Creating with COFFEE ~ by Nicci Battilana

Have you ever tried painting using your beverage as the medium?

In Today's Art Adventure we are doing just that.

Go ahead and grab a cup of cold black coffee from the pot you made this morning.

No, seriously, go get some and I will meet you right back here :)

I'll wait ;)

You're back! Great!

For this adventure you will also require:

A round water brush (I used a #12)
paper towel
WOW! Embossing Pen
WOW! Embossing Pad
Letter Stamp Set (or you can hand write your letters)
WOW! Heating Tool
A Mix of pink, red, gold & dark blue embossing powders
black water resistant pens or markers (fine point)
Watercolour paper (I used my Stillman & Birn BETA Journal)

STEP #1: Begin by stamping or writing your 'ART CAFE' letters onto the top of you page with WOW! Embossing fluid.

STEP #2: Sprinkle on your 'IN THE NAVY' embossing powder, tap off the excess & heat set with your het tool as directed.

STEP #3: Apply your coffee in the same manner that you would if using watercolour paints. Make sure that you let it dry between coats to build up your colour layers. TIP: If you use coffee that has been saved in a clean mug for a couple of days, the colour will be darker than it is with fresh cold coffee. (Do not use coffee that has any additives, such as sugar or cream, etc.)

STEP #4: Apply some clean water around your embossed letters and then add your chosen watercolour. I used Cobalt Teal by QOR.

STEP #5: After you let the watercolour sit on your page for a couple of minutes, dab off the excess with a clean piece of paper towel or painting cloth.

STEP #6: Using your favourite water resistant black fine liners or pens, doodle overtop of your coffee painting to bring out some of the details.

STEP #7: You can now add in some extra embellishments into your coffee painting with your WOW! Embossing powders. I used 'Judith's Blush' on the characters cheeks, 'Diana's Love' in the hearts & toadstools, and 'Gitty's Power' on the March Hare & in the Red Queens hair.

STEP #8: With the Embossing Pen & 'Ulla's Cognac' I added a variety of hearts into the background.

STEP #9: Since we are in the Month of LOVE (Valentine's) I decided to add a large heart in the 'heart' of the coffee spiral with 'Diana's Love" along with one of the heart stamps from Marion Emberson's Stamp Set 'Layered Hearts'.