Use this list of 3 ideas you can use to give vintage photos a quick fix:

Overview and Printing

Creating the Background

Introducting Pan Pastels

Getting Ready for the Steampunk Page

Finishing Up the Steampunk Page

Finished page in honor of my mom.

Steampunk Vintage Page

Supply List for Lucky 7 Video Workshop #3

• Clear or white wax crayon
• Spray bottles
• Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger: Clear Rock Candy
• Gesso
• Lucky 7 Nifty Designer’s Kit (I used the Bingo frames from it)
• Lucky 7 Add On by Digizines by Teri (I used the white numbered word art paper strip from this kit.)
• Acrylic Paint
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink or other ink pad
• Spray bottle color washes such as Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels, Perfect Pearls Mist by Ranger, Adrirondack Color Wash by Ranger
• Assorted rub ons, stamps, brads, and other embellishments

Part 1 – Prepping the background (Gesso, no gesso)

Part 2 – Creating a Crayon Resist

Part 3 – Drippy Paint and Distress Crackle Paint

Part 4 – Adding Embellishments

Photo close-ups of the finished art journal page.

(Click on the image to view at a larger size.)

 Close up of the crackle finish with the black paint added to show the details of the cracks.

Close-up of the rub ons, stamps and word art paper strip by Digizines by Teri. Notice the wonderful brush stroke texture left by the brushed on gesso.

Feel free to use those brads! They still make great accents for pages.

Layers of gesso, paint, crackle medium and rub-ons just add to texture and interest of the background. Also notice the close-up of the pen tracing around the word art. No need to be perfect!

Bingo frame cards – Love these! Distressed a little with some red and brown ink pads.

Same techniques without the gesso.

FREE download. The Lucky 7 wordart used in the video. Click on the image to begin the download.

Supply List:

• Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Sheets by Epson
• Printer, printer paper, printer photo paper
• Gel medium such as Golden Gel Medium or Mod Podge
• Download the free antique paper collage sheet (see below)
• White tissue paper
• Iron
• Assorted rub-ons, acrylic paint, embellishments
• Water, brushes
• Lucky 7 Collaborative Kit
• Also, download the free antique collage sheet for one of the fun techniques taught in the Lucky 7 Video Workshop #2. Click on the image below to begin the download.

How to prepare your photos for the Lucky 7 Video Workshop #2.

(Photoshop)

First you will need to copy the color photo layer by dragging the photo layer into the new layer icon on the layers palette. Change it to a black and white photo by choosing Image>Adjustments>Desaturate. Make sure your color palette is set to black and white. Do this by pressing Option D. Next choose Filter>Sketch>Halftone Pattern. Choose these settings (or try experimenting): Size 6, Contrast 44, Pattern Type Dot. Press OK.  (Click on photos to see larger image.)

When printing the black and white photo be sure to choose “Mirror” option. Either hide or delete the black and white layer. Choose the Marquee and make a rectangle around the section(s) you want to print in color.

Print in color, do NOT choose the “Mirror” option when printing.

Part 1: How to make your own decorative tissue paper

Part 2 – Tinting the Photo

Part 3 – Finish the Project and Review

Finished Art Journal Page and Close Up Images

I have divided up the sessions into smaller chunks – that way if you ever need to review a segment or want to watch something again it will be easy for you to locate it.

Part 1 – Using digital stamps for an image transfer

Part 2 – Stencils and rub ons

Part 3 – Adding embellishments and finishing the project

Close-up photos of the finished page for workshop #1. Click on the image to view in a larger format.

Closeup of the painted brick: