POP Paint | Painted Layout background.

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Creating painted backgrounds on your layouts is so easy with the small jars of POP Paint – the perfect quantity for those looking for a creative medium but not ready to commit to large amounts of paint. Today I am using the paint over texture paste on a layout background with stunning results.
I used the beautiful “zest” colour combined with a vibrant pink for a stunning effect.
 step 1 – Add texture paste through a stencil on your background.
Select your POP Paint colour that you want to use as the background.
 step 2 – Die-cut some shapes out of white cardstock and paint them in a second colour of POP Paint.
I used Flamingo for my elements.
 step 3 – You can see the texture peeking through the Zest paint. Then add a layer of pink acrylic paint over the Zest paint for a lovely contrast.
 Decorate the layout with matching stickers and embellishments.
I used the barrel in my photo as inspiration for my colour selection – pink and yellow.
  I love how easy it is to add colour and texture to my layouts and craft projects using POP Paint.
The colours are amazing and with the small jar sizes are perfect for layouts and cards.
Have you tried your favourite colours in the range yet?

POP Paint Card | Artistic effects using paint.

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Hello there, today I am sharing this wonderful and simple card made using my range of POP paints.
Yes – it is that versatile and simple.
The stamped sentiment on the card reads:
Sit in reverie, and watch the changing color of the waves
that break upon the idle seashore of the mind

It all started with a bit of an experiment and turned into this fun and artistic background.

step 1 – Select your colour of POP paint to use, a craft sheet, medium paintbrush and water.
 step 2 – Add some paint to your craft sheet using the paint brush.
 step 3 – Mist the paint with water. Use the paint brush to mix the water into the paint to form a liquid. You don’t want it too runny.
 step 4 – Dip your water colour paper into the paint. I let my first colour (blue) dry first and then dipped it into the red.
TIP: to get a lighter shade or red, add more water and then dip your paper into the paint.
Use a heat gun to dry the first layer of paint. Then dip the card again into red with less water for a darker shade.

step 5 – Leave the paint to dry. Trim the paint dipped piece smaller and adhere to the front of a card.

 You can have loads of fun creating patterns and effects using the range of POP paint colours.
Perfect for your next scrapbooking or art journaling page.

Pop Painted flowers | Happiness card.

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On the Chiswick blog I am sharing how I incorporate my POP paint into my daily crafting life. Yes! it’s definitely not just for painting furniture, but for painting anything that needs a bit of colour. I made this quick card and altered my chipboard word as well as some flowers to make this vibrant and stunning card.
For the base of my card I used a coloured baby wipe – sharing more on this technique in an upcoming article. I then used my POP paint in the colour “Buttery” to add some colour to my elements to make them pop and stand out against the vibrant pink background.
  Step 1 – Paint your chipboard word or shape using a small paint brush and POP Paint.
I painted mine with 2 layers for good coverage on my grey chipboard.
Leave it to dry well and then add a layer of glaze for a shiny beautiful finish.
 step 2 – Mist a small amount of water in the lid of your paint.
Mix the paint and the water for a more liquidy paint, then paint white flowers with a single layer of paint to change the colour. The POP paint gives a nice solid coverage on the white flowers and it looks amazing.
 Adhere the chipboard word to your card base and secure with 3 sewn stitches in purple.
Adhere the flowers and there you have a really stunning quick and easy card using your POP Paint.
So POP paint really can be used for anything and everything from painting furniture to painting craft supplies and altering
things that need to be updated.
Have you found your favourite colour in the range yet?
Until later this week when I will be back with some POP inspiration – happy painting!

POP Paint – recycled jar lids.

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I love it when you have too many ideas and not enough time – on many levels I hate it too, but when you actually get to do them it is amazing. This was the case with these POP painted recycled jar lids. I have been holding onto pretty empty bottles for ages, and yes they do tend to get packed away and hoarded, but when I use them they find a new loving home and become totally functional.
I painted the lids and then added pretty store bought handles to finish them off and make them pretty.
 
