Monday, December 07, 2009
Winner of my earrings!
yvonne said...
First one to comment never wins but oh well. I love your shaker necklace it's my favorite. Love the earrings for the giveaway too. Lovely! Copper is so cool.
Nope, you weren't the first post. I have to approve them before they appear on the blog. You are the winner though. Email me at crazyartgirl@sbcglobal.net with your particulars and I will send them to you.
Congrats!
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Better etsy picts












http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtDustBunnies I have 5 pieces for sale on etsy.com. Hope you will go and visit. Pictures are a little better now. Enjoy the holidays. Go down a post or two and enter my giveaway. It is going on until Sunday, December 6th. I pick a winner on Monday.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Comment on digital camera
Monday, November 30, 2009
New Giveaway!

Copper pipe jewelry for sale!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Distressed wooden storage box






Dremel Question
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Finished resin jewelry















Sorry, the picts are a bit blurry. They looked more clear on my iPhone but they don't transfer too well onto my blog. I like to do the double chains on my necklaces. I like the contrast esp with a little bit of dangle. The earrings are the leftover charms from Art Unraveled. The majority of them are going to be samples for Little Windows. There were two that were not perfect - the way I like them. I used a heat gun and blasted them and they look so cool - like kinda burnt and crackled. I think I will keep those two and put them up on etsy.com. I know that I will never wear them. Maybe someone else will like them and actually wear them instead of just letting them sit around and collect dust like I do. Initially, I made the pipe bezels at a Jane Wynn workshop - you have to take a workshop with her, if you ever get the chance. I have made several more since then. I added on the key on the back to make it easier to attach the chain/jump ring. Besides, I like the look. I use my Dremel to cut the end of the key off, if the key is too long.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Dremel users - new Dremel tool!
Here is the link to the new 4000 on their website. I have one, it is a great tool.
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=4000
Monday, November 16, 2009
Impasto form...not named








Great party...Yummy cake

Saturday, November 07, 2009
fabric paper and soy wax journal base pages
Here is how the journal looks closed. I just took a big eyelet that came with the crop-a-dile. I braided some fibers together so that the journal would close. I took the two ends together - found the middle and put that thru the eyelet. I knotted the middle end where the eyelet was and pulled it through so that it would go through the eyelet. Instant braided roped to close my journals. I did that with all 3 journals. This one was longer than the other two journals. BTW, if you click on any of the picts, you can get a bigger view.
This is the soy was journal that I am going to send to Melly (shhhh!). I took the soy wax workshop with her in Arizona. Lots of fun. If you ever get the chance to take it, do it. My fabrics turned out fantastic - as you will see in the my journal pages. The fabric page journal is the large journal. The two small journals are all soy wax. The soy wax journals are soy wax on both sides. My fabric paper journals are fabric paper only on one side and watercolor on the other because I did not have enough fabric paper made. I figured I could do other things on the other side like texture or collage.
This is how my fabric paper collage journal looks. Yeah, so I got a little carried away with the embossing powder. I figure I can always cover that up with some texture later on, if I want.
Forgive the fingers, I had to keep the pages open to snap the picts. The tomato looking shapes are my favorite. That was some kind of kitchen utensil that Mells had.

This is a page that folds out into thirds.




Back of my journal that I am going to doodle on and texturize. Wanted to see how the heart stamps would look with the distress embossing. Some experiments turned out better than others.
You can see on the side of this how the fibers come thru the eyelet.






Interesting how the embossing worked on some parts of the soy waxed fabric and didn't on other parts. Cool effect.
Remember, this is just my base structure, I really haven't done any work on my journals yet. I don't think that I am going to do any work in my soy wax journal. The backgrounds are too beautiful for me to cover up. I think I am going to leave it. I am going to work in this journal though. I will post when I am done.
You can see the basic fabric paper backgrounds and the fluid acrylic background. I did do the edges in different acrylics. The edges are sewn together.


