My Way Of Living

There are many tutorials on the web about National Geographic magazines and Citrasolv where I learned this technique but, I've never seen how it works with stencils so I had to try. I hope you get inspired to do it, you can get beautiful and unexpected results. Citrasolv is a cleaner and degreaser, which will remove the ink creating wonderful backgrounds that you can use for your collages. For this technique I used various stencils by Jessica Sporn. - Medallions - Hearts, Fl

Hello everyone! Today I will be showing a very old technique which I like so much for its results. It's my first time marbling with stencils and I really loved how it turned out. I finally got to do three cards and one wall hanging. Stencils used: Hearts, Flowers, and More Stencil Five Hamsas Stencil Hebrew Calligraphy Stencil All by Jessica Sporn Designs @StencilGirl Products Stamps used: Shalom Rubber Art Stamp Mezuzah Rubber Art Stamp All by Jessica Sporn Designs @RubberMo

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