A great introduction to creating gel plate prints using different unique papers! I was making background papers for my brand new art journal and pulled you along for the ride! For this experiment, I wanted to see how different types of paper would react on a gel plate. I gathered three options: Of course, I …
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Tips and ideas for creative craft projects! If you have forgotten how to have fun these easy DIY ideas and projects can give you some inspiration to let your own creativity shine!
I write posts and do videos, showing you how to do decoupage, mod podge, papercrafts and magazine collage projects.
After I turned 50 I decided that I couldn't just work, work, work, I had to get some fun back into my life. I started out with a HUGE boxes project that got something going and I haven't looked back since! You can do this too!!
Tips and ideas how to use your gelli plate to make amazing Christmas wrapping paper! Easy and fast, this homemade gift wrap is a great way to snazzy up your gifts! Gelli Plate DIY Christmas Gift Wrap Almost every year I have some kind of brainstorm about how to make fancy DIY gift wrap or …
I am a super color nerd! So when I started thinking about what color does blue go with, I KNEW I had to make a color wheel of blue and mix it with all the colors of the rainbow to figure it out for myself! Today we are going to take a super deep dive …
The Big Shot Switch is a super cool, electric die cutting and embossing machine! Today we will look at the features of this machine as well as whether we need to add it to our artist toolkit! Why I Am So Curious About The Sizzix Switch As a mixed media and collage artist, I use …
These bee tags and tickets are wicked cool and super fun to use in your junk journals or mixed media! I wanted some pretty graphics that I could print out and use in my artwork and figured why not share them with my peeps! You can use these in your personal art AND in finished …
Super fun free printable Halloween tags and tickets for your Halloween Junk Journal, Mini Album or Altered book. These are free to use in your work and even finished books that you are selling! Includes skulls, vintage ladies, day of the dead and of course, pumpkins! Why I NEED Halloween Ephemera My birthday is 2 …
This was such a fun junk journal to make! I used 3 primary colors, orange, black and green, with a little blue thrown in for fun! It has dangles and charms, tags and tickets, as well as tuck spots, pockets and a flip open cover. Halloween Junk Journal Video Check out this full flip through …
I have had SO MANY questions about how to do magazine collage, I thought I would do an entire process video to show you how I do my modern steampunk art. Hopefully this will help spark some creativity in your artwork too! Magazine Collage Process Video I love seeing how a piece of artwork comes …
Halloween is such a fun visual holiday that can make for amazing written journaling or mixed media junk journaling! Whether you have kids or are dressing up as an adult, or have amazing decorations, here are some fun journal writing prompts for Halloween! Halloween Themes Halloween Colors For Mixed Media & Journaling Here are the …
Today I am going to be showing you how I finessed the Kallax cubes in my craft room to make them more functional! Tips and ideas for how to pick the right inserts for your Ikea Kallax Cubes! My Kallax Cube Story I did a HUGE reorganization of my Ikea craft room late last year …
If you are looking for inspiration for your magazine collage art, you have come to the right place! Here are all my best tips and ideas for how to do magazine collage in a free mini course (no email signup needed!) Free Magazine Collage Class Info Okay, first you might be wondering why I am …
Some of my peeps asked to know the “rules” of a one magazine collage challenge. Since it isn’t really a sanctioned thing by a governing body I am going to set some rules for us to follow! What Is A One Magazine Collage Challenge? Before we get too far down the “rules” road, let’s talk …
Today we are going to look at 10 different kinds of craft glues that you could use for collage! I know my favorite, but I wanted to see if there was some other kind of collage glue that could make me swoon as a collage artist! Picking The Best Glue For Collage Projects I feel …
I have always wondered how Dyan and Teesha Moore were able to paint on their magazine collages and even tried a few myself (SO BAD!) So when I saw Dyan had a painted magazine collage class online I jumped right in! Click Here To Take Dyan’s AMAZING Painted Magazine Collage Class! Dyan’s Painted Magazine Collage …
Today I want to talk about how I bring a piece of art together for one of my collages or mixed media pieces using the power of telling a story! What Is Magazine Collage? I do A LOT of magazine collage artwork for my Artsy Fartsy YouTube Channel! Functionally, magazine collage is cutting out images …
How to make your own washi tape using three different kinds of adhesives! All my best tips and ideas for making cute DIY washi tape to use in your art. What Is Washi Tape? Okay, let’s just get this out of the way right up front, washi tape is my jam! It is a fun …
Today we are going to test out mylar stencil material and make some reusable stencils with the Cricut Joy! Tips and ideas for how to use this little cutting machine to make big art! My Cricut Joy Story I don’t know about you, but I always like to know about the person I am reading …
If you are looking for a fun (and portable) way to take your art journal with you, for sure you want to use a travelers notebook! Tips and ideas for how to set up and use a travelers notebook for your artwork. What Is A Travelers Notebook? I was so excited when I found out …