Ancient Powertex Rusty Face

Morning Friends and Crafters, Im back again with some more inspiration for you. Today's project uses Powertex along with a lot of fabric scraps, gauze & lace off cuts etc. These are great projects to allow you to create something wonderful, and hopefully using a lot of things you wouldn't normally have a use for. I have also opened a new Etsy Shop for my collection, the link is at the top of the blog page, do take a look.

You will Need:

Craftascope A5 Media Stencil 'Trent'

 A large MDF Tag or Board

Ivory Powertex

Easy 3D Flex

Rusty Powder

Fabric Scraps, Lace, Calico etc

Powertex Sand and Balls

Powertex Easy Varnish

Powercolor Turquoise

Colortricx Copper

Step 1: Create a paste, the same consistency as texture paste by mixing Ivory Powertex, 3D Flex and some Rusty Powder. Use a spatula or palette knife to smooth this through your stencil on to the MDF Board. Leave to dry and wash soak you stencil immediately.

Step 2: Collect a selection of fabrics, lace, calico and anything else you would  like to use use, try to use a mixture to give you some really nice textures throughout your project. Coat the pieces with Powertex as you use them, and add to your project. Here you want to create movement and depth.

Step 3: Build up the fabrics around the stencil, create as much depth and texture to add interest. Next add the Sand and balls to your piece. Always start with the largest first, then drop down to the medium, then small, finally adding some sand. You dont need to use many of these for impact, definitely a case of less is more. Leave to dry.

Step 4: Next dry brush using the turquoise mixed with a little Easy Varnish. Add the colour lighter in some areas and deeper in others, you definitely don't want n even colour across you project. Use the Rusty powder mixed with a little Powertex, apply this in layers using either a stencil brush or an old hardened brush. Apply heavier in the areas that would be naturally more aged or warn. Spritz with vinegar 50/50 mixed with water.

Step 5: Allow the liquid to run, by slightly tilting your MDF. If required sprinkle more rusty powder in areas where you would like a stronger effect. Check periodically to make sure it's not dried and spritz if required, when you are happy with the result leave to dry.

Step 6: To finish your project, mix a very small amount of easy varnish with the Copper Colortricx. Use this very, very sparingly, only to add a few highlights here and there. A little of this really does go a long way, using too much can really spoil the effect.

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Thank you for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished project and that you will join me again very soon to see what else I have to share with you. For now, Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Powertex, The finished Journal Cover

Hi, Time to share my finished Journal cover. The blank Journal was brought to Hochanda a few weeks ago by Neil Burley and That's Crafty, I have used the larger A4 size here. I have a large Powertex project that I was preparing, but need the weather to warm up, I also thought it might be better to start with a smaller piece. I am really pleased with the results. The photos have not shown it as well as I had hoped, so with this I have included a selection of close ups, so I hope they will help.

To begin with I collected everything together that I was going to use, that way it's not messy at all. Lots of different textures. Here are some Oak Leaves, leaves from my Coconut Palm, these are really interesting. I've also used some Spider Web, Crochet Lace along with lots of scraps of fabric. I collect old coins, so I wanted to include some of those as well.

In addition I used some die cuts for the lettering, these were cut multiple times and layered using Cosmic Shimmer glue.I did the same with some waste circles from Sheena's Time Traveller Collection, (I never throw anything away) these formed the screw heads on the cartouche. The plaque was made from a small spellbinder die which I cut 5 times and layered using the glue to give the thicker look I wanted. Queen Victoria's portrait was moulded from an 1897 Jubilee medal and then filling the mould with paper clay. I took all of the elements and made an initial layout before using my Bronze Powertex.

The scrap fabric roses were made using the same technique, I showed in an earlier video. This time the fabric was soaked in Powertex so no glue was need as it sticks to itself. Once the Powertex was dry, I added some Sand Texture Paste from DecoArt to some areas of the cover.

I wanted the finished piece to look like a sheet of Iron with aged copper embellishments fixed to it. I decided to add some of the Rusty Powder in the areas that would naturally rust. I mixed the Rusty Powder with bronze Powertex along with a little Titanium White to lighten it a little as the Rusty Powder is best used with the lighter Powertex colours.

To finish the project, I dry brushed using Turquoise Powercolor and Colorticx Copper Pigment both mixed with the Powertex easy varnish.

Thank you so much to you all, I hope you have enjoyed this step by step and the finished Journal cover. Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx