My scrappin' life

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 info@birgitkoopsen.nl

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!

Also, if you don't want to miss a thing... follow our new Instagram feed: Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew!

Hi everyone! It's Crew Member Wednesday and we have Linda today showing how you can create a lovely pen holder from a cardboard tea box. What a great way of recycling and creating an eye-catcher on your desk!

 

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Hello !

Today I want to share a project where I’ve recycled a cardboard box used for teabags. Here is an overview over material used.

To prepare the box for paint I covered it with a thin layer of white gesso

While the gesso was drying I stamped some flowers and leaves in various colors and ink.

To add colors to the stamped images, I painted acrylic paint on one side, leaving this as the backside of the image.

When the gesso was dry I added a color to the box, I choose yellow, mixed with white.

I used soft gel medium to glue the flowers and text to the box, decorating all 4 sides

Here I’ve used texture paste with a mask to add some texture.

New box for my watercolor brushes on my desk

Products used for 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!

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!

Also, if you don't want to miss a thing... follow our new Instagram feed: Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew!

 

31 Days Of Gel Printing Challenge

 

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It is no secret that I LOVE Gel printing with my Gelli Arts® gel printing plate and one of my favorite things to do is to teach Gel printing classes and get other people excited and fall in love with their Gel plate too!
As with most things, to become an experienced Gel printer you have to PLAY, EXPERIMENT and PRACTISE! Over and over and over again. To get to know your Gel plate, learn how certain techniques work and get an idea of what you can expect, you HAVE to get your plate out and use it!

A lot of times my students tell me they have a Gel plate, tried it once or twice and were not overly excited with the results. But hey, what can you expect after only a couple of attempts?
So, I decided to challenge you! I made a list of 31 prompts (find the list below), going from techniques or products to use, to color combinations and shapes. During the month of March, I will post (on my Instagram feed) a Gel print created with these prompts every day and I hope you will join me.
I know, for sure, that after those 31 days, you will love your Gel plate as much as I do. Because, as in every relationship, you have to work for it, commit to it and also accept that it might not, nor has too, always be perfect.

Already a gel printing expert? Then please join too! I would love to see what you create and you might get some new ideas or step out of your comfort zone along the way!

Do we have a play date?? Then please share your results using #birgitkoopsengelprintingchallenge #31daysofgelprinting #fallinginlovewithgelprinting

At the end of the challenge I will randomly pick 2 people who played along and used these hashtags and send them one of my new Art Printing designs from Carabelle Studio!

So what are you waiting for? Dust off your Gel plate and permit yourself to FALL IN LOVE!!

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As you might know I am doing a monthly video for Gelli Arts®. Some of them might be helpful with some of the prompts. On the concerned day I will refer to the appropriate video but you will also find all my videos HERE!

I hope to see you on the 1st of March!

Happy printing!

Het Hippe Workshopplein - Crea Weekend Rijswijk - 6-8 april 2018

For my Dutchies:
Tijdens het Crea Weekend in Rijswijk van 6-8 april kun je op het Hippe Workshopplein (in de Broodfabriek in Rijswijk) terecht voor leuke, korte, inspirerende workshops. Van Scrapbooking en Project Life tot Handlettering en Art Journaling, er is voor elk wat wils! Je kunt je vanaf a.s. maandag 19 februari 2018, 19.00 uur inschrijven voor een plekje Het Hippe Workshopplein. Mis het niet! 

Zelf geef ik op vrijdag 6 april de workshop Gelli Print Technieken. De workshop duurt 1,5 uur waarin je een kleurrijk tag albumpje maakt met verschillende gelli print technieken. Het boekje is super leuk om fotootjes in te plakken, de achtergrondjes te gebruiken om op te handletteren of als basis om op te art journalen. Je kunt op 3 verschillende tijden aanschuiven, dus kom lekker "kliederen"met acrylverf, pigment inkt en wateroplosbare krijtjes!

 

Graag tot ziens op het Hippe Workshopplein!

Crew Member Wednesday With Linda

Hi everyone! It's Crew Member Wednesday and we have Linda today showing an awesome art journal spread. I just love Linda's collage pieces in which she uses people and animals cut from magazines and her use of black and white!! 

 

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Hello !

A new year is time for new beginnings and new goals. In the last ten years I’ve picked a word for myself to live by in the start of a new year instead of new year resolutions and I actually find them more effective and uplifting than hard resolutions I usually don’t manage to hold on to through a whole year.

This year I picked the word FREE. More about why I choose the word I will share on my personal blog, but the word was a great inspiration for this art journal spread. I just let go and did whatever I felt was right at the time, without any boundaries for myself. I’ve used some of Birgit journaling and flower stamps to create interesting creatures and I hope you like it.

First I gathered some scrap paper and gel medium to create some texture to the background

When the papers are glued down I add white gesso on part of the background.

I’ve decided to add some collage to the page, so this is some of the choices I gave myself. I didn’t end up using all of these, but some.

Before I put down the collage I added some stamping on the background, I knew I would have some of the horse on top of this.

I added some ochre to the background and then washed it off with a wet tissue paper

After drying the page, I am adding white gesso on top of the ochre through a stencil, just to make more interest to the background

When all the collage and stamping is done it is time for doodling.

A close up of each page

Products used in this project:

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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!

Also, if you don't want to miss a thing... follow our new Instagram feed: Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew!

Crew member Wednesday With Karin

Hi and welcome to another episode of Crew Member Wednesday. Today is Karin's first post of 2018 and the is sharing a beautiful project with you! Wouldn't is be awesome to serve coffee or tea (or wine) to your visitors on a colourful tray like this? And when you're not using it you can just hang it on the wall! Love it!

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Hi, it's Karin here!

For my First post in 2018 I decided te make a multifunctional thingy. I can put it on the wall or serve drinks on it and use it as a serving tray.

As always I started with a piece of paper and some paint. After that I scraped some white gesso on the paper because I like the structure of it.

Then I used a couple of Birgit’s stamps and after that I made some details with Paint Markers and I finished it with some gold colored splashes.

Products used in this projects:

   

Karin

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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!

Also, if you don't want to miss a thing... follow our new Instagram feed: Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew!

 

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 info@birgitkoopsen.nl

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!

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 info@birgitkoopsen.nl

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 info@birgitkoopsen.nl

Only 12 places available!

    

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

 

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!