Hmmm…I tried Gesso today.
It didn’t turn out exactly like I thought it would, but that’s okay.
To start I arranged my hearts like I wanted them on my background.
I started by painting the Gesso on around my hearts.
The first issue was my vellum began to curl. I thought the Gesso would act like a glue, but it doesn’t with vellum or at least not this small of piece.
I then switched to using my fingers to quickly spread the Gesso. My intention was to have a white washed look. I almost got it.
I think I forgot to water the Gesso down. Oh well! I’ll remember that for next time.
After it dried with the help of my heat gun I added various Martha Stewart inks to both my hearts and the dried Gesso.
Here is the finished pages~
As you can see the picture covers most of my Messy work. And I won’t admit whether that was planned or not.
I did add more hearts that I inked with white to blend with the original hearts, but to also give more dimension.
It will be interesting to see if my page flattens after I complete the back side. I can only hope.
And with this completed I can check Gesso off my Get Messy to do list.
If you have any tips, please feel free to let me know.
Otherwise I think I need to watch Celine’s instructional video again.
I used~
Studio Calico Get Messy kit
Maya Roads ribbon, twine, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder
Gesso
Your LM is so cute. The pictures look like you took them for just that layout.
I am totally blown away by this series – Gesso! Wow (very brave) and wow (really good) – love your layout and thanks for all of the wonderful Gesso insights!
Oh, Sara! How have I missed being on of your followers! What a gorgeous and informative blog! I will be back!
Thank you for your kind words on my thread on the Circle Message Board today! I look forward to seeing more of your blog!