Personal Impressions

Good Morning Crafters,   Linda here to share with you my visit to Viva Décor  in Germany. I went along with 2 members of staff Stacey Thomas and Jenny Hawkins from our sister company Country Love Crafts.   We arrived on the Monday morning and got stuck in straight away with workshops using the new products.  These include the new Concrete paste and mix, Rusty Paper, Venezia, Inka Textile to name but a few of the products we used.  It was a busy couple of days but we all had a lot of fun.   We then spent Wednesday and Thursday recording videos using these brand new products.   Viva Décor looked after us all superbly and we all had a wonderful time. Entrance to Viva Décor   The next set of photographs are screen shots of the products and beautiful samples created by the talented ladies at Viva Décor.   These are metal drums which has been given the Rusty and more along with Rusty Patina to give an authentic rust...

Hi Peeps  Kath here with a quick project featuring the Viva Decor Rusty paint set.   You may have seen the lovely Anke on The Craft Channel demo'ing this product...  I had to have a go... Products used from the Personal Impressions website: Viva Decor Rusty Paint kit (Available on the Craft Channel - Trade at Personal Impressions) MDF shape Tim Holtz flourish stamp Ranger Tarnished Gold Embossing Powder A few bits from my stash   Coat the shape with a good base coat of Rusty Paper paint (You could use gesso if your shape is very porous) let it dry Take a little of  the Paint and stipple it over the shape, then repeat with the Patina whilst the paint is still wet, build up in layers until you're happy, I did two coats of each. don't forget your sides! Once it's completely dry...... take a stamp ( thicker patterns work best as the surface is bumpy) Using an embossing pad stamp over your project pressing firmly (Us...