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Category Archives: Surface Design & Mixed Media
Wednesday Night Live – replay!
We fused ourselves silly making fabric postcards tonight! Click here to watch the replay – you will love it!
Our special guest demonstrator was Cheryl Malkowski, author of Quilt-O-Grams. Cheryl rocked the room with her beautiful floral bouquet thank-you postcard, complete with gorgeous free-motion stitching. This was her first time doing a live webcast and she was a natural!
I followed up with another quick and easy fabric postcard demo featuring an image of the chinese character for “sincerity.” We shared how (Continue Reading...)
Wednesday Night Live – replay!
Spring was in the air – with brilliant greens, bright yellows, and dreamy hues of blue. Our guest demonstrator, Andrea Currie, painted a unique dimensional wrap for a flower vase with one of our Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Books. I created an easy table runner design, accented with painted fabric appliqué and Ultra-Light Lutradur®.
Both projects would brighten up any kitchen table in a snap! Click here for the replay link if you missed the show.
Be sure (Continue Reading...)
Wednesday Night Live – replay!
What a wonderful show this week! We had over 200 people in the room – the chat was on fire! Many new friendships were made between people who share a passion for creativity and all things handmade.
Our special guest, mixed media artist Suzi Blu, joined me to demonstrate some really fun ideas for adding some texture and interest to mixed media projects…if you missed the show, click here to watch the replay link.
Suzi showed off her signature-style art journaling on (Continue Reading...)
Wednesday Night Live – replay!
We were Lutradur lovers, fabric fans, and happy TAPpers tonight! If you missed the show, click here for the replay.
Three projects were shared – each used fabric, Lutradur® and TAP® together. Above is a quick and easy block for an art quilt or wallhanging—I used TAP to transfer my flower photo on to a frame of Lutradur. Then I used fusing powder to adhere the Lutradur to the batik fabric with Angelina fibers melted (Continue Reading...)
Wednesday Night Live – replay!
Thanks so much to all of you who joined me for our first public webcast in our Digital Lounge – Wednesday Night Live!
The room was filled with fun, creative people from all over the world…and lots of lively chatter! But hey – if you missed the show, never you fear – just click here to watch the show at your convenience.
I shared how to decorate the cover of an 8″ square Ready-to-Go!® Blank Board Book with all these wonderful layers, all (Continue Reading...)
Holiday gift wrap using the fast2fuse craft pack
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The challenge: To decorate some holiday gift packages using only fast2fuse® craft packs, some brown paper wrapping, and what was on hand in my studio.
Being someone who is known for my over-the-top gift wrapping, I was a little worried. I like tailoring my gift wrap to the person receiving the package—finding just the right ribbon, the perfect paper (sometimes even painting my own), or tying on a special accessory. Would I still be able to do that with just what (Continue Reading...)
Quick Thanksgiving Votive Project with Lutradur
It’s almost Turkey Day! Family, friends, and, of course, delicious food on an inviting table are key elements. What’s nice about Thanksgiving festivities is the simplicity of decor. For example, a bouquet of found leaves can actually pull off really well as a centerpiece. Likewise, these votives are simple in nature and easy to make with a wow effect.
What makes these votives so alluring is how the paint plays on Lutradur®. If you haven’t played with this medium yet, believe (Continue Reading...)
“Babies On The Way” TAP™ Fiber Art Project
As a momma bird gathers scraps to build her nest, this piece too is made from scraps! Creative Troupe member Jeanelle McCall has combined a little free-motion embroidery, hand embroidery and a photo transfer using TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper to complete this project. For fiber art and mixed media inspiration be sure to check out Jeanelle’s website fivespoongallery.com
“Babies On The Way” TAP™ Project
Designed by Jeanelle McCall
Materials:
TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper
Image of nest with eggs
embroidery thread – off-white, pale blue, pale pink, dark brown
free-motion (Continue Reading...)
Ultra-Light Lutradur® Dandelion Pillow Cover
Creative Troupe member Marion Boddy-Evans has incorporated Ultra-light Lutradur® into home decor. Cleverly created dandelion embellishments adorn this pillow, highlighting the airy qualities of our new Ultra-light Lutradur®. It perfectly conveys that ready to blow away feeling of the oh so intricate, seeding dandelion. Read on for project instructions.
Dandelion Pillow Cover
Designed by Marion Boddy-Evans
Materials:
1 qty – Ultra-light Lutradur® letter size sheet
Liquitex® acrylic paint or ink – white and bright yellow
16″ x 16″ green fabric or grass print
2 qty 3″ x 16″ (Continue Reading...)
Scrappy Pumpkin Tee Shirt
Our Business Development Manager, Mary Wruck, designed this project for her daughter, Emma. I thought it was so unbelievably cute – I just had to write it up and share it with all of you! It’s a great way to use up pretty paper scraps, too.
• TAP® Transfer Artist Paper
• Plain tee shirt – white or light color
• Scraps of pretty patterned papers
• Black marker, pencil
• White paper, white card stock
• Glue stick, scissors, Exacto® blade
• All-in-one inkjet printer/copier
• Firm (Continue Reading...)
