For today’s last Artist Trading Card post I have gone a little off-the-wall and headed down the mixed media experimental road.
It’s a road I veer down every now and again. Come with me if you like :)
To start this ATC I applied light green ink through a dotty stencil.
I then moved the stencil and applied dark green ink.
Some shading was added and then I left the piece to dry.
This whole piece was then coated in clear gloss.
When this layer had dried it had curled the card slightly so I tried to gently straighten this out but only succeeded in cracking the gloss – so I worked with it and cracked it loads more.
To highlight the cracks I rubbed a mahogany distress inkpad over the gloss and then spritzed with water so that it seeped into the cracks.
Looks cool doesn’t it?!
I finished it off with some glitter glue around the edges.
A simple mat/layer style finished this off nicely.
I really like doing this kind of thing. Might do some as mini gifts for Christmas…
Do you like to go “off-road” every now and again?
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Many thanks for taking the time to read about my little creations.
I’ll see you again soon!
J :)
GENTLEMAN CRAFTER 
Love it, John! xx
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morning. I really enjoy following your blog and am amazed at the variety of ideas. Glad your on line venture is going well,
> On 16 November 2015 at 21:00 Gentleman Crafter > wrote: > > John – Gentleman Crafter posted: “For today’s last Artist Trading Card > post I have gone a little off-the-wall and headed down the mixed media > experimental road. It’s a road I veer down every now and again. Come with me > if you like :) This whole piece was then coated in clear” >
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Hi John
Fabulous effect, looks a little like a dyed agate, love it!
Hugs, T x
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Nice ATC would have been informative if you had told us what you did to it before you put the clear gloss on.,.lol
Dawn
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Wow. A whole section disappeared!
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This looks Ultra Fabulous!!! Great job :-)
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Hi John, have you borrowed some of Santa’s little helpers? You must have to manage all these ATCs and run a business. The ‘wonderment’ that is John B!
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Really like this style. Can you repeat it do you think, or was it a one off?
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If I did this again they’d be similar but not identical.
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Such an interesting effect I like it very much. :)
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Wow you have been a busy boy! I am loving this ATC..it looks a bit mappish (trees and roads) to me.
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