My scrappin' life

Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi everyone! Welcome to another Crew Member Wednesday. Today we have Linda sharing a beautiful birthday card filled with awesome texture and layers! How wonderful would it be to get such a beautiful card in the mail on your birthday?!

 

 

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Inspired by all the flowers in the gardens around where I live I made this card. It is made for a dear friend who is over average excited when it comes to flowers, especially in her own garden. I’ve used some of Carabelle Studio fantastic flower and leaf stamps, designed by Birgit. I’m using various embossing mediums and also playing with some cool pigments.

 

Watch my process video to see how this was made:

Products used in this project:

    

Linda

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday and every first Saturday of the month for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

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Crew Member Wednesday With Karen

Hi there! It's Crew Member Wednesday again!! Today Karen is sharing a fun and easy technique that let's you spice up a simple notebook in no time! Wouldn't this make a lovely little gift?!!

 

 

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Hi everyone! It’s time for another Crew Member Wednesday and for this project I wanted to keep it super simple, something that can be very easily recreated!

I was in need of a new notebook to pop into my bag so I can sketch on the go or jot down notes and inspiration wherever I go. As this was a notebook that was going to be living mostly in my bag I knew it needed to be simple in decoration as it was going to get some abuse! 

I’d been dying to try out the Wow bonding powder with the foil sheets so I decided this would be the perfect project for that!

I took my notebook and the scribbled feathers stamp and stamped the feathers with my versamark ink pad. You can use any pigment based ink pad for this but as the versamark is designed for embossing powders I stuck with this.

There are a few methods to using the powder and the foil but I went with the easiest one, melting the bonding powder and whilst it was still hot I rubbed the foil onto it. You need to press quite firmly and I just used the back of my nail to make sure I got all the little bits.

I added another feather, the opposite way around, and went with a dark blue foil this time. The dark blue definitley shows up more that the pale blue and it did seem to transfer better. I still like the imperfect texture of the lighter blue though.

I’m delighted with my little notebook! It’s the perfect mix of practical and decorative. The foil decoration isn’t going to come off or become damaged like a stuck on embellishment would and the foiling was a lot easier than I thought to do!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and give making your own little notebook a go!

Products used in this project:

Karen

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday and every first Saturday of the month for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

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Crew Member Saturday With Andrea

It's Crew Member Saturday and I can't believe that we are already in June and having our 6th guest designer post of the year! 

Today we have Andrea who created some awesome notebooks in bright colors. I love the way she collaged these together!

 

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Hi Andrea here!

I am addicted to notebooks and decided to embellish these beauties with some fabulous images that I stamped, colored and cut into strips.

I started by cutting Strathmore Mixed Media paper to the same size as my store-bought notebooks.  I painted the paper with acrylic paint.

On separate pieces of paper, I stamped some images with Ranger Black Archival ink and colored them in with oil crayons and watercolors.

Once my stamped images were colored, I had a lot of fun cutting them into strips and pieces and gluing them onto my notebook covers.  I then sewed the covers onto my notebooks with a sewing machine.

I used a positive sentiment from the Leafs stamp Andset to add onto one of the covers for a nice final touch.

It was also very therapeutic to spend some time coloring!

All in all, you can never go wrong with these stamped images or a pair of nifty re-done notebooks!

Products used in this project:

   

Andrea

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Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi everyone! It's Crew Member Wednesday and we have Linda today sharing a very cool art journal spread in which she included a photograph of herself. I love how this turned out and as always Linda rocks the black and white with a little bit of color!

 

 

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Today I want to show you a personal and very intuitive made art journal page. I started to prep the page with white gesso, due to the thin paper in the book. I could also have made a background collage to make the page sturdier, but this time I went for only a layer of white gesso. Before I started I took out a few stamps and masks to choose from. I also decided to only use black and white paint and ink, but changed my mind along the way and added some colored ink and ephemera.

Here is the process video, enjoy!

Products used in this project:

   

Linda

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday and every first Saturday of the month for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

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Workshop Gel Printing In Mijn Studio - 22/23 Juni

Op vrijdag 22 en zaterdag 23 juni a.s. geef ik in mijn studio in Winsum (Gn.) een workshop gel printing technieken.

Tijdens deze workshop gaan we in een klein groepje (max. 9 deelnemers) aan de slag met een aantal technieken met misschien niet zo voor de hand liggende producten zoals stempelinkt, water-oplosbare krijtjes, oliekrijtjes en alcoholinkt. Ook leer je alle ins-and-outs van het transfer printen met tijdschriften en boeken en werk je met de nieuwste stencils en art printing plates van Carabelle Studio.

Je print op labels van 8x16cm waar je aan het eind van de dag een leuk tag albumpje van maakt.

Plaats: Winsum (Gn.)

Tijd: 10.00-17.00 uur

Prijs: € 72,50 inclusief alle materialen, koffie, thee, snacks en lunch.

Wat neem je mee? Helemaal niks! In mijn studio zijn alle materialen aanwezig die je nodig hebt :)

Verwen jezelf met deze volledig verzorgde workshop en geniet van een heerlijk dagje uit!

Voor opgave mail je naar [email protected]

Crew Member Wednesday With Karin

Hello! Welcome to Crew Member Wednesday. Today it's Karin's turn and she made 3 lovely cards using an Art Printing Plate and the Gelli Arts® gel printing plate. I think they are totally cool and yes, life is pretty awesome!!

