In this post I had mentioned that I came across some lutradur in my studio and decided to actually do something with it. Well wouldn't you know that the very next day C&T posted that their May challenge was to work with Lutradur! So here are my entries for the challenge...
First I started with making a box ...
4"x4"x4". This is black lutradur painted with Lumiere paints, then a layer of black Mistyfuse was fused on top and I added some bronze foiling. Then more paint sponged on with a paper towel. I used Timtex as the stabilizer for the box (actually all the projects in this post were made using Timtex as the stabilizer) and the inside is lined with more of the painted lutradur. This surface looks like old weathered copper in person. It's terribly hard to get a good photo of that really shows how shimmery the surface is.
I had some of the surface that I used for the box left over so I made a couple of ATC's...
Then I moved onto working with the black lutradur that I painted with the metallic paints that I showed in this post. Since I was working with some small random shaped pieces I decided to do a couple of collage postcards...
I made these by fusing Mistyfuse to the backs of all the pieces that I had and then created the collages on a piece of Timtex cut 4"x6". Once I had the pieces in a configuration that I liked, I covered it with parchment paper and ironed to fuse everything in place.
Then I moved on to working with some white lutradur. I wanted to create something with a vintage look so I painted the lutradur with some brown dye-na-flow paint and then sponged over it with some ecru to lighten it up a bit. When it was dry, I rubber stamped some text over the surface and then couldn't resist using it for a journal...
9"x6"x 1 1/2", suede cord wrap close, 3 signatures inside
and a close up...
This was my first time using lutradur and I have to say it really is a nice material to work with. It takes paint very nicely, it's easy to stitch and cut. I have several more pieces that I painted up earlier today drying so that I can continue to work with it.