Altered Frame

Hello! Steph here with a fun way to use your scrapbook supplies.

Do you ever just play with your scrapbook supplies? I know we all use our scrapbook supplies, but have you ever worked on something with absolutely no idea what you were doing and how it was going to turn out? Well, that is exactly what I did today.

Clearsnap Supplies:

• Clearsnap Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk
• Clearsnap Smooch Spritz Vanilla Shimmer, Log Cabin, Silver Foil, Gold Glow
• Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder
• Rollagraph Zephyr Stamp Wheel

Other Products:

• Wood Frame
• Tissue paper
• Paint

I've had this wood frame in my stash for quite awhile and I wanted to create something different, other than just painting or inking it.

I pulled out some white tissue paper, placed it on a mat and sprayed it with 4 colors of Smooch Ink.

While still wet, I squished the tissue paper together, then I sprayed some more Smooch Spritz onto the paper.

Then squished it again into a smaller ball and sprayed some more Smooch Spritz on the paper.

While the tissue paper was drying, I painted the wood frame with a light green acrylic paint.

While still wet, I tore pieces from the tissue paper and added it to the wet painted frame.

Work quickly to apply the tissue since the paint will act as the adhesive to hold the tissue to the frame. If you find the paint is too dry, just add more paint before adhering the tissue strips.Continue working until the frame is completely covered.

When you are done, spray the entire frame with more Smooch Spritz to cover any areas that are still white.

It is quite a wonderful mess, don't you think?

I allowed about 3 hours for the frame to dry before continuing. When I was confident it was dry, I took some sandpaper and lightly sanded off the excess tissue paper.

In spots where the tissue was "pulling up", I added a little more paint to help adhere it to the frame. When I sanded off all the excess, I had this nice looking frame:
The Smooch Spritz color and shimmer provided a rich, gorgeous mix of color and the tissue paper provided a rough, organic texture.

Using the Zephyr Rollograph and Chestnut Roan Ink, I stamped a pattern along the long edges of the frame. Then I added Clear Embossing Powder to the stamped image and heat set it.


To stamp the other sides of the frame, I used an index card as a mask to avoid inking over my first pattern.

I again used the Zephyr Rollograph and Chestnut Roan Ink to stamp a pattern along the edges of the frame. I then added Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it.

Look at all of the texture on the finished frame!

I pulled some flowers from my stash that didn't really go with my color scheme, so I spritzed them with Smooch Spritz in the same colors I used on the frame.

Next time you want to create something different, just grab your Clearsnap supplies and play.

Enjoy.

Posted by Steph Ackerman
www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com