Hey artists, Kim here with you today! I want to share with you my first attempt at making inchies! If you are anything like me, inchies are a brand new idea and you may be asking yourself, "what is she talking about?"
Inchies are small pieces of art approximately 1 inch square. Quick and easy pieces to use on almost anything you create. What I loved about making them, was the ability to create 7 different pieces of art in a short period of time. I choose to make mine all coordinate, but the options are endless. Inchies can be painted, scrapbooked, drawn -- virtually any form of art can be used. Here is my process for the ones I made.
1. I gathered my supplies:
- water
-paintbrush
-chipboard pieces
-stamps
-adhesive canvas
-paints
-black ink
Your supplies could be anything you want. Remember you are creating miniature pieces of art or miniature scrapbooks if you will. The design elements are totally up to you!
2. I cut a strip of my canvas 1 inch wide and used my paintbrush to soak it with water:
3 - Using very small abouts of paint, I applied the colors to my strip. I continued to add water as I went, dabbing the excess color with a paper towel until I was happy with the results:
4 - Using a heat gun, I dried my strip:
5 - Using a black ink pad, I stamped my images on my strip, dried them with my heat gun, and added additional spots of color with my paintbrush:
6 - I cut apart the images, removed the adhesive backing, applied them to my chipboard square, and trimmed off the excess canvas.
7 - Using a black ink pad and ink applicator, I covered the edges with black ink:
8- To add shimmer, I spritzed with a glimmer paint:
9 - After drying, I had 7 miniature pieces of art:
I ended up using 3 of my pieces on a card, but you can do whatever you'd like with them! My favorite idea is to start my own collection of inchie art!
Follow my links to gather your supplies in the store!
Acrylic Samps - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=acrylic
Adirondack Paint Dabbers - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=dabbers
Memento Ink - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=memento
Ranger Distressed Ink Pads - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=ranger+distressed+pad
Ranger Applicator Tool - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=617_48_210&products_id=9827
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