Tag: Mixed Media
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Tips and Ideas for Using Big Stamps
Using Big Stamps Recently, I found a new-to-me stamp company, Colorado Craft Company. Their Big and Bold stamp collection looked particularly interesting because they are really large images! I purchased a couple of sets and started playing with them. The first one is called “Miss You Peony“. Working with the gorgeous peony image led me…
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What Paper is the Best For Art Journaling?
All paper! Is my fast and simple answer. However, it depends on the media used and the intended purpose of the finished piece. For example, a flimsy booklet with a loose spine isn’t likely to hold up to a lot of mixed media and multiple viewings. In the video posted below, I discuss some of…
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Art Journal – Forgive Yourself
I bought this book a few years ago to begin my art journaling venture and finally made my first entry yesterday! Apparently, I am a slow starter! Up until yesterday, the journal that I have been working in – off and on – is a cloth one that I made out of denim. The bigger…
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Art Journal Entry – Working Through "Stuff"
White Denim Base With Gesso Last weekend, my family went to California to pay our last respects to my 56 year old cousin and share in her family’s grief. Eight years ago she found out that she had cancer. During that time she celebrated many wonderful things. She re-married, became a grandmother, witnessed one of…
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Life On The Farm – Art Journal Page
Could Have Been Tacked Inside the Barn My family moved to a rural area of Iowa when I was in elementary school. It felt far away from everything and very hodge-podgey to me. Nothing seemed to ‘fit’ together on The Farm. As we lived there, things continued to get cobbled together, just to work until…
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Frosted Designs Color Challenge – Another Art Journal Page
It has been a long while since I posted about the art journal that I made out of white denim fabric or shared any of the pages inside. The Color Challenge at Frosted Designs seemed like the perfect opportunity to work on some things that had been kicking around in my head for a few…
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Art Journal Page – Image Transfer Over Embroidery
Denim Fabric Was Printed, Embroidered, Stamped and Collaged It is so much fun to incorporate fabric, paper, thread, ink and other tools and supplies together while exploring creative endeavors. The outside cover of this book was the subject of my post here. As I am working on the pages on the inside, I will attempt…
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Mixed Media Art Journal – Made From Scratch
* A Lot of Pictures Alert! Front of Book – Closed With Metal Clasp I have been wanting to work more with collage and mixed media using fabrics and papers. It occurred to me that one of the best ways for me to learn How to do this, was to Do this. So I decided…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 