This DIY project is a simple and fun one that gives you unique yet controlled results.  Let your inner child out with this easy reverse watercolour technique! 

Supplies:
Silk Screen Stencil
Plastic - such as plastic bag, laminating sheet, page protector
Sharpie marker
Water colour paints or Chalkology Paste
Watercolour paper
Paint brushes
Mixing Trays

Grabyour Chalk Couture supplies

• Let's get our creativity on!  Start by selecting your stencil of choice. Leave it on the backer.
• Place the plastic bag/page over top of the stencil
• With the Sharpie, carefully trace around the outside of the design (and any key elements)
• Place a little bit of Chalkology paste into a mixing dish and add water, Stir until it is a nice paint consistency (or use watercolour paints).
• Using a paint brush, paint onto the plastic inside of your traced design.  Be creative with your colours. It's okay if you go outside the lines a little bit.
• Now add your background colours around the outside of your design.
• Once your design is fully coloured in, while the paste is still wet, carefully place your watercolour paper on top. Or if you are brave flip the plastic over onto the watercolour paper! 
• Allow this to dry or speed it up with a hair dryer.
• Since we are working on paper- Fuzz off your silk screen stencil as it will really want to cling.  ** Fuzzing is the action of placing the sticky side of your stencil onto a fuzzing cloth or towel to pick up "fuzz" and remove a little bit of the stickiness. Once you wash your stencil the sticky will return.
• With your silk screen stencil line up the design with the watercoloured image. 
• Using yourChalkology paste of choice, chalk your design as usual. 
• Peel, Reveal & Squeal!

The reindeer will be hungry after a long night of pulling the sleigh!  Reward them with a treat to ensure they visit your house before Christmas Day. 
This project is quick and easy to make. Complete it with your little one or as a special surprise.
This project is Day 3 of of the 12 Days of Christmas series

Supplies
Jar or container to hold your Magic food
Tag
Bird food, Oatmeal, Oats
Baking sprinkles
Chalk Paste
Silk Screen stencil

The process is simple.  Apply your choice of chalk paste in small amounts on your transfer image.  Use your fingers or squeegee to blend the colours together.
Personally, I have three (3) ways I like to blend my colours and each achieve a different outcome with the reveal.
Hot mess blend 1-  Using your fingers, swirl & blend to achieve desired mix
Hot mess blend 2- Use a squeegee and pull in straight lines across the transfer image
Hot mess blend 3 - Use your squeegee and "S" pull your paste. Simply draw S's with squeegee, this give a slightly different look than pulling straight down.

There is always a brief moment in the hot mess process where you question your sanity and if the results will turn out... save the stress until after you Paste, blend,  Peel & Reveal ... we have found that it always turns out that we have a Squeal!

Check out Handy Helper's rooster hot mess. This is a retired transfer, however the process stays the same for any transfer you use! This was completed on a stretch canvas done in a reverse canvas style.

Chalkology paste is perfect for projects that will not be washed or those you want only temporarily.  The paste is designed to be removed with water and rubbing.  Perfect for chalkboards, windows, appliances, walls.  As with any product certain colours may stain (often removed with the Chalk Couture board eraser), so use caution on non-replaceable surfaces. You can also use paste on artist canvas, wood, plastic, metal, fabric (that won't be washed), paper and glass.

Chalkology Ink is designed to be permanent once heat set, meaning you can wash it and your design will stay.  Any item that can handle heat (from your  household iron, heat press or oven) is perfect for ink!  If you are not planning to wash an item, many other surfaces will work with ink even if you are unable to heat set it.  We have even used Ink on sticker vinyl & HTV, this allowed us to heat set the sticker & then apply to the non-heat item (such as a water bottle with a plastic insert). 

Check out our many Facebook live videos to see the wide variety of items we have pasted & inked.

Tips for surfaces:  The smoother the surface the better your transfer will adhere, therefore less paste/ink leaks.  Surfaces like barn wood and inexpensive artist canvas often work better with sanding and either painting or applying a sealant as a layer before your transfer & paste/ink.

You can seal your paste to give your project more permanency by spraying a sealant on top.

The great thing is that your designs use very little product! So test, try & play.
The only surface I have found so far that doesn't work with either product is Silicone... because let's face it, even burnt cookies don't stick to that!

Chalk Couture transfers come in 5 sizes (5x7" to 18x24") with 38 colours of paste and 23 colours of inks.  That means there is a whole lot of potential for your projects.  Whether you are new to chalking or just getting fancy with your designs "Paste  & Peel" is a technique every chalker needs.
Paste & peel is about as simple as it sounds... paste a little & peel the transfer up.  But why?  As we know the chalks dry quickly, so when you are tackling an extra large transfer, multiple colours or you are new and learning, occasionally you need a little more time. Paste and peel will buy you that time! Of course we are making our sure paste is the right consistency first ;) .
There are two ways to paste and peel--
1. Paste your section & peel up only that part of the transfer allowing the paste to dry. This is a great technique if you have parts that need to stay lined up (like fonts). 
or
2. Paste & peel the whole transfer up, dry and then place the transfer back on- lining it up carefully.
Both ways achieve the same result.
Check out our demo video to see this in action!

Now go play with all those colours and play with your big transfers!
Happy Chalking!