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I needed some good holiday fun in the studio and played with texture--my favorite of all design elements. For some play amidst the holiday bustle, here are the ingredients to use: Canvas Art Anthology and Chalk Paints    Dew Drops    Pastes, Stickles, and Gold Leaf    Wood Blocks    Sisal Trees    I painted the blocks and the chipboard with chalk paint. I love the Art Anthology texture paints and covered a hardboard canvas with the Lime color. After I slathered it on in thick lines, I used some bubble wrap to create more texture and a pattern. I used a lot of paste and Stickles and gold leaf on the chipboard. I used the Fiesta from Art Anthology on 3 sides of the block. I removed the sisal trees from their bases and sprayed heavily with a gold spray. I had a previous HOPE chipboard waiting on my studio table and incorporated it as well.  I pressed the chipboard into the ...

Hi, Jean today to share a project that will be fun to make and even give as a gift. Of course, Sabor papers are the focal point of the project.  We love Sabor for a few reasons... The quality of the paper is fantastic  The patterns and colors are amazing Sabor is a family owned business  Here is the finished piece.   Read on to see how it was constructed.   I had these key tags laying around and kept looking at them, knowing they would make a good art project. Sabor to the rescue!   The white tag is a 1 inch circle.   I used my circle punch and cut out various Sabor papers (you will cover both sides of each tag).  Punch images or colors you want. Apply the papers to the tags with a glue such as Aleene's.  I used a small paint brush and glued the tags, then placed the circles on top, it's neater that way. I colored any white tag area before gluing on my papers.  I used Splash Inks colori...

I love experimenting, don't you? Various techniques, mediums, tools, and how they interact with one another. It's so exciting!  Well, I discovered such fun when I played with my Gelli Plate and my newly acquired deli paper. Great prints and patterns on a thin translucent paper. What to do with them? I held them up against my recently de-stashed clear acrylic tags and eureka! The exciting discovery unfolded before my viewers on Periscope and I was thrilled with the results. Here is where we will eventually end up: Now to begin as we mean to continue. First the list of required ingredients: Gelli Plate 5x7    Acrylic Paint    and Splash Inks    Brayer    Stencils    and Punchinella    Glaze Medium    Stazon Ink    Mailbox Muse Dragonfly Rubber Stamp Set    Mailbox Muse Alphapalooza Rubber stamp Set    Mailbox Muse Gothic Rubber Stamp Set    Mailbox Muse Al...

Needing a cute little bag for your Honey? Don't forget the tag! This is the supply list I worked with: Plain kraft bag Scrap piece of Acetate/Plastic Low-tack Tape Bazzill Luggage Tag    Art Anthology Sorbet Vegas Gold Sheen Dimensional    Art Anthology Sorbet Red Velvet Cake Dimensional    Art Anthology Velvet Mayan Gold Dimensional    Embossing Powder    Steampunk Female Unmounted Rubber Stamp    Black Pigment Ink    12" Celtic Circle Stencil    Length of Regimental Ribbon    Spray Inks    Kraft gift bags accumulate after celebrations. It's a great blank canvas to create upon. I taped the edges to flatten. I chose a large stencil as my design for the front of my bag. The   12" Celtic Circle Stencil   was a great choice to cover a large space with a simple geometric design.   I wanted some gold shimmer, but needed some depth too. First c...