Ask the Stamper february 2010

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Denna månad har vi fått två set frågor från våra läsare. Och vi ska försöka svara så gott vi kan.

Första set med frågor:

Vad är Gesso och Mod Podge? Är det samma sak? Jag har köpt dem men vet inte vad jag kan göra med dem. Kan Mod podge användas som lim? Och kan man blanda färg i dem så de kan användas som färgat lim? Förresten, jag vill använda det till scrapbooking så är det säkert att använda nära foton(syrafritt)?

Ask the Stampers svar:
Att vi fick denna frågan just nu var lite skoj då vi hade en tutorial med Carola inplanerad.

Carolas Gesso tutorial finns redan i magazinet här.
Där förklarar hon lite vad Gesso är och visar en del man kan göra med det.


Det andra, Mod podge, är ett decoupage/scrapbooking lim som är syrafritt.
Det kan användas på foton utan att riskera att foton gulnar. Det betyder att du kan göra decoupage med dina egna foton på blockljus, canvasramar och så vidare utan att de tar skada
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brandrisken vid ljusen finns nog dock kvar).
Mod podge blir vattentätt när det torkat så om man gör decoupage på handväskor, kuddar osv kan man tvätta dessa i tvättmaksinen utan att motiven förstörs (men endast i kort tvättprogram och högst i 30 grader celcius).
Mod podge finns i två olika utföranden. Glansig och matt.


Man kan använda glansigt Mod podge på chipboard som blivit färgade med distress eller akrylfärg för att ge dem en glansig yta.

O kanske kan man testa den matta Mod Podgen för att göra ett blankt foto matt.
Ja, möjligheterna är många.

Vågar du prova någon idé eller redan har gjort?
Snälla berätta för oss.

Om jag förstått det hela rätt så är skillnade inte så stor mellan Mod podge och Gesso.
Båda kan användas som lim, inkapslare och finish på projekt.
Men Gesso kan nog räknas som en grundfärg och Mod podge är mer som ett decoupage lim.

Båda ska nog finnas syrafria, inte säkert dock att alla sorter på marknaden är det.
Fast scrapbooking butiker har nog för det mesta dem som är syrafria.


Vi har också försökt ta reda på om det går att blanda med färg för att få ett färgat lim men inte hittat något. Vi skulle nog rekommendera att prova i alla fall. Eller kanske vet någon av våra läsare??

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This month we got two sets of questions from our readers.
And we´ll try our very best to answer them here.

First set of questions:

What is Gesso and Mod Podge? Are they the same thing? I have bought them but don’t know what to do with them. Can the mod podge be used as an adhesive? And can I add color to them to use as a colored adhesive? By the way, I would want to use it for scrapbooking so is it safe to use it on/near photos.

Ask the Stamper´s answer:
It´s a bit funny we got this question since last Ask the stamper because we had the Gesso tutorial with Carola planed when we got it.
Carolas Gesso tutorial are now in the magazine here.
In there she explains a little about Gesso and shows us what you can do with it.

Mod Podge on the other hand is a decoupage/scrapbooking glue that is acid-free. You can use it on your photographs without risking the photo to yellow. That means that you can actually decoupage candles, canvas frames and so on with your photographs and cover it with this glue and they will stay intact.

It is also waterproof so if you have made decoupage or scrapbooking on a handbag, cushion or something like that, it will keep the motifs intact if you wash it in the washing machine ( but only on short washing programs and not with higher heat than 30 degrees celsius ).

Mod Podge comes in a glossy and a non-glossy version.

You can also use Mod Podge as a glossy-paint to cover for example chipboard figures that has been colored with distress paint or acrylic paint to get a glossy layer.
Well the possibilities are many.
Do feel like trying or already have?
Please tell us!

If I have understood right it´s not that big of a difference between them. Both can be used as a glue, capsuler and a finish on projects.
But that Gesso are more like a primer and Mod podge are more a decoupage glue.
Both are available as acid free but I´m not sure all brands on the market are. But I think most of the scrapbooking stores sells acid free Gesso and Mod podge.

We have also tried to find out if they are mixable with colors to make colored glue but have not found anything. So we can't give you an answer to that.
Perhaps try...

