WOYWW 274 (long-ish, best with a cuppa)

This might be a bit wordy but it is just information and I am not asking you to read it all.  It's just there in case someone wants a bit of information about the product I am going on about because it really blew us all away at weekend.  I am not selling either, just want to show you Brusho Paints and share the magic.

All in the name of "good fun' and boy did I have some FUN.  Have you tried Brusho's yet?  Why not? They are appearing in blogs everywhere, in fact I mentioned this a few weeks ago before I knew that Oyster Stamps was selling them.  Well, this weekend I was at the Leigh Show and for two days I was using this amazing product.

These were made using Memory Box stencils - unfortunately I have not a clue as to which colours I used on each of the three pieces.  It was fast and furious demonstrating I can tell you.  The card samples just kept mounting up on the floor by my side.  Don't know who had the most fun, Tracey or me.

Centre one below is where I just flipped the stencil off the paper and onto another sheet.  ie mopped up the colour from the stencil.  BTW these were done with the wetting of card and then sprinkling (or the other way around) see below*

this was leaf green which I used with a resist technique

these are ones where I just used the colour to paint with

this, again, is a stencil but with wax candle around the edges to soften them before colour was added.

So what is this Brusho?  It's paint, but a different paint.  It comes in little pots of crystals and I like to pierce a hole in the top of the pot (stops you spilling a lot if it gets knocked over and is easy to sprinkle a little out when using) and put the colour on with a marker pen. Available in a box of 24 plus one of 8 which gives you the whole range; a box of 12 and a box of five with a pack of thickener in.  Also available as single pots

This shows the colours in each pack, Oyster Stamps prices
(list I typed out for weekend)

You sprinkle a little into a palette, add water and you have your watercolour paint - vary the strength with the amount of water you use.  It can be mixed to different shades, ideal for watercolour work, add cellulose paste granules and it will adhere to glossy surfaces and it is safe for children to use like this.

Use with wax candles/crayons, add lustre powders for sparkle - bleach areas out, use with meths on wood (two latter techniques not suitable for children).  Paint on Pelmet Vilene and stitch into it, use on canvas for book covers etc but remember it will wash out so keep to items not requiring washing.

*BUT ... my favourite thing is to either

a) wet the paper and sprinkle the crystals on (it's magic, honestly - this is what blew people away), or

b) sprinkle the crystals on the paper and then spritz with water

the bottom one below with all the blue in it is BLACK!!

Both give slightly different effects.  You will never get two exactly the same.  Each time it is !Magic! right before your eyes.  Anyone can do it.  The colours that go to make up any one colour are included in each little pot.  When it is sprinkled on the paper and then 'wetted' these colours are all evident - try using different amounts, and intensities of sprays, of water and see the differences.  The crystals, when wet, 'wick' out and make gorgeous patterns, no two are the same.

Can you see a face in this one?
Is it a calf, what do you see?

Remember that red, blue and yellow are the primary colours and cannot be mixed.  These form the basis of most colours.  Red and Blue make Purple; Red and Yellow make Orange; Blue and Yellow make Green - these are your secondary colours.  Mix the Primary colours and you get mud.  So be careful when mixing colours but you hardly need mix these when sprinkling on paper as they 'burst' into their own spectacular colours.  I will be making a set of tags showing each of the 32 colours before my next show (Harrogate folks - 4th/5th October) and when I have them finished I will put them on here in stages.

And I am going to try all kinds of things, using just the tiniest amount of crystals because of their intensity - mixing with acrylic paint, using with various spray inks, using with Mica powders, using with glue - and, of course, finding all the uses for the Thickener which is sold along with the 5 colour sets.

This was my desk yesterday and later today I am going to use the various pieces to use dies on them so I will have lots of diecut flowers etc with those wonderful colours in them.

Sorry I have gone on Julia, I hold my hand out for a smack, but I just wanted to enable people so they can try these wonderful paints out. (I left some pictures out, honestly).  Now pop over to Julia and see other desks that don't woffle on like I have done.

Brusho's, Heartfelt Creations Dies and stencils from Oyster Stamps

Clear stamps for images from Inkylicious

Cardstock from Anne Marie

Look up Joanne Boon Thomas on You Tube and watch her work with these paints

Had a Ball Part 2

Have decided to show you the other two projects in this posting or it will go on a bit.  As I started with the last project I will continue working backwards and show you the second one first (hope you are following).

When I saw the three sets of little bottles on display I knew I liked them but to be honest I thought there was a strip of paper wrapped around each and then stamped on.  No!  It was the wonderful Fresco paint that was applied direct to the bottle and then stamped on.

The bottles were painted with three shades of the lilac (then I had to add a touch of blue - doh), then stamped on, rims painted and Grungeboard flowers put on the top.

Now you can see why I had to put a touch of blue on my bottles. These are to go in the guest bedroom at home which is why they were lilac - when I got them home they went perfectly with the colour scheme as the paper on the lower half of the room is a definite blue/violet.  Ever so pleased!

Now to the Biggie!  This was the main project and I loved it.  Getting the shading of the three colours proved a bit tricky at first and I began to regret having so much on my base but this is something I will definitely do again at home (in fact got the next one planned already) and because I will be working in my own time I can spend as long as it takes on it.  It will be something I can pick up and leave at various times.

I know there is room for improvement but I like it and it is handmade which means it does not have to be perfect in my book.

I picked out some details for you to look at

A bit of hardware and the inevitable "Time" element with me.  Why is it I love anything to do with "Time" and have to feature it whenever I can?  The cogs and the clock face are mounted on bits of Grungeboard to allow them to overlap and are quite dimensional when you see them.

The "man" is behind a faceted fragment and the little dangly bits contain tiny pictures which have been covered in Glossy Accents.

Finally this is the heart which showcases the Crackle Paint that PaperArtsy have on sale.  I put it on much thicker on the left side than the right so that I could have a variation in crackle and it worked.

Now to show you some of the samples done by Lin/Leandra and The Team - gorgeous and such fabulous colours of Fresco paint.

Now for a peak at some of the Plaster Pictures done by them

Hope you enjoyed this journey through the ArtsyCrafty weekend - sadly I cannot go to the next one as I am away on my Polymer Clay Weekend which has been booked and paid for for ages.  But if anyone reading this fancies seeing what they are doing in September details will soon be appearing on Lin's blog.