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2016 Topic 19: Die Cuts Eileen Godwin Well hello everyone, Darcy here with another new topic for you get your teeth into or rather get your cutting machines into. For the next two weeks we will be exploring die cut shapes, and the ways that they can be used. did you know that PaperArtsy have their very own line of metal dies. There are a good selection, everything from flowers to leaves, birds and hearts. They cut beautifully and work on regular smoothy, waxy, tissue paper, sheer fabrics, card, grungepaper, and even a metal-humungo-card sandwich. Some of the PaperArtsy die also coordinate with stamps, so look out for the ones that match up. Often just the die cut image will be used as an embellishment, but these shapes are excellent to use at masks too, and don't forget the 'negative' space left behind. The 'hole' in your leftover card can be used as a stencil, this means you get a lot more value from your dies. Here you can see that Wanda has used the negative card left behind from using a PaperArtsy flower die, these leftovers were turned into a great little niche. Wanda Hentges Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 18: Autumn Leaves Challenge... The winner of Autumn Leaves is: Raquel from Scrapcosy Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] Some of you may be very familiar with dies and die cutting machines, but other people maybe not so much. Paper and fabric have always been shaped either by hand or with knives or scissors, but when it comes to tougher substrates such as leather and metal then more specific tools are needed for the job. Once humans were able to extract metal from rocks skilled people were needed to from this metal into usable or decorative objects. The ancient Greeks used dies and punches to create coinage. This continued well into the middle ages, the most common method needed two die, one a positive image and the other a negative image. A blank piece of metal was placed between the two dies and the sandwich was struck with a heavy hammer. Even today we use the term 'coins being struck' By the 15th century dies and punches were being used in machines, and in 1796 a Frenchman obtained a patent for dies specifically for punching sheet metal. Throughout the first part of the 20th century dies continued to be used by companies wishing to mass produce their own products. These products were of course not images for art, they were industrial products used in engineering. These methods of precision stamping and punching are still used on a huge scale to produce components for almost everything that we use. Within the art and crafts industries we began to use dies to create multiple shapes, quickly and with more precision than using a knife or scissors. These dies meant that we could cut paper, card, leather, fabric, foam, thin plastics etc. within the leather industry these dies became important in making shoes and gloves, it became possible for many more pieces to be cut that were all of an accurate size. Just look at these dies for making gloves! As the need for decorative embellishments increased so did the variety of die shapes available, and now we have access to almost every shape imaginable. These can be used to cut just one layer or multiples and it has transformed the accuracy of hand made items. For those that hate to 'fussy cut' or have difficulties with hand cutting, the die cutting systems have become a vital part of the tool kit. Here is a great video tutorial from Leandra, showing how easy it is to cut some metal flowers and then stamp the shapes with the corresponding stamps. Helen Chilton is a regular on this blog and she loves to experiment, so when given the challenge to see what she could do with the PaperArtsy dies she came up with a ton of ways to use them. check out her whole post HERE. Die cut shapes can be all kinds of intricate, take a look at this card. Can you imagine cutting one delicate butterfly out by hand , never mind three? Using a die makes this quick and painless. Tobi Crawford Similarly with this so very delicate Memory Box die, I don't mind a bit of fussy cutting, but this would defeat me. Let the die do all the hard work. Val So now we know that dies are great for cutting delicate images, what else can we use them for. tis piece by Kay is a perfect example, Here she has used her die cuts in the background of her project and painted over them, they have turned into the most fabulous texture. Kay In the same way Eileen has layered up die cuts onto an MDF butterfly to create this stunning and very textural effect. If you fancy having a go she has all the details on her blog HERE. We saw earlier how the negative shape can be built into a niche, but even just one layer can provide a window on a card, as on this card by Meghan. Another window effect here, a totally different look from the one above just with the addiction of bright coloured paper behind the shaped hole. Amy Ryall Again using the negative space left in your card, this tutorial shows just how to build up colour using the negative as a stencil. Kittie Caracciolo Once you have used the stencil part of your die cutting, time to use the actual cut out images to build up your scene, till you achieve this fabulous 3d card. Kittie Caracciolo We often want instant art, especially when we need a card in a hurry, this is where dies really come in useful, for creating instant embellishments. they don't need to be fancy or intricate, simple letters like the ones below