Card Making Techniques Vol 14 is packed with 5 paper craft techniques you will find fun to use. Works great for other paper craft projects too
The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints
52 different mixed media techniques to alter cards! Explore and experimant with different materials and make your own altered playing cards
How to Transfer Images onto Paper by Rebecca Parsons. Such a great Mixed Media technique, perfect to use in Art Journals or Junk Journals!
If you're just getting into watercolors or you've been painting for a while, sometimes it's fun to just experiment with techniques that you don't normally use when painting. I usually only paint using the basic watercolor techniques (see #1-#3) , but some of these are really fun to play around with, even if it's not for a final painting.I especially love playing around with experiments like this if I find myself at a loss for ideas or not wanting to sit down to paint any subject in particular!So here's a quick round up of 10 fun watercolor techniques that you can give a try (if you haven't already!)
Learn how to Emboss Brown Paper Bags with Rebecca Parsons! These make great DIY Gift Bags!
What are the dos and don'ts of gel printing? It's all here along with gel printing resources, a downloadable guide and free videos!
25 different clever and fun ideas to use craft punches in projects. Think outside the box and use craft punches in newand surprising ways!
Instead of throwing away your old holiday cards here are some creative ways to repurpose old cards and use them in craft projects
Embroidering greeting cards is a great craft for all ages and skill levels. Express your creativity easily and inexpensively.
This post is in conjunction with the Art 'n Soul Newsletter article "Technique of the Week" This post is less of a technique and more abo...
KID-MADE WATERCOLOR SHAMROCK CLOVER CARDS
I have admired Zentangle from (very) afar for a while but couldn't decide what my first project would be then, bam!, just was I was drifting off to sleep last night it hit me. The segmented sections of this stamp are perfect for playing with Zentangle. Adding dark and light sections to create movement/folds in the flower took some thought but nothing where I couldn't start a design, change my mind, then morph it into something else. As for the background washi tape frame, I made that a while back for a project that I ended up hating so I cannibalized it. (Hello, Clarice.) You could totally jump onto the Zentangle bandwagon too. It's an extraordinary technique that's not extraordinarily difficult. Google a couple of zentangle images to get general design ideas, grab a fine pen and off you go. You can be sure I'll do more Zentangle projects in the future; it's like socks in the knitting world--great mobile project. The Details: PTI white cardstock, washi tape, Sakura Zentangle 01 (.25mm) pen, Hero Arts Blossom Art flower, Stampabilities sentiment I'm entering this in Casology #78 Dot, Alphabet Challenge X for X-traordinary, One-Layer Simplicity Challenge #1 Restocking the Shelves, Sweet Stampin' Girly but no Pink, and Without Words Spots and/or Stripes.
52 different mixed media techniques to alter cards! Explore and experimant with different materials and make your own altered playing cards
Looking for step by step tutorials to guide you through watercolour techniques? This post will give you ideas, a video and a free worksheet.
This fractured card, or faux shutter card as it is sometimes called, looks complicated but it really easy if you do it the way we are showing here. This truck
Watercolor Christmas cards are a beautiful and personal way to spread holiday cheer. These unique cards are perfect for sending to loved ones, decorating
Learn how to use watercolor pencils. These easy techniques are perfect for beginners who are new to using watercolor pencils.
How to cut paper for the inside of your handmade cards. White inserts are great for dark color card bases.
Join me for today's Folio Flip Album Tutorial where I share how I created this cute Folio with Recollections card stock and Colorbox paper.
Gelli printing with stencils is an easy way to create beautiful and unique textures for your art journal and creative projects. If you are new to the gel plate, gelli printing with stencils is an easy way to get comfortable with the medium. I discovered gel printing many years ago, but my first experience with
Everyone's familiar with watercolor paintings, but did you know you can create similar art with pencils? In this guide to watercolor pencils, I'll give you an overview of this medium and show you how to get started. What are Watercolor Pencils? Watercolor pencils look just like regular colored pencils.
