September 29th, 2017
Inside: how to make a mixed media canvas with an empty chipboard sheet What do you do with your empty chipboard sheet after you take out all the shapes? You are left with a sheet full of holes in all kinds of shapes right? Did you know you can use it to make a mixed media canvas? WHY USE AN EMPTY CHIPBOARD SHEET AS AN ART MATERIAL Other than the fact that using the empty chipboard sheet is utterly cool, here are few more reasons why it’s a good idea: You save money – instead of buying supplies to make a mixed media canvas you use what you already have Recycle and reuse – being a caring artist is important and we all do what we can to minimize the amount of trash we throw It’s creative – using an unusual material in a project forces you to be creative and think about …
September 12th, 2017
inside: best 3 tools to write text on mixed media projects I made a beautiful canvas with lots of paint layers, stenciling and stamping. Then I added exture with modeling paste and some more stenciling. I wanted to finish the project with a cool quote but I couldn’t get it on the project. I ruined 3 pens and still couldn’t get my text on the project! Have you wvwe had this problem? I have 3 great ideas how to solve it! WHY WRITING TEXT ON MIXED MEDIA PROJECT IS A PROBLEM One of the most popular questions or problems people have when they create mixed media projects is how to write text on their project. When you use acrylic paints, gesso and other mediums on a project most of the pens will not work on these surfaces and you have a problem of writing something. This happens because: The surface isn’t COMPLETELY dry – and …
September 3rd, 2017
Inside: how to make a gel printing tissue paper background on art journal pages and other projects. Do you love making your own custom supplies? Today I’m sharing How to Create a Gel Printing Tissue Paper Background for any project you want. This easy gel plate printing technique will work on any paper and not just tissue paper. MAKE A GEL PRINTING PAPER BACKGROUND WITH TISSUE PAPER Usually Gel printing or mono printing is done on a thick watercolor paper or cardstock, but printing on tissue paper is amazing! Why? because it gives you a unique effect you can’t get with any other material. You can use tissue paper from local craft store or find in shoe boxes. WHAT IS GEL PRINTING Gel printing or gelli printing is a form of art to make prints called monoprinting. Previously in order to make monoprints you had to have a press to transfer the paints …
September 1st, 2017
Inside: how to make DIY scrapbook lace paper with custom pattern I love to challenge myself to use my paper scraps. I have a lot of them because I can never bring myself to throw away even the smallest pieces of paper because it seems like a waste. But then I have to find way to use those piles of small paper pieces. WHAT IS LACE PAPER Lace paper is a type of paper used in scrapbooking and card making that has the look of lace with a holes pattern. These types of papers don’t just have a lace pattern but they can have all kinds of patterns with gaps in between the shapes. DIY LACE PAPERS If you want to use your dies in a different way then try creating a 12×12 lace paper with them. To do that you’ll need some dies in bulky shapes like flowers for example. It will …
