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Hi Everyone! I have seen so much activity using the Distress Crayons lately that I feel like I'm falling behind if I'm not using them everyday!

Well here at my house, I'm still exploring Crazing Medium (see last post) - this time I'm using a Dina Wakley Media Board.  Dina's boards come in a large pack (two 9 x 12" boards) or a mixed pack that you can see here.  One thing I really like about Dina's Media Boards is that they are pre-gessoed so that saves me a step plus drying time. So right from the bag I can use it!
I'm using the 5 x 7" size for today's project as well as Distress Crayons Set 1 (the bright set).

A palette knife was used to spread the Distress Collage Medium Crazing over the Mini Stencil from Set 7.  If you haven't seen the Mini Stencils yet, they are the 3 1/8 x 6 1/4" or the size of a #8 tag (and they are "mini cute").
I picked a few random places to add the crazing medium over the stencil, then left it to dry completely.  Remember to wash the palette knife and stencil right away.

After drying - the crazing appears in the circles (just like it's suppose to).  What I like about using the stencil is that it controls how much of the medium you can put on with the knife, so it never gets too thick.

I scribbled some Twisted Citron over the crazing and rubbed it with my finger. 

It moved a little bit but not like on a slick surface.  A damp wet wipe is the answer here...I found that it spreads the color into a nice light background wash.

So I just started adding colors, working back and forth between scribbling, rubbing, and wet wipe.

I went back over places that I felt were too light giving a beautiful mix of colors.

Mustard Seed...

Picked Raspberry...

 Love how the damp wet wipe (yes a wet wipe can be too wet) really helps get the color of the crayon into the crazing.

 

I used another Mini Stencil and Ranger Pearl Metallic Paint to create a fun layer over the Crayon.  I just put the pearl paint on the craft mat and used a clean mini blending tool to pounce the paint over the stencil.

The pearl paint leaves a nice sheen over the crayon.  They work together beautifully!

Now what to do with it?
I've decided on a white 5 x 7" frame and a little message.  I use the chambray Textile Surface mounted on chipboard (remember, it's self adhesive? so it's super easy).  I used the Sizzix Block Talk Alphabet die to cut the letters I needed for the sentiment.

Big Chat, which is larger than Chit Chat serves as part of the sentiment also.  I added it with crazing medium (under and over) to secure to the sticker and give it a slick finish.  That allows me to use the crayons and wet wipe with ease.  If you look really close you can see a bit of crazing in the corner of the sticker.

It's a simple sentiment and I like that it didn't cover up the beautiful color of the canvas board.  Dina's Media Boards are going to be a staple in my craft room right along side the Distress Crayons.  They work together beautifully!  I hope to do more exploring and learning because I know I'm just scratching the surface.

(lilacs from my garden)

Choose Happy!  and have a great holiday weekend!
I'm running off on a little adventure - I'll post next week and show you where I end up!
now carry on,
paula

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