My scrappin' life

The Finger Painted Doodle Book - A New Workshop

OK then! Here it is! A brand new workshop!

Kick off will be in my own studio in Winsum, September 9.

And I will also come to Wijchen (Gelderland) on September 23.

In this workshop you will create a little book/journal with finger painted backgrounds, so you should not be afraid of getting your hands dirty :)

When the book is ready I will show you several ways you can use the backgrounds to doodle on. Join me for this fun, colourful and relaxing workshop!

Saturday, September 9

Where: My Studio in Winsum (Groningen)

Time: 10.00-16.00h

Price: € 70,= including all materials, drinks, snacks and lunch.

To sign up email me at [email protected]

Only 8 places available!

 

Saturday, September 23

Where: Wijchen (Gelderland)

Time: 10.00-16.00h

Price: € 70,= including all materials, drinks, snacks and lunch.

To sign up email me at [email protected]

Only 12 places available!

    

I would love to welcome you in one of my classes!

 

Crew Member Wednesday With Marsha

Hey it's vacation!! At least here in the north of the Netherlands vacation started last weekend! Finally! I can't wait to start traveling, one of my favourite things to do. I hope I can find some time before I leave to create one of these awesome shoe bags that Marsha created for today's Crew Member Wednesday post. How fun is this?!!!

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Hi there! It’s Marsha Valk here today, sharing a plain and boring cotton shoe bag that I transformed using Birgit’s stamps and some fabric dye and paint.

 

Preparations:

Wash and iron your cotton fabric item. The paint will grab onto the fibers better when all sizing is washed out.

Step 1:

Use a fabric dye to stain the fabric.

The dye I used comes in a spray bottle, but I poured some of it out into a cup and applied it to the fabric with a sponge.

Let the dye dry completely.

 Step 2:

Find a cardboard panel that you can place inside the bag to keep the fabric straight whilst you are working on it. It will also prevent the paint from seeping through to the other side of the bag.

Slip the cardboard into a plastic bag before you place it inside the bag. This will make removing the cardboard much easier once the paint is dry.

 

Step 3:

Grab a couple of different colours of fabric paint. Use a cosmetic sponge to dab the paint onto your stamps.

Don’t let the paint dry on the stamps. Keep a bowl of water nearby to temporarily keep the stamps in until your are ready to clean them. 

Add more marks using a brush or your fingers.

Leave the paint to dry completely before turning the bag over to paint the other side.

Step 4:

Be sure to read the instructions on the fabric paint you are using. Some paints just need to dry for a set amount of hours. Others need to be fixated before they are water and wash proof.

The fabric paint I used on my shoe bag needed to dry for 30 minutes and then heat set by ironing it on setting 2. 

 

Stamps used for this project:

     

Happy Wednesday!

Marsha

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Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

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A Colourful Weekend At North East Art Workshops In The UK And Another One Coming Up In October!

Last weekend I have been teaching at North East Art Workshops run by Sue Tucker. It was my 3rd time over there and I loved going back.

What I really like about going to the same place to teach a couple of times is that you get to know some of the people there and it is so nice to see them again and spend time with them! And people coming back to my workshops over and over is the best reward I can get! That means they must have liked the previous workshop :)

OK, no long stories here, just a bunch of pictures to give you an impression of the workshops and all the beautiful work that was made by my awesome students using Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils, Gelli Arts® gel printing plates and DecoArt® Media products.

Day 1, All Mixed Up Art Journal Workshop. Collages made with gelli printed papers.

 

 

Day 2: Gelli Printing Techniques 2.0. 

A big thank you to Sue, Debbie, Leroy, Kassa and Rae and everyone who attended!!

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If you are interested in taking a workshop with me in the UK then check out "Color Crush Retreat" in Coventry, UK in October.

I am co-teaching this 3-day art journal workshop with my sweet and mega talented friend Nathalie Kalbach from the US. And with co-teaching I mean that we are teaching the same class at the same time!

This means that you will get different approaches to the same techniques showing there is no right or wrong way. You will start with a stack of white paper and go home with an art journal filled with color and techniques!

For more info and to sign up visit North East Art Workshops or message Sue Tucker.

 Nathalie and I would love to have you in our class!!

 

 Check out the blogs from Carabelle Studio, Gelli Arts® and DecoArt® for awesome inspiration!

