My life is Nevr-Dull

 

I just recently watched a this Katie Kendrick video and thought I’d drag out the old Nevr-dull and give her technique, for making background papers, a whirl.

I started by pulling colored pages out of magazines and books.  This technique is easy and fun….you just use a wad of Nevr-Dull to rub the background ink off the page. 

So here is page one, I just laid a cardboard coffee cup wrap under it and put a piece of sequin waste on top……took the piece of Nevr-Dull and gently rubbed.

 

You can see in the texture of the cardboard underneath if you look in the dot pattern, interesting!  Then you go in with white paint and ink to add more interest to the page.

This is the final look….after ink and paint were added! 

This is the second page, I actually collaged pieces of paper to this page, too……

Page three and, below, page four……..

Try it!  It is truly a fun and easy way to make interesting background papers for your artwork or journal pages.