Hi, it's me, Christine. As part of the mixed media team here at MyCraftivity, I kind of had the inside track on the March challenge. So I have been thinking about what I wanted to make, and I decided on a fabric and paper book for my new niece, Stella, that features all of her far-flung relatives. When I told Tonia about it, she immediately suggested transferring the images onto fabric. It was a suggestion that I immediately discarded. Too much work, too much hassle. So I proceeded with my plan, to use gel medium to adhere the paper images to fabric.
Well, that didn’t work as well as I’d hoped. Here are the results.
The fabric color shows through one of the images. And both are kind of warped and streaky. Rats. So, I’m not liking the way it’s turning out, but I love the idea and the colors. My next plan of action is to try the fabric transfer onto the white fabric and then maybe sew the images in.
Do you have any other suggestions? I’d love to hear them!
Until next time,
Christine
I love the idea! After you transfer the images and sew them in, you might try using fabric paint to integrate the images in with the patterned fabric borders a bit more. You could paint traces of the pattern--or even just of colors from the pattern--onto the images themselves in areas around the focal point. It would be an adaptation of a technique in The Art of Personal Imagery, where the author (Corey Moortgat) painted the background of her modern photos to make them blend in more with the rest of her collage elements.
Jessica01:21 PM EST