I love finding new ways to Art Journal and I have a great new suggestion for you to play with today. How about an Art Journal Card deck? 26 cards full of your art and inspiration. For my deck, I chose a swirl pattern for the backs of the card (that I painted with chalk paint over a stencil). Each front will be a unique design and will include an inspirational saying.
Thinking about doing a video series that will focus on my progression through this deck. What do you think?
Art Journal Card Size 2.75″ x 3.75″ (rounded corners, water color paper)
This is a great stamp/digi-stamp set to brighten up your spring crafting projects. There are two options on the Lori’s Cards and Creations website for this image: digi-stamp or traditional red rubber. I hope that you will check out this image as well as the other great images on the website.
One of the products that really caught my eye this year at Creativation was the sublimation products by artesprix. This Iron-on-Ink is so cool and will heat set onto polyester products (like totes, cups etc…). I located a polyester tote at my local craft store and thought that would be a perfect substrate to start on. Check out the Quick Tips Mixed Media Video below for the step by steps.
Back again today with a new project using digi-stamps. I love this Sketchy Daisy Flower image, so bright and cheery. It made for a lovely addition to this journal cover. Check out the Quick Tips Mixed Media video below for the step by steps.
Hope you are doing well this Saturday morning. Me, I am gazing out my windows at a raining, cold day and wishing for Summer! On a more positive note, it does make for a good day to be inside crafting! Thought I would re-share the method I use to print digi-stamps onto tissue paper. This is a great technique to use with mixed media projects and is how I added the Sketchy Flower mini-image onto the bookmark below. Check out the video below for the step by steps on how to print onto tissue paper.
The Mini-Sketchy Flower digital stamp set is a great set for bookmarks, cards and other projects where you are looking for a smaller image. Plus, you get 10 images in one set. Nice!
I am so pleased to announce that the Lori’s Cards & Creations Website has been re-launched! Yeah!! The website has a nice selection of digital images along with clear polymer stamp sets, traditional red rubber stamps and original art work. Be sure to check out the original digital designs from Carri Sue’s Fine Art and Illustration.
All orders made in March 2021 are eligible for a 10% discount (use coupon code ZEM48)
Featured Stamp Sets:
Please stop on by the site and if you see something you like…use the coupon code ZEM48 to get a 10% discount on all March 2021 purchases!
Found some time to work on a Mixed Media project this last weekend. It was nice to spend the afternoon creating, even though this project didn’t turn out to be a favorite. The time spent creating was worth it. Making a plan to set aside time for art more routinely in my schedule. I really have missed it!
It’s been a while since I have posted here on my blog. I seem to be in a creative lull, not being able to create freely. My mind seems to be too full and distracted with all that is going on. Have you all experienced this type of feeling? How did you get yourself out of it?
At the end of 2020, I felt overwhelmed with design team work in addition to my full time job so, I resigned from my Design Teams. Now I feel a lost. I have reorganized my craft space and have decluttered my craft storage. That usually gets me moving but, no. I have started projects and left them unfinished. I have an order for cards that I need to fill but my ideas are running thin.
To be honest, while I am typing this out I feel like I am just whining. And…maybe I am. This truly is the longest period of time that I have experiences a lack of creativity. So, again, how do I get past this? Any ideas? I would love to hear about your creative challenges and how you overcame them. Has there been a new product or technique that has inspired you lately? Please share!
So glad that you made to my post! I have a cute and fun Mini-Scrapbook page to share with you today featuring Joy Clair stamps.
I love creating a Christmas scrapbook for each year. It is so wonderful to pull out all of the scrapbooks albums each season and display them on the coffee table. Our Friends and family really enjoy looking through the scrapbooks and revisiting all of the past Christmases.
Check out the Quick Tips Mixed Media Below for all of the step by steps.
Sizzix, Tim Holtz Alterations- Cabinet Card Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments – Christmas Words Holiday embellishments String Corner Punch 2 Whole Punch Paper Accents – Chipboard
Mixed Media Quick Tips Video
Thanks for checking out my project with Joy Clair and Imagine Craft products. I hope you continue on with the Blog Hop and check out all of the wonderful projects from the other designers.
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I have a couple of projects to share with you that have been featured on the Imagine Blog this month.
Fancy Pumpkins
The first project is a quick and easy way to fancy up plain white plastic pumpkins and features Fireworks! metallic sprays. Check out the quick tips video below for the step by steps!
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays add color and shimmer to any paper-crafting project. Their unique water-based formulation allows Fireworks! inks to be highly visible on both light and dark cardstock—something no dye ink spray can claim! Fireworks! are available in a wide range of colors complementary to our Memento dye ink line of inkpads and markers, so no matter how you want to color, the Memento family has you covered. Add color with metallic sparkle and shimmer to your artwork Fast drying on most paper surfaces Acid free
Imagine Supplies: Fireworks – Tangelo, Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa, Cottage Ivy Walnut Ink: Cornflower Blue VersaFine: Onyx Black
Other Supplies: Hobby Lobby Packaged Pumpkins/Gourds Twine White card stock Hot glue gun
Quick Tips Mixed Media Video
Let’s Hear it for Fall
The next project is a more intensive Mixed Media project featuring Creative Medium along other other Imagine products. There are a lot of steps to this project but each step is easy to do and combined result is a stunning fall decor piece. The Quick Tips Mixed Media Video below walks you through each step so, be sure to check it out!
Creative Medium in clear-drying Original, sparkly Shimmer and sepia-toned Vintage are quick drying mediums that can be used for collage and more.Creative Medium Metallic & Iridescent, in bold colors, are creamy pastes that can be stenciled, spread or dabbed on for gorgeous texture and color.
Imagine Supplies: StazOn – Piano Black, Metallic Gold Creative Medium – Clear Artist Medium VersaFine – Onyx Black Memento – Sweet Plum, Rich Cocoa, Potter’s Clay, Desert Sand GlazOn – Slight Gloss Finish Large Daubers Stencil Brush
Other Supplies: Art Minds – Wood sign Fall Florals Sheer Ribbon TCW Stencil – TCW5002 Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Pumpkin The Paper Studio Ribbon – Vintage Small Rosette DecoArt Enchanted – Ultra Black Basecoat, Gold & Magenta iridescent Top Coat Art C Stamp & Cut – pumpkin Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz collection – Skulls & Cobwebs Hero Arts – Stamps & frame cuts DCWV – Burlap Printed paper Cardmaking & Paper crafts – Autumn Wonder leaf embossing plate
