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This past weekend I played along with the free Creative Retreat - Art is Magic and loved all the mixed media painting and collage workshops shared particularly those that were featuring various methods of blocking in the negative space.  Today I thought I would share my take on the lesson shown by artist Stephanie Lee.  This method (shown by Stephanie) again allowed me to use up some of the scraps of both papers and collage images I had left over from other projects.  I had my favorite Red Butterfly Image and a couple of Vintage Valentines Images on hand from Altered Pages Collage Sheets. I chose to work on loose sheets of Water Color Paper with the idea of adding this along with the others I created over the weekend to a journal - I taped the edges to create a border and also to stick my page down onto my work surface.  Next, I collected my scraps together and started to stick them all down onto my page using Gel Medium as both my adhesive and as a sealing lay...

When the temps hit the mid-teens, we take it slow and easy!   It seems we are not the only ones with that heat lately. Grab some travel collages for your city, state or vacation destination. Enjoy your slow Sunday, relax! Jean and the Gang

I thought we could review some projects and show some new items in the store. Lyneen's Elvis book was a hit! One of my favorite Folio items from Danie May. Robin put us all in the mood for a glass of wine with this one! Stephanie created summer fashion for us to enjoy. Trisha Neal shared Asian Flare Did you see the new products in the store?  Unusual and great stuff for mixed media projects. For a special gift tag or for trading, lightweight wood tags can be stained, painted or you choose the method of making them special. These banners are dual duty, one side is wood and one side is corrugated.  Paint, collage, initials, make it personalized. This is a treasure.  A large Wooden Spool wrapped with lovely fabric and a charm to wear on your neck or wrist.  Use it as a gift wrap too, tie up the package and they get an extra goodie! Thanks for dropping by and as a summer bonus, the next 5 orders r...

Howdy from Arizona,  It's HOT HOT HOT in JULY AlteredPages got its roots in digital art and we will be celebrating by using our digital art this month.   Above is a piece I created for the patriotic holidays, using Mischief Circus digital pieces. Our library of Collages totals over 3000 sheets that you can save to your personal files to use over and over again. Or if you prefer, you can order them printed on high-quality cardstock, j ust send a note to Artsociates@gmail.com to obtain price and delivery information. Thanks for stopping by, Jean

My favorite incense burner broke recently…so I made a new one with Creative PaperClay from Alteredpages.com ! I also made a cute little dish to hold the jewelry I wear every day. Using   Creative PaperClay   you can make one for yourself.  Just follow the package directions for drying time.   It may take a couple days to complete this, but it will be totally worth it!    Gather your supplies.  Grab a chunk of clay, wax paper, a rolling pin, cooking spray and a bowl or plate to use a guide for forming your clay bowl.  I have added a supply list at the end of this post.  I am so sorry, but I was so excited to begin that I forgot to get a couple shots of this beginning part of the process.   If you have ever rolled cookie dough then you know all there is to know.    Roll your clay out between two sheets of wax paper.   Roll it to about ¼ to ½ inch thick and in the desired size.  ...

Small Makes are always a great way to use up left over bits and pieces from other projects be it collage images, text, stamped images, punched shapes, papers etc.  The latest craze this year for tiny creations to trade and swap are Artist Trading Coins, which are similar to an Artist Trading Card but instead of a rectangle they are circular - a circle 2.5 inches in diameter to be exact. I have been once again tiding up my art space and found I had lots of Gelli Prints and handmade papers piling up, so I spent a few hours cutting these up into various smaller project pieces such as backgrounds for cards and ATC's.  Some I decided to cut into coins. I then got out my box that I collect my left over scraps in and played around with ideas. Finally settling on a few, I inked the edges of each of my elements and glued my selected bits and pieces down.  I kept mine as simple as this today, but you could always add further stamping and doodling to the backgrou...

Here are some ideas for you..... Summery, fun stuff to create.  See  ART KITS category for summer selections. Summer on the Boardwalk by Trisha Seaside by Lyneen Mermaids Galore click  here  Beach Ball Memories by Jean