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August Art Journal
I again embarked last month on an art journal every day. I usually try to work on some type of art – whether it’s working on paper or cloth every day, but I love the discipline of a page a … Continue reading
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Tagged art journaling, art journals, August art journal
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Summer Stencil
Recently I received some of the Crafter’s Workshop stencils. Fun! Most of these were Balzer Designs. Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is one of my favorite artists. I first saw her on Quilting Arts TV last season. I immediately loved her designs … Continue reading
TP Art
This craft has been around for a long time. I first saw Carol Duvall demonstrate this years and years ago on her show and I thought it was so neat. In her book, “Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall” she called … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, card making, craft tutorial, molded tissue paper, toilet paper art
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Making Stamps
I purchased this stamp-making foam quite a while ago on the recommendation of a friend. I pulled it out the other day to see what I could do with it. I started out using the real thin sheet and cut … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, foam stamps, making stamps, stamp foam
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Watercolor Card Class
Yesterday I stopped by Make Time To Create, a local craft studio/store, to attend a watercolor card class. I bought these Twinkling H20s several years ago in Nashville, Indiana on a getaway with hubby. We were checking out all the … Continue reading
Cheap Art Journaling
Yesterday I had to get cat litter so why not stop by the craft stores on my way? Hobby Lobby was my first stop. The last time I was in there I bought two large sheets of Archers watercolor paper … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, cheap art journals, crafters, file folder journals, stenciling
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Embossing Resist Tutorial
I just love resists. I especially like using glue on fabric. See this post. Yesterday I wanted to try using embossing as a resist on watercolor paper. I’ve not used my embossing powders for a long time. In fact, I … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, embossing, embossing resist, resists
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Gesso and Stencils
Using gesso with stencils is a really fun technique with neat results for journal pages. For my first page I painted it with with water soluble oil pastels. Yes, you read me right – water soluble oil pastels! First thing … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, gesso and stencils, oil pastels, stencils, watercolors
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Taping up journal pages
Between gardening and interviewing local artists and crafters, I have been able to squeeze in a little crafting. I’ve been playing around with some pages in my art journals. Today is about using masking tape to make backgrounds. It’s easy … Continue reading
Summer Sketching
Last night, after a busy day here at Happy Acres, I sat and played a little bit with my sketchbook. I used some of the new Gelly Roll Metallics I won recently. I also used some of my favorite markers. … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, Dotta Riffic, markers, sketch books, sketching
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