The Tando chipboard sheets are so versatile and they can stand up to a lot of battering. In the making of my handmade art journal it certainly did that!!. I wanted to experiment and as sometimes happens I reached into my DIY cupboard to find something to have fun with. The first thing that came to hand was a tube of 'No More Nails'.... ok it's meant for putting up shelves etc lol... but I thought I could have more fun with it than that.
So I plastered it all over a piece of 6x6 Tando chipboard and then squished it (technical arty term) with my fingers, a comb, a bottle top and a pen until I got a design I was happy with. It takes a fair while to dry so you have plenty of time to move it about. I left it for a couple of nights to dry solidly and then used acrylic paint to add colour.
I ended up really pleased with the result and although I bent the chipboard in all directions to create some cracks it sprung back into shape really easily without warping.
I purposely did not use a spine for my book as I wanted to be able to see the stitching but a thin piece of the same chipboard could have been used to create one and would have been a sturdy protector of the spine.
The back cover of my art journal above is covered in a blend of acrylic paint only slightly textured as I wanted the journal to lay perfectly flat when I opened the cover and not wobble on the table. Below is a closeup of some of the texture.
hugs
Chris xx
5 comments:
Oh WOW, this looks fantastic Chris, I love it... *disappears into the tool cupboard to hunt out a tube of No More Nails*
Fantastic result all that texture must feel fabulous and the painting is lush. Love it! XOXO Zoe
At last I have found a use for No More Nails! Will give it a go. Fabulous book covers, lovely texture and colours.
Janet xx
oooo Chris, what fabulous texture you have created! I really love this my lovely xxx
This is really clever. Lovely texture.
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