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Crew Member Wednesday With Marsha

Hello! It's Crew Member Wednesday again and today it's Marsha's turn with a really cool holiday season project! I am totally in love with her colourful stars and the best part is they are super easy to make! And why not use hearts or flags to create a birthday banner? Have fun creating your own eye catching banner!

 

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Hi there! It’s Marsha Valk here today with a project that will add a dash of mixed media to your holiday decor.

This month the theme is ‘Imagine a World Where…’ And that got me I thinking: the holiday season is approaching fast (or maybe it has already started for you). Your creative playtime could be limited over the next couple of weeks.

 Now imagine a world where... you could sneak in a bit of mixed media me-time whilst working on holiday decorations!

Prep:

The cardboard stars I used were pre-cut and came in a sheet, but you can easily cut them yourself from a cardboard box.

I suggest painting the cardboard panel first so you can cut the stars out of the painted board.

Step 1:

Apply (random) patches of paint all over the cardboard. Keep your colour palette limited to just cool or just warm colours and try not to overthink this step.

Step 2:

Add a layer of stencilled images. Switch from cool to warm or from warm to cool colours, depending on what you used in step 1.

Step 3:

Add a third layer by making paint marks with a brush or paint markers.

Step 4:

Cut the stars (or remove them from the pre-cut sheet).

Step 5:

Stamp one or more images onto each star using embossing ink.

Sprinkle white embossing powder on top, tap off the excess powder and heat set with a heat tool.

 Step 6:

Attach string to each of the stars and find them a beautiful place to shine!

 

Products used in this project:

   

Happy Wednesday!

Marsha

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration from 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!

Creative JumpStart 2018 Is Here!!

I'm over the moon excited to announce that I'll be participating as an artist in Creative JumpStart (CJS) 2018 again, run for the 7^th time by Nathalie Kalbach. If you're not familiar with CJS, it's a one-of-a-kind online event to kick your creativity into high gear in January 2018. 

Learn techniques, discover new materials, and connect with other artists and crafters. 

Throughout January participants get access to 31 downloadable videos from 31 amazing featured artists. I'm proud to be one of those artists, called “JumpStarters.” The line up is just incredible!! See for yourself:

Head on over to Nathalie's site to sign up and for more details!

You get 31 Downloadable videos - over 6 hours of unique content -  for just $40 (USD) if you sign up by November 29 11:59 pm EST, 2017. Afterwards it will be 45USD until December 31st, 2017 before it goes to its normal sale price of 50USD. 

So what are you waiting for? Sign up HERE! 

I would love to see you this January at Creative JumpStart!!

Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Welcome to another Crew Member Wednesday! Today we have Linda who is sharing a wonderful handmade travel journal! Don't you just love the colors she used?!!

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Hello there !

Imagine a world where only love and no hate excist?

Today I have a handmade travelalbum to share with you. I’ve used a mix of designpapers and mixedmediapaper which I decorated with gelliprint and stamping. The cover is cut to 25x20cm where 2cm on the right is scored to overlap the font of the album. The pages inside is cut to 22x20cm and folded in two. To lock the book I used two circles of paper with splitbinders connected to the cover. Use any kind of string around the circles to close it.

Front of the minialbum

The front is decorated with various layers of cut-outs where I’ve added stamping and gelliprints. The orange flower I stamped on the tag with orange ink and embossed with clear embossing. The cover itself has layers with gelliprints and a layer of vailing on top. In the picture below you can clearly see the vailing on the back of the cover.

This is the inside of the cover. Here I’ve collaged a vintage map on the gellibackground, and the diecut heart covers the splitbinder from the lock.

On these two pages you can clearly see the mix of design papers and gelliprint paper. I’ve also used stamps to create extra decoration. The panels are measured to fit the pictures I will use on these pages.

Gelliprint page with stamping on, ready for pictures, journaling and memory items from the trip.

 

I’ve used stamps on a ghostprint page to create an interesting journal page.

Sadly, the cool effect of white embossing on white paper doesn’t show too well on the picture, but it sure makes a great effect on the real page.

Products used in this project:

    
 

Thank you for watching!

Linda

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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 there! Welcome to a new BMMAC post! Today we have Hermien with a lovely idea using cut out stamped shapes. Imagine filling a Christmas tree with loads of these colourful and pretty ornaments or just hang them in front of your window!

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Hello!

It's  november ! And november means that it's almost... the reason I decided to make NO CARDS (because it don't send cards for Christmas) but a funny way to use a stamp for its shape...

Curious???

