Tag it Tuesday This week’s tag combines a small watercolor sample and printables from the store to create a rustic-themed tag. The colors in the wood printable are subtle and repeated in the small watercolor. Printables: My favorite printer brand for many years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I … Continue reading “Watercolor and Printables Tag”
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”
This week’s tag uses a fun paint bubble technique for the background which is fun to do. Then I added printable images to finish it off with a fun fishing theme. If you would like the free fish printable you can download it here: [Fish.pdf] The words are from a printable available in the shop. … Continue reading “Gone Fishing – Tag it Tuesday”
I originally made these materials for a project and then went in a different direction. So I decided to use them this week for Tag it Tuesday. I collaged the painted book page and then added the coordinating watercolor-painted flowers. materials See the details in the close-up image above. The colors are stunning. Video Tutorial: … Continue reading “Using Handmade Stash – Tag it Tuesday”
Tag it Tuesday This collaged tag was really fun to make. I started with no real plan or vision for the outcome. Working with a variety of papers that coordinated colorwise and had a variety of different visual textures, I tore the pieces and began building the collage. The textures and colors are balanced intuitively … Continue reading “How to Collage a Tag”
This week’s Link Party Welcome to our weekly Link Party! This is a great opportunity to share your latest blog post, recipe, craft tutorial, or any other creative work you’ve been working on lately. We’re always excited to see what our readers come up with! However, we have a few simple rules to ensure the … Continue reading “Creatively Crafty Link Party #412”
This week’s Link Party Welcome to our weekly Link Party! This is a great opportunity to share your latest blog post, recipe, craft tutorial, or any other creative work you’ve been working on lately. We’re always excited to see what our readers come up with! However, we have a few simple rules to ensure the … Continue reading “Creatively Crafty Link Party #406”
I think I am addicted to making ephemera paper clips. It is so much fun using up scraps and pieces and combining them into a pleasant image. They are miniature works of art. There are no rules to making ephemera paper clips and if you do a Google search you will find a variety of … Continue reading “Ephemera Paperclips”
This week for Tag it Tuesday we are exploring a faux watercolor technique. If you don’t know how to watercolor or don’t feel confident in your ability, this technique will provide the look of a painted image. Stamping your image and then using a water brush to move the ink around simulates the look of … Continue reading “Tag it Tuesday – Faux Watercolor”
Learn how to marble sublimation inks for colorful coasters. #artesprix
