Mixed Media, Art Journaling and Online Classes
Happy Monday! It's time for another Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge! This week...it's all about COLOR LOVE! The first thing I thought of when I saw this theme was Tim Holtz' New Distress Paints in 24 gorgeous colors! They are truly amazing, very fluid acrylic paints that hold their color and dry with a beautiful matte finish. Just like all the other line of Distress Products, they are reactive with water. But once these dry, they are permanent and they retain their true colors. Check out this video of Tim Holtz at CHA 2013, talking about these new, fantastic paints! For my color love challenge piece, I decided to team up the new Distress Paints with another page in my Dylusions Art Journal. Here is my finished piece. Colorful enough for you? This is an art journal page that is created from two art journal pages. It has been folded and taped to create several pockets to hold a #10 Manila Tag as well as 3 #8 Manila tags. I saw this idea on Jim The Gentleman Crafter's blog and thought it was such a cool idea! All of this color is from Tim's new Distress Paints: Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry and Broken China. I began by spritzing a blank journal page with water. Then I alternated squiggly lines of the Distress Paints running vertically down the dampened paper. Next I spritzed over the page again with water and picked up the journal, allowing the paint to run. I repeated this process on another page because it actually takes two pages to create the tag pockets for the journal. I did not roll a paper towel roll over the pages to dry them, as you would typically do with Dyan's sprays because I did not want to remove any of the still wet acrylic paint. Rather, I heat set the paint with my Heat It Craft Tool. The colors dry to a beautiful, chalky matte finish but they do not loose their vibrant color. Now it is confession time. At first, I did not like the page on the left so I ripped it out of the journal and laid it to the side before I heat set the paints. Then I tried it again on the page to the right. After I heat set the page on the right, I decided that I really did like the page I thought would be trashed! So, I heat set it and it became the top piece for my pocket tag page! Yet another reminder that sometimes what we think looks like an ugly duckling when it's in the beginning stages can turn out to be a swan!! I added some Mustard Seed Distress Ink to the page on the left and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to the page on the right to fill in any white areas and further "blend" the colors together. Since I'd ripped my page out of the journal, it was easier for me to score the left side to create a small pocket for the larger #10 manila tag to sit inside of. You don't have to tear the page out of your journal though. But, in my case, I measured in 1" from the left edge and scored that line. Then I measured in another inch and made another score line. Then use a piece of 1/4" or 1/2" Scor Tape and apply it to the back side of the first 1" portion of that art journal page. Remove the tape and fold along the first score line, attaching the first 1" strip to the second 1" strip on the page. Then put a piece of 1/4" or 1/2" Scor Tape at the inside edge of both ends of the little folded over portion you just made. Remove the tape backing and attach the two ends to either outside edge of the page. You have just created a long skinny pocket for a large manila tag to slip into! Then I stamped my Dylysions design along the face of that skinny pocket. Next, turn the page over and measure three equal spaces on the backside of the journal page to create three pockets for #8 manila tags to be able to slip into. As you can see from my page, the spaces measure 3 3/4" each. Run a piece of 1/4" Scor Tape down the two outside edges of the page, at the 3 3/4" intervals in the center of the page and I ran a couple of 1/4" Scor Tape strips at the bottom of the page. Then remove the tape backing and lay the page directly over the other page that you have colored and press the tape into place. Now you have created an art journal page that has a total of 4 pockets on it...1 big skinny pocket and three smaller pockets. Then embellish your art journal page however you chose to do so. My page was finished but it needed tags! So, I used the same technique as I had done on the art journal pages to create the backgrounds on my tags-using the same Distress Paint Colors. Here is my completed big #10 manila tag. It is a combination of several Dyan Reaveley stamps. All of the parts (other than the flowers) were stamped onto Specialty Stamping Paper and then colored using my Tim Holtz detailer water brush and Distress Ink colors to coordinate with the background colors. The bunting at the top is from Dyan Reaveley's Bags of Bunting stamp set. I added the little bows and line between each of them with a Faber Castell Fine Point Pitt Pen. The funky girl in the middle