Looking for a way to get rid of all those little fabric scraps? Make fabric scrap foundations to create some real cool fabric art. Simple instructions.
Well I've been busy creating lately and thought I would share a tutorial with you. This one shows you how to use newspaper on your layouts i...
I recently took on a super fun project where I made a bunch of cool art papers, and I filmed the whole thing to share with you. It was a blast, and I'm here to tell you all about it, hoping to get you excited to try something similar.
Ever wonder what to do with all those used dryer sheets that come out of the dryer? Don’t throw them away! They are a perfect canvas for mixed media artwork. What better way to recycle and reuse! A little glue/paint/stamps etc…and you can turn an ordinary dryer sheet into a canvas of artwork! You…
I know it can be hard to decide where to begin, so to make it easy on you, I've compiled a list of my top 10 free bookbinding tutorials.
Learn a fun and easy technique to transfer a photo to paper and make art journal pages, scrapbook layouts, mixed media projects and more
What’s your favorite way to learn a new mixed-media art technique? I love taking classes, but lately my schedule has been so nutty that signing up for a workshop seems like an impossible luxury. I’m so glad there’s such a great array of art videos, which have some distinct advantages over in-person classes: I can…
In today’s video I am creating three spreads in my mini art journals from left over papers. Last weekend I took a class from Laura Horn and made a bunch of collages and now I wanted to get ri…
How to Transfer Images onto Paper by Rebecca Parsons. Such a great Mixed Media technique, perfect to use in Art Journals or Junk Journals!
Old books are very easy to come by at thrift stores and garage sales, and they make the perfect base for creating scrapbooks and journals. You can use the book as is, and just add your own photos, …
Mini Mixed Media Art Journal Flip Through of small journal with paper, fabric and stitching by Roben-Marie Smith.
mixed media scrapbooking is the new way of creating amazing layouts that combine techniques and materials from both genres.
I woke up this morning, realizing it was Tuesday again! Time to join Let's Play, where Carolyn Dube's challenge this month is to use something that we would normally throw away. I've been collecting used tea bags for a while, so I thought it was time to put them to a good use! I needed a quick project for this post, so I decided to just stamp on them, but there's so much more you can do with these lovely, vintage-looking pieces! I will be exploring different uses in the future, for sure, but for now I'll just show you the results I got from simply stamping on them with black archival ink. Here's my collection of dried tea bags, both square and round. I only drink rooibos (redbush) tea, which produces these lovely, reddish stains on the bags, though that's not the only reason I drink it! The stains on one side of the teabags are always stronger than the other (the side it lands on while drying), so I use that side, and cut the other to remove the tea leaves. Of course you can use both sides, if you wish, but I like to keep the perforated edges and they're difficult to separate, so I usually sacrifice the 'paler' side and use the other. Here's one of my 'gutted' tea bags: It's a good idea to iron the empty bags on a medium setting to get rid of any wrinkles and creases, unless, of course, that's the look you're after! For stamping, it's better to make them flat. You'll end up with these beautiful, randomly distressed, unique, mini canvases! I used black archival ink to stamp on my tea bags, but you can experiment with all sorts of other media. I like archival ink because I know my images will not shift if I use them with wet media in collages later. You'll find that these tea bags are quite "thirsty" so make sure there's plenty of ink on your stamps to get a crisp image. I used both image stamps and background stamps. The stamped images will make good focal points, while the backgrounds will be great for layering. I will either glue them or staple them to my projects. Here's a closer look at one of the stamped tea bags: Don't forget to save the paper towel used for dumping the wet tea bags on, either! They have beautiful colours and textures! Thanks for visiting today! If you are interested in seeing more playful projects, please hop over to this week's Let's Play link party and consider linking your own!
I’ve been making some little embellishments lately to use in my collage journals. My goal is to use some of the stuff I already have – you know, the stuff that keeps piling up… gel prints, pa…
Hello my dear friends :) Today it's gonna be a little special. Why ? I am gonna talk as usual about projects, videos etc but... I will also talk about you guys, yes YOU ! But before that... let me just share with you the yummy textures created in All about Texture video :) I had to capture those textured cards before I turn them into coloured art pages! Only now, when I look at them all together I see why you enjoyed this video so much. I do feel inspired already only by looking at them :) Finally I had a chance to make some individual photos :) I also added some titles for better explanation. It's like a library of the texture ideas :) In one video we created 20 different textures, I showed you all from start to finish. We used product packaging, recycled cardboard that everyone has at home. Those looks like big, fat tags :) At the end of the video I quickly finished one of the textured backgrunds and created this piece! After watching several of my videos wheter they were about texture or starting a page... you have shared a huge amount of projects with me! I would love to share those with you today. Take time and look at them closely! Stunning pieces! Thank you dear friends for watching my videos, for taking time to create and for sharing your makes on my Facebook and my Instagram. I am so grateful for each and everyone of you and so very proud! You shared plenty projects on Instagram... when you use #maremismallart not only me but others are able to see your art too ! If you missed the video all about 'TEXTURE', here it is :) Textures, all in one! I am in looooove :) I knew you were waiting for another episode of 'TEXTURE' series so I made a NEW video where I finished 2 packing cards! For those who didn't see it, please feel free to watch it :) Again, you have made my day by sharing your attempts, stunning creative works where some of you just started the mixed media journey for the first time, some were stuck with no inspiration and some of you just felt like creating. It is my biggest pleasure and reward to see your makes, to see your trials and to walk next to YOU in your creative path. Look at this collage of stunning projects inspired by my videos, I am absolutely stunned and proud! From the bottom of my heart... THANK YOU! You have given me so much love and support that I am not even sure how to thank for. You found courage to make a piece, then you were strong enough to share it with us on Maremi's Facebook, I am proud and HAPPY! Lastly I wish to share my latest recycled cards... I adore the texture and how different those are. To all You Artists! I hope you found this post inspirational and most importantly it will encourage you to START, to open up and use your stash, to look for your creativity... with all Maremi's Friends you can try, you can start and break the blank page, experiment and ENJOY ! If you are not too sure visit my YouTube channel for more beginners videos - Click here :) Ok enough of talking :) :) ps. do share your art inspired by my videos with us on Facebook or Instagram :) ps.2 Did you see I am a teacher in Wanderlust 2017 ?! If you wish to read more please click HERE :) I love, love love you, Marta xxx
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I know it can be hard to decide where to begin, so to make it easy on you, I've compiled a list of my top 10 free bookbinding tutorials.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK This artwork is actually for a book I am currently writing (July 2023) about the process of re-claiming and living my authentic creativity and what this means to me. This week I was writing the introduction and felt inspired to make this art piece to accompany it because the story I share in that intro is really about realizing that despite all the things involved in being in business an an artist, I just want to make art. Original Created: 2023 Subjects: Typography Materials: Paper Styles: Abstract, Contemporary, Modern Mediums: Ink, Paint, Paper DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS Collage: Ink on Paper Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork Size: 11 W x 15 H x 0.1 D in Frame: Not applicable Ready to Hang: Not applicable Packaging: Ships in a Box
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Today I am going to show you how to use magazine pages and acrylic paint or texture paste to make stunning, neutral backgrounds for your mixed media artwork! The background can be used for various
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Tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour remplir librement les pages de votre artjournal ou carnet créatif : matériel de base, conseils pour commencer et s'exprimer Qu'est-ce qu'un artjournal ? Quel matériel faut-il ? Par où commencer ? Je vous offre dans cet
How to make a mixed media canvas with easy techniques and a combination of a few materials lie paint, stencils and 3D objects
