How to enhance your layouts with art anthology paints

I first coated the paper with clear gesso, this provides a primer for my paper and it's clear so it doesn't cover up the pretty splatters that were already on the paper. Allow to dry.

Rip a section out of your paper.

Make little holes to provide a template for adding your eyelets for lacing.

Set your eyelets.

Using your paints with a stamp is easy. Smear a portion on your craftmat and stamp your image randomly. Make sure you clean your stamp thoroughly after stamping.

Here's a photo with the stamps and eyelets in place.

Using a distress tool or your scissors, distress the edges of your paper.

Let's added some warm colors to your layout. Using Sandcastle Colorations Spray provides just that !

Now for lacing... start like lacing a shoe and twist once and then skip an eyelet and go in the next one. Then come back up and lace in the eyelet above and repeat the steps above.

I wanted to sparkle up my burlap flowers so I used Fairy Dust in Gilded Gold and Ice and then dabbed on Metal Effects in Gold on the flower centers.

These little frames were white and I painted them with Sorbet Kenyan Copper and Chocolate then once dry I brushed on Mica's to give it that gilded look.

Seed beads were added for more interest. I used 3D Gloss Gel to adhere them but any good adhesive will do.

I left the wood piece above my photo natural and applied to layout using adhesive. Add all your frames and flowers.

Here is a closeup of the lacing. Adds a fun look to your layout.

And there you have it.... I hope this has inspired you to use your paints with stamps... They add that pretty sparkle your looking for to enhance your projects. Have fun !

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