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Här är 2 kort från Carolas Gesso tutorial.
Underbara inte sant!?
Båda bakgrunderna är gjorda med gesso.

Here are 2 cards from Carolas Gesso tutorial.
Great cards are they not?
Both backgrounds are made with gesso.



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Andra set frågor:
Jag har sett folk som stämplar på tyg. Vad är det för textil färg man använder? Går det med vanlig textil färg och kan det skada stämpel? Är det lätt att tvätta av?

Ask the Stampers svar:
Det finns speciella stämpel dynor för tyg. En av dem heter VersaCraft och är från Tsuknieko.
VersaCraft hette tidigare Fabrico men har nu bytt.
De går utmärkt att stämpla på tyg med.
Vill man att det ska tåla tvätt och bli permanent, stämplar man först motivet och sen stryker med ett strykjärn. Skulle nog rekommendera ta bort ångan om det är ett sånt strykjärn. Kan smeta ut motivet.

Hurvida vanlig tyg färg kan skada stämplarna vet jag inte.
Skulle inte tror det då de flesta stämplar är gjorda av kvalitets gummi men prova med en stämpel man inte är så noga med först för att vara på den säkra sidan.
Foam stamps är ju utmärkta till att stämpla med blöt färg så de passar säkert till tygfärger också. Kan hända att de lämnar lite färg rester på foamet när man gjort rent dem men det gör ju akryl färg å andra sidan med.

Det finns också en den pennor som fungerar på tyg. En del bara färger och en del har en extra egenskap. T ex Puffy markers. Som puffar upp när man värmer på det.
De funkar också på tyg.

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Second set of questions:
I have seen people stamp on fabric. What colors do they use? Could I try common fabric paint or could they hurt the stamps? Is it easy to wash off?

Ask the Stampers answer:
There are special fabric stamp pads. One is the VersaCraft from Tsukineko.
VersaCraft Ink Pads were formerly known as Fabrico Ink Pads but changed name.

However wet fabric paint hurts the stamps I do not know.
I do not think the paint will harm the stamps but to be on the safe side I would try with a stamp I do not like so much first to see it it works or not. But stamps are often made in high quality rubber and they do not damage easily.
Foam stamps are great for stamping with wet fabric paint but perhaps the paint will leave a little color residue like acrylic paint do.

There are also a lot of markers that work on fabric. Some are just plain colors and some have a special twist. Like puffy markers for example. That puff up when heated.
They work on fabric too.

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Tack för era frågor.
Hoppas detta var lite svar på dem.
Nu säger vi våga prova och ha kul när ni gör det.
Och ett varmt lycka till från oss i teamet.

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Thanks so much for you questions.
Hope you got some answer to them here.
Now we say dare to try and have fun when doing it!
And good luck from us in the team.

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Super Bowl

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 5:26 PM 0 comments
Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Some few quick thoughts:

1. Would anyone watch the Super Bowl if they knew the final score before it started? It must suck to be a deity who does the predestination thing.

2. I'm going to see The Residents tomorrow with The Heir. You know what? I think they were wise to wear eyeball masks their whole careers. I say this as I watch the Super Bowl halftime show. Peter and Roger singing "Teenage Wasteland?" I'd rather watch a psycho weirdo in a dirty bunny costume.

3. I should be grading papers. Wouldn't it be just as easy to give everyone an "A?" Sounds like a plan.

4. Roger Daltrey is hoping he doesn't get fooled again. At his age, if he gets fooled by anything, he's a moron.

5. I wish I knew who Mr. Bigwand was rooting for in this Super Bowl, so I could root for the other team.

6. Gods are great, Gods are good, and we thank Them for firewood.

DT Article: AltheaMix

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Husker dere den fantastiske premien vi har til skisseutfordring nå i februar??
Den er sponset av AltheasMix
vel, vi i design teamet har fått tilsendt et slikt kit hver, og wow for et kit!
Remember the fabulous prize we have for the sketchchallenge in february?
It is sponsored by AltheasMix
Well, we in the design team got one kit each, and woo what a kit!!! 


