Stencils have always intimidated me, probably because the decor fad of the 80’s when I bought my first home was to stencil things on your walls, and they had to look perfect! I tried them a few times and they were always crooked or not filled in all the way, or the edges looked too […]
Mixed Media
Best Watercolor Supplies for Coloring Books
Watercolor Supplies for Adult Coloring Books I’ll be introducing my favorite watercolor supplies to use in your coloring books in this article. As always, use caution with any new supplies and play with them a bit in your art journal or a page you aren’t in love with before you tackle a new project. Know […]
Make Your Own Mixed Media Paper Dolls
Remember the good old days when you could pickup a paper dolls book on the magazine stand in your grocery or drug store? I was always SO excited to get to punch them all out and try on the different outfits. I had a few Barbies but the outfits were very expensive back then so […]
Best Scissors for Fussy Cutting
What is Fussy Cutting? Fussy Cutting is where you take a detailed focal point that you’ve either painted or drawn yourself or is taken from a collage book or a magazine. You need small scissors that are easily turned to go around all the nooks and crannies of a specific image. Some are fairly simple […]
Rolodex Art – Free Course from Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon is offering a FREE Rolodex art class now! She was one of the teachers in a year-long course I took a bit ago and ever since then, I’ve followed her on Instagram and love her work. I call her the Queen of Pinks! Her 100-Day project was swatching all of her pinks and […]
Tim Holtz – King of all Things Distressed
If you have done any scrapbooking, stamping, art journaling or mixed media art you have seen Tim Holtz art supplies! He fell into the industry backward but you can tell his genuine passion in all his videos. I love his motto… Embrace Imperfection! Meet the Designer: Tim Holtz Here he is at Creativation 2018 showing us […]