Red Copper Patina

Supplies
Patina - Sophisticated Finishes Two Part Copper/Patina Green Finish
Paintbrush
Rubbing alcohol
Our German Scrap Papers

Instructions
1. Clean off the German Scrap Papers with rubbing alcohol.
2. Paint on the copper from Sophisticated Finishes and let dry.
3. As soon as it is dry, usually less than 15 minutes, paint on the antiquing solution.  (The rust and the patina green second solution are the same.)  Note: It can take a few minutes to several hours for the patina to show.
 

Fake Copper Patina

Supplies
Acrylic paints - White, Kelly Green, True Blue and Copper Metallic (inexpensive bottles of paints are okay)
Paintbrush
Toothpick
Our German Scrap Papers

Instructions
1. Paint the German Scrap Papers with the metallic copper paint. Let dry.
2. Mix up your patina color.  Start with a few drops of white and then add a little bit of green paint. I like to use a toothpick for this.  You should have a light green paint when mixed.  Then add a smaller amount of blue paint.  The resulting color should be a light green with a hint of blue.
3. Now apply the "patina" to a small section of your copper painted German scrap.  I usually use my finger for this.  I dab a bit on, and then spread it around.  Do this until you are happy with the results.  You will want to aim to have some areas with a light green/blue color while other areas, keep some of the copper paint showing.
 

Paint

Supplies
Metallic paint in various colors
Paintbrush
Our German Scrap Papers

Instructions
1. Paint the German Scrap Papers with dark brown paint and wipe some of it off.  Let dry.
2. Paint different colors of metallic paint on to the scrap and then wipe some of it off.  Let dry.
3. Continue with layering as in step 1 and 2 until you are happy with the result.  Try this technique with all types of colors of paint - nonmetallic, primary colors, complimentary colors, etc.
 

Ink

Supplies
Memories Ink Pad - Black
Our German Scrap Papers

Instructions
1. Darken the German Scrap Papers with a Black Memories ink pad or refiller by applying some of the ink to the scrap and immediately dabbing some of it off.  Let dry for 24 hours. Try this technique with various colors of ink.
 

Note by Helga Strauss: Try adding just about any kind of paint to our German scrap papers, wipe some of it off and it'll look cool! I recently did this with Twinkling H20's in different colors and they looked awesome!

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