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BRUSHESRoyal BrushesSm., Med. Debby’s Texture brushMajestic
Angular size 5/8 inchMedium stencil brushMajestic Liners size
5/0Majestic Liners size 0Soft-Grip White Blending Mop size 1/2
inchMajestic Glaze Wash size 3/4 inchesCombo Oval Wash size
1Langnickel Palette KnifeMajestic Shader size 0Majestic Shader size
2Majestic Shader size 4Majestic Shader size 6Majestic Shader size
8Majestic Shader size 12
PALETTEDecoArt Americana AcrylicsBurlap #13554Cadmium Red
#13015Camel #13191Country Blue #13041Espresso #13261Extreme Sheen
24K Gold #16077Graphite #13161Lamp Black #13067Milk Chocolate
#13174Pebble #13540Plantation Pine #13113Rookwood Red #13097Snow
White (Titanium White) #13001Spa Blue #13267Terra Coral #13286Warm
White #13239
OTHER MEDIUMSDecoArt Sealers/FinishesAcrylic Sealer Finisher
Matte Spray #70836Faux Finish Glazing MediumDecoMagic Brush Cleaner
#84160Americana Decor Image Transfer Medium 8 oz #72006Decou-Page
Medium 8 ounce #83209Media Texture Sand Paste #87419Dura Clear
Matte Varnish #87395Multi Purpose Sealer #87392
SURFACEBulb Ornaments set of 3 #62766
MISC. SUPPLIESBlue Shop TowelsC-Thru Graph RulerFiskars Paper
Edger—DeckleGray Graphite Paper 18x36 #70141Soft Grip Embossing
& Stylus set of 3 #70125Tim Holtz Layering Stencils—Speckles
MI-THS504 available through Cupboard Distributing,
www.cd-wood.comSmall Collage Paper—Grunge Textures—Ocean Boardwalk
#CLPR297_2 available through www.cre-ativeartslifestyle.com
PREPARATION1. Seal the entire ornaments with Multi-Purpose
Sealer; using the glaze wash brush.
Lightly sand; wipe off with a lint-free cloth.
Image Transfer2. Cut six pieces out of the collage paper that
will fi t the front and back sides of the three ornament shapes.
Set the images aside, basecoat the surface and back side areas
where the images will be trans-ferred with one coat of Spa Blue;
using the ¾ glaze wash brush When dry, lightly sand; wipe off with
a lint-free cloth.
Apply a generous coat of the Image Transfer Medium to one of the
surface areas and the appropriate shape of the paper, brush out
medium to eliminate ridges. Lay the image face down and fl at on
the surface into the Medium, pressing fi rmly. Rolling a bottle of
paint over the image will help or use a brayer. Repeat steps with
remaining ornaments. I have found to achieve a better image
transfer, I allow the transfer to dry overnight.
When dry, use a wet Blue Shop Towel over the im-age to gently
scrub away the paper, until the image begins to show clearly. Then
switch to using your fi ngers for the remaining fi bers. If you are
not sure that you have removed all of the paper, let it dry for a
few minutes, any remaining paper on the image will show as fuzz.
Remoisten the image and rub it away. Allow to dry.
Seas And Greetingsby Debby Forshey-Choma
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PAINTING INSTRUCTIONSStenciling Background3. Position the
Speckles stencil to an ornament surface, secure with the Frog Tape,
stencil adhesive or hold with your fi ngers.
Load the medium stencil brush with a bit of Country Blue, swirl
the brush on a Blue Shop Towel to remove excess. Apply color in a
circular motion one direction and then in a circular motion in the
other direction (changing directions frequently) over the stencil.
Fill in some of the design fully and leave other areas incom-plete
or skip a few areas all together.
When completed, this application should have a slight distressed
appearance. If it is too solid or perfect, sim-ply use a moist
piece of the blue shop towel with the Faux Glazing Medium, to
gently rub away some of the excess color.
Carefully remove stencil by holding one end with your fi ngers
and lifting the opposite end. Repeat steps to stencil the remaining
ornaments on both sides. Clean stencil and brush immediately with
the brush and sten-cil cleaner.
Lightly mist over the surface areas of the ornaments with the
matte spray.
Transfer designs to the appropriate ornament surfaces. To aid in
the transfer of any straight lines, drag the sty-lus along the
ruler’s edge.
Shells4. Basecoat with the appropriate size shaders:• Terra
Coral—scallop shell• Camel—starfi sh
Corner load the angle with Cadmium Red, fl oat shad-ing along
the edge of the shell. Double load the 5/0
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liner with Cadmium Red + a little Rookwood Red, pull the detail
lines on the shell. Corner load the angle with thinned Camel, fl
oat a tint on the shell; mop to soften. Refer to photo for
placement. With the 5/0 liner and Snow White, pull the highlight
stroke along the top right edge of the shell.
Corner load the angle with Milk Chocolate, fl oat shad-ing along
the edge of the starfi sh and the ‘c’ stroke dimples on the shell.
Then corner load the angle with thinned Terra Coral, fl oat a tint
on the starfi sh; mop to soften. Refer to photo for placement. With
the 5/0 liner and Snow White, pull the highlight stroke at the top
of the starfi sh.
Lighthouse5. Basecoat with the appropriate size shaders:• Warm
White—tower, structure wall• Lamp Black—roofs, watch room•
Camel—lens
For a bit of shade, lightly wash over the wall of the structure
with Country Blue; using the 4 shader. Corner load the angle with
Country Blue, fl oat a wide shade down the right side of the tower.
Corner load the angle with thinned Camel, fl oat a tint on the top
left of the lighthouse tower and both roofs. With the 2 shader and
Graphite, pull the windows. Then with the 5/0 liner and Warm White,
pull the window panes. With the 5/0 liner and Graphite, pull the
lens room panes, walkway base, a dip dot for the ventilator ball
and a line up from the ball for the lightning rod.
Snowman6. Following the label on the Texture Sand Paste, apply
over the snowman; using the palette knife. Allow to dry.
Basecoat with the appropriate size shaders:• Burlap—snowman•
Pebble—palm tree trunk
With the 5/0 liner and Espresso, pull the detail lines on the
trunk of the palm tree. Corner load the angle with Espresso, fl oat
shading down the left side of the trunk. Corner load the angle with
Warm White, fl oat a high-light down the right side of the
trunk.
Corner load the angle with Espresso, fl oat shading down the
right side of the snowman and the ‘c’ stroke arm inset. Corner load
the angle with thinned Camel, fl oat a tint down the left side of
the snowman. With the 5/0 liner and Espresso, pull the twig arm.
Double load the 5/0 liner with Camel + Cadmium Red, brush blend on
your palette, pull the nose.
Palm Tree Fronds7. With the 0 liner and Plantation Pine, pull
the strokes to create the fronds on the palm tree and on the other
two ornaments. Repeat step by randomly pulling
strokes of Plantation Pine over the fronds; to deepen.
With the stylus and Cadmium Red, randomly place dots on the
fronds for ornaments. Repeat step with Camel for yellow ornaments.
When dry, lightly brush over the ornaments with 24K Gold. With the
5/0 liner and 24K Gold, pull a slight line up from the ornaments,
for the hooks.
Sand Groundwork8. Corner load the angle with Pebble, randomly
chisel fl oat* over the ground areas. Randomly apply Texture Sand
Paste over the ground areas. Allow to dry. When dry, corner load
the angle with Pebble, randomly chisel fl oat* over the Texture
Sand.
*chisel fl oat by corner loading the angle, blend off on your
palette, lay the hairs of the brush fl at on the sur-face, chisel
edge up. Push the paint on the hairs from left to right in a
scratching motion, allowing the hairs to pull a broken line that is
slightly fl oated.
Seas and Greetings9. Cut the words "Seas and Greetings" out with
the paper edging scissors or tear the paper; just so that the edges
have something besides a straight edge.
Corner load the angle with Espresso, fl oat a shade across the
bottom of each strip of paper; to age. Then with the Decou-page,
adhere the strips of paper to the appropriate ornament; refer to
photo for placement. When dry, brush across the strips of paper
with the Decou-page.
Finishing Touches10. Basecoat the caps and side edges of the
ornaments with Country Blue; using the 12 shader, to achieve an
opaque coverage.
FINISHING11. To protect your painted piece, varnish the entire
ornaments with the DuraClear Matte Varnish; using the Oval Wash
Combo brush.
This brush doesn’t leave any brushstroke marks after the varnish
has dried.
For any questions concerning this design you can con-tact Debby
at [email protected], visit her web site www.DebbysTouch.com
or on Facebook.
