary to get used to the workings of My Craft Studio which is included free in my USB releases.
Lets jump in and get started....
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Happy crafting!
love,
Sheena xxxx
FYI: You'll get notification of all my 'LIVE' new Facebook Lives if you sign up on my main 'Sheena Douglass' Facebook page and my Facebook Group 'Sheena's Ink-ettes' where you will find me and my crafty Design Team hang out ready to help and over 7200 like-minded crafting Friends that you just haven’t met yet, all ready and willing to share thoughts, ideas and encouragement!
Happy crafting!
Love Sheena xxxx
You'll get notification of all my 'LIVE' new Facebook Lives if you sign up o my main Sheena Douglass Facebook page and my Facebook Group Sheena's Ink-ettes' where you will find me and my crafty Design Team hang out ready to help and over 7200 like-minded crafting Friends that you just haven’t met yet all ready and willing to share thoughts, ideas and encouragement!
Happy crafty!
love Sheena xxxx
P.S. even if you don't have the exact collection, I hope that you can see that this tutorial can guide you in the use of any make of stencils and dies. Use my ideas as your playground.
You'll get notification of all my 'LIVE' new Facebook Lives if you sign up o my main Sheena Douglass Facebook page and my Facebook Group Sheena's Ink-ettes' where you will find me and my design Team hang out ready to help
Happy Crafting
Sheena xx
Happy Crafting
Sheena x
Introducing Sheena's twist on the Faux Leather technique using cereal boxes! Tips, tricks, workarounds, and fun culminate in making a humble piece of cereal box look just like leather that you can then use to cover note books, make Birthday or Christmas presents or decorate your journals
Sheena uses:
cereal box (or Kraft card)
Embossing folder
Spray bottle
Glycerine (6 water to 1 part glycerine)
Heat gun
Ink pads
I used and would recommend:
A large stamp of your choice (restricted only by the size of the stamping platform)
Distress Ink (light colour)
Good quality white card stock or watercolour card (Willow cardstock)
Faber Castell water colour pencils (or other high quality product)
Watercolour brushes
Water pot x2 with clean water
Blotting paper such as kitchen towel
I thought we'd try out some PYROGRAPHY (Wood burning artwork)
In this demo I use: Razor Tip pyrography machine (a less expensive machine will also suffice if you are new to pyrography)
I am burning on real Pine wood slices that I have hand sanded smooth and the image has been stamped using Pumice stone 'Distress' Ink pad. The stamp I have used is a Sheena Douglass design but of course any stamp will work that fits to the wood slice size.
Sometimes, the finished burning is sufficient and looks great just waxed (3 coats of Briwax or other good furniture real wax)
There are occasions where the image will benefit from adding colour - I have experimented with watercolour pencils to great effect! This is fully covered in IsoInk5 (separate demo video on this channel)
Watch, Enjoy and have a go, its great fun and fab as little gifts for wedding favours, Christenings, birthday gifts, housewarmings and even Christmas decorations!
Love
Sheena xx
The watercolours I'm using are: Faber Castell
I have previously drawn on to pine slices using my Razor Tip pyrography machine, having pre-stamped my image using a very light coloured 'Distress Ink' (Pumice Stone). Make a colour palette on card using the watercolour pencils and add water to the colour as you pick it up from the card. Dry the colour on the wood using a craft heat-gun as you progress through each colour. The colour choices are of course yours; Just play!
Regarding the background, I use a 'wet in to wet technique as I Ould colouring an image on watercolour card; the process is essentially the same. Dry with a heat-gun.
Once you have finished colouring the burnt image, consider using watered down 'Gouache' as your highlight if you think the image needs it in places.
Finally wax the dry finished image using a good quality wax. I use Briwax 'clear' Apply 3-4 layers to make a hardened and glossy finish to your artwork
Enjoy
Sheena xx
Sheena shares one of the incredible digital hand drawing techniques used widely in the design industry today. Using an Apple iPad Pro and a reference picture, Sheena demos one of the techniques used to digitally draw and designing a stamp, dispelling the myth and rumour that using digital aids is not hand drawing! On the contrary, the skill of the artist is still very much required!
The hand held stylus acts just the same as a pencil or pen nib used in traditional drawing. Sheena explains the processes she uses as the drawing comes to life, which in this case includes legitimate partial outline 'tracing techniques' before hand detailing is applied. Sheena's style of design is 'realism'. 'Outline tracing' has been used for centuries; firstly by the art worlds 'greats' and is today a recognised technique, used amongst many other techniques, to establish accurate 'form' and 'proportion' before proceeding to apply further hand drawn detail.
This is demonstration is not a real stamp but has been drawn by Sheena to answer the question of whether tracing can be legitimately used. In this example, she explains that the outline element which she calls 'mapping out' is necessary as the final image which makes up a drawing of a 'real person' has to be accurate in its outline detail in order to make it realistic and closely resemble the person. fractions a millimetre in the placement of eyes, nose, mouth, head width etc, she explains, is what makes us all look different! In todays crafting industry, many designers (not all) will draw digitally for speed and accuracy, having the added advantage of being able to delete/re-do over having to start again in traditional artwork.
(Permission to use the reference picture was sought and given for this demonstation)
Craft along with the Queen of Messy Crafting
In this first broadcast, Sheena explains the theory and shows us how to get the best from 'composition' and make superb 'backgrounds' for our projects.
you will need:
Sparkle pens or liquid watercolour pens, waterbased ink pads (3xcolours of you choice), glass work mat, kitchen paper for blotting, watercolour brushes (number 6 round and 1inch flat),water container and water, Stayz-on ink pad or other water resistant ink pad, waterbased ink pad such as distress ink or oxides, applicator and sponge heads for blending, vegetable glycerine in a small bottle to squeeze out (available from most chemists), 6x6" good quality white craft card such as Sheena's 'Willow Card' (must have low chalk content to avoid the colour grabbing and bad blending), stamps of your choice, cling film.
Lets get crafting...
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Keep smiling
Love Sheena x
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This is a simple technique that is really effective. Craft along with me to make a stunning card that will have everyone wondering how you made it!