A while back I read about adding gum arabic with water to Pearl Ex to make it stay fast to the paper. Of course, gum arabic doesn't come in tiny containers, so I wound up with probably my lifetime supply. So after reading about how Janet used mineral spirits with her pencils, I decided to experiment with my g. a. today, using it with the pencils. It actually blended them pretty well.
Then I discovered that the g. a. gave things a nice sheen and seemed to brighten the colors. So for my ATC here, I did a paper collage from a travel folder and then coated the finished product with g. a.
Think Monday Think ATCs' theme is travel.

she dreams of italy, how beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou can see that there is holiday on your ATC!
ReplyDeleteVery colourfull.
fantastic one, love italy, love your ATC
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful outcome, Faye!
ReplyDeleteLoved hearing about your childhood road trip over on my blog:)
Beautiful and colourful collage, Faye - and the colours really do shine! Great work!
ReplyDeleteReally hot colours! Beautiful ATC!
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteGum arabic mmmmmmm... You've got me thinking now!! Love your collages - so vibrant.
ReplyDeleteJanet xx
Gorgeous!! Love the yummy colours and your composition!! BRAVO Faye!!
ReplyDeleteLinda