Mixed Media ceramic tiles for the LSG November color challenge

I love seeing everymonth how everyone interprets the color theme with have. Our Design Team always amazes me, we are all so different, but it still makes sense eventually, love it ! And you guys, you’re entering the challenge with such great, and diverse as well, projects ! I’m looking forward to it every month.

Remember, you can find our rules here. You can win a $50 dollars gift certificate in the Lindy Stamp Gang store, with all the new sets coming out, that would be neat. 
And see what we came up with right there.

I am often afraid that my creative ideas will run out, and that I will be condamned to do the same things over and over (do you have this creepy feeling too sometimes ?). 
I had an idea in mind for this month’s challenge, went to find my supplies and… it did not happen, I have no clue where it went. BUT this is how I found these ceramic tiles I’ve bought at Home Depot a while back, to play with alcohol inks on it. I grabbed them and decided to experiment.

I picked three, because it gives freedom to play, especially that mine were not that big (I am challenged by smaller format now). As every experiment, there is a big part of the results that holds unexpectedness, it works or it doesn’t.

This photo does not make them justice, they were hard to capture on a single picture.

I wanted three drastically different tiles, to play with all the great products we carry. Remember: this was an experiment. I’ve played with this tiles with only one product before, it was alcohol ink 😉 So some of what you’ll see in the video worked, some… not so much.

I hope you’ll enjoy watching my process (remember to turn on the HD !):

(Look at the gorgeous shimmers. this makes me so happy !). For the first tile, I applied some crackle medium, I used the one from Kroma (it is a local brand but you can now find them pretty easily. If not, please use what you have on hand, the one by Rangers would work as well). This crackle medium can be left to air dry (which I decided to do), or you can activate it with a heating tool.

After 24 hours, the crackles have formed and are so beautiful. I enhanced them with the Midnight Raven Rendez-Vous Starburst Spray. I then sprayed a bit of My Mojito Green and Cana Lily Burnt Orange to add some contrast. I love how the ink went under the cracks, I did not expect it to do that.

I had a sentiment that wanted to go with this tile «Even in the Darkest night, there is always Light». So I grabbed some kraft stars, and colored them with the Starburst Color Shots (most are currently on sale in the vault, so grab them while you can !!). The gripper is very handy. I used: Edelweiss Moss Green, Marigold Yellow Orange, Silent Night Silver and Ghostly Gargoyle White. I wrote my sentiment on Deli paper, hoping it would blend with the tile once glued… which did not happen. But eh, that’s okay !

For this tile, I wanted to see how the Sprays would react on the bare ceramic. It is a non-porous surface, so I kinda knew the ink would slip over it. I used A Bit O’Bubbly, Cana Lilly Burnt Orange and Amaryllis Burgundy. Using my heat tool helped, I love the marble effect it created. 
Once dry, I placed a 6×6" stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop (this one is on my top 5), and applied embossing ink all over. Then, I covered it all with the Pumpkin Fiesta embossing powder. 
It took FOREVER to heat emboss. Really. We can still see the ink underneath, so it creates a cool effect. 
I had a sentiment in mind, so I wrote it with my trusty black Stabilo mark-it-all pencil. You’ll see at the end of the video that I changed my mind, as it’s watersoluble it was easy to wipe it off with a wet paper and write something else instead.

And last but not least (this is my favorite tile of the three !), I wanted to see how fun it would become to make the ceramic porous again. For this purpose, I brushed clear gesso all over the surface, pressed some bubble wrap to add some texture, and dried it. 
Then I sprayed Grab A Guy Gold as my base color, then a bit of My Mojito Green, and finally some droplets of Amaryllis Burgundy for a great contrast. Doesn’t it look like beautiful leaves, changing colors during Fall ? Love love it ! 
If you follow me and my {In Motion} videos, you know that I now love the glitters we have over at Lindy Stamp Gang, and one way I use them is to simply mix the glitter with gel medium. This is what I did with the Chartreuse glitters from the Mad Hatter set. I applied the gel through a stencil, all over the tile. It dries clear, so the glitters really pop ! 
I finally wrote «Believe In Magic» with my white Stabilo pencil. We have to really look for it to see it, which makes me happy (unexpected happiness is always welcome).

Here is the list of the products I have used (click to go on their page):