Tema er Valentine og kjærlighet.
Design Teamet i StampARTic har virkelig boltrert seg i lekkert papir og vakre dekorasjoner når vi har laget kort til denne artikkelen her. 
The theme is Valentine and Love.
The design team in StampARTic have really had a great time playing with beautiful papers and gorgeous decorations, when making cards to this article.

AltheasMix Scrapbooking Hobby & Design är en oas för scrappare och pysslare. Den fysiska butiken är belägen på Dalgatan 4 i Sparreholm, Sörmland. Men Webbutiken finns inom räckhåll för scrappare i hela Sverige. Ta en titt där, inpireras av Designteamet eller passa på att fynda bland AltheasMix Erbjudanden!

AltheasMix Scrapbooking Hobby & Design is an oasis for scrappers and crafters! The store is located in Sörmland in Sweden. The online store is within every scrapper in Swedens reach.
Take a look into our pages, and get inspired, and don't miss out on our great sales and offers.
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La oss se hva StampARTics design team har laget, vi fikk nøyaktig samme kit,
og det er så morro å se hvor forskjellige kort og prosjekter vi likevel har fått til....
Vi hadde lov til å bruke stempler og stemplede motiv utenom kitet, men alle papirer og dekorasjoner er fra det vakre kitet!

Now, let's see what StampARTic's design team came up with, we got the exact same kit all of us, and it is so much fun to see how different projects we all came up with still...
We where allowed to use stamped images besides the kit, but all the decorations and papers are from the kit.

Ulrica:
 

 

 


 Marianne:

  
   


 
 

SasSa:
Se.. trekk i sløyfen og en skjult beskjed vil vises...
Look...Pull at the ribbon and a hidden message is showing..
 

 
 SasSa har lekt seg litt med glimmer mist og kakeservietten, se så vakkert mønster hun fikk på baksiden og innsiden
Sassa has been playing with glimmer mist and the paper napkin
look the fabulous pattern she has created on the back and inside the card.

 

  

 

Carola:

 

  

  

Petra:

 

 

  


Charlotte:

 

  

  


Aija:



  

innsiden ~ inside:


 


Rikke:



  

 

gave eske ~ gift box:



Jorunn:
Starter med et lite blomsterkort ~ starts of with a small flower card


 

  



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Det var våre kort og prosjekter med dette fantastiske kitet fra AltheasMix.
Har du lyst på et også, så har du sjansen til å vinne ditt eget i vår skisseutfordring!
Tusen takk til AltheasMix, for dette flotte Valentine kitet! 

That was our cards and projects with this fabulous kit from AltheasMix.
Do you want a kit of your own, you have a chance at winning one by participating in our sketch challenge!
Thank you AltheasMix for this wonderful Valentine kit!


Another Interview

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 12:55 PM 0 comments
Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," your highway to heaven ... lots of them! Don't book with a busy carrier. Fly the friendlier skies!

That is, if you can fly at all. You won't get off the East Coast of America today.

Every now and then, in February in New Jersey, we get these crappy wind-blown rainstorms called Nor'Easters. And when we get them, we always say, "Oh well, at least it's not cold enough for it to be snow. Because if this was snow, we'd be buried.

Today it's snow. And we at TGAB are buried. We've got two feet and counting. The Shrine of the Mists is totally obliterated.

There's a bored god in the back yard. He blends in pretty well with the background. His name is Aisoyimstan. He is a God of snow, blown in from the wilds of Montana. I just invited Him in for a frosty mug of root beer. Let's give a freezy feisty "Gods Are Bored" welcome to Aisoyimstan, sacred to the Plains Indians of America!

Anne: Aisoyimstan! What's with the snowstorms? This is the second whopper we've had in New Jersey this year!

Aisoyimstan: I hope this doesn't shake your faith in global climate change.

Anne: Oh heck no! Every winter used to be like this when I was a kid! Now this kind of snowy weather is the exception, not the norm. Is it still the norm in Montana, o snowy God? ... Aisoyimstan? Aisoyimstan? ....

Well, one can hardly expect a God of snow to hang out inside a warm house! I'll have to light a candle ... err ... leave a few well-crafted icicles on the Shrine of the Mists in honor of this worthy deity!

Just remember, readers, that one cold winter doesn't alter an otherwise clear warming trend. Of course, if you're Bill O'Reilly or Rick Santorum, all it takes is one snowfall to set things right. But they're morons. The rest of us have sense enough to be concerned about the future of Aisoyimstan and other bored gods of the realms of snow.

Okay, now it's time to hitch Decibel the Parrot up to the shovel and set him to work on the driveway. Can't sit here and count on school being closed on Monday. Come here, birdy!

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Here we were at "The Gods Are Bored," congratulating ourselves on 77 followers and a nice new post about a fascinating topic, and ... WHO TURNED ON THE FAN?

Everything has gone wrong at once. Including, yours truly would have died of asphyxiation in the lunch room today if a savvy phys ed teacher hadn't performed the Heimlich.

Grateful to be alive while computers and relationships are crashing all around...

Please bear with me.

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Gesso Tutorial

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 4:05 PM 0 comments
Gesso är ett material som man andvänder i måleri. Men man kan andvända även till annat. Med denna tutorial hoppas jag kunna väcka er nyfikenhet att pröva Gesso och kanske komma på nya sätt att andvända detta underbara ämne.

Gesso is a material that is used by painters. One can also use it in other ways. The tutorial is made so that you would be curios to try this wonderful material and perhaps also develope new ways to use Gesso.

Taiteilijat pohjustavat maalattavat kankaansa Gessolla. Mutta Gessoa voi käyttää myös paljon muuhun. Tällä pienellä ohjeella toivon saavani teidät kaikki uteliaaksi kokeilemaan Gessoa ja miksi ei keksimään uusia työtapoja tälle ihanalle tuotteelle.

Gesso är en blandning av pust (fasadmaterial) eller kalk och limvatten, ibland även andra ämnen. Före man början måla med oljefärger brukas duken grunderas med Gesso som ger ett slät, absorberande, vit material att måla på. Numera är Gesson till största del akrylbasserad. Till Gessos egenskap hör också att den hindrar oljebaserande färgen att 'fräta' sönder underlaget.

Gesso is a solution of blaster or chalk and gluewater sometime also other materials. The artists prepares their canvas with Gesso before starting to paint with oil colors. Gesso gives the canvas a smoth soak up white surfase to paint on. Nowadays the Gesso that are used is akrylic based. The quality with Gesso is that it's prevents the oilbased paint to 'etch' the canvas.

Gesso on maalauspohjan (kangas tai esim. puupohja) pohjustusaine, imevä kipsipinta, jota käytetaan ainakin öljyvärimaalauksessa. Perinteisesti Gessossa on käytetty sidosaineena jänisliimaa, mutta nykyisin sidosaineet voivat olla myös synteettisiä ja ovat useasti akryylipohjaisia. Gesson hieno ominaisuus on, että se estää öljypohjaisen väriä syövyttämästä pohjaa.
Andvände vanligt tidskriftspapper till att göra bakgrundspapper med hjälp av Gesso.

I used magazine papers to make my own backgroundpapers using Gesso.

Käytin tavallista aikauslehti paperia tehdäkseni omia taustapapereita Gesson avaulla.
Man kan breda Gesson på många olika sätt och på många olika vis. Gamla kreditkort skalla man inte kasta bort.

Gesso can be spread with different technics and ways. Never throw away a creditcard beacause you can use it with Gesso.

Gesson levittämiseen voi käyttää monia välineitä ja myöskin tapoja on useita. Vanhoille pankkikorteillekin löytyy tässä käyttöä.
Har med hjälp av mitt gamla kreditkorts kant brett Gesso över papperet och det fick denna gång bli på detta sätt.

I have spread the Gesso with my old creditcards edge. And this time I wanted it to look like this.

Olen vanhan pankkikortin reunaa hyväksi käyttäen levittänyt paperille Gessoa. Tällä kertaa halusin tämän näköisen lopputuloksen.


Man får olika utseende på ytan om man andvänder mjukare eller hårdare penslar. Man kan också speda ut Gesson med vatten om man tycker att den är för tjock.

The surface lookes different depending on what you spread the Gesso with. You can also thin the Gesso with water if you think it's thick.

