If you are in the area, you may want to check out the Trashy Women Workshops at Studio 432 in Perryville, Maryland. They’re on Saturdays this August from 1-4 pm and are “ridiculously inexpensive” according to the postcard I got. There is going to be at least one mixed media collage class, but I’m not […]
Here’s another of the pieces I’ve been working on for the skinny book swap. I’m trying to wrap things up a few months earlier than the deadline because I’ll be pretty busy with school and Christmas present making. This one uses a piece of a vintage postcard and a gel medium photo transfer.
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Think making a background is impossible? Scared you’ll mess up? Then this tutorial is for you. See how even mess ups and hideous results can turn into this background. If you make a background with this tutorial, I’d love to see your art!
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Everywhere I look, it seems like back to school supplies are out. I thought it might be fun to talk about some ways to use rubber stamps to personalize school supplies:
Decorate a strip of paper with stamps and colored pencils. Cut it to fit a cheap Bic type pen and glue it into place. Spray […]
Birthday Card
Originally uploaded by tipi dweller
The colors, written quote and layering all add up to make this simple card an elegant masterpiece. The colors aren’t vibrant and “pushy” but they still really attract plenty of attention. This is absolutely a gorgeous piece.
(By the way, if […]
I just heard about Sheer Heaven papers on one of the art groups and they sound fantastic. I especially liked the info on how amazing image transfers look when they are made with these papers. I’m thinking the paper would also be fantastic for making ornaments with windows for Christmas and a few other things, […]
I’ve been collecting antique photos and cabinet cards and have been saving digital sheets for easy printing. I thought I’d share a sheet filled with my favorite images with you. I love setting them up like this because I don’t waste that expensive transparency film by only printing out a few images this way:
Printable vintage […]
I have been working hard on the skinny book project and having a lot of fun. You’ll notice that I am still loving the fleur de lis stamp. I used melted pastels as a background, stamped the image using gesso and painted the flower using liquid acrylics. If you haven’t already joined and are looking […]
I have been working on skinny book pages for the upcoming skinny book swap I am participating in and had one page that just wasn’t working out. I commented that I had no idea how to fix it and was planning to cut it up for ATC backgrounds. My niece was sitting beside me working […]
I thought it would be fun to list all the ways we can use rubber stamps for Christmas. Maybe it will help us get a head start on all those holiday gifts and decorations. After all, it is Christmas in July! If you have a rubber stamping idea for Christmas that I haven’t mentioned, please […]
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