a dried up paint tip

i've been working on a very big project all weekend. it involves a ton of little projects. one of those happened to involve paint and chipboard.

 

don't these look sort of cool? normally, when i paint chipboard pieces, they're flat and just plain looking. these flowers have tons of texture and remind me of frosting :)

 

this is the color that i wanted to use. it matched the pattern papers i had on a layout. but, the paint was dried out. not entirely dried out. but it definately wasn't runny, and i couldn't squeeze it out of the paint jar. i was set on using it anyways, since the color was perfect.

 

i've heard of mixing some water in with the paint, but wasn't quite ready to try that. so i grabbed some toothpicks. mainly, they were just to get the paint out of the jar, so that i could decide what to do with it.

 

the paint was thick, but still workable.

 

so i just used the toothpick to spread the paint around on the chipboard flower. it's totally like frosting a cake. at least, this is how i frost my cakes. i never make the frosting smooth. i like it to look like it has some texture to it.

 

i let it sit for a bit, to make sure the paint would actually dry ok. i was worried it wouldn't completely dry, and that it would still be pliable. it wasn't an issue though, and it dried perfectly.  

 

i thought it was a pretty cool little trick. it's nice to know that the paints are still usable, since i would hate to get rid of all those pretty colors. just have to play around with them, in a new way. and the best part, was that i didn't have to clean any paintbrushes. i just threw my little toothpick away :)

Comments

[Janet]

cool tip Laura! now you know I am busting a gut to know what your BIG project involved...ha!
have a great day!
smiles from PA!

[Sara Rossi]

Well are you just the clever girl!?! What a great idea! Can't wait to see the project!

[Deneen]

Love this just might need to use it on pictures of the girls frosting sugar cookies that's what it totally reminds me of. Nice nails by the way (don't think I have ever seen you with nails LOL). Have fun on your little trip and I will see you when you return :)

[Linda]

LOVE it! What a great idea! Texture is always great!

[wendy]

That it what I call Good to the Last Drop!!

[Carla]

Funny how little quirks like that can open ur eyes to new ideas!! Nice nails BTW :)

[Cindee]

Great idea! I have a ton of those paints and they are all dried out. I'll need to try your trick.

[Suzanne]

Very cool texture indeed(; I cannot wait to see the page!

[Krista Lund]

way to make lemonade out of lemons! i like the texture look (and the color!)