What to do with Gelli Prints?

Here's a question for all of you.....  What to do with these gel prints?  I love these and have done some doodling on them with the addition of a small amount of journaling.  I have used them as backgrounds for my art journal, backgrounds for cards, backgrounds for paintings, and in my Decorative Painting which is one of my favorite uses.  I've also collaged them onto other mixed media pieces.  There are countless ways to use these prints and if you tune in to a new online E-Zine called the Pixelated Palette you will see two different articles that are coming in the near future showing how to use your Gelli Plate to make your Christmas Cards.  HMMMM!!!!  Have I sparked your interest?  Are you a subscriber?  I am and the cost is extremely reasonable.  

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Here is another rendition of a print similar to the one shown above.  I love how random these are.   These were all printed during the same printing session and I used the same selection of paint colors on these but you can see how different the textures all appear depending on how I positioned my paper as well as how I added the texture with my finger.  

Do you use a Gelli Plate?  I'd love to hear how you use your printed pieces!  Any new ideas?  

I used the new Deco Art Media Paints on my Gelli Plate.

I wondered how the new Deco Art Media Paints would work on my Gelli Plate and gave it a try this afternoon.  What a wonderful couple of relaxing hours I spent playing in the paint.  I was curious whether or not they might stain my Gelli Plate because they are supposed to be highly pigmented. I am happy to report they did not, the Traditions paints do stain the Gelli Plate, that isn't a problem and doesn't hurt the plate but if that bothers you then you may reconsider using the Traditions line when gell printing.

The new Deco Art Media Paints worked brilliantly and because they are slightly transparent actually worked great when layering the paint.  You can see in my sample on top that many of the layers actually show through the previous layer which I really liked.

This bottom photo shows some of the deli paper prints which I used to clean up the Gelli Plate in between prints which I had not done before and really loved.  They will be great for collage in my art journal.  

If you have never tried Gelli Printing you really should give it a try, Joan Bess over at Gelli Arts has developed a super product and provides so much wonderful instruction on their blog.  She recently published a new book which is very thorough and so well done.  I have two plates an 8"X10" and a 12"X14" sized plate, both are great but if I were going to recommend one for a beginner I would recommend the 8"X10".  It is a more manageable size.  

Now I have to decide what to do with this print.  HMMMM?????  I really love how random this print is.  Stop by at a later date and we will see what I do with it.  Thoughts?  

Another Set of Doodled Porcelain Pieces using the amazing Deco Arts Glass Paint Markers

These are so addicting.  I can see why people love to Zentangle, it is just plain fun and so relaxing.  I've been working on these in the evenings when I am watching TV and only have two more plain white pieces of porcelain.  I guess I am going to have to make a run to the store again to purchase more.  Maybe I should try the Dollar Store?  Do they carry plain white porcelain?

I tried adding some color to these and I was really pleased with the result.  The previous pieces were only black and white but I wanted to experiment with color and I was thrilled with the result.  I think these are going to be great for impromptu gift giving during the course of the year and these are the perfect size for rings and jewelry on a table or dresser.  Shhhh.... don't tell my friends.  LOL.

For those of you who have not tried these markers, give them a shot.  They really are easy to use although they do have a bullet tip which is large for some of the fine detail work that I would like to do.  Maybe Deco Art will consider coming out with a finer tipped marker?  Maybe I will suggest that when I call them at some point in time.  I'm sure there are countless uses for these markers and really do wonder how they would do on wood or paper.  They do need to be heat set to be dishwasher safe but on wood or paper that wouldn't really matter.  HMMM...

Art Journal Part 2

I've been working on this Journal Page for the past few days and have really had a wonderful time playing in the paint.  I LOVE how it turned out, I love the vibrant colors and love the Dr. Seuss quotes that I used.  He is such an amazing author, so many of us grew up with his books clever unique text and now that I am looking for quotes to illustrate I seem to gravitate toward his.  Here I used two of his quotes.

I wanted to try something that I have not done before.  I recently watched a technique video by mixed media artist Kari McKnight Holbrook and she completes her lettering on deli paper and then adheres it to her page and I really wanted to try that.  I thought it was brilliant, it made lettering sooooo easy!  I could do all of my changes on the deli paper, ink, and then decoupaged it onto the page.  The deli paper was truly translucent and seemed to melt into the page.  I wanted more color around the lettering though and used my Caran D'Ache Neocolor 2 crayons to add additional color.  The first quote I used Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in life was completed on the deli paper but the arrow quote was not.  Can you see the difference between the two?  The arrows are slightly more vibrant but if I didn't know that there was a difference I'm sure that I couldn't pick it out.

