My scrappin' life

Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi there and welcome to Crew member Wednesday again :) Today we have a beautiful post by Linda who made a hide and seek journal with loads of pockets. You just HAVE to watch the video to see a flip through, it's amazing! I just love the abstract painting in black and white combined with the brown craft paper! 

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Hello there !

On this month theme Hide and Seek, I’ve made an art journal book recycling various brown paper bags and envelopes. All the natural pockets from the bags and envelopes are perfect for hiding notes, pictures and other papers you want to keep. The book cover is made out of cardboard, you could use a cereal box or similar type of cardboard. I’ve decorated it, using some of the techniques learned from an online class with Jane Davies this summer.

Here is the book I’ve made

In the video you can see how I made the spine, put the book together and of course decorated some of the inside.

 

Backgrounds ready for whenever I need them.

Here you can see one of the side pockets, almost all pages have one pocket either in the top or on the side.

Products used for this project:

       

Hopefully this inspired you to create your own book with lots of pockets to hide stuff in.

Linda

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

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BMMAC 2018 DT Call!!

 

 

 

For my Mixed Media Art Crew I am looking for one new member to join the team in 2018!

 

Every team member provides 1 project every 4 weeks to be shown on my blog (www.birgitkoopsen.com).

 

My product designs for Carabelle Studio will have to be the focal point of the projects, however you can use other stamps, stencils and dies as long as they are from Carabelle Studio.

 

You have to be able to write a blog post in english.

 

Your posts will be shared on social media like Instagram and Facebook.

 

As I am not a manufacturer I am not able to send you my complete collection but I will send you a nice selection plus some lovely DecoArt, Wow! Embossing and Gelli Arts® goodies to play with.

 

If you think you are the right person for this, then please send me an email with links to your social media/gallery and blog plus a short blurb telling me why you would love to be part of this team.

 

Final date for accepting emails will be October 4!

 

Send your application to [email protected] and put "DT call" in the subject line.

 

Looking forward to hearing from you!

 

Crew Member Wednesday With Hermien

Welcome to a new episode of Crew member Wednesday! Today it's Hermien's turn. Do you remember the fabulous little book she made last month? Today she is showing you how she has finished the insides of the cover with lovely colors and doodles.

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Good morning/evening everyone!

This month's the theme is hide and seek.. .I hope you find something inspiring in my post! Have fun!

My inspiration this month was Birgit's new workshop, called The Finger Painted Doodle Book. The name says it all, this workshop is all about finger painting and doodling. (Birgit will be teaching this class on December 3rd at De Scrapheap in Sprang Capelle, click here for more information)

I loved the colors she used and tried to use this technique (the finger painting and a little doodling) at the inside of the cover of the little book I made previously for BMMAC. Click here to see that post!

First I removed the inserts from the cover which was easy as the book was put together using elastic bands.

I started with my favorite color turquoise and made big circles, I added pink, yellow and white, later on I added some black.

I stamped, stencilled and doodled until I was happy with the result.

Then I placed the inserts back inside the cover.

Next month I will show you how I finished some more pages in my booklet!

Products used in this project:

       

 

Hermien

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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 Karin

It's Crew member Wednesday again and it's Karin's turn. She beautifully decorated a plastic cup with a lid to hold pens and markers that would normally ly around on her desk. What a clever and fun idea!

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Hello it's Karin here. This week I'm sharing with you a fun pen box to hide all the stuff that always lies on my desk.

The first thing I did was cut a piece of paper to fit both the cup and the lid.

I chose some nice colors and used an old credit card to spread them. Then I cut the paper in the right size.

I stamped all over the paper and filled the stamped image in with white and coloured acrylic pens.

I glued the paper around the cup and on the lid and finished off my Hide & Seek box with some washi tape around the lid.

Stamps used in this project:

 

I hope you enjoyed my project and thank you for stopping by!

Karin

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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!

Three Day Workshop In My Studio! November 7-9 2017

From Tuesday November 7 to Thursday November 9 I will be teaching a 3-day! workshop in my studio. The workshop will be taught in English as there are 3 international sign ups already.

During this workshop, I will share all my favorite techniques with you, including gelli printing, collage, finger painting, doodling, layering, stamping, stenciling and more.  You can ask me everything you want to know :)

Also, you will get loads of info about the products you will work with.

Price for this 3-day workshop is € 210,= and includes all materials you need (you don’t have to bring anything!), a small goodie bag, lunch, drinks and snacks on all days.

Maximum number of students will be 7 so there will be a lot of personal attention. This also means that there are only 4 places available, so if you are interested don’t wait too long to contact me at [email protected]

If you need help to find a place to stay in the area or have questions about public transport or anything else, I will be happy to help you out.

I would love to welcome you in my studio!

Crew Member Wednesday With Femke

Hello and welcome again to Crew Member Wednesday. Vacation is finally over and things are getting back to a normal daily routine. Good thing we have loads of pictures to relive our vacations. Femke used a Travelers Notebook to document her special moments and is showing you one of her lovely spreads here. And she made a fun little video about her process for you again! Enjoy!

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Hi there! It’s Femke again :) Since this summer I love scrapbooking in a Travelers Notebook. So that’s why I did a scrapbooking layout in a TN for you this time. I used the "Layered Strips" stamp to create my background.I hope you enjoy and I love to hear what you think of it.

And here are some details:

And as always I also made a process video of my project:

 

I hope you enjoy my project and the video. Thank you for watching! And if you like my work, don’t forget to subscribe! Or follow me on facebook or Instagram. 

Stamp used in this project:

Femke

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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!