The fabric paper took the embossing really well. I figure that I can add layers to the journal. I know I can't write over the embossing. If I want to write something, I can just add a layer over the embossing. I am thinking that my next step might be to try some of the impasto medium that I just got. Linda told me about the Matisse Derivan impasto medium and paints that she uses in Australia. It is available here in the US. I just got some and I am itching to try it. I already have some ideas in mind.
The top part in the pict is not really that shiny. Just glare from my window. Oooh, I also got a iridescent medium that I need to try on my journal. If you are interested. Here is my source for the iridescent medium:
Friday, November 06, 2009
EZ screenprint is having a sale - last day!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Resin trays, clean-up and other resin questions
https://www.little-windows.com/
Someone else asked about the mold size. The medium ones are pendant sized and the small ones are charm sized or bracelet sized.
Another asked about extra resin left on the doming tray. I have not ever had soft or liquid resin left on the doming trays. The resin will harden and just use a paper clip or something to take a section of resin off, if needed. I will just throw that out in the garbage. Little Windows resins is non-toxic. When I wash my hands or wash my stuff out, I use dish washing liquid and wash it in my kitchen sink with some pretty warm/hot water. I don't have any resin left-over. I always use it all. I will always find something to pour the resin into even if it's a bottle cap.
Hope that answers everyone's questions. Let me know if that does not.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fortune cookie sayings and copper sheet source
Cheesy fortune cookie sayings are not made up by me. I looked them up on the internet. 8-D
http://www.chinese-fortune-cookie.com/fortune-cookie-sayings.html
http://joshmadison.com/article/fortune-cookie-fortunes/
http://www.fortunecookiemessage.com/
Quilt Festival Quilt Scene
I have had the opportunity to attend the IQF - International Quilt Fest in Chicago for the past few years. It is a ton of fun but hard on your feet. You really need to have a good pair of walking feet. It is not for traditional quilters only! It is for art quilters and mixed media artists, too. I am seeing lot of great things as I walk around. There are some great buys on machines, if you are in the market.
Anyway, I am privileged to be in this commemorative issue of Quilt Scene magazine. I was lucky enough to teach a couple of workshops at MIU - Make-It University and to be one of the Studio Artists for Quilting Arts.
Even if you are not a quilter, you would be blown away by the quilts that you see on display at the Quilt Fest. They are fabulous. I cannot believe the intricacy, work, and creativity that go into them. You get to see some of them in the magazine. You also get to meet some of the artists. There is even an 8 yro quilter in the magazine proudly showing her quilt. It is very awesome!
Helen, I love your modeling skills! You rocked that recycled tote bag apron!
There is an article in the magazine on how to make fabric birds. Way cute. I am going to have to try to make those when I have some time. There is a pattern and everything. They even show you how to make their feet. So very cute. Don't snicker at me. I will get to it...eventually. Next comes the fabric fortune cookies. Being Chinese, I am not too sure that I would make them since I have been around the real ones way more than I have ever wanted to be. They are very colorful though. Email me if you want some cheesy fortune cookie one-liners. Susan Brubaker Knapp has a very funky door organizer that looks like a really big tag with pockets. That definitely has possibilities. If you added a long enough strap, you could hang it on the back of your car seat for the kiddies' stuff. I was also groovin' on the vintage quilt book covers that were in the magazine. I could see using my scraps for something like that. I would adapt it as an altered book cover. I don't wear belts but there is a fun article on how to create your own quilted belt. An especially interesting article was the memory narrative that would be great for beginning quilters. I liked that one because it was an art quilt and it had that distressed look.
The magazine goes on with a section on special exhibits. Fab quilts. Cannot believe how great the quilts are. There are a couple of articles on quilts for the floor and a scrappy quilt and a mini hexagon quilt. I loved the inside out mini quilt because it is something that I would do because it is non-traditional. There is a section on quilting tips and even a table top with a round quilt underneath the glass top. Lyric Kinard has an article on exploring color and value with some examples. One of the most informative articles for me was about machine quiting starting right - I make some of those mistakes! Now I know how to correct them. My friend, Melly Testa, has a fun article on free-motion quilting exercises that I have to try. I have had limited success so far with free-motion quilting. How about you out there? Pokey has an article on fabric ATC and some great examples. I want one of her very cool and colorful ATCs! Alisa Burke shows you how to make a quilted cuff to wear as a bracelet. Then comes my rag quilt apron. Don't miss Beryl Taylor's quilted heart motif. If you have not tried doing one of these, they look wonderful in real life. I do these when I watch TV with the kids. They really add something extra to my artwork. The magazine ends with tips and trivia about attending IQF.
Whew, this magazine is packed full of stuff. Honestly, I would have bought this issue even if I was not in it. I hope that this was interesting/useful to you. Comments welcome. I hope to see you at the International Quilt Fest in Chicago next Spring.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Copper pipe bezels, copper pipe charms, and enameling