have a lot of impact when repeated and a punchy colour is introduced. Amy Kolling Bolder,chunkier die cuts also have great impact, see how Ellen Vargo has used these cog dies to great effect on this tag. Here you can see how the die cut image has been used as a mask, temporarily glued to a jar and then paint applied around the shape. Very clever. Laurie How about making your own foam stamps from die cuts, just layer up several die cuts, glue them together and Voila! you have stamps. Tim Holtz There are all kinds of neat tricks that you can do with dies, this technique is dry embossing. Sara See how Sara turned that into this lovely tag. Nothing could be simpler than die cut circles, but see how Anya has layered them up into a Snowman! Never overlook the basic shapes, they can end up being your best tools. Anya Schrier Take your dies to another level and use shrink plastic, then like Kimberly Crawford you can create beautiful and sturdy little buttons. There are so many ways to use dies, the negative cuts and the positive cuts. This applies to the dies used in hand operated machines and also to the electronic machines. If you don't have a die cutter of any sort then why take another look at your punches, see if you can come up with some interesting ways to use your punched images and also the negatives left behind. Think outside the die, and see what you can create! Try die cutting into another die cut! We look forward to seeing what ideas you come up with. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! Darcy Topic 19: Die Cuts PaperArtsy Blog Challenge We'd love you to share your ideas and link up your creative response to our current blog topic. Take a minute to read the challenge guidelines below. All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Die Cuts link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, 16th Oct, winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. 1. The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. Your entry should contain: - a mention of which post inspired you and why, and - a link in your blog post to that original post on the PA blog. The whole concept of this challenge is 'play along with us'. You are encouraged to put your own twist on ideas you see on our blog, do your own thing - whatever grabs you! 2. The link you put on our linky page must lead directly to the specific post on your blog where you have explored the technique/ idea mentioned in point 1 above. Don't link to the home page of your blog. 3. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. 4. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! 6. You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday 16th Oct (London Time) 7. The winner of the random draw will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. 8. Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. 9. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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Ny utfordring i bloggen til Studio L3 utfordring # 25 s.53 i boken til Tim Holtz - A Compendium of Curiosities volum II New challenge at Studio L3 - 25 Tim Holtz - A Compendium of Curiosities volum II page 53 Perfect Pearls liker jeg veldig godt å bruke så denne ukens utfordring var mitt i blinken for meg :o)) Selve bakgrunnen er distresset med distress stain - picket fence, bundled sage, forest moss, perfect pearls pulver - forever green...pluss vann. Øyenstikker er først stemplet og embosset på selve tag'en....vingene stemplet og embosset jeg igjen og klippet de ut...limte de fast på tage'en. Malte med perfect pearls - forever green, green patina og sour apple på vingene som beskrevet i boken til Tim. Jeg ønsket å fremheve noen ord fra dette stempelt..limte på en fragments med glossy accents. Puttet noen perler sammen med et ord i flasken...limte perlene med glossy accents. Tusen takk for alle oppmuntrende kommentarer ♥ Ønsker deg en riktig god helg! Anne Kristine Produkter som er brukt:
2015 Topic 19: Faces Hi everyone, Leandra here and today I am very excited to share with you information on the topic of 'faces'.....OMG DON'T groan....just bear with me! Yes, I know what you are thinking, along with 99% of the rest of the population, drawing is one of those things too many of us think we can't do - usually because we've been told by someone who supposedly 'knows' eg former art teacher, or perhaps you have already decided yourself that you are totally rubbish at it. Well poo to that! I'm here to challenge you and say that I 100% believe you CAN do it. And so do plenty of other people out there! Collage Portrait - By Michelle Caplan If you can understand a few basic principles, and then learn how to imitate a facial-style you like, then I think 'drawing' a face is totally possible for anyone to master. Art by Molly Harrison Once you find out what works best for you, you will grow in confidence and skill. Honestly, I promise it is not as hard as you think...tonight I'm going to help you 'see' how we start with an egg, and turn it into a face. Perhaps cartoon style, perhaps abstract, or realistic, whichever you prefer, it doesn't really matter - you can twist this topic to your existing strengths and personal preferences, and best of all, you can work with any media you like, collage, paint, crayons, watercolor, pencils etc etc... Doodle Doll: by Trish from Trilovart Before we get into what is out there now let's see who won the Topic 18: Wearable Art Challenge. Hi, Darcy here. I have loved seeing the entries for the past fortnight, some really