(and think of me cutting those shapes (I hate cutting ;-))

So simple to make (especially when you like cutting) emboss the big flower shapes in white and black on pre colored paper (thick printing paper), cut the shapes, fold them in half and glue the back sides continiously adding a next shape until finished (don't forget to place a small rope in the center before glueing the last shape), for this one I used 8 flower shapes, you can make it thicker by adding more... I left the tips loose because I glued them irreguraly and because I like the curly effect.

I liked the round flowery shape but thought it could use something extra so I made a bunch of circles to create 'hearts' in the centers, I used the same technique as for the flower shape.

Stamps I used for this project:

 

 

(and since there is also a smaller flowershape from Birgits hand, you can make smaller ornaments too!)

Have fun making yours!

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!

BMMAC 2018, Proudly Announcing My New Art Crew!

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today is a happy day!

Because today I am proudly announcing my Art Crew for 2018!

Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew is a team of wonderful artists who create beautiful art work using my product designs for Carabelle Studio. The team is providing inspiration for art journaling, mixed media, scrapbooking, card making and more on a weekly base here on the blog. The first team started in May of this year and now I am happy to introduce to you the new crew starting January 2018!

We are saying goodbye to Marsha. I'm sad to see her go, but new adventures and challenges are awaiting her for 2018 and I wish her good luck with everything. Marsha we will miss you and your gorgeous projects. Thank you so much for everything you did for the crew this year!

Karin, Linda, Hermien and Femke decided to stay on the weekly crew for another year and I am really, really happy about that as they all are very talented and I know they will continue to inspire you with their original and beautiful art every Wednesday!

I'm very excited about our new addition to the weekly crew, Karen Gaunt! Karen is very talented and I love her art, her unique style and her use of color and words. I am very happy to welcome her on board!

But wait... there is more!

Besides the weekly crew I'm introducing to you 3 wonderful guest designers. These ladies, Revlie Schuit, DeeDee Catron and Andrea Ockey, will provide blog posts every first Saturday of the month. Each of them has their own unique style and way of using products. Like the rest of the crew they are an ongoing source of inspiration and I am thrilled to have them on my team!

 

Please let me introduce to you my amazing Art Crew ***drum rolls*** !! 

Karen:

Hi There! I’m Karen and most days you can find me covered in paint and trying to keep the cat from knocking over my dirty paint water. I'm a full time artist and Mummy and I love nothing more than creating with my young daughter by my side.

I am mostly known for my dramatic victorians and of course my found poems.

When it comes to my artwork if it doesn't have a found poem on it, it didn't happen. If you're going to come create with me be sure to bring along your fluorescent colors and gelli plates too.

The things I am most passionate about in life are encouraging and teaching others to pick up their paint brushes and just get started in their mixed media and Art Journaling adventures. I’ve always loved Art and creating ever since I was a child, it’s my happy place. I just want to each crunchy peanut butter all day and help you create something amazing!

Find Karen's art here:

Website

Blog

Instagram

YouTube

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Hermien:

Hi everyone!
It is I...Hermien, also known as Sproet (Freckles)

Who am I? On my blog I introduce myself as:
Woman, married, humor, challenges, creative, practical, MS&MG (both 'neurological challenges' in my life) , and so much more..! Since last year Puck and Panter (two cats) joined our household, so now we are officially employees ;-) (Unfortunately Puck recently died).

I love to get my hands dirty (sometimes very ;-)) making cards, stamping, painting, gelliprinting , just go with the flow.. ! I am very honored to be a member of Birgit's Mixed Media Crew! Hope you enjoy!

Find Hermien's art here:

Blog

Instagram

Facebook

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Karin:

My name is Karin van den Broek and I live in the middle of the Netherlands with my partner and 19 year old daughter.

I started making cards about 6 years ago and one thing led to another and now I can't imagine a life without stained fingers.

I love to experiment with ink, paint, stamps and templates and I mostly use bright colors. I love Birgit’s work and I’m honored that she asked me as a crew member.

Find Karin's art here:

Blog

Facebook

Instagram

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Linda:

My name is Linda Brun, I am a mixed media artist with great passion for artjournaling and monoprinting. I live in Sandnes, Norway with my husband and dog. I’m a graphic designer, working full time as an artist through mixed media collages and paintings, working from my home based studio. Teach hands on mixed media classes and work as a creative inspirator when asked. I also try to fit my mixed media art in to bookbinding, scrapbooking and sewing.

I love diving in to art technique books and take art classes with other artists. I’m always on the look for new techniques and tools to try and I find myself working with various kind of mediums and colors. Today I’m in to stamps, acrylic, masks and gelliprinting. Tomorrow might be different and that is what I like with my creative journey. I’m so happy to be a member of this fantastic crew and look forward to another year with great fun and inspiration.