Here is the finished piece, I added a Cat in the Hat hat and added a girl pointing toward the quote on the arrows.  My goal was to use the new Deco Art products and this project evolved into something that I really enjoyed and played with a few new techniques  as well as try out some new products.   I'd say that was a successful project.  Don't you? 

Art Journal Using Deco Art Media Products Part 1

When I sat down to experiment further with the new Deco Art Media Products I thought why not get out my art journal and see how they react on paper. I don't work in my art journal that often but really enjoy the freedom that it allows me to try out new ideas, products, and to basically give myself the freedom to just play.  The products certainly didn't disappoint and were just as wonderful on paper as they have been on both canvas and wood.  

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I began by spraying the Red and Yellow Misters onto the art journal paper which I had sprayed with clean water to pre-wet the paper.  I closed the book to transfer a small amount of the mist to the opposite page.   The mists produced a good quality spray and coverage was outstanding.  The two colors mixed very well and when additional water was sprayed onto the page continued to blend nicely.  I did let this layer dry as I wanted them to be completely permanent before starting to layer paints onto the paper.  

I began the layering process allowing areas of the mist to show through.  I only used the Media Fluid Acrylics and played with mixing the paints, stenciling the paints and adding  sprays over the paint layers.

I was extremely pleased with how the paints performed.  Excellent quality and very good coverage especially when mixed with White which allowed for less transparency and more opaque paint coverage.  I felt that I needed some color pop onto the page and added another layer of the Yellow Spray which softened the purple side and colored the white areas on the white page.  

  

I continued adding layers of paint, stencil, and additional sprays until I found something that I was starting to like.  

Earlier this spring I purchased a variety of paint markers, some were empty and I could add my own paint colors while others were pre-filled.  I especially wanted to try the Molotow brand as I had heard amazing things about their quality but then found the Montana brand on sale, and already owned the Uni Posca.  I had heard a variety of different opinions on the paint markers and I really wanted to experiment and see which ones I liked.  They all work well and I used some of them on these pages to write with as well as to add a splash of paint color.  I used them to both add areas of color and to write some text with.  I need to work with them further but was impressed with all.  Some of the empty Molotow tend to leak which I find annoying and I preferred the finer tips but still will find uses for all of them.  But that is a post for a later date.  

 You can also see the Tim Holtz stencil which was used, I love his stencils and some paint stamps which Laurie Spelt has recently released which I love.  I have a project coming out later on this year for Artists Club that I use her stamps on.  I love them and did use them here with the Fluid Acrylics.  You can also see a small bottle, which once held eye drops which I washed out and have been using to add splashes of color to my journal pages.   I filled it with the Fluid Acrylics and it worked great.  

This was a little longer post than usual and now I have to get busy and think about what I want to add to these pages.  HMMMM.......  

Do any of you have the Acrylic Paint Markers?  Which brands do you prefer.  I'd love to hear your thoughts.  

I had promised you a second project using the new Media Product line from Deco Art but the e-zine Pixelated Palette picked up this project and have published it in their first issue.  I was delighted and simply could not refuse.  Click on the banner and you will be directed right to the e-zine. Who refuses to be published?  LOL.  The great thing is that you can view this first issue for free and the project that I had promised you is found in its complete format in the issue.  Now you don't have to wait for a few weeks to see the finished piece.  I've also been asked to do a follow up by putting something on the background and that will be published in their October issue.  Feeling thrilled!

Take a look at the e-zine and see if it isn't something that you would like to subscribe to, the cost is very reasonable and after having lost all of our magazines in the industry this is something that I welcome.  I really like the format and hope that you will too.  Take a look and come back here and leave me a message.  I'd love to hear your thoughts about the magazine and this project.

Deco Art Mixed Media Products Part 4

I loved how the paint colors seemed to blend and flow together but wasn't thrilled with the look of the white stamped circles, then decided to stamp over them with a more variegated look by stamping my round container into white and then into  the paint colors which I had used on the canvas.  At this time I also added music paper to the canvas using the Deco Art Decou-Page which I love and stamped over the top of the the music paper to incorporate it into the canvas.  I'm happy with the addition of the variegated look of the stamped circles, I knew that I wanted to keep that circle motif going and thought that the addition of color really enhanced the canvas.  I felt that the canvas had a real feeling of movement and could imagine dancers on the canvas and consequently added music papers, I love how you get the idea of rhythm.  I purchase my music scores from a second hand store for next to nothing and have a plentiful supply should I run out.  I will often pick up books which piano teachers have used and written in as I think that adds such charm and whimsy to a piece.