inventive creations. It is always a real treat for me to see stamps used in unusual ways or on unusual substrates. Well done everyone, wear/use your creations with pride. The winner of Wearable Art is:Jane Castle from Castle-Kelly Crafts Please get in touch with Darcy by emailing [email protected] to claim your prize. Ok, so it's Leandra back to explore the Topic 19 of 2015: Faces..... This topic will be explored over the next 2 weeks on the PaperArtsy blog from October 11-25, 2015. Tonight i'm going to link you to lots of artists online with great information, classes and tutorials on drawing. All kinds of styles and its lots of fun! First up, let's start with the making of the above page by Nika. I am sure you can all relate easily enough to how the background is made, a little paint, a few squirts of dye sprays, and then, she cleverly only add the details for half a face, which means no need to worry about the actual face outline, symmetry or driving yourself bonkers worrying about balance etc. She simply outlines and eye, the nose and a mouth. and builds from there. Here shading is added with crayons, pencils, watercolour, seals with some matte medium, adds more touches of white. I'm sure you'll agree it's quite do-able. For the specifics and intricacies of how it was developed, watch this lovely video. This is another portrait that I pinned ages ago... I think it is by Shonna Bucaroff, her etsy page is here. She has used and blended all my favourite colours in the background, and I particularly love the contrast of colours emerging from behind the turban. But it is the eyes matching the turban that really pulls you in, and I think this style of 'eyes' is not too hard to create yourself...particularly if drawing eyes is a new thing for you. The lips are also really pretty, so sometimes, its good to pin specific 'facial features' that you like, then try to recreate them yourself. The eyebrows are also nice and soft, and look at the shading under the eyes....when you start to look at a face as the separate parts, you can pick the bits you like, and try to recreate them yourself until you figure out 'how' to draw eyes from memory. pinned from Westbrook Fine Art Here is another nice starting point. The collage background is obliterated somewhat by opaque layers of texture and soft neutral colours. The eyes are simple cats-eye ovals with colour and piercing straight-ahead pupils. A barely-there nose, and simple lips, with soft skin tones added to the 'shadow' side of the portrait.... you can just see a soft pencil jaw outline to the lower right, and left of the face. Very minimalist. The lips and eyes are clearly the most 'worked' areas in terms of detail and shading. by Dan Casado I really love the style of Dan Casado, its more abstract in style than the examples above, and if you are hung up on what a nose, the eyes of a mouth should look like, then he challenges those assumptions with bold, simple strokes for noses, the eyes spread wide and pop outside of the face's boundary, and simple lips without expression. But underneath the simplistic style of the portrait, you can identify depth of layers in both collage elements and colour. OK, so maybe you are still not feeling confident about adding facial features...well guess what, you don't have to! That's removed all your excuses! I love this blog post from Tina Walker about how she started sketching by doing a Christy Tomlinson class. In the post she documents how she created the piece above with lots of gorgeous close up details. There are also pics of the canvas backgrounds which are equally gorgeous before she sketches on top! Awesome to see the process! Which brings us to the area of whimsy vs realism. If you pursue to explore a whimsy style of face, then suddenly all the rules of placement go out the window. Eyes can be teeny tiny or massive. Features can be spread apart, and this allows you to be more unique, such as the example below from the etsy shop PBS Art Studio. Look at how the nose and lips are teeny tiny, and the eyes spread wide, even the cheeks are at the lower periphery of the very round face. If you are starting out sketching, I think it is often much easier to start exploring a variety of whimsy style extreme facial features, because there is less expectation of what is 'allowed' than realistic faces. It also is easier to develop your own style of face within a whimsy genre. For example Suzi Blu.... Suzi offers a variety of online classes from whimsy-style through to realistic faces. She always teaches with in depth videos that take you through the steps in an achievable manner. She has a book Mixed Media Girls that also has great information, particularly if you are a beginner in sketching. There are lots of artists who rock this 'whimsy' genre, Kelly Rae Roberts is one of my favourites... Here's a video of how Kelly Rae Roberts crates one of her easily recognisable pieces. Misty Mawn is another who I have admired for many years, I seem to remember she started out quite whimsy-ish, and her style seemed to influence many people...now I see more realism in her work. I adore her beautiful, haunting style and colour palette.... by Misty Mawn by Misty Mawn Time for some talent from down-under! A great teacher, Jane Davenport.... You can read about Jane's creative story here. She offers all manner of online classes . And lets not forget Tamara La Porte (aka Willowing). Life Book 2016 is now open for registration, on this course you receive weekly prompts and video instruction from