My Way Of Living

Hi everyone! I'm here with another project for Jessica Sporn Designs. Today I will show you on a video how I did a "mini journal" out of a catalog and watercolor paper. For the cover I also used a catalog scoring 1/2" on it's spine to insert the journal. I like the dimensions, each page is like a large tag. For the cover I used Jessica's Medallions Stencil over a Gelli print. Now I will create on the first two pages. Collage Sheets by Mary Jane Chadbourne and Nancy Baumiller

This is my first blog post for Jessica Sporn Designs and I'm very proud to be part of her Creative Team. I want to share a video tutorial on how I did this collage using Jessica's gorgeous "Garden Flowers and Leaves Stencil". First, I'll show you how I like to make my backgrounds with the Gelli Plate and then how I put the collage together. #video #gelliprints #collage #handmade #tutorial #mixedmedia #paper #blog #craft #design #paint #DIY

Welcome to the October Blog Hop for the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team. Today I'm thrilled to be hopping along with great artists to share some "Frightfully Fall" creations using Jessica's stamps and stencils. We have a great giveaway - one lucky commenter will win Jessica's Cascading Leaves stencil and Tree of Life stamp. All comments on all the blog hop participants count, so make sure to visit everyone and leave some kind words! Marit Barentsen Sherry Canino Kristin

This is a new collage but this time I did it on canvas. I added a metal accent as a focal point. #metal #blog #tutorial #paper #mixedmedia #color #handmade #collage #paint #DIY

I'm sure all of us need many boxes, drawers and other stuff to keep organized tons of materials we have been collecting over the years. For me, folders are super necessary to organize my painted papers and all the bits and pieces I save to make collages. I painted the manila folder (jacket) with various reds and oranges, then I glued the collage sheets I did separately . Front Back #paint #DIY #collage #craft #ink #mixedmedia #paper #color #diecut #handmade #stamp #stamping #

I love making tags because of the small space you work on (even these are really big). I ended up with two totally different styles as you can see and of course the colorful one is my favorite and the images are by Nancy Baumiller. #paint #DIY #collage #craft #ink #mixedmedia #paper #color #handmade #design #gelliprints #stamping

I was inspired by Christy Sobolewski to make a journal page out of collaged manila tags, (#tagology). It was a lot of fun because I love collages and making several at once in a small surface is so much easier. #gelliprints #design #stamping #blog #diecut #handmade #stamp #color #paper #mixedmedia #ink #craft #collage #DIY #paint #sew

This is a collage I did thinking of my daughter Daniela, hope she likes it. I guess I should have said Black and White with a touch of gold.... #sew #ink #craft #collage #paper #mixedmedia #handmade #stamp #diecut #paint #DIY #blog #color #design #gelliprints

Sometimes while creating I find myself thinking out of the box and this time I was going to make a wonky town but that huge tree came to my mind and I finally did like a forest town, totally unexpected!! I have to confess I'm not sure I like it but I spent so much time with the butterflies, doodling, stamping, etc. that I decided to post it. Every paper I used is a Gelli print. #gelliprints #design #paper #mixedmedia #color #stamping #blog #DIY #paint #diecut #stamp #handmade

I decided to start making studies on watercolor, collages and mixed media in general so I can try every material I have. For this study I used Kuretake Gansai watercolors. #collage #craft #ink #tutorial #paper #mixedmedia #paint #stamping #blog #color #design #handmade