Did I interest you in trying the new Deco Art Media line.  I can attest to the fact that it is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deco Art Mixed Media Products Part 3

You can see that I've gone to town with paint mixing, blending and layering paint over my Gessoed and sprayed background.  I also began to layer Interference over portions of the paint layers, Interference is a translucent opalescent media with color suspended in it, it gave the paint a very subtle sheen which changed according to the light.  It was lovely and really enhanced the canvas.  You can also see that the stenciled area still shows between the paint layers, and harder for you to see but is still visible is the sprayed background.  

You can also see that I used a round container to stamp a variety of circles, I felt that the circles really added to the look since the stencil that I used also had that round motif!  I like to stick to motifs which seem to work together.  

Layering is one of my favorite background techniques to use in all of my painting not just mixed media, in fact in my new e-book Background Magic I go into detail as to how to layer paint and stencils to achieve a dimensional look.   

 In this photo you can see how the Interference really enhanced the look of the paint.  Love it!!!!  

Acrylic Paint is composed of  particles of plastic acrylic resin suspended in water and pigment which makes it a very strong durable paint and dries much more quickly than oils which makes it my media of choice.  

Deco Art Mixed Media Products Part 2

Once the sprays were dry I felt they were a little dark because I didn't have a plan and just used all three of the primary colors.   I decided that I wanted to lighten things up a bit and used the Deco Art Mixed Media Retro Mod stencil and Gesso to break up the background a bit.  I've used this stencil in my new book Background Magic and really love the four patterns which Deco Art has included in it.  So many options in one 12"X12" stencil!  Delightful and a good value if you want to purchase new stencils.  I like to use make-up sponges when I stencil but Deco Art has some great pouncers which I used when I stenciled this canvas, they worked really well.

In my next post I will begin the process of using some of the Media Fluid Acrylics!  Check back soon to see the next phase.

Comments???????

Deco Art Mixed Media Products Part 1

Last week I promised to begin a new series of posts using the new Deco Art Mixed Media Products and I am happy to report that they lived up to my expectations.  In fact I would put the Media Fluid Acrylics on the same par as Golden Fluid Acrylics, I'm sure that is what Deco Art was planning when they began the process of developing this line and I was impressed with the quality!

I have been patiently, or not so patiently depending on who you might talk to over at Deco Art, waiting for the  Media sprays to come out!  LOL.  I think I called every other week hoping they were coming out sooner rather than later, I wanted to use them in my book Background Magic.  Unfortunately they didn't come out in time so that I could use them in my book but I am happy to report that they lived up to my expectations.  I've used many of the other brands of sprays and loved many of them but really wanted a permanent spray which would not reactivate once dry and the Media Misters did not reactivate and believe me I put them to the test by layering over the top with paint, stamping and Decoupage.  I'm a happy camper and planning to use them on other projects.

I did not add additional Gesso to my canvas to start with instead just began by spraying the ink directly onto my surface and then sprayed clean water to encourage the inks to blend.  I used a primed canvas but adding a layer of Gesso will often change the result of the base layer and I wanted to see how the inks worked in this case.  Next time I will add a layer of Gesso to my canvas to see how the inks react in that situation.  I didn't have a plan for this canvas instead just wanted to let it all come together organically, consequently I used the three primary colored inks and black.  I did use black very sparingly however.

You can see the canvas that I am working on below.  Stop by in the next few days to see the progression of this canvas.

Deco Art Glass Paints Part 2

Ok, so I'm hooked!  I love these Deco-Art Glass Paint markers and they make glass painting so easy!!!  I've always avoided painting on glass but now I can see myself using these markers a lot.  Make sure you read the manufactures use and instructions.

I am no Zentangle artist but I do like to doodle and that is what I'm claiming to do on these.  LOL.  Seriously I do not want to insult any of the Zentangler's out there by my amateurish attempt but I am enjoying the process.  My goal was to come up with something new for my friends for birthdays and the holidays.  I found many of the white glass pieces on sale at Pier 1 which made me really happy and different styles than I found at Target. I looked in many of my local second hand stores and didn't find anything that I wanted to use but will keep a look out because that would be a cheaper option.  I did look at Target for a white teapot and found one sooooo I may have to purchase one.  I then decided that I'd love to do something on a black piece and found this mug at World Market, not on sale, bummer.  When I completed the mug I blogged about in my last post I  tried to incorporate her name into the design and did the same thing for the friend that I am planning the black mug for, personalized just a bit!