Find Linda's art here:

Blog

Instagram 

Facebook 

YouTube 

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Femke:

Hi there! Nice to meet you. My name is Femke Kokke and I am a mom of three kids (11, 4 and 4) and I am a freelancer in youth care and helping adults with psychic problems.

Besides being a provider, I also am a scrapaholic :) I love scrapbooking, I really do. I started Scrapbooking in 2003. First I did not use any paint at all. But since 2 years that changed dramatically into using Mixed Media like almost all the time.

Suddenly I love paint, stamps, gesso, stencils and doing all kind off techniques.

So I now love Mixed Media Scrapbooking and am very happy to be a part of Birgit’s team and creating nice stuff to show you!

Find Femke's art here:

Blog/website

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

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Revlie:

Revlie Schuit -  1974 - Diabetic Type 1 Lada (since 2015) - blond gone pink - live with hub Arjan and our 2 muppets: Sanne (2003) and Ruben (2007) - Netherlands - company owner - stubborn but o so sweet - chocolate - Vichy handcream - imac - colors, lots of! - handmade - paint - art journal - mixed media - creative planning - scrapbook - sew - crochet - - blogging - i don't do well when i eat carbs - i should go to bed more early than i do now - and i'm clumbsy - besides feeling the need to be creative on a daily basis, I'm a choc-aholic, I talk too much and I laugh too loud, I bite my nails when I'm nervous (yes I know...), I'm stubborn if something is in my head, you will not get it out-- you can bribe me with wine & chocolate though ;)

Find Revlie's art here:

Website

Blog

Instagram

Facebook

Pinterest

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DeeDee:

DeeDee Catron is a mixed media artist, instructor & product designer residing in Las Vegas, NV.

She’s been submerged in aspects of the art industry her entire life… drawing, painting, digital graphics, ceramics, fiber arts, drafting, product design, wood working, metal smithing and more.

In college her best friend & roommate introduced her to card making and her artsy endeavors grew to include paper crafts.

Now her mixed media arts are a delightful mixing pot of all things color & texture. She loves gelli printing, stitching, collaging, stamps, chipboard & in reality the list would be ever ending.

Website

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

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Andrea:

I’m Andrea Ockey Parr, a late-night crafter living in the great state of Utah in the United States. 

I come from a line of amazing women who did pottery, quilting, painting, costume-sewing and all sorts of intricate hand-work.  While I can’t follow a sewing pattern to save my life, I’m so grateful for their example and influence. 

I’m also grateful to be a wife and mother, a medical laboratorian, a former English teacher and an eternal librarian. 

No matter what I’m doing in life, art is what keeps me grounded and sane.  In my projects, I gravitate toward bright bold colors and whimsical themes with a touch of grungy-stringy-wonkiness.  My favorite mediums are paint and ink and I often incorporate fabric scraps and stitching into my projects. 

I’m lucky to have had my work featured in over 50 publications, including Cloth Paper Scissors, Somerset Studio, and Art Journaling.

Blog

Instagram

Pinterest

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Don't you think this crew is just amazing?! If you want to keep updated on what the crew creates and also share your own work using my products for Carabelle Studio then please join our BMMAC Facebook group! We would LOVE to see what you create!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Crew Member Wednesday With Karin

Hello there! It's Crew Member Wednesday and today we have Karin who created a beautiful page with the theme "Image a world where..."  And what would be better than to combine that quote with John Lennon and my "All you need is love" stamp set? 

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Imagine a world where...

The first word of the prompt -> Imagine -> made me think about John Lennon. And John Lennon sang a lot about peace and love. That's why I decided to use the "All You Need is Love" stamp set. I looked on the internet for a picture of him and I found this picture of John Lennon and his love (the picture is not of a good quality, but I used it anyway).

 

1. First I brayered 2 colors of fluid ink on a journal page
2. Then I cut out a picture
3. After that I made a background using the flower template and some black ink
4. The fourth step was adding the next layer with the triangle template and white paint
5. Then I moved the cut out image about the page to figure out the right spot to glue it down
6. The last step was making marks and stamping some flowers at the bottum and wrote a bit around the pictures

 

 

Products used in this project:

   

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 Femke

Hello and welcome to Crew Member Wednesday! Today we have Femke with a beautiful scrapbooking layout! Love her fall colors and the way she created her background!

 

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Hi, it's Femke here!

This time I was really enthusiastic and used three different stampsets of Birgit to make just 1 scrapbook layout. Also I used my favorite mixed media product again: Colorburst. I hope you enjoy my layout!

And here are some details:

I made a process video for you, so you can see how I made this layout! 

I hope you enjoy my project and the video. Thank you for watching! And If you like my work? Don’t forget to subscribe on my youtube channel! Or follow me on Instagram  or facebook.

Products 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!