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I wanted to try out a new background for my cards and found a site that had Nail Polish paper on it and gave it a try.
It is really easy to do and gives wonderful results.
All you need is an old foil container some old nail polish and water.
Simply half fill the foil container with cold water.
Drop in some nail polish a drop at a time you can do this with different colours.
Some of the nail polish will sink and some will float. Please do not use anything you want to keep as it will be ruined thats why you need an old foil container.
Allow it to spread over the water
Now drop in your card or paper.
If using card allow it to soak a while paper takes less time.
Take it out and see the results.If you find some of the nail polish is too thick in one area simply spread it out with your fingers it gives some texture when you do this. You will need some nail polish remover to get it off your fingers afterwards.
Allow it to dry completely and you will have a background that is really different. Card takes a while to dry out but it is worth the wait, paper tends to curl but it can be straightened when glued to some card stock, thicker paper is better than thin for this .
I use acrylic paint that is watered down and use a sponge to add extra colour to any areas that have not taken as well as I would have liked when the card is completely dry. This makes the card interesting and you can add another colour to the card if you like as well.
Glitter nail polish works as well and gives a sparkle to your card. I have found that old nail polish sinks more and have found that cheap nail polish works well, you can get some cheap nail polish from market stalls or reduced in shops and stores. They often reduce nail polish that is not selling well and you get some great colours that way.
The picture at the top is a card I made using this method for the background.
The site I found this on was
http://www.creativedistortion.com/trade.html
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It is really easy to do and gives wonderful results.
All you need is an old foil container some old nail polish and water.
Simply half fill the foil container with cold water.
Drop in some nail polish a drop at a time you can do this with different colours.
Some of the nail polish will sink and some will float. Please do not use anything you want to keep as it will be ruined thats why you need an old foil container.
Allow it to spread over the water
Now drop in your card or paper.
If using card allow it to soak a while paper takes less time.
Take it out and see the results.If you find some of the nail polish is too thick in one area simply spread it out with your fingers it gives some texture when you do this. You will need some nail polish remover to get it off your fingers afterwards.
Allow it to dry completely and you will have a background that is really different. Card takes a while to dry out but it is worth the wait, paper tends to curl but it can be straightened when glued to some card stock, thicker paper is better than thin for this .
I use acrylic paint that is watered down and use a sponge to add extra colour to any areas that have not taken as well as I would have liked when the card is completely dry. This makes the card interesting and you can add another colour to the card if you like as well.
Glitter nail polish works as well and gives a sparkle to your card. I have found that old nail polish sinks more and have found that cheap nail polish works well, you can get some cheap nail polish from market stalls or reduced in shops and stores. They often reduce nail polish that is not selling well and you get some great colours that way.
The picture at the top is a card I made using this method for the background.
The site I found this on was
http://www.creativedistortion.com/trade.html
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