seagull paper piece pattern

[SusanR]

Does anybody have a sea gull paper piece pattern? I have a few beach
pictures to do and I've torn my paper for the background and the sky needs
something. I thought of chalking some clouds, but I think a few gulls would
be perfect. I appreciate all the help I keep getting with these requests.
Cheryl had some nice gulls in one of her beach pages.
http://www.trilogentech.com/rcs/vacation/places/harrisbeach.jpg
I think it might be fun to do the chalking on the gulls.

Thanks,

SusanR

[Connie Kendall]

I love your pages just the way they are. Very pretty. Connie
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[Melissa Osbourne]

Could someone explain chalking to me, I'm new at scrapbooking, and would
love to know the technique.

Sincerely,

Melissa
New Orleans

[Hannah Myers]

Melissa...

Here are two articles from http://www.gracefulbee.com that are
particularly helpful when starting to use chalks in your scrapbook!

http://gracefulbee.com/features/volume-04/feature-4-36.html

http://www.gracefulbee.com/features/volume-04/feature-4-01.html

Hope this helps!
Hannah in IN

[Mary Hogue]

Thank you for the great article. I plan to buy chalks very soon! Thanks
for sharing your knowledge.
Mary in PA

"Gigi" <gig...@home.com> wrote in message news:3B9E528A...@home.com...
Melissa,
Here's some tips I gathered for my customers that may help.
Gigi
Chalking Tips
By Gigi McDougal, CMC, San Juan Capistrano, CA

What to buy:
1. Most pastel chalks are oil based. You can tell easily if the box has
oil stains if it doesn't say they are oil based on the box. Do NOT use
those in your scrapbooks. What you are looking for is water based chalks.
Another thing to look for when buying safe chalks for a pastel touch is the
word "non toxic".
Most also say acid free. In our Michael's they are with the art supplies.
Scrapbooking chalks are usually little squares (1"x1/8") either individually
packaged in little plastic hinged-lid boxes or in a larger plastic box with
dividers. You will also find water-based chalks in the artist sections that
are the cardboard boxed 3" long 1/2" square variety (just like your oil
based pastels). You get a few more colors and more chalk for your money
buying those. You can be reasonably sure your chalks are safe if you buy
them in a Scrapbooking Supply Store but you will pay more for them.
2. The best applicators are sponge makeup you can buy in a beauty supply
store (cheaper than the 6 or 8 you can find in Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target or
the drug store). I like the ones that have the round applicator on one end
and the pointed tip on the other. Q-tips work well also, the cheaper the
better. The 99cent store variety are great. Less cotton helps you put the
chalk right where you want it. Chalking brushes are also available in the
craft store. They have short bristles and can be cleaned easily by tapping
and rubbing on paper towels and occasionally on wet wipes.
3. Chalk can easily be erased with a white art eraser so don't worry about
starting over if you don't like the color you chose or you don't like the
look.
4. Wet wipes. Any brand will do. It's also a good idea to have some paper
towels and scratch paper handy.
What to do:
It's best to chalk a little on scratch paper before touching your page,
die-cut or paper piecing. Blow the excess chalk off as you go. I like to
work the chalk in in a circular motion but you will develop your own style.
Work the chalk into the paper. Establish your "point of light". In other
words decide where your highlights and shadows are and chalk accordingly to
give you a three dimensional look. Chalk darker for shadows and lighter for
highlights. If you aren't sure where the shadows and highlights should be
just put an item next to a lamp that is the same shape and see where the
shadows and highlights appear. You know an object is all one color but your
eye sees many different colors depending on where the light hits it.
Practice looking at things and seeing all the different colors. I love
looking at good quality children's books illustrations to see where the
artists shadow and highlight to bring the flat picture to life. Black and
gray are not the only colors to use for shadows. You will find that if you
use a chalk slightly darker than the piece you are working on you will see
some wonderful results. You can use your fingers to blend also, but keep
some wet wipes handy so you don't get chalk on the rest of your page or
project. Watch where your hand is when you are working so you don't smear
your masterpiece. Set your piece aside to "set" once you have completed it.
It will smear if you close your album or lay something on your die-cut right
after you have chalked it. Don't get anxious to put your page protector on
right away. I find that after a couple of hours it is fine. I don't know
how that works...but after a while, it no longer smears... it's magic.
Don't be afraid to experiment.
Chalking is great fun! Enjoy!

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