I started out by laying out my basic plan using my Stabillo pencils, both black and white, they are a great glass/paper pencil and wipe off depending on the surface with either your finger or a little water on a paper towel.  Then used my white and black markers to complete the design and of course added much of the detail free hand.  I found that it was too difficult to keep the design on the piece when I was trying to ink/paint the detailed lines if I planned too much with my Stabillo pencil, my fingers kept wiping away the line work and decided that freehand was just easier.

Each glass piece would lend itself to different designs and I tried to visualize what patterns would showcase each glass piece.  I think that I need the colored markers as well and will need to invest because I have more plans for these.  I can totally see color added to the designs.  Can't you?

Google Zentangle designs  and you will find countless ideas for inspiration, there are some amazing Zentangle artists out there.  My hat is off to all of you.  Fun!

What do you think.

Deco Art Glass Paint Markers,

I am always trying to come up with something new for my friends for gifts for their birthdays and holidays.  I will admit that I love the challenge and I have one friend in particular that I try to come up with a "theme" gift for her birthday every year.  It is fun and I truly think that I enjoy the gift more than she does.  LOL.  This year her "theme" is Travel.  She still has school age children at home and can't travel easily because she is at that stage of child-rearing where she is continually busy with kid activities and chauffeuring them to their various activities, I remember those days with nostalgia although I really love where our children are in their lives.  Needless to say I've had a blast planning her "Travel" themed gift.  My last post was all about the mixed media piece that I did as a part of the gift, this post is all about this huge mug that I found at Pier One and decorated with my rather inept version of a doodle using the Deco Art Glass Paint Markers.  OMG, they were sooooo fun to use.  I didn't realize how wonderful they are otherwise I'd have used them long ago.  

 I sat last night while watching America's Got Talent and doodled this mug and had a ball.  I was a bit worried about the result because I just free-handed the entire piece but what incredible fun.  I would not go so far as to say this is a Zentangled Piece because that might insult the true Zentanglers out there, I just doodled and played and kept adding more and more and was worried that I had added too much to the piece.  Maybe I did but I think my friend will get a kick out of the mug and of course when you return home from a trip you are always exhausted and need some comfort like a nice cup of coffee.  That is how the mug will fit into the theme.

 Have you ever used the Deco Art Glass Paint Markers?  They are so smooth and easy to use, I was incredibly impressed and will use them again.  I'm not sure which retailers carry the markers but you could google Deco Art and see where you can purchase them.  I recommend them highly.

After I finished adding all of the "doodles" I let the mug sit overnight and then heat set it in the oven in the morning.  According to the manufacturer they are dishwasher safe, I'm not going to test this one right now, I will leave that up to my friend.  As I was in Target today doing some errands I found small white glass bowls which I think will be darling doodled and used for jewelry containers.  HMMMMM!!!  Maybe a Christmas Gift?   WHAT ABOUT A DOODLED TEAPOT?   Hmmmmm.............  Target here I come!

Have you used these markers before?  So fun!!!  Leave me a comment and lets have a conversation.  

Travel Mixed Media Piece

I recently watched Christy Tomlinson on You Tube designing a mixed media piece with a Tim Holtz shadow box and loved the idea!  I so wanted to do one but was waiting for the right inspiration, fortunately for my friend, who this is going to be a gift for.  SHHHHH!!!!  Don't tell her.  She has young children and doesn't get to travel as much as she would like to so...... I designed this piece as travel inspiration for her and opted to use the shadow box idea.

 Christy Tomlinson turned the boxes around so they faced the opposite direction and could be used as a canvas which I thought was an intriguing idea.  I did glue the boxes in though so she would not have to worry about the boxes falling out.  I used acrylic paint, stamping, scrap-booking paper, and a metal word which I stained with Alcohol Inks.  

I think she will like the gift and I certainly enjoyed the process and I hope she keeps this as her travel good luck charm to keep her in the travel frame of mind.  

