Step-by-Step {Altered Overlays}

Transparencies are such a fun addition to any papercrafting project, and we're loving the printed overlays in each of our new collections. 

Our overlays are perfect just as they are, but perhaps you'd like to get a little more creative?

Thankfully, we have a fun tutorial today from the lovely and talented Iris Babao Uy. Iris is not only on our Design Team, she's also one of our new educators, and she's going to show us step-by-step some clever ways to incorporate transparencies into your next layout.

Here's the project Iris created:

Isn't it a stunner? Iris is using our new Once Upon a Halloween collection, including the gorgeous Owl overlay, which you can see HERE. 

You can watch this video to see Iris in action as she outlines each of the steps for you.

Here you can see how Iris used alcohol ink to color the back side of the overlays. 

 

Then she added glass bead gels on the top side and let it dry. Next, she rubbed embossing ink over the glass bead gel and applied perfect pearls to add color and shimmer.

What a fun effect! 

And the rest of the layout is equally as gorgeous:

With fun details, hand cut elements and so much to look at...what more could you ask for?

So tell us, what was the last technique you played with?

Thanks, Iris for teaching us this cool new way to use our overlays...get your very own over on our Website. Once Upon a Halloween starts shipping next week! 

Comments

[Erin Blegen]

This is AMAZING, Iris!! Will have to check out the video a little later when I can study it :D~

xErin

[Leslie Loutit]

Wow thank you for the video. I anxious to try this out now.

[iris uy]

Thanks Erin! Thanks Leslie! I'm glad you like it! It was my first time to do a video and it was hard to learn something new and techy for me, but I sure am happy that I was able to share a little with you.

[Patty O'Malley]

Love that technique! The layout is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

[Keren Tamir]

gorgeous Lo!! love the what you did to those owls!! fantastic

[Jean A Marmo]

Wow- amazing!

[Anggie A. Tagura-Regala]

I enjoyed your tutorial video Iris. It's something new, will buy alcohol ink later. Thanks Iris.

[Doris Widder]

Awesome! Love the artsy bg too! TFS!

[Helen Tilbury]

Iris is the queen of beautiful artsy effects & the little video is wonderful!!