Video: Acrylic Pouring for Cardmakers

Good day to you! Janette here sharing with you acrylic pouring for cardmakers. By now you've probably seen this swoon-worthy technique done on large canvases creating beautiful abstract designs. Today, I'm showing you how I've downsized the technique and how to keep the mess manageable. I'm creating gorgeous shimmer and shine with Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Inks instead of traditional acrylics.

These are just 3 of the 13 panels I created within one pouring session. Watch the video below for tips and tricks, and to make the most of all the paint.

If you are having trouble viewing the video, please try watching it here over on YouTube.

I've featured the green, blue, purple, gold and pewter Glimmer Metallic Inks in combination with pouring mediums, white pouring paint and silicone cell creator.

To finish the canvases into cards I've adhered them onto heavyweight white cardstock and adorned them with simple sentiments from Snarky Mix & Match Messages and To Seize or Not to Seize.

Simple white detail heat embossing or stamping in black ink allow the background to have a dominant presence.

Sentiment die cuts are another perfect simple detail to convey a message while keeping the background focal point. I've used Hello and Hugs from the March My Monthly Hero Kit (still available!) and the Smile Stamp & Cut.

Thank you for spending a few minutes with Hero Arts today. Have a wonderful day and we'll see you soon!

Lauren Z. Oct 30, 2018

OH WOW! These are so beautiful! I have to try this out.
“I’m pretty sure I seized the wrong day”…hilarious. Thanks for sharing!
SUZANNE KIMMELMAN Oct 29, 2018

These are gorgeous. The sentiments are hys6erical
Henriëtte Oct 29, 2018

It’s great to see how you create these gorgeous canvases, I already said it on your blog, I love this technique because no canvas is the same, you can’t even make them the same, the paint flows where it want’s to flow, with a little help from us, LOL. Thank you so much for these beauties Janette.
M Kathleen Ewing Oct 29, 2018

LOVE THE FREE FLOW!!!!! I have an artist friend who does very large canvases (and is very successful with them). Ive been buying the glimmer inks but haven’t been sure how to use them and now Im excited to try doing it on a smaller scale Just one thing that would have been even more helpful is to have list the recommended items in the blog, Im not sure what to look for with the silicone cell products. An example would have helped a lot..
Babs Oct 29, 2018

I love paint pouring and have done it on vinyl. Was thinking about experimenting on CS, but thanks for doing it for me. Now I think I can just jump in and do it. Have you ever run your paint through something (like a sink strainer) instead of just a straight pour from a cup? Can’t see why it wouldn’t work, just curious how to keep it in a small area.