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Hi, it's Karin here, showing you how I created these fun cards :)

 

I used the Gelli Arts® gel printing plate and one of Birgit’s Art Printing Plate designs.

I used different colors of paint on the gel plate.

I drew a figure on a piece of paper and used it as a mask. I placed it on a phone book page, drew aroud it, cut it out and and glued it on the cards.

I also made some marks on the cards with a white pen and some glitter markers.

Products used for this project:

 

Karin

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

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Crew Member Saturday With Revlie

 Hi there! It's the first Saturday of the month and that means that one of my Guest Crew Members is here to inspire you! Today it's Revlie with a beautiful art journal page in some of my favourite colors. I think it is pretty smart how she combined my masks with watercolor. Watch her video for detailed instructions. Enjoy!

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Hi! Revlie from the Netherlands! I am honored to be part of Birgit’s Art Crew as a Guest Designer and I’ll make a new project every 3 months!

Using watercolors with a stencil can be very challenging, but it is going to be very easy, if you first outline your stencil with a pencil. This is a quick & easy but mostly fun way to use your stencil differently! Have fun creating!

 

 

  

Mask used in this project:

other:
watercolor by Winsor & Newton, watercolor by Jane Davenport, white cardstock Bazzill Basics, pencil, da vinci watercolor brush nr. 0, da vinci watercolor brush nr. 3 (to write the title), da vinci watercolor brush nr. 12 (for the drops), 4art artists watercolor brush nr. 1, green gelato (spearmint), mixed media Art Journal A4 Strathmore, tacky glue

Revlie

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

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Revlie

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

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Crew Member Saturday With DeeDee!

It's the first Saturday of the month, which means we have a guest crew member post today! 

DeeDee made this amazing little accordeon book. Look at all that gorgeous texture! Love it!!

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Hello again Birgit Fans ^_^ I'm just as excited if not MORE excited to share with you today as I was in January... I LOVE THIS PROJECT. First... here's a sneak peek ;) 

 

 

How delightful does that look??  I was already sold on the technique to make these amazing textures... but now I'm SUPER sold on how I USED them.

 

To start with I gathered some super sturdy water color paper and trimmed it down to a 3x4 inch size. I keep a stack of these babies close by for any sort of playing around or experimenting I might find myself wanting to do. I'm even doing my #the100dayproject challenge on them! They're small enough to work with quickly, while being big enough to DO things on. I used some Blick modeling paste and applied it in a VERY thick manner using my Catalyst tool. The layer was easily 1/8 inch thick. Then I heated the surface of the modeling paste thoroughly with a heat tool. I wanted the inside of the layer to remain pliable, while hardening the top layer. Once achieved, I took Birgit's Background with Circles XXL stamp and stamped it right into the paste. I did all 3 cards at once, because the stamp is SO BIG it easily stretched across all 3. Then I left the cards to dry. 

 

 

After the cards were completely cured I came in with some acrylic paint & had a play. I chose a gorgeous raspberry purple, a dark gray & a warm bone color. I applied the paint & heat dry. Then I brushed over the texture with some gesso. This technique highlights all of the raised surface of the rubber stamp... because I used the stamp in a relief type of application, the texture is actually the NEGATIVE space of the stamp. 

 

 

Then I stitched together some watercolor paper in an accordion style layout. I sewed 2 of the 3 modeling paste cards to the "covers" of the accordion... which yielded me a GORGEOUS little art journal! 

 

 

I realized the journal had a bit of "poof" to it, so I stitched a piece of muslin to the front & back. It ties on both sides to keep my little book perfectly closed. YAY! I can't wait to play inside this book... I also KNOW that the cover is not done enough for me... but it's such a fabulous starting off point.. I just can't even. I'm SO giddy!

 

 

Thanks for joining me today :) Visit my instagram page to see the journal operate! 

 

Stamp used in this project:

Other supplies:
Canson Watercolor Paper, Blick Artists Modeling Paste, Amsterdam Acrylics, Liquitex Gesso, Muslin (or similar 100% cotton fabric, natural)

 

DeeDee

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Crew Member "Wednesday" With Karen

I'm a day late, oops, but better late then never, right?! Today we have Karen sharing a lovely art journal spread that she created in an old book. Awesome colors and I love that home made washi tape using my "I heart washi" stamp set!

Check out the video to see Karen creating these wonderful pages!

 

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Hi everyone! It’s time for my latest Crew Member Wednesday and this project sees me playing inside of my altered book art journal. The page I ended up creating is a really simple one but I love the colors and vibrance of it.

 

I made my own paper washi tape by using Birgit’s stamps and I love how they turned out on the grid paper. It gives a lovely contrast to the book text on the spread page.

I hope you enjoy watching my tutorial and you get inspired to dig out your own altered book journals and get working inside of them! 

 

Products used for this project:

 

Karen

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday and every first Saturday of the month 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!

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Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi everyone! It's Crew Member Wednesday and we have Linda today showing an altered deck of cards that allowed her to do a little creative something while traveling through Japan (oh my, how lucky is she!!??). I think this is an awesome idea :)

 

 

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Today I just have a short introduction to my video. Right now I’m on a 3 week trip to Japan and with limited space for creating when travelling, I needed something that was small and easy to take with me. I’ve altered a deck of cards, 52 single cards all ready for the last touches when I’m on the road. Hope you enjoy the video and hopefully it can inspire you to do something similar when you have limited space, both in what you can bring with you and where you are creating.

 

Products used for all 52 cards:

    

Linda

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Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to drop by every Wednesday and every first Saturday of the month 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!

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