![]() Have fun, look around your house for interesting items. You can only be as creative as you let yourself be. Then I put clear Gesso on the outsides with a sponge brush.Īfter the Gesso is dry, designing the layout of the tops is next. I love it so much, I have it in Matte and glossy finish.Īfter the insides were done, I painted the outsides using the same method and colors as the insides with the colors blending together to create the patina effect. My new favorite varnish is the Liquitex varnish I get at Michaels – Love it! It dries with a matte finish which I didn’t care for so I varnished the inside with glossy varnish. It was so much fun that I added Watermelon and Wild Plum then some alcohol blending solution. I used sailboat blue and Citrus before I dried it with the hair dryer. While the paint was still wet I added Tim Holtz alcohol inks to the inside to see the effect. ![]() The colors of paints I used to get the patina effect are: I highly recommend this technique with any acrylic paint project that you are going to use Gesso on anyway. The Gesso prevents the paint from drying to quick and I love how it glides on. Add Gesso to the paint as you streak it on the tins. Gears, buttons, keys, anything and everything – remember anything goes!įirst, I painted the inside of three Altoids tins with Craft Smart acrylic paint that I bought at Michael’s.Ranger -Tim Holtz – Distress paint (Brushed Pewter and Antique Bronze).Ranger -Tim Holtz- Alcohol inks (Sailboat blue, Stream, Citrus, Watermelon, Wild Plum, Butterscotch).A brush to apply the glue if you choose.An Altoids tin (start collecting now – you can’t just stop at one).Some of the stuff you will need (but not limited to): I love projects that there is no right or wrong, anything goes, the skies the limit – well lets just stick with you can be as creative as you let yourself be altering tins. I love trying new projects, and altering Altoids Tins is a whole new exciting activity for me. It was super simple to find the center and adhere my gems in an orderly fashion.Mixed Media Altered Altoids Tins using Tim Holt z Alcohol inks (and other products). ![]() I decided to give it a try for spacing my bling. Then you can precisely space embellishments, doodlings, journaling boxes, etc. You use the grid to line up the zero in the middle of your paper. Next up, I decided to try the centering part of the ruler. The ruler also made it super simple to line up two rows of pierced holes next to each other to do some stitching, like on the left side of my card. Plus, you can skip holes to put your piercing as close or as far apart as you want. It can be so hard to get holes evenly spaced the ruler is a great help. Still, I really like this feature of the ruler. You can see how the bottom row of my piercing goes a little crooked. Pulling it out, coupled with the slickness of the ruler, caused it to shimmy a little. While it did go through, it didn't go very far, and it would stick slightly in the holes. ![]() I found it was a little thick for the holes. Now, I don't have the Tonic tool Tim used in his video. I used the grid to make sure I was level from the top to the bottom of my paper. And no matter how straight your ruler is, if it's lined up crooked, your cut will be too. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time lining up rulers so they're straight. The metal edge worked great, and thanks to the grid printed on the ruler, I made a straight cut. First up I did some old fashioned measuring and cutting. That same side includes the piercing holes, which are spaced 1/8th of an inch apart.Ĭheck out this video where Tim talks about the ruler. That side is a centering ruler with a zero in the middle and numbering from 1 to 5 on each side of the zero. The other side has a tapered edge, which makes it easier to draw lines. It has metal edge, making it perfect for use with a craft knife. The clear acrylic ruler is 12 inches in length and has a grid printed on the surface. The more I used, the more useful I found it to be for more than just the dreaded measuring. Aside from Tim's name, what sold me on this ruler were the holes for punching.
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