Make your Own Pattern Tissue Paper - Tutorial

 

 

This is such a fun way to make your own Tim Holtz style tissue wrap paper.  My good friend Julie brought me some sandwich wrap paper from Mikey’s Gyros in Moscow, Idaho to play with.  I got out the new Bird Feather stamp set by Tim Holtz and a Ranger black archival ink pad. 

Next - stamped a random pattern all over the sandwich wrap paper and let it dry.

 
Flip the paper over and color in some of the images with Faber Castell Pitt india ink markers. This will give the paper a more muted, stained glass look.

 
For added texture tear and crumple up the paper.  I applied it to a page in my art journal with Ranger Studio matte medium.

 
For intense spots of color – use Faber Castel gelatos, spritz with some water and blend.


Added lots of doodling and shading with Sharpie Xtra Fine White Poster Pen and Moonlight Gell Pens.

 

 
I found this song title by Madonna “Love is a bird.  She needs to Fly.”    Can’t wait to make more custom tissue paper!

Mix & Match Stamper's Big Brush Pen - Chrome Yellow	Mix & Match Stamper's Big Brush Pen - Colbalt Blue	Mix & Match Stamper's Big Brush Pen - May Green	Mix & Match Designing W/Gelatos Set
Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Bird Feather Stamp Set	Archival Ink Pad - Black Ranger

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Lessons in Lettering

I've been practicing my lettering skills a bit and I thought it would be fun to share a little example of how I created the lettering in my post from last week.

 I began by writing my words in my sketchbook in pencil and then outlining them with permanent ink. 

I added an extra line to each letter where the down-stroke occurs and then went back and filled the spaces in with my permanent pen.

I like this technique because it looks so much like calligraphy without the fancy pen.

 I added a heart and a border.

The blue and red additions are watercolor crayons.

The border squares and dots were created using sharpie pens.

How fun is that?

I'll probably cut this out and use it in my art journal somehow.

-Kristi

Introduction to SoulCollage Workshop

Introduction to SoulCollage
Saturday, May 17th from 3:00-4:30pm
Cost - $15

Are you drawn to images but don't know why?
Maybe you even save these images for "some day"?

Do you love collages...cutting out and pasting pictures?

Do you long for an easy and fun way to experience self-discovery and self-expression?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, SoulCollage(R) is for you!

SoulCollage (R) is a process created by Seena Frost, M. Div., M.A..  It is her intention to make SoulCollage (R) accessible to everyone, even those of us who don't consider ourselves as being particularly artistic!

The easy part is that,with simple supplies ( scissors, glue, mat board and a variety of images from magazines, calendars, etc), anyone can create a deck of cards to be used to enhance and use intuition, imagination and enthusiasm for self-discovery!

Join Julie for an Introductory Class to learn the basics of this fun and easy practice, to see what it has to offer you!

Julie is a SoulCollage(R) Facilitator who leads a local group once a month, where everyone is welcome!

Art Doodle Love

I'm continuing to play in my Art Doodle Love Journal.

This latest session required scribbling.

I'm no scribbler. I like neat and tidy lines.

And I often feel that everyone else scribbles better than me.

Whatever.

 Get over it and scribble.

 So I did and I love it.

I might add a little black pen on top here and there.

If you're working in this journal too, or if I've inspired you to begin the journey with me, I would love to see your pages. You can link them up in the comments section.

New Timberland Kit by Adorn it!

Just LOVE this new Timberland Kit we have on the
Paper Pals Web Store!

Complete collection includes 12 double sided papers, 1 cardstock stickers, 1 laser die cut, 1  clear sticker and wood shape. Also includes instructions to complete 6 layouts! $19.99 Kit

We also have the Foxy Shadow Box Kit - $29.99

~Karen

Happy Mother's Day

This is what's blooming in my yard this morning.

Take a moment today to celebrate whatever type of mothering you do!

And don't forget to enter our Mother's Day Kit blog giveaway.

-Kristi

Mother's Day Kit Blog Give Away!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend!
We will be giving away this Simple Stories "Hey Mom" Kit
to one lucky winner!

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Entry dates 5/10/14 - 5/16/14 9pm

Leftovers

Here's a recent page from my art journal, created with acrylic paints and pens, and some snippets from old book pages.

It began as a wipe-off page, meaning that when I had extra paint on my brush from other projects, I wiped the leftovers onto this page.

I can't stand the sight of an abandoned dollop of paint just hardening in a puddle. I must find a way to use it!

I like coming back to these "leftover" pages and seeing potential in them.

I think Forrest Gump would agree that art journaling is also like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get!

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A Day in the Life

Tomorrow I am planning to join Ali Edwards in a project called “A Day in the Life” where I will spend the entire day documenting my life through photos and words.

Then I'm going to compile all of those delicious details into a mini-book, which I have yet to choose (I will probably end up making my own).

This is a project I absolutely love and I've done it for a number of years, although I have only completed it in  a "Week in the Life” form.

Each time I go back and look at the albums I created during those time periods I am mesmerized by the tiny details I’ve captured.

I think recording one day’s worth of my life will be  a perfect fit; I have tended to burn out by the end of documenting a week because it’s a long time to persevere and sometimes life itself just gets in the way. 

Here’s a look at my albums from 2010 and 2012.

They’re 8.5 x 11 binders I bought at Target and decorated.

This is the layout style I used throughout the 2010 album.

And here’s the layout I used in the 2012 album.

There’s another page of photos and journaling behind each one of these, so each day had about four pages.

I like this style and will probably use something similar to document my day tomorrow.

What do you think? Want to join me?

I'll be posting some of my photos on my personal blog this weekend, and I'll post back here when I've completed the project.
-Kristi