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Post by FurryP on Jul 21, 2024 17:47:44 GMT
In the spirt of artbabe asking us to post a thread.... what are popular trends/products you have never tried/used and why not? - Mixed media paste/whip - because I never got around to it.
- Same with paint -I only had a few MM paints and they dried up.
- Lumpy pages - I don't like how they lay with the other pages
- Prima style fancy pages - I am not talented enough for that. If I was, I would only be doing it for the process of creating something different because it really is not my style. I would enjoy making Tim Holtz type projects too, but only for the process.
While there definitaly is more, that is all I can think of at the moment.
What about you?
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Post by Texas Scrap on Jul 21, 2024 19:50:45 GMT
Single Photo spreads that have a ton of product on them. I enjoy looking at pages like this, but I can’t get into making them.
Mixed Media pages.
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Post by melanell on Jul 21, 2024 23:42:10 GMT
- Mixed media paste/whip - because I never got around to it.
- Same with paint -I only had a few MM paints and they dried up.
- Lumpy pages - I don't like how they lay with the other pages
- Prima style fancy pages - I am not talented enough for that. If I was, I would only be doing it for the process of creating something different because it really is not my style. I would enjoy making Tim Holtz type projects too, but only for the process.
Your list is mine as well, but also I've never owned a cutting machine of any kind.
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Post by breetheflea on Jul 21, 2024 23:53:24 GMT
I have tried distress inking a background, but haven't liked the results enough to use it for a page.
I haven't used paint to stencil a background, I did try texture paste, I can't remember if it actually made it onto a layout.
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Post by FurryP on Jul 22, 2024 0:32:00 GMT
I have tried distress inking a background, but haven't liked the results enough to use it for a page.I haven't used paint to stencil a background, I did try texture paste, I can't remember if it actually made it onto a layout. I've never done it on a page either, but I have on cards and they turned out nice. Well maybe not all of them, but in that instance I don't use it.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 22, 2024 1:10:53 GMT
Cut files - where you cut out 12x12 word or whatever and overlay it on a background page.
Stitching (by hand or machine)
Page kits
Glaze/paste/spackle
Alcohol inks
Distress stuff
Gesso
Watercoloring
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 22, 2024 1:21:26 GMT
I've dipped my toe in the mixed media pool with just ink splatters and stencils. But I haven't gone Missy Whiddon & Vicki Boutin wild with it. I'm intrigue but I don't want to make a mess or spend the money on adding to my collection of (most likely) unused supplies.
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Post by Elsabelle on Jul 22, 2024 2:12:20 GMT
Mixed media, giant cut files, and one tiny picture on a 12x12 layout.
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Post by breetheflea on Jul 22, 2024 4:21:20 GMT
I have tried distress inking a background, but haven't liked the results enough to use it for a page.I haven't used paint to stencil a background, I did try texture paste, I can't remember if it actually made it onto a layout. I've never done it on a page either, but I have on cards and they turned out nice. Well maybe not all of them, but in that instance I don't use it. I think the problem was my paper, I need to try something besides cheap white cardstock.
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Post by artbabe on Jul 22, 2024 13:39:34 GMT
I haven't tried mixed media paste. I have bought some but it hasn't made it on a page yet. I need to try that this month.
My mixed media is limited to stencils and ink, splatter, rubber stamping, and Nuvo drops. I tried watercolor once but I don't like how it warps the paper so I didn't use it. I don't want to do the real messy stuff, either, because my job involves messy stuff and I like to get a break from it.
I like trying trends so I've done most of the other stuff mentioned.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 22, 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Mixed media, giant cut files, and one tiny picture on a 12x12 layout. I can not stand a small picture surrounded by a ton of embellishments on a page. I get it's needed for marketing but come on...
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Post by justjac on Jul 22, 2024 14:03:58 GMT
I’ve tried most trends. A few that weren’t for me were the whole page cut files, actual stitching on a page, and the one tiny picture pages. I have only tried glimmer foiling because grammadee let me try hers. I haven’t tried the Better Press. Actually foiling in general was a trend I jumped on and then never did much. My Minc is very dusty.
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Post by riversong1963 on Jul 22, 2024 14:36:58 GMT
I've never done the one tiny picture on a layout style. I've used one large photo for my daughter's baby album and a few wedding layouts, but never a really small one. I don't like the look.
I've never been one to use tons of embellishments on a layout either.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 22, 2024 15:07:45 GMT
I love the look of foiling, but all the different ways I have tried to apply it myself have wound up under used. Can NOT get the Spellbinders Glimmer System platform to easily release when it is hot, and what started out as a fun experiment ends up a frustrating experience. Have lots of ideas, but I need a helper to achieve anywhere near what I am looking for. My Minc collects dust, like justjac's b/c I don't have a laser printer, and the different gels work great with stencils (though hard to clean off), but don't foil a stamped image neatly. I even bought the equipment to foil with my Silhouette, but it's not on speaking terms with me now, and I never got around to trying the pens. Speaking of pens, I have tried a couple that heat up and are supposed to help transfer foil to paper, but the foil always wrinkles and my results are a mess.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 22, 2024 22:29:30 GMT
-foiling (tried it once) -pastes -dry glitter
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Post by shinyhappytina on Jul 22, 2024 23:00:07 GMT
I like doing artsy things like paint, ink splatters and stitching on LO's. But I haven't tried anything digital or hybrid. I like the look of typed journaling inside shapes, but I don't know how to do that. I also don't have the patience for backing super complicated cut files like Paige Evans, so I haven't done that either.
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 23, 2024 1:19:25 GMT
Gel plate printing
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Post by camcas on Jul 23, 2024 8:54:06 GMT
Giant cut files since I don’t have an electronic cutter Foiling with a machine
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Post by PaperAngel on Jul 23, 2024 10:46:19 GMT
Among the current trends/products skipped because they're not my style/preference/etc.: - Kit clubs - Projects (e.g. DITL, WITL, DD, JYC) - Non-12x12 albums - Digitals - Electronic cutting machines (for either metal dies or cutfiles) - Foiling, letterpress or gel plate printing, & other cardmaking-related techniques - Product-heavy layouts - Embellishments made with epoxy, acetate, & other non-archival materials - Overabundance of florals, floral-adorned objects (e.g. paintbrush, ghosts, stand mixers, roller skates) - 49 & Market, Inked brands, etc. ... & so many more!
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 23, 2024 15:01:00 GMT
I've never tried machine stitching or foiling. I did one texture paste layout with a white, glittery paste and a star stencil. It did turn out pretty good.
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 23, 2024 17:02:18 GMT
Never liked and never tried the 1 tiny picture on a page style.
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Post by tampascrapper on Jul 23, 2024 20:33:10 GMT
I’ve never tried foiling and don’t have any desire to.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 23, 2024 21:59:02 GMT
Digital Rubber stamping Most inks except just to distress corners, usually use Tim Holtz Antique Photo (or something like that) Foil Sequins loose glitter anything that needs a dryer
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Post by judyc on Aug 6, 2024 15:33:25 GMT
Just said no to: Foiling, letterpress, gel printing, dry embossing/embossing plates, quilling, December Daily, Project Life
I have done a couple of layouts with a single tiny photo on a page because it was all I had for that story.
I have done one of the large cut-files where you fill it in with patterned paper. I like the look, but not so much my style.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 10, 2024 3:32:03 GMT
Most embellishments and a lot of mixed media stuff.
I do try to get a bit of something if it interests me, but not something like 2 ginormous chipboard stacks from Michael's that have hardly been touched.
Lesson learned.
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Post by kimba on Aug 10, 2024 12:13:54 GMT
Foiling-you have to buy a laser printer to go with the other stuff?
Using my die cut machine-honestly it seems like so much work. I bought a Gemini Jr and have hardly ever used it. Do y'all do die cuts in batches? I haven't figured out embossing folder idea either.
backing large cut files with pattern paper-that goes along with using a die cut machine.
I dabbled with my gel plate but my results were pretty sub par.
I do like mixed media-that's my fastest favorite way to make a background page-paint splatter, maybe a stencil with glaze/distress oxide ink!
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Post by Margie on Aug 13, 2024 14:50:28 GMT
One Little Word Day in the Life Alcohol inks
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Post by mrssch on Aug 18, 2024 14:52:50 GMT
Alcohol inks (tooooo messy) Foiling (although I own the machine an many many foil rolls) Gel plates (tooooo messy) Letter Press (although I have the platform, plates, dies, inks and papers) Mixed media backgrounds (although I own all the inks,sprays and oxides takes too long and too uncontrolled) Enamel Dots ( I never like where I place them) 2nd, 3rd 4th etc generation stamping (too messy) Splattering ink on my layouts (I just can't bring myself to do it)
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Post by hoopsfn on Aug 20, 2024 14:08:48 GMT
Fun question @furrypea. I do not have an electronic die cutter. I have not (and probably won't) tried foiling. Gel-plates - don't even know what that is. Making a planner. My Life is not planner material. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) Sequins - I love the look of them but I wonder about their longevity/archival quality. But it's been hard not to buy some of the beautiful mixes that I see and how beautiful they are on so many l/o-s.
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Post by hoopsfn on Aug 20, 2024 14:10:10 GMT
P.S. I have tried quilling. While it is beautiful, it's just too "fiddly" for me.
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