The Creativity is Contagious blog has directions for making this beautiful stamped mixed media canvas. I love the use of dolls hair, it add such a realistic touch!
-Heather
Project: Stamped and Quilted Notebook Cover
Here’s a pretty way to carry around a notebook, in a stamped and quilted carrying case. The Paper Artsy blog will teach you how to stitch and stamp on fabric, this idea could be used for many other types of … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Stamped Collage
The Artful Maven is sharing directions for making this bee-utiful mixed media collage using materials like stamps, stencils die cuts and distress glitter
Mixed Media Tutorials Using Gelatos
Heather Greenwood has compiled all her tutorials showing Gelato techniques into one post for readers’ convenience. This is a great resource if you’re looking for different ways to use this medium. Included are tutorials for painting with gelatos, and using … Read More...
Tips: Guide to Choosing a Brush Pen
There are so many brush pens and makers on the market is can be hard to choose which is the right one for your paper crafting projects. The Jet Pens blog has a detail guide and over view of some … Read More...
Project: Stenciled Banner
The Red Lead blog has directions for using stencils and stamping ink to add pretty details to a chipboard shape for a fun banner.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Window Box
Find directions for making this lovely décor box from Michele Kovac over at Thought of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker. She stamped her floral image, punched it into separate squares and then added them inside a painted wooden window style box, so … Read More...
Project: Botanical Journal Page
Find directions on the Sizzix blog for making this beautiful mixed media journal page by Anna-Karin. The background was done using die cuts, paints, sprays and stamps, I love the depth and dimension it gives! These ideas would transfer well … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Tag
Tim Holtz is sharing his monthly tag making tutorial for April on his blog. This time he’s using die cuts, metal, cork, paints, ribbon and more for this terrific mixed media tag. I love how he used the “negative die … Read More...
Project: Metal Foil Flower
Make this cool metal flower using foil cardstock and alcohol inks, directions are over at the Ranger Ink blog. I could see making a bunch of these, adding stems and giving them as a bouquet for Mother’s Day!
-Heather
Project: Botanical Tag
The Words and Pictures blog has directions for making this lovely botanical themed tag using clear tiles, paper, crackle paint and stamping on a wooden tag.
-Heather
Technique: Stamping with Geltos
Did you know instead of ink you can use Gelato sticks with a spritz of water to stamp with? Heather Greenwood will show you how to get this cool watercolor look with your rubber stamps.
-Heather
Tutorial | Mixed Media Scrapbook Page Background
Ashley Calder at Things That Shine made this mixed media background for her scrapbook page using old book pages, gesso, watercolor crayons and other scrapbooking supplies. In her video tutorial she shows you how she created this background, which … Read More...
Show & Tell | Mixed Media Cards
SimSim at Buttons and Paint shares some mixed media cards she recently made that would be lovely to send to friends for Spring or for Mother’s Day. She explained her inspirations and the techniques she used. Click here to see … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Somerset Memories Magazine
There’s still time to enter to win the latest issue of Somerset Memories, click here to go to the original post and enter.
-Heather
Giveaway Reminder: Somerset Studio Magazine
There’s still time to enter to win the lastest issue of Somerset Studio magazine, click here to go to the original post and enter.
-Heather
Technique: Using a Stencil as a Stamp
Get more from your stencils. The Bolton House blog has a really cool technique to share adhering stencils instead of stamps to clear acrylic blocks for mono print stamping. Click here to see how it’s done.
-Heather
Project: Paper and Acrylic Bauble
Red Lead Stamps has a tutorial combining stamps and paper ephemera with acyclic shapes for a pretty mixed media bauble. I see so many uses for these, perfect for a jewelry pendant, cell phone charm or even a gift package … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Art
The Design Memory Craft blog has directions for making a fantastic mixed media collage using Gelato sticks for the background along with stamps, glaze and gesso and then adding paper flowers, what a great way to add some art and … Read More...
New Product: Marker Spritzer
Get more out of your markers using the new Tim Holtz Distress Marker
Spritzer
. This tool gives you a cool air brush effect, this is great to use with stencils! Tim has a video showing how to use this … Read More...