I do my copper enameling with a butane torch. I don't have a kiln. I don't do it enough to buy a kiln and a kiln is not in my budget right now. It is not hard to do it with a torch. I just set up a tripod with some rebar wire to heat the copper and enamel powder. Here is a very good website with lots of good info, literature, and source for enamel powder. They sell beginner's kits. Don't forget the sifter and holding agent so the powder doesn't fall off. Susan Lenart Kazmer and Richard Salley teach copper enameling classes. If you ever get the chance to take a class with Richard, grab it. He is a great instructor. I have not had a chance to take a class with Jane Salley but she is a wonderful artist.
Here is the website link: http://enameling.com/FAQ.html
I got my tripod set-up from Rio Grande.
http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/ProductPage.aspx?assetname=502085&page=GRID&free_text%7c1256438407875=tripod
If also have a pair of copper tongs to use with pickle:
http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/ProductPage.aspx?assetname=501017&page=GRID&category%7ccategory_root%7c126=Soldering+Equipment+and+Supplies&first_answer=121
I also bought my soldering pad here:
http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/ProductPage.aspx?assetname=502063&page=GRID&free_text%7c1256438945578=soldering+pad
Don't forget your flux and lead-free solder.
From the hardware store, I got my top cutting pliers. They are great for snipping the solder into small bits so that the solder will flow more easily into the crevices when heated.
People have also asked me about a butane torch. That is a personal preference. I can only tell you that I like the ones that are easy for me to hold. I like the ones that self-light - that you click and they light by themselves. I don't like the ones where you have to take a flame to it each time you want to light it. You want the ones that you can easily control the flame. I don't like the ones where you have to hold the trigger to leave the flame on. Your trigger finger gets tired and sore sooner than you think. There are some where there is a knob where you can switch it so you can take your finger off the trigger. Make sure you have an extra can of butane fuel. It goes fast.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Playing with Resin!!!
Here is a close-up of two where I used fabric as the background. One is from Pokey and one is from soy wax printing. I just cut out the piece and glued it with Sobo glue to the bezel. It looks fab in real life. Sorry, the picts are not the best because I had to use just my iPhone. My digi camera works but I can't find my cable that connects to the camera to the computer. Need to buy a new one. I lost it when I got rid of my old desk top. BTW, you can enlarge any of the picts by clicking on it.
Picts of my copper pipe bezel charms and pendents. I did some fun soldering this summer. It is actually quite easy once you get in the groove. I gave away the charms at Art Unraveled this summer.
I had to lean the pendants over the edge of the table because the jump rings are actually built right into the bezel and extend into both sides so the back side is not flush. I had to extend it over the table so the backside was flat or the resin would glob over to one side. It was either that or I would have to have the bezels lean over on a book or something.
Just more picts of my bezels. I did this one during Jane Wynn's class at Valley Ridge. I will never use this big one for anything. Just experimenting.
That long silver bezel you see is one that I won from a blog contest that I entered from Amate. I won a bunch of bezels and bezel rings from Amate. You will see some of the bezel rings in this next pict.
The two top right ones are my pipe bezel rings that I made during my workshop with Jane Wynn at Valley Ridge. The other ones are the Amate bezel rings that I won during their blog thing. The green thing that they are set in is something I got at Michaels or Joann's from the garden dept. It is the green foam that you stick the stems in for flowers. It keeps the rings upright while the resin sets. Hey, I do what works.
Being the impatient person I am, I mixed up a larger batch of resin than I should have. You should mix small batches of resin and do more as you need it. Little Windows resn makes it easy for you to make up more as you need it anyway. I had some left over and I did not have anything really ready and I wanted to experiment...so I put it in a jar with some stuff and made this. I think I wanted to be a mad scientist in another life. I have mixed it up a couple of times before it has set. It has some bubbles in it, but I don't care. 
Here is one using Little Windows trays - no bezel. The background you see is a board that I use for stenciling fabric - that is why it is so colorful.
More Little Windows trays and found objects in resin.
This is Little Windows doming tray and some of my stuff. The four little pieces were rather small and flat so I put them on the doming tray. You can actually pour resin using stickers and/or sheets of paper using the doming tray and the tray will catch the excess resin. Directions are on their website. I use it when I have small or shallow bezels, too. I just put the two key bezels here because I did those two last minute. BTW, when you have something that is copper colored, it is better to put something contrasting inside and not something copper colored inside or it will look too dark when you resin it. See how dark it looks with the copper colored face bead when I put resin in the key bezel?
Side view of the jar after it was stirred up.
More Little Windows trays with stuff and resin.
Keep going! I have text at the end!
Okay, end of picts! Hope you enjoyed that. I will post picts in a couple of days once the resin has hard cured. Some of it has soft cured but I had to put a second layer on it to dome some of it.
https://www.little-windows.com/referral.php
Friday, October 16, 2009
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Muslin I used for book study

