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our second show and tell involved making a sampler of highlight techniques.
Sez's highlights:

1. typed & printed, wet paper and ink on cotton wool
2. brush pen
3. dye ink stamp
4. rubbed with candle wax and ink
5. pigment ink on cotton wool
6. marker pen
7. pigment ink on cotton bud
8. paper clip
9. page pebble
10. silver and blue pen
11. zig marker
12. black fineliner
13. brush pen

Theresa's highlights:
1.   Oval nailhead filled with Diamond Glaze
2.   Hand stitching
3.   Hole left by a punched shape
4.   Cross drawn on a cork tile
5.   Circle of gems
6.   Star shaped brads
7.   Paperclip (used DG to glue on)
8.   Doodling
9.   Watercolour pencil and pen drawn symbols
10. Cord with a knot in it
11. Diecut arrows
12. Star nailhead
13. Doodling
14. Tag attached with mini brad and BARGAIN written on it.

 

Sarah's highlights:
masked words with coloured pencil
rhinestones
word repeated on tag
ink smudged around word
overstamped word
diamond glaze
green ink
word repetition
dymo label tape
frame stamp
red doodles
David's highlights:
section of plug chain, glued
acrylic paint leaving word blank
white paper clip
fibre-tipped pens
gold pen
splatter around definition
beads of acrylic paint
bit from old basket
watercolour pens
file drawer label holder
piece of thin glass
Shimelle's highlights:

prismacolor coloured pencils
chalk pencils
glitter gel pen
fine tip black pen
masked word with post-it then covered in pigment ink
photo corner
brush pen
highlighter
gold pen
ultra-fine black pen (crossing through and stars)
red glitter pen
safety pin held on with diamond glaze
brush pen circle
brush pen outlined in glitter
frame stamp
more masked pigment ink + outline
doodles with added glitter

next: the hand exercise

questions? e-mail shimellelaine @ hotmail.com
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