I will show you how to make your own DIY Mixed Media Sprays. I called this “plastic paint” for lack of a better explanation. I was inspired by a video I watched on the Pink Poodles Craft channel and went in my own direction from her experimentation. Materials: Video Tutorial: Depending on your chosen colors, … Continue reading “DIY Your Own Mixed Media Sprays”
Mixed media tag making that was inspired by the craft materials.
Create art journal pages on dura-lar with Grafix.
See how Marabu art crayons mix and work on different paper surfaces.
Today I have a post on the Rinea blog sharing a video tutorial on my creative process making the mixed media piece above. This piece includes a poem by Maya Angelou the Caged Bird. This month the design team at Rinea is partnering with Creative Embellishments for our posts. Use the following affiliate linking discount code JANETTRIESCHMAN at Rinea for … Continue reading “Mixed Media Creative Process – The Caged Bird”
Tag it Tuesday This week’s tag is a variety of mixed media. Beginning with DIY resist spray and ink smooshing. Then add ephemera in coordinating colors to finish the tag. To make your own DIY Resist Spray, follow my tutorial here: [Resist Spray] For the free teacup PDF printable: [Teacups] In the above close-up image, … Continue reading “DIY Resist Spray Tag”
with Kokorosa I used my DIY Mixed Media Spray and a die from Kokorosa to make this beautiful card. I chose not to use a sentiment, leaving just the lovely image. The card turned out so nice that I wouldn’t mind framing the image. Kokorosa Metal Cutting Dies with Butterflies & Flowers Background Board is … Continue reading “Die-cut Card”
This week’s Tag it Tuesday uses Gelatos in two different techniques. Gelatos are a smooth soft crayon-like product that can mix with water and blend easily with or without water. I added some plastic netting for texture (that photographs oddly) and a simple piece of ephemera to finish off the tag. Video Tutorial: In the … Continue reading “Tag it Tuesday with Gelatos”
I remember seeing this DIY idea a while back and stored it in my memory because I knew I would use it. All yarn “should” be wound into a ball. While in grad school I was spoiled taking a few Fiber Art courses and getting to use all the great tools they had on hand. … Continue reading “No Cost Yarn Ball Winder”
Do you make your own Valentine’s Day cards? These printable card fronts will be so helpful. Each has the heart theme but they are very different from each other. If you don’t make cards, consider printing them for collage, glue books, mixed media, scrapbooking, and more. Grab the free PDF file here: [Valentine card fronts] … Continue reading “Valentine Card Fronts – Freebie Friday”