Sunday, September 27, 2009
How to make basic fabric paper according to Belinda
Some handmade paper someone gave me.
You can't see it very well unless you click on the pict and enlarge it. This is using Japanese lace paper. I used some leftover muslin that I had laying around - that is why you see some paint on it already.
This is a piece that has the paint wash on it with the Japanese lace paper. If you click on it to enlarge it, you can see the patterns more.
This is a mixture of papers because I had this leftover from the other sheets I made.

Text papers from a dictionary.


This is some tissue paper I picked up at Michaels while I was buying some white tissue paper.
Can you tell which half has white tissue paper on top and which one doesn't? I did that so you could have a comparison.



See how there is more texture on the top half of this one? Tissue paper on top of the top half and the bottom half does not have white tissue paper on it.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Links to past fabric paper posts for book study
http://alteredbelly.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-paper-revisited.html
http://arttechniques.blogspot.com/2008/09/fabric-paper-pocket-purses.html
I will try and do a basic sample of fabric paper in the next couple of days before we get started on the stuff in the book so people can have an idea of what it looks like sans stamping, embossing, and everything else. I will also try and get a schedule done.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
How an art book study works
Don't know how it works for other groups but this is how it works when I do it...
How many times have you gotten an art book, flipped through it once or twice, and then forgotten about it? You meant to go through the techniques and try the projects but never got around to it. You will get around to it one day but something keeps coming up. One day just never got here. Sound familiar.
A book study give you the chance to put that book to good use. This gives you the chance to actually go through the book. We don't go through the book in its entirety but a good part of it. How much you participate is up to you. You do not have to follow the schedule. You can do it at your own speed depending on how busy your life it. You can follow along at the same pace and decide that you don't want to be part of our conversations. You can remain a lurker in the group, if that is your choice.
What I do is try to lead the group in trying the techniques in the book. I will try and give everyone a little lead time or schedule in what we will do so that people will have time to get whatever materials are needed. I will try and do it on the same day every week. People will try the technique. You can post a pict to the photo section and post comments on how the technique went to the group. You do not have to follow the technique to the letter. Variations are always welcome. One of the great things about mixed media art is that you can change techniques to the kind of art that you do.
If you get busy with life or if you are out of town on business, you can skip that time and come back to it when you can. If you don't have the materials or that specific technique does not interest you, then you can skip it for that week. We will also do some of the finished projects in the book. I will probably not host any swaps stemming from the book. I am going to ask other people in the Yahoo group to do that since I am extremely busy with other things and don't have the time to dedicate to something like that right now.
There is no pressure. The book study is for you so you can get the chance to do something with the book and to share with other people to get more out of it. I have also been thinking of doing a fabric book with a fabric book background and a board book. That would be later on.
Do not feel that you have to have every single thing that is listed in the book. It is okay to have things that are similar or to substitute something that you already have that is something you use in your art. It is okay to say "what if I did this" and try it as long as you let us in on it. If you don't have something and you just want to try it once, you might want to ask someone in the group if they have it just to try it. It can be a trade or some other arrangement. It is all in the file section under the book study group file in the Mixed Media Art Friends Yahoo group.
Done rambling. Feel free to ask any more questions.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Stitch Alchemy Book Study

