Wall Hanging using Pre-Painted Papers.

Hi its Vicki-Ann here today and I am using more of my wood scraps to make another wall hanging!

I made some mail art a while ago and I just loved the colours. So, inspired by that; I grabbed those colours and 5 sheets of scrap paper and just painted more copies of it all over again.

 

First I collected together 3 sheets of cardstock and 2 sheets of some butchers paper that I use to catch excess paint that I had lying on my desk.  Painted these first with a layer of  DecoArt Gesso and then some Americana paints. Americana Sea Breeze blue is my main colour of course, its my favourite. 

 

I scraped the colours on with my spatula just randomly. I then cut some circles and shapes out of some book paper. Using the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste I adhered this to my 5 painted papers randomly. Then it was time for my favourite part; the doodling. I made the circles into flowers and added some stencilling with the  Andy skinner stencil called Industrial Elements. I added a little heart stamp and then some splatters and my papers were done. 

 

 Next I grabbed 3 of my wood blocks and painted them with DecoArt Gesso and then the edges with the Americana sea breeze paint. 

 Using my painted papers I measured roughly and cut to size 3 rectangles to fit my pre-painted wood blocks. Using the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste I adhered the papers to the fronts of the wood blocks. You have a little bit of time to slide things around to get them in the right spot. Then I use the glue spreader to get any air bubbles out. To get all the edges crisp. I wait for it all to dry then using one of those paper nail files I filed the edges to get them all smooth and exact. I then inked all the edges in black just to bring them all together.

So why did I not just paint the wood blocks? Well this way I got exactly the parts of the papers that I wanted, without worrying about what I was putting where. I could just have fun with painting my papers and then choose what parts I wanted for my finished product. 

I also used some of my rolled music paper beads. These were left over from my last project. I added them in the middle on the wire just to add some interest. I roll these up using Helmar Tacky Craft Glue.

Hope I have inspired you to look at some scrap wood, some painted papers and your supply of Helmar glue a little differently.