Colourcraft Making Christmas Tree Decorations With Lutradur

Hello Crafty  friends

I have discovered a new material to play with called Lutradur. You can cut it, ink it, paint it and melt it.

I used nesting dies to cut out the basic shapes and I cut one from Lutradur. I then glued ribbon on the back of the felt shape. I then painted the Lutradur with the Aztec Metallic Lustre paints and once dry I stitched the two parts together. Leave a gap for the stuffing. 

The heart I painted in gold and I stitched it onto brown felt. I melted the edges a bit to give it a worn look. I cut out two smaller hearts and painted one with white pearl and one with copper Aztec Eco 

Metallic Lustre. I then added lace trim across the centre of the pearl white heart and used a strong glue to hold the layers together. I finished it off by adding a small heart and a cabochon to the centre.

The star was painted in blue and once dry i glued lace acrosd it. I then cut a strip of Lutradur,painted it and then melted it with a heat gun. I finished off the decoration with a cabachon and frosted berries.

The baulble was painted with copper

Aztec Eco Metalic Lustre and then i cut out a smaller circle from burlap and glued this to the centre and added a ribbon bow. I finished off with a large button and a large flat back gem in the centre.

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Lutradur

Mettalic fabric paints

Aztec eco metallic paint starter paint

Aztec eco metallic paint Lustre colours

Abstract greetings cards by Terri Koszler

Today I am sharing 3 simple Brusho Background techniques which I have used to make greetings cards.

My first technique is a simple one, I spritzed my watercolour card with water and then lightly sprinkled some Violet Brusho powder on top, this creates a soft bleed with veining.

My second technique also started with my spritzing the watercolour card with water, I then added a few drops of diluted Prussian blue. I then used a straw to blow the Brusho around creating an abstract effect.

The last technique is one of my favourites, I used diluted Sea Green brusho to coat a piece of watercolour card, I then spritzed it with water and layered a piece of clingfilm over the top and scrunched it up. I left it in place until it was totally dry before removing it to reveal an awesome effect.

All of the background were mounted on to black card before I added a die cut sentiments using Altenew dies, sequins and nuvo drops from Tonic Studios.

Brushos can be so much fun to use in this way, I love the feeling of being free to experiment and play and the surprise of seeing the end result as no two card are ever the same.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Golden haired nylon brusesh

palette

Brusho 24 Colour Boxed Set