So, another piece ruined in the sealing process. I have no idea what happened on this one. Maybe I didn't shake it up enough though I thought I did. I put this question out to the universe that might be reading . . . How do you seal/protect your pieces? I tried using gel medium on one piece posted earlier and it blurred the pictures and made things wrinkle and I did the "do over". I don't know how to use bee's wax. Is a class involved to learn how to use the bees wax? I am so frustrated.
I will make this piece over though it's not near as fun the second time using the same idea, I just really liked this one because it had the nuance of my "fish world" I live in. In a more perfect world, I would use all vintage one-of-a-kind original pieces in my work, but I cannot afford such a vast library of pictures and ephemera yet and it is nice to have the back-up of the scanned or digital pieces just in this situation since I seem to screw up as much as not. Aaarrgghhh . . .
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I'm sure in person it looks splotchy, (is that a word???) but scanned and posted it has a nice weathered look. I actually like the faded quality.
I deleted my comment cuz it went to a different one of your posts but showed up here. I dunno about blogger sometiems.
Anyway--I do (did) seal my pieces with a light coating a spray sealer. Gel med. never worked well for me because when it came in contact with inkjet photos I'd printed it smeared. In NC I had to be careful about humidity. I never had a piece ruined tho.
My choice sealer is the Envirotex Spray Sealer (I get mine at AC Moore). I have used Krylon but don't like it as much. The Envirotex is clearer. I always did multiple very light coats.
Beeswax is easy I've heard. Check out Mike Putnam's blog (Jack & Cat Curio) - he does a lot with beeswax and can help you out. I think Deb took a beeswax class when she was in AZ too.
Heartbreaking!!!
Like Stamps said. It does give it an older, weathered look. But I get the feeling that is not what you were going for. The before shot is awesome. I like the fish thrown in there. You should try to incorporate a fish into every one of your cards.
Love ya,
Oz
Like Stamps said. It does give it an older, weathered look. But I get the feeling that is not what you were going for. The before shot is awesome. I like the fish thrown in there. You should try to incorporate a fish into every one of your cards.
Love ya,
Oz
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