Card Making Ideas - How
To Use Chalks
By: Vicki Churchill
Using chalks for your cards making or scrap booking ideas is a
fantastic way of adding extra color to your pages. Chalks can also
be used to create shadows or to shade in the edges of torn or
ripped paper.
Applying chalks to any project can be done in a variety of
ways. There really is not any need to spend a large amount of
money on specialized application sponges. You can simply use eye
make up applicators, cotton buds, cotton wool all of which do the
job just as well with a variety of looks, not to mention being a
whole lot cheaper.
Using chalks can transform a piece of paper together with being
relatively inexpensive and the results are always unique.
Before you begin to add chalk to any card making idea you have
or to a piece of paper it is advisable to have a scrap piece of
paper to hand so that you can experiment and work out which colors
work well together. Depending on how dramatic you want the effect
to be will be determined by how vigorously you brush the chalk on.
If you have begun to add the chalks to one of your card making
ideas and have made a mistake, all is not lost, using an artists
eraser will safely and effectively remove the chalk from the
paper. This type of eraser is also handy for removing any stray
chalk dust.
Once you have finished applying the chalk and are happy with
the overall design you will need to use a fixative to stop the
chalk from smearing. As tempting as it may be never use hairspray
to set the chalk, it is particularly important if you are using
the chalks for scrap booking because hairspray is not photo
friendly and can react badly causing your photos to deteriorate.
Chalks are really great to use with rubber stamps. Using a
Versmark inkpad to stamp the image you can then begin to apply the
different chalk colors (remember to start with the lighter color
first) and soon you will see the image begin to take shape.
Storing your chalks is important, it is recommended that you
store chalks in a box with a lid and keep them as flat as
possible, excessive banging and knocking of the box will cause the
chalks to break up and worse of all mix together rendering them
useless.
Chalks are extremely easy to get hold of, you can find them in
most craft stores and they can also be obtained via the internet
so keep your eyes open for a bargain!.
If you have never used chalks before it is well worth giving it
a go, they are a great embellishing tool that will allow you to
create works of art in seconds. They are inexpensive and a great
way to create depth to any card making ideas.
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Vicki Churchill writes for a site that
specializes in
Card Making Ideas also providing you with excellent tips and
ideas for
Scrap Booking.