You do need to join the Yahoo group to play. It is not hard to do. You do not have to be part of the rest of the group, if you don't want to.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Book Review: Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists by Ann Baldwin
I did like the section on encaustics. I don't do that much but it was an interesting read. Besides a couple of points that I did not personally agree with in the book, I think this book is a keeper. It is full of good tips and it tries to answer your anticipated questions. It has some good techniques in it. Techniques are brief. Pictures are very large and detailed. What do you think?
Book Review: Green Guide for Artists by Karen Michel
I found this book to be a very interesting read. I met Karen Michel briefly while at Art Unraveled. I did not get a chance to talk to her for a very long time, but I do admire what she does with children. She runs a nonprofit art center for children with her artist husband. I am sure she does a ton of other things, too. I read about it from time to time on Facebook.
Getting back to the book, one of my favorite things in the book are the wood collage vignettes. I love working on wood blocks. They really speak to me. They hold paint and other textures so well. I do such lovely things to them with my Dremel. I got a chance to see some of her vignettes at Art Unraveled and they were great! I might have to host a swap for some of the individual blocks. Wait! Slap me. What am I saying? When do I have time any more to host a swap? Scratch that! They are wonderful though.
Going on...the book talks about greening your studio and then green recipes and then green projects. There is even a section with different artists. The last section with the different artists was the least interesting to me. I found the rest of the book before that most appealing to me. I really enjoyed this book. So groovin' on the paper mache beads and bird. I am so going to have to do that when I have some time. I like my art to be simple and not overly done. That is how this book is. It is not overly done. The pages are not glossy and not "too much". The pictures are still clear and very nicely sized. The directions are very clear. I like having alternatives and that is what this book gives me. Simple and clean.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Winner of PhotoEZ sheet
Ellen Lyn - please contact me. We never connected and I wanted to make sure you got your stencil created.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Soy Wax Eye Candy
This one is one of my absolute faves. It looks scrumptious on both sides. I cannot have asked for it it turn out any better if I planned it that way.



This one not very successful - one of very few (above).
I absolutely love this one (both sides).
Loved this one - one of my faves (above)



This one did not turn out as well as I would have liked (above).


