MIX210 Glue Stick Resist

[UnderstandBlue]

Challenge Title: Resistance is Futile - or IS IT?
Hostess: Understandblue (Lydia)
Keyword: MIX210

Today's challenge is to do a resist technique with an unexpected product. Actually, I've BANNED this product from my classes because it can be messy in a restaurant environment, but it's a useful product in a lot of ways - and that product is - the HUMBLE GLUE STICK.


I learned this technique in Carla Sonheim's 365 class - it's an art prompt every day for 2017 - and I love it!


What you do is apply your glue stick to watercolor paper and let it dry. You can draw with it, just make streaks, whatever you like. After it's dry - add watercolor, and then wipe it with a damp cloth to remove the color from the glue stick areas like with any other resist.


It's a very subtle resist and very fun. I'm attaching two pictures from when I first tried it. Just the resist with blue in vertical stripes. Then I did horizontal stripes on top of that, let it dry, and added pink watercolor for a subtle plaid. Then I used that as the background for an assignment to do a fast, one line drawing of elephants without lifting your pen - that was hard! My elephants are crazy. Please use a glue stick and at least one other medium.

Anyway, have fun with it and I look forward to seeing your backgrounds!!!


We hope you're having fun with these! Our goal is to make mixed media easy, approachable and FUN! We want to convince you that no matter what your style is - you can DO it!

[peeps321]

Fun technique! For some reason when I wiped off my panel the glue parts looked a bit yellowish....maybe my glue stick was old? Don't know....anyway here it is....

Love Tree

[bubblestx4]

This was SO fun to do! When I first joined SCS almost a year ago I avoided the MIX challenge like the plague as my style is really CAS - After 6 months of resisting I tried it out and now love these challenges. I will use this technique again & again:

Make a Wish by bubblestx4 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[bubblestx4]

Oops - don't know what happened - When I checked my Photo to make sure it was linked correctly, all the descriptive info just disappeared so I had to go back in & rebuild it . . . .

[Cook22]

This was fun - a good occupation for a VERY wet and miserable day. Thanks, Lydia.

MIX210 Sun and Stars

I still have the other half of the piece of card, which I used Brushos to add colour, but it didn't turn out as well on the resist end of things.

[UnderstandBlue]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bubblestx4

This was SO fun to do! When I first joined SCS almost a year ago I avoided the MIX challenge like the plague as my style is really CAS - After 6 months of resisting I tried it out and now love these challenges. I will use this technique again & again:

Make a Wish by bubblestx4 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I'm CAS too - that's part of the motivation to have this challenge - you CAN have both - off to look at your card!

[Luv Flowers]

This was a cool technique Lydia!! Thanks!! Faith in God's Creation by Luv Flowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[guneauxdesigns]

Lydia, I had not used your technique before, and I found it to be fun. Thanks for introducing me to a new technique. Here is my card.

[pattyb]

I'm going to have to try this one!

[annsforte3]

Here's mine with a bit of glitter but a simple design!!

Special Glitter Day

[annsforte3]

Did another one with inspiration coming from today's site!!

Here is Birthday Blossoms! Hunt for the hearts in the background!!

[luvtostampstampstamp]

My card, From the heart... by luvtostampstampstamp - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[muscrat]

Oh my gosh! I had a happy accident and my piece is awesome! But now, how do I put it on a card? LOL

[smadson]

Here is mine: I hope I didn't try too many techniques on one card!
Z for Zentangled Zennia leaves

[muscrat]

Here's mine.

frosted glue resist by muscrat - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers