Boy, it’s been a long time since I finished a project! Two weeks… that’s an eternity. My husband and I are both in a local musical- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and it is taking up A LOT of time. (I’ll be making some gifts and scrapbook pages related to the show, so stay tuned!!) However, I’ve been wanting to try square quilling shapes, and so I decided to put them to use on a piece in my “Colored Splashes” line of artwork, this time using square cookie cutters instead of circles. (For my first in the series, visit this post.)
Square Quilling and Ink Splashes Video Tutorial
- I used a set of square cookie cutters, brushed india ink onto the edge, “stamped” it onto the surface, and then spritzed the wet ink with a bit of water.
- Don’t go too crazy with the water- you only want it to feather a little bit, and you should still be able to see the square shape.
- I use multiple colors and stamp all the shapes I want while the ink is still wet. You can let things dry in between applications if you wish, but this way the colors blend together a little and adds more interest to the piece.
- After the ink dried, I used the same cookie cutters to cut out square holes in a scrap piece of paper. These were my masks so that I could use stamps on the surface, but only in certain places- the paper caught the unwanted ink.
- I had some leftover chipboard frames from some Scrapiniec chipboard pieces I had used in other projects (This chipboard is so awesome- the layered pieces especially!) I made sure all the edges were white by painting them with gesso, then adhered them to the surface.
- Now, for my quilling pieces!! I use Gel Medium matte to adhere them. I also stacked a few on top of others. I’ve never done that before, but I love it!
- The last step (which I should have done a few steps before… oops!) was to take my calligraphy pen and my ink, and sketch a few lines over the squares and around the piece.
- Finished!!
This piece is for sale here.
So, who else has fallen in love with square quilling shapes? :) I thought so! If you try any of these techniques, please leave a link for me. I would love to see them!!