Step 1 – Paint the lids in two layers of POP paint. I used 3 different colours for my 3 jars.
Step 2 – Leave the lids to dry and then drill a small hole in the center of each lid.
Step 3 – Add a layer of grey wax using a stipple brush.
TIP: I did not sand my lids after painting so that I could keep the texture and brush streaks.
The wax sits inside the texture formed by the brush strokes and create a beautiful effect.
Step 4 – Use an old t-shirt and buff the wax to a shine.
Step 5 – Insert the handle in the lid and tighten.
Step 6 – See how the grey wax sits inside the texture for a lovely distressed effect.
Make sure the handles are tightened well.
All you need to do now is fill the jars with sweets for Easter and you have a lovely table decoration.
These will make great memory jars filled with trinkets, notes, Polaroid photos and keepsakes.
painted jar lid3Select one of the 15 trendy colours to recycle your jars and create something truly unique for your home.
Look out for the POP paint of range at your nearest craft, home decor and hardware store!
Add some colour to your life in a few easy strokes!

POP Paint – an Easter inspired transfer project.

Chiswick
On the blog today I am sharing a relic inspired project just in time for Easter celebrations. Whatever your faith, this quick and easy project can inspire some fun home decor items. So let your imagination take flight. I created this wooden plaque with a transfer image on it, a POP Paint base and some vintage details as finishing touches.
step 1 – Paint a wooden block in a light coloured POP paint colour.
step 2 – Print your selected image onto typing paper. I printed my image on an inkjet printer.
step 3 – Adhere the image face down onto the painted wooden block using gel medium to transfer the image.
step 4 – Once the gel medium is dry, wet the image with a sponge soaked in water. Keep on wetting the image and rubbing away at the paper.
step 5 – Keep on soaking and rubbing away the paper. Check every now and again to make sure the image transfers onto the wood and the paper rubs off.
step 6 – Once all the paper is removed, paint another layer of gel medium over the image.
I adhered some extra strips of paper to the wooden block, added paint splats and some old rusty nails.
Decorate the edge of the wooden block using washi tape.

Add stamped images to finish off the decorative block.
POP paint offers a wonderful base for transfers onto wood. Create wooden plaques and signs
using a variety of colours from the POP paint range of paints.
Look for them at your local craft store and hardware store – perfect for whenever you need a POP of colour in your life!

Painted table using POP chalk paint.

Chiswick
Hello and welcome to today’s blog post. I finally got around to painting some more furniture with the new POP Paint range. Well I have painted quite a lot of things but finally got around to taking the photos. And let me tell you how excited I am about it all. I painted this little treasure given to me by a special friend after she replaced it with another unit that I incidentally also painted for her.
I painted this table using a combination of Urban and Meringue paint combined together and mixed really well to form a light grey.
The great thing about the POP paint is that you can mixed dark and light colours together to for lighter shades.
So start off by mixing 1 part of the dark colour to 5 parts of the light colour.
 Mix it really well using a spatula or spoon. Add some more of the light colour until you are happy with the look.
 Paint the inside and outside of your furniture peace.
TIP: Paint a single layer and let the paint dry. Then paint another layer for a good coverage.
Avoid painting over already painted areas when they are wet as the paint will clump and become a mess.
 Once dry sand and distress the edges of the painted piece as much as you like.
 Wipe the sanded piece down and then add a coating of clear furniture wax to seal the paint and protect it from further distressing.
 I first painted the table in a layer of white before painting the grey on the outside.
Once distressed the white peaks pout from under the grey.
 I love how this unit turned out with its pretty distressed edges and beautiful curvy legs.
 I can’t wait to share some more painted home decor items with you using the beaufiul POP paint colours. Visit the website to shop your favourite paint colours.
[oh and look…if you look carefully there’s that flat spider in the bottom right hand corner]…where’s the doom.
Happy painting until next time!

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