Making Scripture Word Art

Hey Friends!

Today I'm combining 

a few of my favorite things...

words from my savior

and

yah, paint;

not like the two are that close 

on the important-o-meter,

but they go together in my world.

Boy, do I need reminders around

about right living.

I guess God knew that when he said

"Tie them (my commands) to your hands,

wear them on your forehead as reminders.

Write them on the doorposts of your house

and on your gates" Deuteronomy 6: 8-9.

So, how about putting them on your wall.

Build a box frame

with 1/4" underlayment

and furring strips.

Put a wash of brown acrylic front and back.

Brush on a coat of white.

I like to use Olympia Paint and Primer in one

from Lowes. Color - Crumb Cookie.

This piece measures 24" x 24".

The white stripes are 4".

Colored stripes are 3".

The pencil shade on the back of the lettering

will transfer when you press from the front

with a pen.

Can't wait to paint more verses.

Hope you enjoy making one for your home.

I'm also selling these on my Etsy.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Much appreciation,

Deb

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Large Word Art for Girls Room

Words to encourage Girls-

What a nice reminder this will be

for Kaita as it hangs on her bedroom wall.

This is a large piece of art

measuring 27" x 49".

Here are some of the colors that I used

and photos of letter layout and pencil transfer.

To dry brush white over the top of lettering,

use an old ragged edge brush.

Dip into white paint.

Rub off onto paper towel

and lightly pull across paint surface.

Also dry brush pink trim.

Stabilize back frame

and use D rings to hang.

This large word art will 

hang on a bright green wall.

Imagine the impact you can make

with word art -

encouraging her heart everyday-

and making a fun graphic color statement in her room.

Have a great weekend, Friends!

Deb

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Lake Word Art - in Color

Here's some Lake Love

Expression in Word Art:

You might remember an earlier post

when I talked about making subway art

in greys and blacks.

But I wanted to try the prints

with a background color.

The main difference between the black and the colors

is the poster finish

and the cost.

When making the black and grey art,

the print comes with a matte finish

and is around $3.

The colored posters are a shinier finish

even when ordered in matte

and they cost around $13

(unless you can find them on sale which I did

at Zazzle for about $8)

Then there are shipping costs as well.

It is fun to experiment in Photoshop

with different colored backgrounds.

You can see on the red that I added a lot of shading.

Here is the original design in Photoshop

and then the finished sanded look:



I built the box frame with 1/4" MDF

and wood trim .

Paint the edges

a darker shade of your poster color.

I used Mod Podge this time to glue the poster on.

The colored paper is heavier so you can use a heavier glue.

Remove any stickers

from the back of the poster.

Here you can see the poster edge

before

and

after

sanding:

Then use a finer grit sandpaper

for the front poster surface.

The colored poster only needs

a very light sanding to distress..

These can be customized for any lake

Hope you found some inspiration today!

Thanks for visiting, Deb

**update**

be sure to really press paper repeatedly.

Although these first projects didn't get air pockets,

some have.

To resolve that, I used a pin to put a hole in front,

wiggle around and put some glue under.

After dry, then sand lightly.

There is another tip on "Plaid's" site

that says to spray both sides of paper and let dry.

(evidently all of the shrinkage will occur before application)

read here.

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