Mixed Media – Page 2 – Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

Today I am a Guest Designer over on the Artesprix with a blog with a great bag tag project using Artesprix “Iron on Ink”.

What is Sublimation ink (iron on ink)? It is an interesting and fun product that allows you to create a design on standard copy paper that can then be heat transferred onto surfaces with polyester in them or with a polyester coating. How fun is that?`

For this bag tag project, I wanted to create a soft dreamy watercolor effect in the background.. After some experimentation, I found that using a piece of acetate to apply and work the color prior to transferring the ink to paper was the key to making this technique work. Step by steps are included below as well as a Quick Tips Video walking you through this process.

Materials:

Artesprix Products:

Protective Project Mat

Sublimation Ink Pad – Black

Sublimation Stamp Ink Refill

Bag Tags – Maple, Metal

Protective Paper

Heat Tape

Stamps – Hand Letter Basics

Sublimation Markers – Black, Original, Pastel, Gnomie

Other Products:

Grafix – Acetate

Computer Paper

Oprol – Heat Plate

Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz, Stamp Platform

Lori’s Cards and Creations – Background Script, Sketchy Flower, Charka, Tall Snowman, Snowflakes

Instructions:

Quik Tips Mixed Media Video

I hope you enjoyed this project and will give Artesprix Sublimation products a try. Project options are endless and will allow for hours of creative fun!

Happy Day!

Lori

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How to Print Digital Stamps onto Tissue Paper

March 20, 2021 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

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!

Digital Stamp Set – Mini-Sketchy Flower Set

Materials list:

Lori’s Cards & Creations – Mini-Sketchy Flower Set

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint

Cypress Home – Watercolor Boho, paper napkin

Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz Collection – Stencil THMS076

Tim Holtz, Idea-ology – Alpha Parts, Framed

Ranger Archival Ink – Jet Black

Ranger – Texture Paste

Tissue Paper

PA Distribution – Paper Accents Chipboard

Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz – Layering Stencil – Mini Set 25
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Ranger Ink – Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black
Scrapbook.com

Ranger Ink – Texture Paste – 4 Ounces
Scrapbook.com

How to print Digi-Downloads onto Tissue Paper

Quick Tips Project Video – 4 from 1 with Digital Downloads

Happy day!

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Creative Lull

February 15, 2021 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

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!

Hoping you all are happy and healthy.

Happy day,

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Upcycled Arts & Crafts

February 9, 2020 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

This weekend I finally made my way over to the new location of theClever Octopus’ Creative Reuse Center now located at 2250 S West Temple Salt Lake City, UT. This company is a nonprofit company with a wonderful vision and great practices. I love using recycled and reclaimed materials in my art work and the Clever Octopus is one of my favorite places to get it.

Even the oddest thing can be turned around into art work, like these square plastic graduation tags. I thought these would make great little embellishments of cards, art journaling and mixed media.

For the examples below, I covered them in gesso, applied texture paste through a stencil and then painted with metallic paints. It is a great little technique to upcycle these reclaimed tags.

Another treasure I found were these 3.5″ x 6.5″ tags.

I think these will make a great Mixed Media Tag Art Journal. I have so many of them that it will be perfect for a workshop. I am thinking that maybe a two day workshop where we make everything from the cover to pages.

Well, that is it for me today. I hope you will try using reclaimed and reuse items on your next mixed media project. Not only is it just plain fun, it is a great way to help the environment as well!

Happy day!

Lori

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Mystical Dragonfly Mask & Event updates

January 4, 2020 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that we have put another year behind us. My Creative Schedule is already pretty full and that makes me happy. Creativation is only a few weeks away! You can catch me demo’ing at the Imagine® booth. I am so excited!

Next on the agenda is teaching a workshop at the Idaho Scrapbook Show on Friday, January 31st. I will be teaching a Mixed Media Workshop; creating on a mini-canvas.

To round off the early 2020 schedule, is the Utah Arts Festival Unmasked Event (open to the public from 2/7/2020 through 2/21/2020). I am creating a couple of masks to be auctioned off at this event. The first Mask that I have created is shown below, Mystical Dragonfly Mask. The mask features Dew Drops for The Robin’s Nest. Creating the wings were pretty challenging, but fun! I hope that it will do well at the auction.

Mystical Dragonfly Mask step 2 Texture and paint

Mystical Dragonfly Mask step 3 dew drops

Mystical Dragonfly Mask step 4 Wings and flowers

My busy Creative Schedule in addition to my full-time day job has proved to be a challenge! I have had to rely heavily on my organization skills to meet my project deadlines. Being busy does make me happy so, all is good (Especially when I can keep it all together. lol)

Happy day!

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Mixed Media 4 from 1 Project

June 30, 2019March 4, 2020 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

We all love getting the biggest bang for our buck, right? This project is designed to give you just that, 4 projects from 1 Mixed Media Collage Panel. You will get 1 card panel, 2 ATCs and a book mark. How cool is that? We will also be using 4 digital images from Lori’s Cards & Creations that were printed on tissue paper. And, of course, there is a step by step Mixed Media Quick Tips video below to walk you through the process.

7 Digital downlds — Sketchy Cone Flower, Sketchy Flower, Sketchy Daisy, Sketchy Daffodil – printed on tissue paper.

Lori’s Cards & Creations Digital Downloads:

Other Supplies:

Collage papers
Mixed Media paper
StazOn Pigment Ink – Piano Black
DecoArt Americana – Vintage Pink Acrylic Paint, White Gesso
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Yellow Green Light, Diarylide Yellow
DecoArtDuraClear Matte Varnish

Mixed Media Quick Tips Video

Happy day!

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A Mixed Media Journey

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

While I was out searching for treasures at my favorite antique shops and second hand stores, I found a really cool vintage car (home decor piece) done in metal. I grabbed it up right away with thoughts of a Mixed Media canvas bouncing around in my head. I was so excited however, it took me several weeks to fit this project into my schedule. So much mixed media, so little time! lol

Anyhow, just wanted to share this project with you today. I am planning on framing this 14″ x 18″ piece once I find the perfect frame.

Mixed Media Journey

I love how it turned out and I hope you do too!

Happy day!

Lori

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Mixed Media – Create

October 20, 2018 Lori's Cards and Creations

Hello all,

Hope you are all enjoying your Saturday. I have had the pleasure of spending the day at my craft desk and I have had a very productive day! I finished my latest stamp set and I could not be more excited! Below is sneak peek:

I should be getting my sample set back next week and…if all goes well, I could be sending this set for full production soon. In the meantime, I made this mixed media canvas with printouts of the different elements from this set (coulnd’t wait to start creating with these images).