is a combination of Ruby Rainbow body, and a Traveling Travis head, legs and sunglasses. The sentiment is a combination of two sayings from Dyan's new Say It How It Is stamp set. The flowers are from Background Love and some flowers are colored in using a Sharpie Fine Point Water Based Marker. The center is Mustard Seed Distress Paint. In this closeup, you can again see the really cool colors and blending you can get from the Distress Paints. I also added some "bling" to the sunglasses and Glossy Accents to the hearts on her head and her boots to give them a little dimension and a slick finish. For the smaller pockets, I created these three smaller tags, also using the same Distress Paints for the background colors. Each so unique. The stamps are from Dina Wakley. The one on the left is Silhouette Script. The center is Script Heart and the one on the right is Lonely Girl. I added "LOVE" to the center heart. That is stamped on a separate sheet of Specialty Stamping Paper that was streaked with Picked Raspberry Distress Paint. The letters are stamped (as are all of the stamped images) with Jet Black Archival Ink. They are from Tim Holtz' Worn Text stamp set. All of the white highlights on the center tag are from the Sharpie marker. The tag on the right also has some stenciled polka dots from Wendy Vecchi's new Polka Dotty stencil. I scraped some iridescent blue green paint from Peabo through the stencil and heat set it then drew the little black circles around the dots with the fine point Pitt pen. Here is my finished art journal page without the big #10 manila tag in its pocket. I have added some of the iridescent polka dots on this page as well. And, I swiped some of the paint with my finger along the edges of the pages. I love the shimmer it adds. I colored in the funny looking eyeball type design from Dyan Reaveley's Inbetweenies stamp set with the Sharpie fine point water based marker. I also stamped a couple more Dina Wakley stamps on this page. The star is called Script Star and the script is called Textured Scrawl. The black circles were made from dipping the top off of a Dylusions plastic cap into black acrylic paint and stamping it on to the page. Finally I stamped the image of an eye and stamped "LOVE ART" (from Dyan Reaveley's Word Love stamp set) underneath it. Here is the finished page with no tags. And here is the page all put together, including the big #10 manila tag in its place. I can't believe I almost threw the top of this art journal page away! I actually LOVE the blended color runs of this page and I really like the way it finished out! I hope that I've inspried you to create something with color and join our challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show. If you need some more inspiration, hop on over to the blog and check out the wonderful examples that my Design Teammates have waiting for you. Then join our challenge. You could be the lucky winner of our generous sponsors' $50.00 credit voucher. You may also be voted one of the TOP THREE entrees for the week! That is a very nice honor indeed! Good luck and I can't wait for you to COLOR MY WORLD! Here are all of the items available at Simon Says Stamp used on on this project: InLinkz.com
L'arbre, ce poumon de la terre, sera le thème du mois d'août. Après tout, il mérite plus que notre hommage. Il mérite notre amour et notre protection! Lui même considéré comme un protecteur, un confident, voir même un lien, une connexion internet naturelle avec le ciel! Il est aussi nourricier - olivier, citronnier, cerisier. Par ricochet, via les vertus médicinales de son écorce, de ses fruits ou de ses feuilles, une aide à la santé! Norman Smith Olivia Pendergast L'arbre L'arbre sous tous ses angles, c'est là-dessus que nous nous concentrons. Il s'agit de créer un arbre réaliste, abstrait, symbolique, ou imaginaire ... Le focus peut être mit sur l'arbre entier de la cime aux racines, sur le tronc, sur le feuillage ou sur ses fruits. Via - Béatrice Amar Avez-vous un arbre préféré? Un arbre confident? J'y pense on peut y aller aussi avec l'arbre généalogique... Et pourquoi pas un arbre magique que l'on invente juste pour le plaisir. Le citronnier (photo via Brigitte Iona) Le pommier Les bouleaux Technique Toujours la liberté des techniques utilisées. Allez-y de vos préférences ou essayez de quoi de nouveau. Sue Davis Sandrine Pelissier Via Mouette 29 Liz Tran Doodling Cécile Hudrisier Sue Davis Rex Preston Couleurs Toutes les couleurs sont admises. Essayez de prendre des couleurs inhabituelles pour représenter vos arbres. Via vincenzina-amato.com Osnat Tzadock Sue Davis Cette création provient d'un article contenant Un lien avec plusieurs exemples d’arbres dans différents style et avec des techniques différentes, http://www.boredart.com/2016/10/diy-mixed-media-tree-art-projects.html Lucy Brydon Formes On devrait retrouver des lignes dans votre créations . Les lignes peuvent représenter les nervures des feuilles, les fissures dans l'écorce de l'arbre, des racines, ou autre