Background Magic: A Project Variation Part 2

 These are the Elves completed on the background that I gave instructions for in my last post.  This set of elves are paper pieced and then shading and highlighting is added using Deco-Art paints.  Super simple and especially easy if you are painting for Christmas shows.  I've shown two samples below of how I pieced the paper onto the canvas, all of the painting instructions for this project can be found in my new e-book Background Magic.

I first cut the elf shapes out of brown card stock, you would not need to do this if you were painting one of the wood blanks which can be found on my website.  I simply did this so that I had a reference place to add the clothing to the elves, much easier to get everything lined up.  Deco-Art DecouPage is a wonderful product and is my go to glue for decoupaging.  It is a wonderful product and I recommend it highly.  

You can see in this photo that I have cut out and attached the clothing and am now ready to begin the painting process.  

What do you think?  Is this something that you would be interested in trying?  Take a look at my new e-book which can be purchased on either my website or can be purchased on my Facebook page Background Magic.

I am always thrilled when you leave comments.  Painting Hugs.  

Background Magic: A Project Variation

I'm sure that many of you are like me and do not always want to paint a project on the surface that the artist has chosen.  This post is all about using a project that I have in my new e-book Background Magic but placing it on a different surface.  In this case a small canvas, this project could be scanned and turned into Christmas Cards for your friends and family, maybe painted on a smaller canvas and hung on the tree as an ornament,  or sat on an easel to display during the holiday season.  Other ideas?  I'd love to hear them.

Here are the painting instructions for painting these little canvases, the instructions for the Christmas characters are available in my new book Background Magic.  The paints used were all Deco Art Americana and Glamour Dust paints.   Enjoy and I'd love to see what clever and creative uses you come up with.

Canvas Painting: 

·         Your canvas comes prepped and ready to paint.  Load your ¾” wash brush with Snow White, dip one corner into Indian Turquoise and the other into Sapphire, using a random slip slap technique take your loaded brush directly to the canvas painting the canvas, reloading as you need to.  Continue reloading and painting until you have achieved the look that you prefer. 

·         Wash Glamour Dust Aqua randomly onto the background.   

·         Cut out a variety of miscellaneous patterned paper that you can place on either side and decoupage them onto the canvas using Deco-Art Decou-Page. The paper that I used is a Provo Craft Brand that I had in my stash of papers. 

·          Using your favorite snowflake stencil add the snowflakes to the canvas using Snow White.  Stencil Stars using your favorite stencil onto the canvas using Moon Yellow and the dots with Sour Apple.

    Add Santa and Mrs. Claus to your canvas and  you have a set to use as cards or gift giving.  You can see below the card which I made after I painted the canvas with the characters, took a photo of it, printed it out on my computer and adhered the photo to the card.  What an easy way to make a fantastic gift to give to family and friends during the holidays.  

Background Magic Complimentary Background Tutorial

I had planned for this tutorial to be included in my new e-book Background Magic, but unfortunately we ran out of room because I have so many projects in the book.  Lucky for all of you because it is now a blog post as a freebie compliments of myself.   This tutorial shows how to paint the backgrounds similar to those completed in my  e-book Background Magic,  available on my website www.chartmandesigns.com or on my Facebook page C. Hartman Designs.  The book is $9.99 which is a great value considering that there are 14 projects included in the book.  I hope you will come on over to my website and take a look.  

I began with a black piece of black card stock, this will work on either card stock or on a black painted background.  How about changing it up a bit and changing your background color?  As you can see I have also used a Deco Art Paint, Tim Holtz stencil, and a make-up sponge.  I love this technique as it allows me the freedom to layer my paint as I prefer and create a tremendous amount of depth in each piece once the design elements are layered over the background.  Everyone always asks me how I did that.  

The next two photos illustrate how to randomly stencil onto the background to achieve the pattern.  The paint color can be randomly applied so that you achieve different values applying more paint to some areas while less in others which will give you the look of light and dark areas.   

I could easily move my stencil around more achieving a more random look instead of the organized look you see here.  

Next add Glamour Dust Glitter paints randomly applied to the painted surface.  I used my fingers however you could easily use a brush if you prefer.  I feel like I have more control using my fingers.  

You can see the completed piece.  This can be used as a background for another project by overlapping a character or other design elements.  

Come take a look at the projects in my book to see how I've adapted this technique to a variety of projects and surfaces.  

