All posts by Barbara Delaney

Use Molding Paste to Tell Stories with Texture

Suzanne McNeill has a knack for using all kinds of materials and techniques in creative ways to tell stories with her art. In this Art Lesson (Volume 19) she shows how to incorporate molding paste, several kinds actually, in all kinds of great art pieces. Suzanne demonstrates how to feature simple things in a piece of…

Create Heraldry-Inspired Hand Lettering

Laura Lavender’s Lettering Lesson, Heraldry-Inspired Lettering (Volume 21), will send you back in time for inspiration. Learn about supporters, banners, and decorative elements with regal roots, and build a custom design. Add new styles to your hand-lettering repertoire that will give a historic feel to your art. Then, create an inspiring piece that incorporates your…

Make DIY Lettering Pens!

Hand lettering is an adventure with any writing tools: Finding which ones work best, learning how to use them, and finding the ones you like working with is just the beginning. But once you have that down, it’s time to spread your wings, and what better way than to make your own hand-lettering tools. In…

Juice Box Printing

While enjoying a drink from a juice box one day, Rosane Viegas noticed that the inside of the box was made of a metal sheet over flexible cardboard. She opened the package, started drawing on it, and realized she could create unique monoprints with this packaging. Rosane discovered that not only could she create distinctive…

Found-Paper Dresses

Jennifer Collier turns found papers into dimensional dresses with lots of cool piecing and stitched details in the Fall 2018 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. Learn some great techniques and fashion a fun paper frock. Create a pieced dress front, like Jennifer did, or design your own. Either way, let this little dress start your…

More Results: Stitched Collaged Cityscape Reader Challenge

Our Cloth Paper Scissors Stitched Collaged Cityscape reader challenge had so many wonderful pieces of art that we weren’t able to fit them all in the Fall 2018 issue. We hope you enjoy this bonus selection. Jenny Davis ● Lindsborg, KS “I’m a Kansas girl, but Oregon has my heart. I chose to show my…

Create Collage Letters with this Hand-Lettering Technique

Cloth Paper Scissors’ Lettering Lessons feature a variety of lettering techniques, using all kinds of pens, markers, paints, and more. The new Lettering Lesson from Mandy Russell has you delving into your paper stash for this special hand-lettering technique. Lettering is one of my favorite things to do, so here I go again. This technique takes hand…

4 Hand-Lettering Ideas from Top Artists

Hand lettering is one of my very favorite things to do, and I know I am not alone in that. I am always looking for new ideas and new materials and techniques to enhance what I already know and do. This Ultimate Lettering Collection has everything you need from some of our favorite artists. Joanne…