chose. Mimi Prussack Journaling Ici allez-y comme vous le sentez. Si vous avez besoin d'idées en voici : Si votre composition le permet écrivez sur les feuilles de votre arbre. Sinon posez votre texte là où sont les racines de votre arbre. Une autre options serait d'écrire à la main le long du tronc. Une autre idée serait d'écrire en brun pour rappeler le "broue de noix" (walnut stain). Sam Cannon Carole Taylor Must La première idée qui nous vient en tête serait une feuille n'est-ce pas? Pourquoi pas une feuille. Si une feuille on lui donnera une forme originale, pourquoi pas une feuille en forme d'étoile, de fleur, ou de coeur? Virpi Pekkala Lauren Alexander Bonne création! Jill Barklem-Brambley Hedge Bonne été! Élaboré par: Suzanne Bouchard www.lamaisondeplume.blogspot.ca
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L'arbre, ce poumon de la terre, sera le thème du mois d'août. Après tout, il mérite plus que notre hommage. Il mérite notre amour et notre protection! Lui même considéré comme un protecteur, un confident, voir même un lien, une connexion internet naturelle avec le ciel! Il est aussi nourricier - olivier, citronnier, cerisier. Par ricochet, via les vertus médicinales de son écorce, de ses fruits ou de ses feuilles, une aide à la santé! Norman Smith Olivia Pendergast L'arbre L'arbre sous tous ses angles, c'est là-dessus que nous nous concentrons. Il s'agit de créer un arbre réaliste, abstrait, symbolique, ou imaginaire ... Le focus peut être mit sur l'arbre entier de la cime aux racines, sur le tronc, sur le feuillage ou sur ses fruits. Via - Béatrice Amar Avez-vous un arbre préféré? Un arbre confident? J'y pense on peut y aller aussi avec l'arbre généalogique... Et pourquoi pas un arbre magique que l'on invente juste pour le plaisir. Le citronnier (photo via Brigitte Iona) Le pommier Les bouleaux Technique Toujours la liberté des techniques utilisées. Allez-y de vos préférences ou essayez de quoi de nouveau. Sue Davis Sandrine Pelissier Via Mouette 29 Liz Tran Doodling Cécile Hudrisier Sue Davis Rex Preston Couleurs Toutes les couleurs sont admises. Essayez de prendre des couleurs inhabituelles pour représenter vos arbres. Via vincenzina-amato.com Osnat Tzadock Sue Davis Cette création provient d'un article contenant Un lien avec plusieurs exemples d’arbres dans différents style et avec des techniques différentes, http://www.boredart.com/2016/10/diy-mixed-media-tree-art-projects.html Lucy Brydon Formes On devrait retrouver des lignes dans votre créations . Les lignes peuvent représenter les nervures des feuilles, les fissures dans l'écorce de l'arbre, des racines, ou autre chose. Mimi Prussack Journaling Ici allez-y comme vous le sentez. Si vous avez besoin d'idées en voici : Si votre composition le permet écrivez sur les feuilles de votre arbre. Sinon posez votre texte là où sont les racines de votre arbre. Une autre options serait d'écrire à la main le long du tronc. Une autre idée serait d'écrire en brun pour rappeler le "broue de noix" (walnut stain). Sam Cannon Carole Taylor Must La première idée qui nous vient en tête serait une feuille n'est-ce pas? Pourquoi pas une feuille. Si une feuille on lui donnera une forme originale, pourquoi pas une feuille en forme d'étoile, de fleur, ou de coeur? Virpi Pekkala Lauren Alexander Bonne création! Jill Barklem-Brambley Hedge Bonne été! Élaboré par: Suzanne Bouchard www.lamaisondeplume.blogspot.ca
The early bird (by Milla*Mustesormi)
www.thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com Made with a Tim Holtz die cut large tag. Inks, paints and stamps by Dylusions at www.afth.co.uk
Z gorącymi pozdrowieniami z Brukseli - wspominając wspamniałe, kreatywne chwile z Francoise i Nicolle:* From Brussels with love - keeping in memory the wonderful, creative time with Francoise and Nicolle :* duża fotka - big photo I więcej żurnaluję tym węcej mam pomysłow potrzeb twórczych.Najchętniej zabierałabm go ze sobą wszędzie - muszę jeszcze popracować nad minimalistycznym przenośnym warsztatem do kompletu. "Zeszyt ćwiczeń" powędrował ze mną oczywiście do Brukseli na warsztaty i po 2 dniach intensywnych zajęć miałam chwilę aby z Nicolle i Francoise siąść do craftowego stołu. Tak powstała ta pamiątkowa strona - oraz 2 kolejne autorstwa Nicolle i Fran - jej świetny projekt można zobaczyć na jej blogu:) Oczywiście, możecie sobie wyobrazić jak cieszą mnie te wspólnie tworzone wpisy! The more I journal, the more ideas and creative needs I have. If I could, I'd take my "exercise book" everywhere with me - that's why I had it during my wekend in Brussels too. After 2 days of amazing classes Nicolle, Francoise and me sat around the table making journal pages: I asked my new frends to make these pages for me as a keepsake. I was almost in teras whan I got them. You can see Fran's creaton here - I love it to bits! To zdjęcie to tak naprawdę "wintadżowa pocztówka", którą kpiłam sobie na pamiątkę zwiedzając miasto. Szybko okazało się, że czeka już na nią specjalne miejsce:) The photo is in fact a "vintage postcard" I bought in the city as a souvenir, bot then I realised that I've got a perfect place for this! Do zobaczenia niebawem - relacja z Norwegii czeka! To był super udany weekend:) See you soon my sweet visitors - relation from Norway is coming:))) I had amazing weekend there:)