Tamara and her other well-known tutors, not just about faces, but all kinds of explorative mixed-media techniques, products and ideas are presented. Closer to home, our own talented PaperArtsy designers share their talents too. Clare Lloyd has her own preferred facial style, and she regularly shares on her blog her fantastic, bright and cheery tags. Her face stamps are easily adapted into tags, journal pages and more. Heres a spooky sample with Clare's stamps by Lauren Hatwell.... And I made this journal page with another of her stamps...that is certainly a cheats way to make it look like you drew a face...but instead you use on of Clare's stamps! There are lots of samples with Clare's stamps on my Faces Pinterest page. Next up what about UK talent Kim Dellow... Kim Dellow has a 'show your face' feature on her blog where you can link up your progress and share and see what other 'facers' are up to. There are always lots of PaperArtsy people linking their creativity there...for example this week there was an awesome link from... Debs Wainwright . She has been playing about with a digital app called procreate for the last few weeks, here is one of the digi portraits she made in the app. (Here is a good video explaining what you can do on/with the procreate app). Here is a video Debs uploaded this week showing how she has used the app. Fascinating! Julie Ann Lee has (over a series of blog posts) been turning her family into caricatures/ cartoon characters. I urge you to go and read the back-story on her blog for more info, but here are a couple of her pictures shared this past week that are just fantastic in detail and humour... Lets not forget another PA Designer, Darcy Wilkinson who has a 'faces' link on her blog that you should check out for some awesome inspiration. When she came to 'V Festival' with us in 2014, she saw a band called Kodaline, and was inspired to sketch the lead singer. You can read about the blog post here and this is the final piece. just one of many of Darcy's protraits on her blog. And here is a video showing how she developed this piece...amazing detail! Below is a great video from Dina Wakley on getting started drawing a face. If you have no idea how to start, then watch this! In this video she shows the basics of sectioning a face to position the eyes, nose and mouth in a realistic location. Her finishing is quite scribbly, which also then allows for a more 'artistic' style of journalled face. Following this method, particularly if you are a beginner, shows you how fast you can create a basic face shape. If you get this bit sorted, then when you see pictures of other faces online, you will soon learn other options for eyes, noses, mouths and gradually you will develop your own style and preferences...but we all have to start somewhere, and this is a great place to start! Here is a typical 'Dina' face coloured and scribbled in a really bold way.... And another... So I think you have more than enough to get you started and inspired about faces! As I said at the start, once you get the basics sorted (like in the Dina video) you can then adapt easily enough to your own personal preferences. The more you do, the better you get, and the more 'automatic' the drawing process becomes! I have left out loads of amazing images and artists whose work I wanted to share tonight, but please, if you follow my pinterest board, you will see plenty more there. I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! Leandra Topic 19: Faces PaperArtsy Blog Challenge We'd love you to share your ideas and link up your creativity to this page. Please familiarise yourself with the challenge guidelines below before entering. All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Faces link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Oct 25th , winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. 1. The challenge is a chance for you to show how you have been inspired by a particular technique of the fortnight. Your entry should contain: - a mention of which post inspired you and why, and - a link in your blog post to that original post on the PA blog. The whole concept of this challenge is 'play along with us'. You are encouraged to put your own twist on ideas you see on our blog. We love to see how you are inspired and your twist! 2. The link you put on our linky page must lead directly to the specific post on your blog where you have explored the technique/ idea mentioned in point 1 above. Don't link to the home page of your blog, or we will be unable to find the post to leave you comments. 3. Spam links will be deleted. 4. We prefer your challenge post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then of course your post may link to both if you feel it is appropriate. 5. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! 6. You can enter as many times as you like in the fortnight. We don't want to restrict your creativity or participation! Link closes at 17:00 Sunday Oct 25th (London Time) 7. The winner of the random draw will receive a £50 credit to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website, the credit includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50 8. Each Sunday fortnight the winner will be announced at 19:00, also, in the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy: email her [email protected] Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Time for another exciting challenge at A Vintage Journey and Brenda wants us to create a sewing inspired creation! Any style, any pro...
