Do you need a banner for your blog? Don’t purchase one, make your own. The Crafty Individuals blog shares step by step photo directions from Coco for a large mixed media scene banner. She used a combination of stencils, paste, … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Art with Stamp Pads
Ink pads aren’t just for inking up your stamps, you can also use them to add a vintage stained look to paper and also color plain ribbons and trims. The Simon Says Stamp blog has a step by step tutorial … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Canvas
Over on the Paper Artsy blog you can learn several different techniques for making a fun stamped art canvas. Like using a stamp to create a stencil and painting a stamped image on a book page. Click here for complete … Read More ...
Project: Altered Bottle
Sometimes I finish something and it was in such a pretty bottle I hate the idea of tossing it in the recycling bin but I never know what to do with empty bottles. Here’s a wonderful “message in a bottle” … Read More ...
Project: Valentine Canvas
Decorate your home for Valentine’s Day or anytime you want a little love around your house with a lovely mixed media canvas. Rachel shares a video tutorial and lots of photos for making a project with several different media like … Read More ...
Project: Tim Holtz Monthly Tag for February
Each month the talented Tim Holtz shares a tag tutorial, this months tag is a Valentine theme using lots of different papers, metal embellishments, paints, felt and more. Tim also shows you several different mixed media techniques. Click here for … Read More ...
Project: Love Potion Valentine Card
I love the use of all different types of products on this fabulous Love Potion #9 card! From modeling film to alcohol inks to stamping, spray inks and more, this mixed media card has it all. Find out how Shari … Read More ...
Tutorial: Mixed Media ATCs
These wonderful Artist Trading Cards from Susanne Rose use a variety of mixed media like Gelato sticks, stencils, stamping, gesso and vintage paper. Using vintage paper is one of my favorite things to add to a mixed media project, pages … Read More ...
Project: Altered Calendar House
I love altered projects, turning something that is outdated or unused and turning it into something fabulous like this calendar house from Astrid’s Artistic Efforts. She totally transformed this wooden calendar with paints, crackle medium, stencils, embellishments and more. Visit … Read More ...
Project: Santa Collage
Add some holiday cheer to your walls this Christmas with a fun and festive mixed media collage. Dar’s Crafty Creations made this collage using loads of different Santa Claus digital stamps and images. Click here for a tutorial on how … Read More ...
Project: Poe Collage
Happy Halloween! This is my favorite holiday, I love making art and cards and decorating for Halloween!
Drop on over to my own personal blog, P is for Paper and I’ll give you details on how I made this collage … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Artist Trading Block
Using a small die shaped box template and covering it with stamped and colored images Michelle from Pinch Your Chic blog made a beautiful bird song themed “artist trading block”. The idea of artist trading cards isn’t new to me … Read More ...
Project: Altered Plant Pot
Turn a plain old terracotta pot into a work of art using stamps, stencils and ink on tissue paper. Find complete directions over at A Vintage Journey.
-Heather
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Andrea from the Snapping Monsters blog is a girl after my own heart. I love incorporating literary quotes and images in my art work, she stamped out quotes from Shakespeare onto inked, stencils and embellished die cut pennant shapes for … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Art Journal Pages
I love these beautiful sea inspired mixed media journaling pages from Jenn Shurkus, visit her blog to find out how she used stamps, paints, stencils and more to make them.
-Heather
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