Do you have a stack of gel plate prints or decorative papers just waiting to be incorporated into the perfect art project? This is that perfect project! In this tutorial from our July/August 2014 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, Jodi Ohl shows you how to use your paper stash to create fantastic collage ornaments.…
Ann St. Martin Stout shares her technique for embelllishing her journals and books with clay tiles. Check out the March/April issue of Cloth Paper Scissors for more abour her bookmaking.
It was created by cutting my own silhouette from a map of my home state. I positioned it to take full advantage of the geography of my home town and surrounding area. I-79 provided an edge to the face. I used watercolor pencil to give it the flesh tone. From there, I used words in…
My map is literally a map outlining one of the main features, attractions, activities of growing up in an Island life. "Beach Baby" is a mixed media snapshot of a life spent beachcombing, discovering and experiencing warm sand between the toes, ocean winds, sea sprays, crashing surfs, campfires and hours upon hours of swimming at our…
These small change purses/treasure keepers were inspired by the freestyle patchwork patterns made by Linda Willis in the January/February 2015 magazine article. I belong to a group on Facebook called Art Abandonment. We make artwork of any kind and abandon them anonymously around the world. Check us out.
finding grammas secrets mixed medium
Constructed it out of heavy duty watercolor paper textured with layers of acrylic paint. The light openings are cut-outs of chicks and folksy dots, and this has been embellished with free-form machine sewn fabric eggs, hand sewn beads, and decoratively edged corners. I based it on the X-Book design. Opened, it measures 10"w x 3-3/4"h x 3"d.…
Mixed Media on Canvas.. Mediums used, Acrylics, Gesso, Designer Paper, Metal embellishments, die cuts, flowers, lace, modeling paste, spray inks, alcohol inks
By Deborah A. Pierro – I got the wooden substrate from a thrift shop. Then I covered the front with gesso, after which I sponged on and painted on terra cotta and aquarmarine acrylic paint. After that, I glued on the Ranger tag, which was created using terra cotta acrylic paint, four items from Cocoa…
By Deborah A. Pierro — On cardboard using gesso; paper stenciled with Crafters Workshop trees and painted with metallic copper acrylic paint; paper at bottom printed with gel pad; acrylic paints sponged on for the sky and the grass; metallic sequin leaves in different colors glued on; glitter glue; Plaid clear acrylic sealer, and mod podge
