Posted by Janette Kausen
on October 29, 2018
Good day to you! Janette here sharing with you acrylic pouring for cardmakers. By now you've probably seen this swoon-worthy technique done on large canvases creating beautiful abstract designs. Today, I'm showing you how I've downsized the technique and how to keep the mess manageable. I'm creating gorgeous shimmer and shine with Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Inks instead of traditional acrylics.
These are just 3 of the 13 panels I created within one pouring session. Watch the video below for tips and tricks, and to make the most of all the paint.
I f you are having trouble viewing the video, please try watching it here over on YouTube.
I've featured the green , blue, purple , gold and pewter Glimmer Metallic Inks in combination with pouring mediums, white pouring paint and silicone cell creator.
To finish the canvases into cards I've adhered them onto heavyweight white cardstock and adorned them with simple sentiments from
Snarky Mix & Match Messages
and
To Seize or Not to Seize
.
Simple white detail heat embossing or stamping in black ink allow the background to have a dominant presence.
Sentiment die cuts are another perfect simple detail to convey a message while keeping the background focal point. I've used Hello and Hugs from the March My Monthly Hero Kit ( still available! ) and the Smile Stamp & Cut .
Thank you for spending a few minutes with Hero Arts today. Have a wonderful day and we'll see you soon!
37 comments
Definitely inspired!!! Realized how much paint I could save too♥️
So delighted I found this technique, which I’m crazy to experiment with, for using on small scale for card making… Im loving your work and can’t thankyou enough for sharing. I’m no artist but love card making and playing with various mediums etc. Finding you has got my creative juices flowing again.. I have loads of time on my hands being disabled with Multiple sclerosis but not much energy so my art activity time is limited. Spent past month experimenting with various stuff in my huge art stash and searching online for flow art, so now I have all I need and big Big bonus how to get results on smaller scale yay xxx
Thank you for a terrific video.
That was gorgeous! I would love to give that a try at some point.
I have done a pour on acrylic heavy paper and then cut that down to make cards, die cut it, and made bookmarks. It is lighter than using canvases and works really well.