Voor de Challenge van deze maand met het thema 'Zomer' heb ik deze Art Journal pagina gemaakt in mijn 'Studio Light - Essentials - Ringband Art Journal 02 (24 x 29 cm)'. De achtergrond heb ik gemaakt met de 'Gel Press Printing Plate - rechthoek - 12,7 x 17,7 cm (5x7")' en verschillende kleurtje verf van diverse merken. Dat is het mooie, je kunt op je Gel Plate allerlei merken door elkaar gebruiken, je kiest gewoon op kleur! Ik heb hier het gave stencil 'Studio Light - Just Lou Exploration - MASKJL02' voor gebruikt. Met een 'Staedtler Pigment Fineliner' heb ik een aantal delen van het stencil losjes omgetrokken. De bloemen zijn een onderdeel van de 'Studio Light - Grunge Collection 4.0 - Clearstamp Border - STAMPSL448'. Deze heb ik gestempeld met 'White Stempelinkt Versafine - Clair Ink Pad - Nocturne' op 'Florence - Aquarelpapier Smooth 200g - Intense' en ingekleurd met de kleuren 'Scarlet' en 'Orange' uit de 'Elizabeth Craft Elizabeth Craft Design - Art Journal Special - Water color pan set'. De bloemen heb ik verhoogd opgeplakt met foamtape. Op de open bloem heb ik op de maildraden nog wat witte stipjes gezet met de 'Uni-Ball Signo - Bold Point Gel Pen - White'. De leuke tekst komt uit het Stickerboekje 'Jenine's Mindful Art Collection STICKERJMA01'. Met de 'Studio Light - Jenine's Mindful Art Collection 3.0 - Clearstamp A6 - 09 (Quotes)' nog een paar details gestempeld Tot slot heb ik nog losjes om de achtergrond heen gedoodeld en het geheel gemat op zwart cardstock en op een pagina in mijn Art Journal geplakt. Bedankt voor het kijken! Alle gebruikte materialen zijn te bestellen bij www.hobbyvision.nl. Indien je op het plaatje klikt kom je gelijk op de juiste pagina in de webwinkel.
This month's challenge over at the Inspiration Journal is "Go Green." Anything goes as long as it's green, Green, GREEN!...
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I did 4 new tags, all using my little coffee filters. The filters get really nice patterns from the coffee (they smell good too!) and the transparency is nice for layering. Tag 16 Tag 17 Tag 18 Tag 19
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Hello and welcome, it's Sue here and I'm your host for the latest challenge! One of the things I love to do is work in 3's on a project, 3 tags, 3 panels, 3 arches etc.... so for this challenge I'd like to see projects including 3 of something, and this does need to be the main focal point of your project. At the end of the challenge the team will choose their top four picks. Our first place winner will be invited to join us in a Guest DT spot here at Frilly and Funkie. Three additional talented participants will receive badges to display on their blogs. Everyone who enters and adheres to the challenge guidelines will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The guidelines for entering are simple; create a new vintage or shabby chic project following the challenge theme, link it below to your post (not just your blog) and include a link back to this challenge in your post. You can combine our challenge with up to 10 challenges (including this one) to be in with a chance of winning. Make sure you follow the guidelines, as unfortunately we have had to eliminate entrants from the prize draws in the past when they have entered too many other challenges. If you are entering through a public forum please use keyword F&F. Also, please be sure to turn off your Word Verification so our design team can leave comments on your blogs. This week the Funkie side of the team have created some amazing projects to give your inspiration a helping hand! Make sure you click on each photo a a closer look! Jenny Marples - Pushing The Right Buttons Suzanne Czosek - Suzz's Stamping Spot Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style Zoe Hillman - iGirlZoe WEEK ONE ********************************************************* The Frilly side of the team have created some fantastic projects to give your inspiration a helping hand! Make sure you click on each photo a a closer look! Kathy: Kathy by Design Cec - CW Card Creations Pamellia - My Little Craft Things Nancy Dynes - Tattered Treasures I hope you will join us for this challenge and we look forward to seeing your projects!
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Good morning! Heidi here today sharing my card for the "frame it" theme. I used a resin frame from Prima and framed a sentiment that is a stamp from Stempelglede. The papers are from Pion Design and Maja Design, and I have decorated the card with a doily, perls, laces, ribbons and flowers. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! Hugs, Heidi Pion Design - A Day in May 12x12 - White Blossom Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour - Rose garden Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment - Petite Frames Melissa Frances Lace Doilies 4" Maya Road Tulle Pleat Trim (43mm) Lace "Valentine" (22mm) Pearl String, 2mm pearls Prima Vax Cord Frosted Berries WOC Open Roses, 15mm WOC Hip Rosebuds Prima Paper Flowers Manhattan Stempelglede - Follow your heart Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso InLinkz.com
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