The chalkboard stamping style has been popular for awhile, it’s usual done with white embossing powder on black cardstock but here’s a clever twist on that idea, actually stamping with …
These fabric greeting cards are great for using up fabric scraps and letting your creativity run wild. Super easy to follow instructions.
Image transfer techniques can be used to transfer an image from one surface to another, and they can be a fun and creative way to add a personal touch to your projects. One image transfer technique…
Testing 3 popular Image Transfer Mediums with detailed results photos. Find out which Image Transfer Medium is right for your Craft Projects.
Scrapbooking, card making, die cutting, stamping
I started out making a card this morning, but just wasn't "feeling it" . So I gathered everything up and put it to the side and started wi...
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If you're on twitter and post your work there then you'll know how wide and far your image can travel not just to your followers but to anyone who is on there. I posted a gelli print I had created and it was picked up by a pen company - Pen Heaven based down in London (follow them on facebook). Paul came across the twitter picture and was intrigued by the process and asked if I would create a Christmas card which they could use in their 12 day of Christmas project. So here I am writing this rather long post on a sunny but cold Monday morning. This tutorial show you how I created my gelli prints using the Gelli Arts printing plate. There are endless possibilities and and no two will ever be the same. What I will say is have fun and go with the flow - slap the paint on if you don't like it wipe it off. There really is no right or wrong. This is how I created my print and I know if I do it again I will create something else which will be unique and different. I am by no means an expert in fact I would say I am still a novice at the gelli plate. So why am I doing this tutorial? Well mainly because I was asked and also to show that you don't have to be an expert to do this type of printing. I know when I first bought my plate I was intimidated by the whole process and never thought I would like creating in this way. I'll put my hand up and say I love it and it's not going to be one of those fad buys where you use it for a short time and then it gets left on a shelf somewhere. So lets get started - the first image is the card I created and the 2nd is of the print from which it was made from. Gelli print Christmas Card Gelli print from which I created the above card Some of the supplies I used for the card Gelli plate by GELLI ARTs 1. apply blobs of acrylic paint to the gelli plate 2.using roller spread the paint to create background add paper on top and rub to transfer colour 3. cut triangles to use as a mask 4. apply blobs of colour in lighter tones 5. spread colour over the plate and masks 6. using the corrugated board, sequin left over and bubble wrap create texture on the painted surface 7. apply the background paper over and pull 2nd print - let dry 8. using black pen add the outlines and and 'bubbles' 9. paint the bubbles with the water soluble wax crayons 10. add white swirls over the coloured bubbles and go over the edges with black pen to make the bubbles stand out 11. crop the image to neaten the edges and add other elements using the black and white pens. 12. using some left over pieces from another gelli print cut out the trunks of the trees (or you can draw them in) Apply a thin layer of Golden regular gel - semi gloss - let dry 13. once the gel has dried apply Golden's clear tar gel to create the bubbles as you can see it's cloudy but will dry clear (you can use any glue which will created a dome diamond glaze/glossy accents) 14 the bubbles will dry clear and give another texture to the artwork. Now at this point you can cut it down further and create 2 cards or leave it as it is. I've left mine as it is for now - the above image shows how it would look if it was mounted and framed. I hope the above steps have given you a starting point of pulling a gelli print. There are more detailed and informative videos and tutorials by the lovely people at Gelli Arts. So why not pop on over to their blog website or facebook page. Have a fabulous week and enjoy your gelli printing Anita
First punch out a scallop with the Stampin' Up! Scallop Punch. Use Dotto repositionable adhesive on one side of the punched out scallop to adhere it to a piece of copy paper. You must
Learn about acrylic painting techniques for beginners. This guide will show you different strokes and acrylic brush techniques.
Washi tapes are all the rage, and who doesn’t love them! But they are also quite expensive, as are many of the other decorative ta...
Art projects that are fun for both parents and children.
