Tie Dye Pattern with Distress Crayons
- Jun 2, 2016
- 3 min read
These cards are created using Distress Crayons. It is easy to create colourful tie dye pattern with these crayons. They allow easy and controlled application of colours. Being watersoluble they get lifted with small amount of water and allow nice blending. Here, I have used Distress Crayon set #1. Their brightness is a plus for tie dye appearance. I believe, it will be difficult to create similar look with the traditional method of watercolor application.
Check out the video for a quick tutorial.
This method creates a beautiful background which will stand alone as a card with minimal embellishments.
I have used 5 x 5 inch 140lb/300gsm Artist’s Loft watercolor paper to accommodate circular pattern. And, crayons are applied without any gesso on paper. If brightest of pinks and greens are applied side by side, make sure not to blend too much or they will turn into unsightly muddy brown colour, which may kill tie dye look and ruin the piece. Once colours are applied in circles. Add a little bit of water, try to lift, overlap and blend the colours in areas where two colours meet. Start blending from the center. Clean your brush or finger before approaching new colour to avoid colour contamination. Re-apply crayons and blend as before to achieve brighter result.
Once background was created this way, it was time to add a sentiment. I did not want any section of this colourful background to be hidden under a sentiment label. So, I decided to use acetate and add a circular sentiment. Simon Says Stamp’s Smile Die fitted perfectly in the center. I coloured the diecut with Inka Gold- Gold and covered with Glossy Accents for shine. I added this to a circle acetate diecut cut with one of the My Favorite Things’ Stitched Circle Stax dies. I adhered the “Smile” to the acetate piece with thin double sided tape. I added a phrase from Waffle flower’s Lacy Flower stamp set which is designed to go with “Smile” in Stazon Opaque White . I punched round holes on the acetate circle and used small white ribbons to hold in the center. I was worried about securing acetate at place without any adhesive showing through but ribbons took care of that issue. Ribbons are secured on the front and back panels with double-sided Scor-tape.
This card’s background is created similarly. I have again used an acetate stripe to add a sentiment. This sentiment is from My Favorite Thing’s Cheerful Blessings stamp set. The acetate is stipe is secure with double sided Scor-tape on the back. Lastly, i added sequins of matching colours and a DCVW’s silver glitter stripe.
This third card shows another fun characteristics of the Distress Crayons. Here, the same watercolor paper was treated with gesso first. I applied crayons in same way as above. But when I started blending with water, because the paper surface now became nonporous and slick, almost all colour from a large area lifted up from the paper and started to blend into a dull colour. I was not hoping to see such a drastic, almost complete colour lifting, but that’s the fun feature of the crayons. On gesso, they come off completely and you can almost see contrasting, white of the cardstock. I stopped at this point and used stencil with wet wipe to lift colours. It turned out to be an interested background.
I used Martha Stewart’s stamp to clear embossed a doily in the center of the pattern. I used My Favorite Thing’s “Thanks” die (will be available soon in store) to cutout the word from the background. I diecut the same words 5 times from a white cardstock adhered to Stick-it and stacked over each other. Lastly, I adhered the diecut from the background on the top. It gives a subtle dimension to the sentiment. Finally, I added diecut flowers and leaves from DCVW’s gold glitter cardstock using Simon Says Stamps’ Mini Flowers and Leaves dieset.
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Acknowledgement: Tracy Mae Designs for inspiration
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