The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to get into the festive spirit than by creating some Christmas-themed art? Whether you're looking to decorate your home, make personalized
An one colour print with a more family friendly theme, for a change. (Out of diabolical pleasure, I sometimes make unsuitable holiday designs rather than normal ones). In the background:Studio, Coffee corner, NRC handelsblad.
Get inspired with these festive and cozy winter and Christmas color palettes. From warm hues to frosty shades, there's something for everyone!
Hi friends! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch! As always, you're free to play along with any papercrafting products your heart desires and enter as many creations as you like. Use the sketch as inspiration for your creation, then come link it up below so I can come take a look! The linky for this challenge will close on July 26, 2020. I have included dimensions on the graphic later in this post, but feel free to change them up to suit your needs. I had to take a peek back to see if this sketch had been used before, and was surprised not to see it. The two crossed panels is kind of my go-to start to a card, especially with patterned paper. I typically use a circle as the focal point, but decided to switch to a square for a change. The stamps are from the new Summer Fruits set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I had a lot of fun coloring them with Copics, then playing around with some new to me papers from Echo Park It's actually a patriotic pad, but totally made me think of picnics and cherry picking, The sentiment is masked off to use just par and I added the missing you from the Rose Banner set above. Alrighty, now it's your turn! I hope you enjoy creating with this sketch! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please join me for Mojo Monday! Click here to enter If you shop through the affiliated links below I get a small percentage of the sale price at no cost to you! It's not a lot, but it does help pay the monthly fees for the linkup widget for Mojo Monday and other web and email services that help me keep Mojo Monday running smoothly! Thanks so much! 💙
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I’ve been hankering for some creative holiday designs since I first heard Bing Crosby’s sultry voice singing “White Christmas” this year—which, to be fair, was back in mid-November. My search for creative holiday designs didn’t last long. On the contrary, I found a seemingly endless array of gorgeous illustrations, package designs, greeting card designs and more after only a short journey. In case you’re similarly afflicted by holiday cheer, enjoy these wonderfully creative h
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Holiday Wrapping Paper designed by Tad Carpenter. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.
This is just an attempt to bring some fabulous paper cutting crafts in a single place so that we can save a lot of your valuable time.
Adobe Illustrator is my go-to software for anything and everything design-related. It's the one program I truly couldn't work without. And while it's easy to assume that the program's primary focus is illustration based on the name, there is so much more to this design software. With too
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Hi Everyone I was blown away by all the lovely comments that were made when I posted a card made using this technique on Facebook. A numb...
Don’t you love when science seems like combination of a magic trick and a riddle? Today’s STEM challenge will answer the question, “can you step through an index card?” SPOILER ALERT: the answer is a resounding YES!!! The big question though is HOW can you fit inside of an index card? If your kids get […]
click all pictures to see them better Our family has been playing a game called SPLIT for at least eight years and we recently ran out of score sheets and the cards were Cheeto-stained, bent and in pretty bad shape (like me some days). So we grudgingly opened a new box (I had bought a couple when the company folded) but no one could bear the thought of throwing away the old cards. This project is born from happy memories meets uncharachteristic sentiment (we're usually pretty cold-hearted about stuff). I prepared the cards with a thick layer of gesso applied with a palette knife. You waste a lot less this way than if you use a brush and spreading is quick and as easy as buttering bread. This is a great time for mark-making so etch into some of the gesso. I mostly made hearts as they're easy. You can make marks with the back of a paintbrush, a skewer, pencil, stick - whatever. Drying time. *sigh* The bane of my existence and I've gotten weird about preferring natural air drying over using my heat gun. Why? It seems more stable to me. And I'm a nut. Anyhow... Since I wanted to maximize what was accomplished during my (eternal) dry time I spritzed them with spray ink. This is a very unintentional step. Don't stress it. Some will look good, some will pool and muddle and look bad. It's all fine. Once it dries gesso and ink combine and the results are rarely recognizable from what you see at this stage. Then, just for shits and giggles I splash around some alcohol ink. Love this stuff. Never used it as intended. I just splash, splash, splash the stuff all over my projects and then grin at it like the Cheshire Cat. It's good stuff. Covers everything. Spreads like a zombie virus. Win all around. Here's one batch of cards. I did one craft mat (official distance measure in my house) worth of cards at a time. Waited an hour or three until they were safe to move off onto the table (Still very sticky, but moveable) and then made another set. It took all day but all 104 are now prepared. I sorted them according to the ones that were awesome and the ones that sucked. I'd dress it up but that would be dishonest. Me: Suck. Suck. Really, Nicole? Suck!!! Awesome. Everyone come see this, it's so cool! Suck. Suck. Good. Like it. Like it. Like it. Um, no. Then in my traditional backwards way of doing things, I started with the ones I hated so if I wrecked them, they were already destined for the trash and it would fall under the 'no harm no foul' rule. They were ugly. As you can see in the pic above (left side), my gold alcohol ink (just found it in a box) made brown splotches. Not even brown really, more like puce. Ick. So I added some ink, spread some large mica flakes and did my best to salvage them. Now I luuurve them. So pretty and fun. No Cheeto stains. Here's the first dozen or so: Thanks so much for visiting! If you'd like a print out of the quotes I used on these cards please click this download link. Special thanks to Carla Devine for creating this document.