 

Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Crew Member Wednesday. This week it's Linda's turn and she is sharing a beautiful scrapbooking layout with you. I love the way she combined all the black and white with just one color!

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Hello there!

This month I want to share with you a layout inspired by our theme Alphabet Soup and a photo taken on our wedding day back in 2011. You’ll see a photo hidden in a pocket on the layout at the end of the video.

There is one thing I know I forgot to mention in the video, I’ve used a sewing machine to stitch the pattern paper with text on to the yellow paper. I’ve used 3D glue dots to create room for the pocket in which the picture is hidden.

Here's the finished page:

 

I used 3D glue dots to create layers. I mixed handmade elements with scrapbooking elements.

Place for a pocket and some little details.

I hope you liked my video and project!

Linda

Supplies used for this project:

         


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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

We would love to see your creations on Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew Facebook page so if you created something inspired by one of the Crew Members or using any of my products then please share!

 

 

 

PS: I apologize for the missing pictures in my sidebar! Photobucket decided without warning to change the subscription for free 3rd party hosting to $ 399,00 a year!

I'm figuring out the best alternative, but since I am not a computer expert this make take some time ;)

 

 

 

 

Crew Member Wednesday With Karin

Hello and welcome to Crew Member Wednesday! Today it's Karin's turn with a bright and colourful art journal page. I totally love the cheerful, happy feel of this!

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Hi, Karin here! I had a lot of fun creating this art journal page. I totally lost track of time when I was creating this piece, because I kept on adding details.

 

I stamped the flower a few times on a piece of watercolorpaper.

I added acrylic ink with a pipette and then added water to make the colours mix and blend.

When the ink was dry I cut out the centers of the flowers.

Then I made a beginning of a background by dry brushing acrylic paint all over the pages in my art journal.

I added a lot of details using stamps and stencils

Because the title of this blogpost is alphabet soup I journaled all over both pages with a white pen.

When I was satisfied with the background I glued the cut out flower centers on the pages and scribbeld a bit around them and stamped some last details.

Products used:

    

  

Karin

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

We would love to see your creations on Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew Facebook page so if you created something inspired by one of the Crew Members or using any of my products then please share!

Crew Member Wednesday With Hermien

Hello and welcome to Crew Member Wednesday! Today we have Hermien with some cute little triangle gift boxes. How fun are these?!! Wouldn't you love to get such a lovely handmade gift? I would!

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The theme of July is Alphabethsoup, I decided to make two small triangle gift boxes in stead of cards..

A few years ago I also made these triangle gift boxes and forgot how cute they are, and not un-important, how simple they are to make!

Here is a little video by Artoek where you can see how!

At first I cut two cards 10x15 cm (4"x6"), took an alphabeth stencil (don't know the brand) and added molding paste ( I applied also some gesso). After drying I randomly  added brusho powders and sprayed (a lot of) water... When happy with the colors, dry with the heat tool.

Take your stamps and inks after folding the cards (watch the video to see how) so you can arrange where to stamp or add some stencilling.

On this card I stamped a lot of those beautiful stamps designed by Birgit. I stamped the hearts on a seperate, already painted, paper and glued them on the 'card'.

Then I added some (watered down) gesso splatters.

Punch two holes on each side, then fold the triangle into shape. Now you can insert your gift (money, flowerseeds, candy or just a small ♥ note ☺) then tie them together with some colorful yarn.

Products used for this project:

       

Enjoy making them (with your kids?)!

See you next month!

Hermien

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

We would love to see your creations on Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew Facebook page so if you created something inspired by one of the Crew Members or using any of my products then please share!

Black Ink In My Art Journal

Black acrylic ink (I'm using Liquitex) has been one of my favourite products for a long time. I love all the different ways you can use it and I created several of my stamp designs with black ink.

I haven't been using it for a while but last week I have been playing with it in my art journal and fell in love with it all over again.

What I like most about using pen and ink or a pipette and ink is the unpredictable lines you get. Working with ink this way you never have full control but I think that is exactly it's charm :)

 

Something I didn't do before is colouring in my inky drawings with watercolours. Normally the ink goes on top of a painting but this time I did it the other way around. Before I started painting I added some white Crayola in certain areas to create a resist for the paint. I used Peerless watercolours here and love the vibrancy of the colors!

 

Thank you for stopping by today and have a lovely week ahead!

Happy crafting!