After never having heard of it in B&Q I went to a local builder's yard. Told the guy that I wanted it for art and he said "Thats ok, we get all sorts in here".
I begun by gluing some card letters onto a cereal packet and placed the plumber's tape over the top. I enjoyed making the letters emerge by pressing with a paper stump. I decided not to paint it but to rub in various colours of treasure gold.
Next I added some star brads.
I used all my experimental offcuts from my canvas of my Dad to create a frame around the piece.
I then mounted the whole thing onto brown card and it is going to be a birthday card for my wonderful son!
Loved playing with plumber's tape. Lots of possibilities!
That's gorgeous Hazel! I may have to pinch this style for my son, whose birthday is this month.
ReplyDeleteAlison xxx
Love this, all those colours of treasure gold look fab x
ReplyDeleteOooo I like this lots! I went to B&Q too for shiny tape but they didn't know what I was on about! Lol! I like how you used the off cuts from your canvas for the frame - looks really good! x
ReplyDeleteOoh, love the effect of the TG over the plumbers' tape - fabulous shiny stuff!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Looks fantastic Hazel x
ReplyDeleteFantastic Hazel x
ReplyDeleteThat looks great.
ReplyDeleteFabulous xx
ReplyDeleteHazel,
ReplyDeleteI didn't get a chance to come by and comment before so here I am now. I need to get me some of that tape it so pretty the way you have this done up. I can see lots of masculine cards and some Christmas cards being made with this.