One of my favorites (above)!
This one is not as faint in color in real life.These wonderful pieces of fabric are from Melly Testa's workshop soy wax batik at Art Unraveled in Phoenix, AZ. I just got home a few days ago. I had to come home to iron them to heat set the Lumiere paint, scrub the paint off where the wax was, and wash the wax off the fabric. These are the results. I am very happy with my results. There were only a couple that did not turn out well. You can click on the picts to get a larger view of the pict. You may not be able to see the metallics in the pict but they look FAB! in real life.
Great new blog
I wanted to support a great new blog that someone sent me a link to. It is great to see a girl this age so empowered. Don't you remember wanting to be a superhero at this age when you were a kid? What did you want to be when you were a kid? I wanted to be a truck driver amongst a few dozen other things. Now I hate driving long distances. Go figure. Plz go and give her some positive feedback.
Dremel Giveaway Winner is....
The winner is....
Elizabeth in NM with this comment:
Elizabeth in NM said...
So, DH "borrowed" my Dremel and took it down to work--at least I get visitation rights. It would be nice to have my own at home again!
12:55 AM
Congratulations! You know the drill. Email me with the details.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Art Unraveled
Monday, August 03, 2009
New Giveaway: Dremel 100 Series!
You have until August 14th to leave a comment. I will pick a winner August 15th from the Random Number Generator. Just tell me about your Dremel experiences or what you would do with a Dremel.Here are the 100 series specs:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=100+Series
Dremel also has a new DVD out with how to use their tools and has some projects on there - not our kind of art but it shows the tool in use. It is very useful in learning how to use the tool in general. Did I mention that the DVD is free? Here is the link:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/customerservice/ManualsAndLiterature/Pages/default.aspx
On the same page is their accessories guide poster. It might not look the best printed out- have not done it myself - but it is a great reference guide.
Good luck! Thanks to Dremel for providing me with this great giveaway!
stampczy and resin kit giveaway
stampczy said...
Ok, mission accomplished. The site is nice and bright with good info and her samples are great. Resin is on my list of things to try but haven't taken the plunge yet.
Giveaway: Win a creative makeover kit!
Click on the link and head over to Cate's blog for a chance to win this fun kit!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
anybody want my house? - TAKEN!

yvonne said...
Hey I love a challenge!
10:01 AM
Approachable Art said...
Belinda, I'll give it a whirl, maybe I can do something with it. :D
12:11 PM
Elizabeth Golden said...
Of Course I want your house. How sweet is that! On another note i received your giveaway today! Thanks so much. I wrote a little thank you on my blog.
1:21 PM
Anonymous said...
I would like to have your little house. I will send you an email with my address if it is still available.Shar
3:49 PM
Denise said...
Hey Belinda! I think I can do something with that house!Denise
6:59 PM
Anonymous said...
I would love to have your house!when can I move in ? you do beautiful art Lilliansugarbirds@ntl.sympatico.ca
8:47 AM
Sue Williams said...
Hi Belinda, I like your wee housie! I would like to attach it to something else and add some calligraphy to it! Best wishes, Sue in South Africa
1:20 PM
Denise said...
Hmm...wonder if mine didn't go through yesterday? Or maybe your haven't moderated yet... anyway, I know I could play with the house.
6:48 PM
Sue Williams said...
hi, my third attempt to leave a message! I would like your wee house to add to a larger cloth to include some calligraphy! Sue in South Africa
12:59 AM
Esmeralda said...
I'll Take it! :) I love add finishing touches!
12:43 PM
Quilted Postcard Instructions