1 mm birch plywood, laser-cut into a card sized kit of parts.
Rustic inspired color palettes created from images, suitable for your coloring projects. These six color schemes contain earthy and natural colors.
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In this blog post I'm sharing a printable PDF file and silhouette cameo cut file of never-ending card perfect for gift card envelope.
Beautiful color palettes to use in your coloring projects.
Working PRN at the SNF on weekends, it can get a little lonely. I much prefer the weekdays of Christmas break and Summer break that I get to work with the entire team! Since I have known them all so long…and they know my ways…I like to leave little silly notes for them like the ... Read More about Play Ball Like an SLP
2011.11.13 KE 11, exhibition at "Den Frie" Artist: Nana Rosenørn Holland Bastrup sunday afternoon autumn outside - long shadows behind the the sun More info: denfrie.dk/index.php/en/exhibitions/current-exhbition.html www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/Kunstklub/Artikler/2011102810170... cataloque: www.ke11.dk/assets/7802/ke11_katalog_111003.pdf
When Hometalk asked me to make another light up canvas art for all of you, I was thrilled! You can see more of my crazy creations here Items needed for this…
Learn how to make ceramic doodle houses. This is such a cute craft and she provides great tips and tricks as well as source info and detailed photos to copy
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I have been working on a number of sewing projects, one being an art quilt to hang on the wall. And since I typically never buy printed fabric and instead make my own, I set out to create some unique quilt squares with lots of texture. I am always trying to find new and different ways to create pattern and texture on the surface of fabric and paper and using simple materials is my favorite way! If you haven't heard of scratch foam then you are missing out! It is basically a thin piece of soft styrofoam that can be scratched and "carved" into with simple tools. Made for kids but perfect to use in simple surface design projects when you are looking to transfer pattern and create texture. (a piece of regular recycled styrofoam could also work) I started by cutting out squares of scratch foam in the size of the squares that I want to quilt with. Next I started drawing into the surface of with a chop stick- but you could use tooth picks, pens pencils or anything with a point. I covered the entire surface of the scratch foam with my drawing (or doodle). I created a few different surfaces with different designs. Next, I grabbed a variety of Tulip Soft Fabric Paint- one of my favorite products to use when painting or printing on fabric- lots of fabulous colors to choose from and the best part is no heat setting required! I covered the scratch foam with an even layer of fabric paint, flipped the foam over and pressed down firmly onto the surface of plain white fabric. and then pulled the scratch foam plate from fabric to reveal my design. Note- this technique of printing pattern with the scratch foam is not going to get you perfect clean design every time (your should use block prints, stamps or event silkscreen if you want clean designs)- in fact each printing gives you something a little different and each and every print reveals some interesting and wonderful texture! I printed all my different squares and got lots of unique texture and pattern. I covered the surface of about 1-2 yards of fabric. Last, I cut out each square in preparation for designing my art quilt which will be coming soon :)
Pipe cleaners are a versatile craft material easily obtainable if not already in your craft supplies at home. Kids can make all sorts of pipe cleaner crafts, and they're also perfect for learning activities such as STEM projects or fine motor activities. Kids can even make little toys to play with using pipe cleaners! Below
I HAD GOTTEN 2 OF THESE SHUTTERS A WHILE BACK HERE IS THE BEFORE... THEY ARE GREAT OLD WOOD SHUTTERS. I THINK I GOT THE PAIR FOR ABOUT 5 DOLLARS. ONE OF THE SHUTTERS I MADE A COAT RACK FROM AND THIS OTHER ONE I FINALLY GOT DONE. IT'S IN MY OFFICE AND IM USING IT TO HANG UP SOME OLD VINTAGE PHOTO'S AND SOME NEW ONES AS WELL. AFTER... I DRY BUSHED IT WITH TWO DIFFENT COLORS AND LET SOME OF THE DARK WOOD SHOW THROUGH, THEN I ANTIQUED IT WITH WOOD STAIN! LOVE THESE GREAT OLD PHOTOS THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW THEY TOOK A BATH IN THE DEPRESSION ERA! AND I PAINTED THE BACKSIDE A DIFFERENT COLOR WITH SOME TURQUOISE IN IT SO IF I GET TIRED OF THIS COLOR I CAN FLIP IT OVER. ITS A GREAT WAY TO DISPLAY PHOTOS! HOPE YOU LIKE IT!
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Knowing how to Screen Print is the gold standard for DIYers. Popularized in the '60s by artists like Warhol, this easy skill gives you DIY cred. Learn how!
