To support (an assertion or claim, for example) with evidence or decisive
information.
Week's #4 lesson over at Elizabeth's
Altered Book Lover is about
glues and gesso.
I thought I would post a picture of all the glues I used during this lesson. I cannot name a favorite as they are all so different from each other, but I have
learned 3 things:
1. You can use gesso as a glue. I always thought it was just something to cover stuff up with.
2. I can use my Embossing Paste as a glue...interesting, now will use this finally! lol
3. Helamrs Acid free White glue is great for gluing down lightweight paper and is easier to spread to the outside edges of paper better than my Aleene's.
Now I planned on trying to make this post not too picture intensive so I broke it down into sections and posted each section separately so I'll give you the topic and link for #2 - #6 and if you want to go check it out you can. Just click on the picture and it will take you to that specified post.
How does that sound?
Our homework for week 4
1. Create at least three double glued pages using different glues of your
choice. I suggest glue stick, white glue, gel medium, and possibly Mod Podge.
Document how each of these glues behaved when you worked with them.
I used a gluestick, Embossing Paste, Helmars Acid Free Glue and Gesso. There really isn't a need to show a picture of each one as I got the same results from all of them. None of them buckled or rippled the pages. They are all smooth, fairly flexible and did a great job. I guess I liked the glue stick better just because it was the least messy. I documented each glue I used by writing on the page itself:
2. Create one double glued page using gesso. Document how it behaved when you
worked with it. ( click on the picture for details on the page )
3. I suggest using tags made from your choice of materials to document each of
the above adhesives. ( now I chose not to use my tags to document my glued pages, but I did make a couple of them. ) The first tag "Dive Deep" also talks about the "seahorse tag"
so I just linked the first picture.
4. Create a double page spread using gesso as both the background AND the glue
to which you will add your page elements and embellishments. ( for some reason I am having a problem with linking the picture to the post, so here is the direct link to it http://inthehillsofnorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/03/woyww.html )
5. Find at least one way to use white glue as a major ingredient in a technique
for a page you will either add to your AB, or on a page that is already in your
AB.
( once more, picture provides link )
6. A spread that includes any type of glue or adhesive will be considered an
added bonus.
( I bet you got it by now but just in case, click on picture )
What I learned that wasn't part of the lesson?
1. Evidently I am a messy gesso'er and every time I had to gesso a page after one that was already completed I ended up getting gesso on my finished page. I'm trying to now gesso ahead so I won't ruin any more pages.
2. No matter how hard I try, I still don't like my handwriting. I thought since this was a mix media that I wouldn't mind my writing being on the page, but I still don't like it.
3. Stickers are harder to adhere on a bumpy surface.
OK, on to lesson #5...excited? I am!
I realize that I am a spoiled, rotten bugger! I might come across as sounding ungrateful too. I apologize. But I simply cannot craft on my kitchen table. I like having my "table scape", I prefer to have all my crafting supplies "hidden" in a room all to itself. There was a time when I had to share my bedroom with it ( which made sleeping more difficult as I was apt to get out of bed to work on an idea that had just popped into my head! ) But now I have a room, I want to use that room, not my dinning area. I was afraid that my new Cricut was not going to fit on my current Cricut desk ( aka my childhood study desk, that is by rough estimate 43 years old, obviously my parents bought it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before I was born, right? wink wink! ) I also was using my old version of storage which no longer works out so I had to do some serious revamping. By looking at every one's spaces each week I was getting some
fabulous storage ideas. So it kinda motivated me to rethink my space somewhat. I came up with an over the door shoe hanger to put all my painting supplies and tools into, which freed up my cart so that I can begin loading up my Cricut cartridges. I packed up my original Cricut Create ( which will go to a friend of mine ) and put my new Cricut on the desk. And I think this system might work out very well, although I got use to having all the Cricut cartridges open and scattered about, it was still organized chaos.....now I have to learn to deal with organized....::shivers:::.....lol
And then while I was cleaning, I figured I'd give my desk a swipe too. Now to some this may not look that clean but if I have more than 12" of real estate available on my desk to work on then it's CLEAN!! lol I also have an open path to my desk, you cannot tell in this picture but I don't have to walk around any paper nor hop over any boxes! How long will this craziness last you ask? time will tell...