Hello, Lindy's fans! Hope you all are doing good! You are with Neena Arora on the blog. Today, I am here to share the springy journal page. I am going ba
Hello! Today at Vera Lane Studio we have a new digi set release. It is a charming set called Fragile. I teamed Fragile with the dog from February. I coloured the images with Copic markers and added some white highlights. The background was heat embossed with an AALL & Create background stamp and white powder, then Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire were swiped directly over the card. I spritzed the background with water to bleach out some of the colour and added some white circle stamping and some Broken China stamped script. The edges of the background were inked with Chipped Sapphire. I dyed a lolly stick with Chipped Sapphire ink and added some white heat embossing - this acts as grounding for the images. The images are popped on foam tape for dimension. The sentiment was cut into strips, inked around the edges and glued directly onto the background. Fragile February I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be! Here's all the info you need: Vera Lane Studio Blog Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop Thanks for stopping by today. xoxo I'd like to play along in these challenges: * Crafty Catz #507 AG 28/06 * Crafting Happiness #50 AG 30/05 * Crafters Castle May AG 01/06 * A Gem of a Challenge #11 AG 02/06 * Polkadoodle #21 AG 072//2/06 * Corrosive Challenges #5 AG 03/06 * Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #132 AG 06/06 * Creative Cafters #28 AG 08/06 ***
Mrs. Meledki's 3rd grade Tuesday Art (Above) Arooba, Devyn & Evy Mrs. Hall's 3rd grade Friday class (Above; Armondo, Ava & Connor) Mr. Cramer's 4th grade Friday ArtClass (Above: Arnez, Lisa M., Preston, Kirsten & Ali) Madison & Sabrina (above), 4th grade McMillian's class Mrs. May's 3rd grade Wednesday art Above; Adrianne, Adriana R. Supplies; thick paper, thick Sharpie, washable markers Knowledge; concentric circles, contour lines, line variety, color blending, watercolor control. Draw cactus lightly with pencil first! Then when it looks right, maker it darker with marker. Buy the poster that says this here at my TeacherPayTeacher store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Lost-Sock-Art-Teacher Draw hills, sun, and cactus. Outline with permanent market. Use concentric circles around sun & contour lines in cactus and hills. Outline with permanent marker. Fill in lines with doodles of line patterns and designs using a permanent marker. Use the washable markets to make bold thick outlines around each space in design. Use a wAter filled brush to bring the marker lines inward to fill in towards center. Tuesday class 4th grade... Step by Step Guide Below is a slight different version of cactus doodle.
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Gesso... My best friend... As a matter of fact, every mixed media artist's best friend... I can't imagine my creative process without it! This journal spread was created in an old book - I love the concept of using real old family photographs on real vintage substrates with real vintage embellishments. However, old paper tends to be very fragile and it's often tricky to work on because it easily absorbs water, paints and any other media. That's why I always need to prime it and make it safe to work on. Here comes gesso to my aid... How does it work exactly? We call gesso a primer which means it is used to create a smooth, non-soaking surface on top of which you can add any medium your heart desires. You can apply it on any kind of surface - canvas, wood, paper, metal, chipoards, fabric, plastic - literally anything! It also works fantastic when applied through stencils - you can add some interesting textures and patterns to your art. Gesso is so user's friendly - it dries quickly (good for impatient people like me ;) ), it's non-toxic and archival safe. If you'd like to know more, you can find some information {here} and also learn about some really fantastic effects you can achieve with white, black and clear gesso. :) To create an interesting project, just gesso is not enough - you need to add a pinch of color... :) I hope my Art Recipe I present today, will inspire you to experiment! This journal spread is a combination of layers of old paper, lace, buttons and Mechanicals. The color comes from a home made tea stain - simply a couple of tea bags left in hot water and then sprayed on the pages through one of my "Elementals" stencils. It's my favorite way to create an interesting looking golden brown color. The other colors come from Primary Elements Pigments mixed with water in spray bottles. Have a great creative weekend!