You can click on any of the picts to get a larger view.
The first thing you want to do is make a quilt sandwich. I am using some screened fabric that I made with my PhotoEZ stencils. I have a layer of fabric, craft weight interfacing, and fabric. I want the interfacing heavy enough so my postcard will not flop over. I always sew a piece larger than the 4x6 postcard size so I can use the extra for something else. It is easier to cut the size I need. In the pict above, you can see me sewing the 3 layers together. I sewed it together vertically up and down with a kind of squiggly line from the middle going out. Straightening and smoothing the sides as I go along. It doesn't have to be perfect.
This is what it looks like when I am done sewing. Some people might do their surface design before they do their sewing. Some people will cut the 4x6 shape and sew the 3 layers together but I find that harder to do.
I use a chipboard postcard template to cut the shape that I need. Use a pair of sharp scissors or rotary cutter to cut the postcard shape.
This is what your postcard will look like. Use a tight zigzag stitch to close your edges.
Postcards need to be relatively flat to be sent. Since these are fabric, you will probably need to put first class postage on it anyway. I put a puffy heart on mine because I like puffy heart. It is a "thing" with me. What makes my hearts puffy? I put a piece of felt behind my heart that is slightly smaller than the size of my actual heart and just sew it onto my postcard. It gives it just little puff.One last thing, we are sending out postcards to each other in my MM art friends group during the month of August. You need to be part of the group to play: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mmartfriends/
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Technique Sundays - Simple Art Quilt
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Technique Sundays-Layering
I did mine in my technique journal so I would be able to save it and remember what I did a year or two from now. I do the art on the right side and do the writing on the left side. It also makes it easier for me because I don't have paint on both sides and it won't stick together as much. I did some doodling and some stamping with some permanent ink pens and stamp pads. I took some watered down acrylic fluid acrylics as the base coat. I want to go from light colors to dark colors as my top coat. I don't want to go from dark to light or I won't see the light colors on top of the dark colors. It does not matter here if I use fluid acrylics or heay acrylics. You can use watercolors here, too. You cannot use gouache because they are opaque. You can use paintbrush or brayer.
Remember the days when you use to fold a piece of paper in different directions, cut it out into different shapes and then unfold? That is what I did here to get this design. I then just brayered over it. Be careful to use enough paint of it will stick to the brayer. You can also just use a paintbrush and go around the edges of the paper template. Lift before it dries or it will stick to the paper.
Keep adding layers with different colors and templates/masks. You can alternate light and dark colors as long as you don't dominate with dark color. You can go with lots of smaller images in your template/mask as long as it does not drown out everything else. I used some iridescent gold as part of one mask.
Here are some of the masks I used. They are used for scrapbooking. I got it from Archivers. They are from KI Memories, I think. That is what it said on the packaging. They come in 12x12 sheets. Just heavy cardstock or paper. I also have some Tim Holtz and other masks that have a kind of sticky back to them. 
This is how it looks when I am done. I like the contrasting look. I ended up stamping some text on top with some paint. Go a pict down and you will see the final pict with the lizard. If this is too busy for you, I did one which is more tonal, more color family in the pict below.
This one is more in the same color family. I started out with stamping some text with StazON. I used some bright yellow fluid acrylic and transparent yellow oxide. Sorry, my instructions say just transparent yellow. I then used a mask with some nickel azo gold. I took a flower mask and outlined it with some burnt umber. I have a wooden flower and outlined it with some Payne's Grey. I then filled it in. To soften the brown lines, I used some Tsukineko all purpose inks with the Fantastix with orange ink and went over the burnt umber lines. I went over the wood flower with red ink. 
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Join Technique Sundays
Clearance journal I bought for this project.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Winner of Resin kit is...
Ok, mission accomplished. The site is nice and bright with good info and her samples are great. Resin is on my list of things to try but haven't taken the plunge yet.
10:09 AM
Congratulations! Email me with mailing information. Click on link in right column or email me at crazyartgirl@sbcglobal.net
Will take pict and post Dremel giveaway tomorrow or Friday.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Little Windows Resin Kit Giveaway!

Kandi Corp Hot Wax
http://quiltingarts.com/cpsmag/enews_extras/hotwaxstylustips.html
http://kandicorp.com/HotWaxArt.asp
http://suzeweinberg.typepad.com/suzeblogz/
http://schmoozewithsuze.com/
Suze Weinberg does some great vids with hot wax - just go to YouTube.
Hope that helps to get you started!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Download Text Beads!
http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/projects/archive/2009/06/26/text-beads.aspx
Friday, June 26, 2009
Giveway Winner!
Elizabeth Golden said...
I have learned something new today - gelly rollers pens on fabric. What a great idea. Now i need the pens!
9:49 AM
Congratulations!
Email me privately with your address and let me know if you want my John Hancock on my article or not.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
New Giveaway!

Sneak peak and Tsukineko all purpose inks

















