Layer, Layer, Layer….
This week I am having way too much fun gel printing with my all-NEW Patterns for Layering Set #3. Barb and I will go through the designs with you and demonstrate how to use them in gel printing to create a complex, layered effect.
Beautiful Brown Gel Prints for Collage
This week I am sharing techniques for creating brown collage papers . I am using the Shuji Gami rice paper roll (18” x 30’) because it tears with beautiful fuzzy edges AND it allows me to create a large amount of paper at one time.
Art Nouveau Foam Stamp Designs with Foil
This week Barb and I are enjoying the process of stamping iCraft Deco Foil adhesive with my new Art Nouveau foam stamp designs.
Wet Strength Tissue Paper–Who Can Resist?
This week Barb and I are playing with Golden High Flow Acrylics, water, and Carnival Wet Strength Tissue Paper. We got some amazing and unexpected results with these pigment rich, intense colors.
Announcing MORE NEW Funky Florals Rice Papers!
Announcing fun projects with my second set of ALL NEW Funky Florals Rice Paper 2 designs with Joggles. These are reproductions from my original artwork on wonderful quality rice paper, printed in Italy!
Creating Transitional Collage Papers
This week I am sharing a video from my online Landscape Collage Techniques workshop that exemplifies the concept of creating transitional collage paper. You can apply this very same technique to create light to dark colors for shading with soft blends, colorful transitional blends for flowers, light to medium to dark blends in greens for trees and grass.
Creating Collagraph Plates from Stencils and Paste
Let’s have some FUN with combining stencils and molding paste to create a totally NEW design that can be used to make fabulously textured gel prints–collagraph printing plates.
Announcing NEW Funky Florals Rice Papers!
Announcing fun projects with my ALL NEW Funky Florals Rice Paper designs with Joggles. These are reproductions from my original artwork on wonderful quality rice paper, printed in Italy!
Ideas for Art Nouveau Foam Stamps
This week Barb and I are experimenting with alternate ways to apply color to foam stamps for mixed media. Barb is using the new Art Nouveau foam stamp designs with acrylic ink for some organic variegated color and I am applying color in very specific areas of the design with Stabilo Woodys.
No More Punchinella Seams
This week I am creating some fun dotted gel prints with my stencil called Halftone Dorothy. This stencil was made to give you the effect of punchinella without the seams.
Stamping on Fabric with Acrylic Paint
Barb and I are SUPER excited to share with you how to stamp on fabric with acrylics and foam stamps. PLUS the aprons we made we are giving away!
Oh My Goodness! IT’s FINALLY HERE
Barb and I are WICKED excited to announce our exclusive collaboration with Gel Press in presenting a NEW 9x12 gel plate! IT’S FINALLY HERE!
Mona Lisa Metal Leaf with Dimensional Texture!
This week Barb and I are playing with molding paste and metal leaf. This super shiny product from Speedball/Mona Lisa is easy to apply and really shows off the extra dimension created by spreading molding paste through a stencil.
Making the MOST of the GHOST–Gel Printing
This week I am going to demonstrate four different ways I create ghost prints. This lesson is from my book Amazing Gel Prints; Working With Stencils
MORE Mona Lisa Metal Leaf in Mixed Media
MORE ideas for Mona Lisa Metal Leaf and Deco Foils in Mixed Media! Bring some bling to your work with these versatile and easy to use products
Gel Printing FUN with Feathers!
Let’s have some FUN with feathers and gel printing. Watch as I combine feathers and stencils in one fun print!
Announcing My Neau Foam Stamp Designs!
I am so very excited to announce my NEW Art Nouveau Foam Stamp collection this week! My favorite of art styles since college, Art Nouveau continues to inspire my work and I think you will love these foam stamps for card making, gel printing, mixed media, paper crafts, and more!
Announcing NEW Art of Eating Rice Papers!
Announcing my ALL NEW Art of Eating Rice Paper designs with Joggles. These are reproductions from my Italy workshop sketchbooks on wonderful quality rice paper, printed in Italy!
WHAT Are You Doing with ALL Those Gel Prints?
What are you doing with all those gel prints? Barb and I have some FUN ideas for displaying them in your home or adding them to your art journal this week.
