Collecting vintage ephemera is one of my passions, and I love sharing my finds with people. That’s why I’m thrilled to tell you that we’ve put together a limited collection of ephemera that’s part of our new Vintage Ephemera Kit, which also includes the books Storytelling with Collage and The Art of Expressive Collage. These…
Welcome to another installment of our free monthly downloads. We have something truly spectacular for you for June: a mini book! Included in the download is a cover and three inside pages, and all can easily be printed with designs on both sides to create your own special book. Most of the designs are from…
I’m so excited about this month’s printable ephemera downloads, in a geeked-out, paper and ephemera fangirl way. We’ve taken some incredible vintage ephemera and photos and turned them into two pockets, a mini file folder, and a tag. A little cutting, folding, and gluing, and you have some great new embellishments to incorporate into your…
Spring marks the start of the flea market season in New England, and none is more spectacular than the Brimfield Antique Flea Market, an epic sale that goes on three times a year for six days and is one of the world’s largest antique fairs. As a mixed-media-artist-slash-hoarder, I feel it’s my duty to not…
Happy Spring, everyone! Let’s celebrate the season with some free downloads and a spring art project. We have a fantastic collection of images for you from the archives that are perfect for all your mixed-media artwork, and you can start using them today. But wait, there’s more! Today’s blog also includes a fun tutorial for…
I hope you’re having a great holiday season! Since this is a time of giving, we have a great gift just for you: vintage ephemera downloads from my personal collection of really old stuff! You can click here to download four pages of old photos, French postcards, and vintage library cards that you can use for…
Please welcome our guest blogger, book artist Rachel Hazell, aka The Travelling Bookbinder. Rachel, who is based in the U.K., creates stunning books with compelling narratives that often incorporate lovely ephemera: book text and illustration, vintage postcards and photographs, and timeworn maps. Don’t miss Rachel’s upcoming book project in the January/February 2018 issue of Cloth…
Sort of a collage, mixed media piece on wood – an assemblage honoring that the best things in life are free. I use a lot of ephemera and found objects in my art. To see more of my art, visit my flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/corgifeet/with/12845953074/
A gentle, soft ephemera postcard. I usually utilize very bright colors but enjoyed keeping it peaceful for this piece. This is collage with paint and other bits. To see more of my art, visit my flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/corgifeet/with/12845953074/
Been challenging myself to draw and paint more faces since the recent CPS "FACES" challenge. Here's one of my recent art journal pages where I grabbed a Victoria's Secret catalog and used one of the model faces for inspiration.