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I can't remember a time when I didn't have a journal/diary/sketchbook on the go. I still do, thought my journals these days are mostly filled with little drawings and ideas for future sewing projects, notes taken at special events. They're filled with endless lists.
The mysterious, double-sided, collaged watercolor drawings that comprise the journals of Charles August Albert Dellschau.
Hi everyone:) Today I have a new, exciting technique for you, just perfect if you like a distressed look on your creations! This time I will be using Lindy
We're staring into the abyss of the blank page. Oof...We've drawn the moon phases and neatly entered a full moon ritual in our books. Done. Check. Now what??Let's explore 13 ways to expand our moon magick and get more lunar love flowing in your grimoire. 1) Forage a local plant with lunar associations and use it to create prints, make marks or press into your book.2) Create a moonscape texture by stamping with tinfoil, recycled plastic wrap or a sponge.3) Craft a recipe for your own dream tea. W
Hi there people! I'm back with my next Art Recipe - this time art journal pages - in the last days I had a couple of ideas for my journal so why resist? "Poetry of Decay", shown below started as an idea of creating textures which will be both light in colors and pretty heavy in texture giving the impression of fading, disintegration and deconstruction. As always - pages are all emotional, telling stories which are somewhere close to the surface, willing to be told before they will suffocate me. I guess I'm not going to start write poetry or short novels (too late for that - I should have started 15 years ago!) so my art journal and collage are the options which are left! Subconsciously, I came back to the color combination which I somehow relate with longing, feeling empty or deprived - those of you who were playing with "Cold Country" collection from 7 Dots Studio should find a relation with ease. I was trying to show full palette of opposite feelings, hot and cold ones which can be hidden deep in us and be present in the same time. I'm very pleased with the effects of experimenting with a mixture of Art Basics Modeling Paste and Art Extravagance White Crackle Paste. I tried to get effect of crushed, peeling walls and I guess I succeeded! I love how the photo blended in the whole composition too - working with texture mediums will always be on my top list. Honestly - these crackles and modeling paste textures which are similar to old plaster made my heart sing! Color combination wasn't a simple one as I was trying to find the right palette for quite a while. Finally I've used 3 different colored mediums: shimmering sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang, Art Ingredients Mica Powders and Watercolor Pencils. I hope I will find more time to play with this photo - this is a great show which we've made years ago for one of my collage projects... and it is just perfect to play with. This time I covered it with a coat of Art Basics Clear Gesso - for protection and to paint on the photo with watercolor pencils. I love how it finally turned out. So here it goes - full Art Recipe for you to play with: The whole project, explained step-by step is below - have fun experimenting with these techniques! 1. I started with putting 2 coats of Art Basics Heavy White Gesso on the pages of my vintage book. This stopped my sprays from soaking through the paper. Next I glued the chosen image on one of the pages (I used Art Basics Soft Matte Gel) and I coated the photo with a single, smooth coat of Art Basics Clear Gesso - to change it into matte, easy to paint surface. I dried the pages and I was ready to continue. 2. Next i picked up some scraps of paper, some washi tape and paper doily and I glued these in the selected places of my composition to add some nice texture. I used Art Basics Soft Matte Gel again. I dried the composition with the heating tool and moved to the next step: adding dimensional Harlequin pattern. I used Art Basics Modeling Paste which I applied with a palette knife through the stencil. I added a bit of extra of the Modeling paste in the corners of the composition to create more dimensional look of "old plaster". 3.Next I moved to Art Extravagance White Crackle Paste which was applied more in the middle of the page, overlapping the photo and Modeling Paste pattern. I was hoping to create really weathered, vintage look. I left the book in the dry, warm place to speed up the cracking process. 4. When my project was dry again - and nice crackling appeared I was ready to add the color. First I sprayed The pages with Lindy's Sprays - shades of gray, yellow and A touch of pink. after drying I also added a bit of patina look spraying Art Ingredients Mica Powders mixed with Water: Teal and Rust. I dried the project completely. Last step was adding some touches of color with Watercolour Pencils (I used new Prima - soon available in the shop!) and mixing them a bit using water brush. Finally, using very soft pencil, I drew lines, bubbles and added text. I colored the bubbles with a touch of light blue and turquoise pencil. Voila! Ready! I think using watercolor pencils is one of my favorite journaling techniques in the last months - did you try it yet? If not - beware - it's very addictive! And here you can find all the products listed - available in our Mixed Media Place Shop! I hope you enjoyed - and got inspired to play a bit! Sending warmest hugs to you all