Lopputulokseen vaikuttaa minkälaisella välineellä Gesso levitetään. Mikäli Gesso on mielestäsi liian paksu sitä voi aina ohentaa vedellä.


Hade i mitt föråd små paffbitar som jag med täckte med Gesso. Här igen andvände jag mitt gamla kreditkort. På den vänstra bilden har jag färglagt med Memento stämpelfärg och på den högra med Distress Ink.

I had at home some small cardboards which I spread Gesso on. I once again used my old creditcard. On the left picture I painted the cardboard with Memento and on the right with Distress Ink.

Varastosta löytyi pieniä pahvinpalasia joille levitin pankkikortilla Gessoa. Väritin pahvit Mementon musteella (vasen kuva) ja Distress Ink musteella (oikea kuva).
Igen vanligt tidskriftspapper med bara text. Målade över med Gesso. Efter att botnet hade torkat stämplade jag med Watermark Ink och Clear Embossing pulver. Med en sminksvamp färglade jag sedan till slut med Distress Ink.

Once again a magazine paper this time only with texts. I painted the paper with Gesso. When the surface was dry I embosed with Watermark Ink and Clear Embosing powder. With the help makeup sponges I painted the surface with Distress Ink.

Tavallista aikakausilehti paperia, jossa on pelkästään tekstiä. Pohjustin koko paperin Gessolla ja annoin sen kuivua hyvin. Leimasin värin kuivuttua pohjalle kukkia Watermark musteella ja kirkkaallaa embossausjauheella. Meikkisienellä lisäsin lopuksi Distress Ink musteväriä.
Färdigt kort där jag andvände mitt bakgrundspapper. Texten Onnea är gjort av mina paffbitar.

Here is the card that I made with my backgroundpaper. The text Onnea is made from the small cardboards.

Valmis kortti jossa käytetty itse tekemäni pohjapaperi. Kirjaimet tekstissä on tehty tekemistäni pahvipalasista.
Det andra kortets bakgrundspapper är gjort med hjälp av Gesso.

The second cards backgroundpaper is also made with the help of Gesso.

Toisenkin kortin taustapaperi on tehty Gessolla.

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Hoppas ni blev inspirerade på att andvända Gesso i era kort.
I hope you got some inspiration to use Gesso in your cards.

Toivottavasti saitte tästä ideoita Gesson käyttämiseksi korteissani.

Carola

Imbolc 2010

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 3:39 PM 0 comments
Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored on Imbolc, 2010! Sorry, but I'm not going to ask my netbook, Lil Scratch, to load a picture. I treat my Scratchy gently.

Our Druid Grove had a nippy but moving Imbolc ritual on Sunday. On the way out to the park, my daughter The Spare and I had a long conversation that got me thinking about Queen Brighid the Bright.

The conversation was about all the different animals that can kill people. For some reason we concentrated on the African plains. Spare asked: what animals could kill a person? Must hurt to be attacked by a lion. How about leopards? Do they eat people? How about a wildebeest? Chimp?

When you get right down to it, most of the animals of the African savannah could kick human butt. I said to The Spare: "You know what we have that the lions don't? Fire."

I don't know which came first -- fire or spears. All I know is that, if I had to choose one with the lions closing in, I would totally opt for fire.

Some praise and worship teams treat fire as an evil, something that humanity would be better without. The Bible does not share this view. It takes fire as a given. But look at poor old Prometheus. Tortured for eternity. Crime? Giving humanity fire.

The Celts had a different view. Fire was of course sacred to them, but it was also considered a gift from the Goddess. No quibbles here ... to the Celts, fire was a present. Not a curse. You've got wolves in the woods? Fire is handy. Cold outside? Ditto.

On this Imbolc, thank the Goddess, Queen Brighid the Bright, for your warm hearth and the bright goodness of fire. It was not She who put it to work as a weapon. From Her it is a gift.

Cook. Be warm. Bring light into the world. Never should a Goddess be bored who helps us feed and protect our children.

Eternal flaming Spirit, enfold us. Foremother of our foremothers, be with us. All will be well. All will be warm. And all that is warm will be wonderful.