Teaser Alert

Alright so in my last blog post I mentioned that I had designed a box and ornament collection using the picket ornaments used in one of my previous patterns:

Here you see my set of Santa Picket Ornaments which will also fit inside the Snowman box found in my book Background Magic, how cute would it be to do a combination of Snowmen and Santa Ornaments as a Christmas Gift.  These pickets are also available at www.idealwoodproductsinc.com Talk to the guys over at Ideal Wood Products and see if they have any specials as a promo for the debut of my new book.  They are great to work with and produce an AMAZING product.  

This pattern is not included in my new book but can be ordered NOW on my website and is available as both an E-Pattern and as a Paper Pattern.  

I've Written a Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't tell you how excited I am to share this information.... I have published an E-Book/Book on CD with Cat Davis of Paintin' Pals Publications and if any of you are thinking that you would like to publish a book I can recommend Cat highly.  She is a wonderful editor and so fantastic to work with.  It was a very enjoyable experience all the way around.  In fact this is why I have been absent from posting on this blog as I was determined to get this book published in time for the HOOT convention and "phew" we made it.  I had to be quiet about what I was doing and couldn't wait to tell you this exciting news.  I painted continually for the past 6 months to complete the projects for the book and I DID it!!!  I love the projects in the book and love the theme of the book.  The book will be available on a number of websites but will definitely be available on my website sometime within the next two weeks.

The title of the book is Background Magic and just as the title implies the theme of the book is to complete easy, fun backgrounds using stencils, either purchased or homemade, layering paint to produce a textured background which gives the illusion of depth but is sooooo easy to complete.  If you have different stencils than I used in the book, use them, the idea is the technique, not to produce an exact replica of my background.  The techniques shown in this book will produce similar results using any combination of stencils or background texture tools.

I'm giving you a sneak peak of a few projects from the book.  Check back often because I will be posting a background tutorial and even a free project later on.  I can't wait to hear your thoughts and I hope these photos will spark your interest in using stencils in your background and my new endeavor.  Let me know what you think.  I cannot wait to hear what you think.

These ornaments are part of the Jump for Joy collection and instructions for these and all of the photos I am sharing with you today are found in the book as well as 12 other projects.  Mr. and Mrs. Elf are completed using a combination of paper piecing using scrapbook papers and using paint to shade and highlight.  How easy is that for your shows this fall.  No base-coating!!!

Santa and Mrs. Claus are painted but I used a household item to stencil the pattern onto their clothing.  Read the book to discover what I used.  Just a teaser!  All of the Jump for Joy ornament surfaces are laser cut and available exclusively on my website.

The two stamp projects use the Christmas Jump for Joy characters in a slightly different way but the background technique is exactly the same.  So easy and so fun!!!  The wooden stamps are available from www.idealwoodproductsinc.com They would love to have you pre-order any of these surfaces.  If you chat with them I heard from a little bird that they were planning to do a promotion for the surfaces in this book.   

I love this piece and the background was sooooo easy and fun to do and because I paper pieced the snowmen and then added detail with paint they come together so quickly.  I am only showing you the lid of this box, there is a surprise for you on the box sides and of course wouldn't be complete without ornaments.  This box was made specifically for this project by the guys at Ideal Wood Products Inc and, as are all of their surfaces, was a joy to paint on.  If you have never used their products I would suggest that you give them a try, made here in the US and are so fantastic!!!! Made by hand as you order, not massed produced and you can tell by the quality.   

This project also includes 12 picket ornaments which fit inside the box with these two snowmen shown in a variety of colors!  Take a look at these, get the surfaces prepped and ready for paint so you can get started once we get the book out to you.  

I'd love to hear your comments!  I am already in the process of working on a new book and want to hear what you like so I can give the next book a special spin.  

August/September Scrap and Stamp Magazine Mixed Media Garden Angel

Another new magazine article!!!  Wow!  Love doing these with Scrap and Stamp, they are so great to work with!!  It is an honor to be able to develop projects for Scott Publications.  The theme of this article was Garden Angels and I used my Faith Angel Stamp and paper pieced them using scrapbook papers.  The article has step out photos showing how to stamp and cut your paper as well as to add detail using Copic Markers.  I'm a huge Copic fan so anytime I can use them in a project I am a happy camper.  These are so easy and turn out so well when you use this technique.  They would be a keepsake for anyone that you chose to make these cards for or add them to a canvas or a journal page.  How fun is that.  I hope you will purchase the magazine to see how to accomplish this technique, if you love these email the editors of the magazine to express your desire to see more of my card designs.

Do you love card making?  Leave me a comment and lets have a conversation.

Hugs.