I saw this technique demonstrated by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer on Scrapbook Soup and I just had to try it. You can watch the Scrapbook Soup episodes online starting in April. Julie used Pastelbord as the substrate. I visited our local Blicks which did not carry it. I really love our local Blicks store. Everyone is…
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My Creative Space Update
When we looked to purchase this house five years ago, I was drawn to this room. What I loved about it was the large window looking out to the backyard letting in so much light. It also had another window and one wall of closets. Dave agreed that this could be my creative space –…
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Yesterday, my friend Kathy and I played with wax on plexiglass. The November/December issue of Cloth Paper Scissors had a tutorial on this so we thought we’d see what we could come up with. We started by gluing our focal or main image to the back of the plexiglass so that it could be seen…
Read MoreStencil Making
I have really enjoyed working with stencils lately that I thought I’d try making my own. But before I tell you about that, I wanted to share what we did Sunday. Hubby and I drove over to New Harmony (Indiana) to see Katherine Sands, one of my new artist friends I met via this blog…
Read MoreChristmas Idea #2 – Quick and Easy Journal
This is one of the quickest art journals I’ve ever made. I could see this made with Christmas colors with pictures of the recipient. It could be given without painting – just blank – for an art journal friend to play in. It could be painted or papered in a theme as a mini-scrapbook to…
Read MoreChristmas Idea #1 – Kitty toys
Last year I made cat toys for my friends with kitties. Our cats loved them so much that I thought I’d again make some for gifts. Before I start the tutorial I want to show you the quality control inspector. I’d hate for any of these toys to go out of the house without spot…
Read MoreImage Transfer Frenzy
Last week’s Fearless Art Journaling class was all about transferring images to our journals and our paint cloth. We started with four laser printed images. To transfer, the images must be printed on either a laser printer or a copy machine. We also played with an image printed on an inkjet printer transparency. Our first…
Read MoreMaking Stamps
I purchased this stamp-making foam quite a while ago on the recommendation of a friend. I pulled it out the other day to see what I could do with it. I started out using the real thin sheet and cut some flower shapes with a Spellbinders’ die. That was easy and fun. I could see…
Read MoreWatercolor Card Class
Yesterday I stopped by Make Time To Create, a local craft studio/store, to attend a watercolor card class. I bought these Twinkling H20s several years ago in Nashville, Indiana on a getaway with hubby. We were checking out all the quaint little stores and there down an alley was a great shop with all kinds…
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