The play almost didn’t happen today. That logical left brain of mine was having a control freak kind of a day and things were being taken way too seriously. What rescued me? What got me playing? My Permission to Play art journal! Watch Rescued from Overthinking By My Art Journal on YouTube. Want to make a […]
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Just a quick note today :) Would you be curious who the woman on the photo is? I was! Until last week I only knew it is someone from my husband's family - possibly one of the aunts or grand-aunts. After short investigation including Skype session with my in-laws the mystery is now solved: her name was Janina and she is Andrew's Grand-grandmother! How cool is that? (Did i mention I just ADORE vintage photos?) So - here is the the page I made with her photo - for the request of Stampington & Company who picked up part of my Prima Line into their store (yay!). You can check more details and instruction how to create something similar on their page here! Sorry but I can't share more ;) I hope you like the effect - I do! I'm really happy about the look I achieved adding my Art Ingredients Mica Flakes to the composition. It was really good experiment, I think. Sending you all warm wishes on this damp, gloomy and of course rainy day
Hi again - time for the Sizzix update :) In the last days I published a new journal page on Sizzix.UK blog - it is illustration for my story you can read in the post below - about moving, believing in dreams, following my own path. I had a lot of fun creating the background of this small project - taking all the leftovers from my desk - mostly Sizzix doily cut-outs and masking tape - and covering it all with gesso... on this stage you never know what will happen next, which on one hand makes the process exciting and on the other opens new door and gives endless possibilities. This time I could use my new stamps and papers from coming Vintage Vanity line and Printed Canvas from Elementals - all from Prima Marketing of course. All the details including information about dies and some more creative tips you will find here - on Sizzix blog:) And if you will dig a bit deeper you will find one more project - "Space, Media, Dimension" layout - the one I created with my students during my class in Massy, Paris (definitely not Brasil, sorry!). It is a striking mixture of white space, 7 Dots Studio (Dreamer Collection and Domestic Goddess Collection), stencils, little bits of Sizzix cut-outs, Mechanicals and epoxy stickers from Prima and my favorite Luminarte pigments mixed with water. Again - more details are here, on Sizzix.uk blog - take a peek or two :) And if you are interested in buying these products- please remember that most of them is available in Mixed Media Place - here! See you soon - huge hugs for now!
With the encouragement of art friends, I tried my hand at art journaling by placing a mark on a blank page. Inspired by that first mark, I made another, and so on. I used not only pens and pencils but also markers, paints, and assorted collage materials.
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We're already heading into the fifth week in January, and I've come across some amazing weekly assignments people are posting online. If you aren't familiar with the weekly collage-art challenges, I provide 5 prompts and a bonus prompt every week, and people look for those things in their paper
These are some of my favourite creations. I've chosen one from each month since I started blogging and for lots of different reasons. I may have experimented, enjoyed the journey or they mean a lot to me.....hope you enjoy the visit. July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014
Hi everyone:) Today I have a new, exciting technique for you, just perfect if you like a distressed look on your creations! This time I will be using Lindy
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Don't worry, you're not tripping. Give your eyes another rub, and you'll realise you're just being momentarily hypnotised by the felted creations of Makoto Egashira, the Japanese artist with a Midas touch. Only, swap the gold for your granny's gaudy carpeting. From pineapples, to rocking chairs, tea
Hi everyone... my Tangling friends I have loaded up some patterns... this is a template I downloaded from http://tanglepatterns.com/downloads it's great to play around with your own patterns... and a great way of practising them On of my all time favourite Paradox Triangles in my last post I used this pattern in the centre of my design One of my absolutely favourite patterns Paradox Square I use this pattern lots This Pattern Lap is a bit fiddley but looks amazing this one was designed by Lizzie Mayne in 2012 Another great pattern Cicerone looks affective This pattern Basket Weave can be done in many ways you just have to choose what you want it to look like... great for background on large designs This pattern Daisy Square you can do so much with I love this Pattern Tangled Ribbons very easy to do.. Well I hope they have been great inspiration for you to try.. have ago and try them out.... or even design your own... please share them with me HappyTangling Judy
