The life-like qualities of the Architextures mixed media embellishments almost demand a new kind of art tag. Crew member Betsy Skagen of Paper Calliope answered that call with her unique approach to altered art tags. In addition to the rich layers that mixed media artists regularly bring to altered tags, Betsy has taken her tag…
Some of us might be enjoying their Summer Holiday already. Traveling, or planning to travel…? At CCB we’re letting the art journal travel some more around the globe. It’s time for the May edition of the Second Group already! Curious? Rosemary Frias-Morris ” I wanted to use the tree rub on and a silhouette…
If you’re ever in doubt on how to personalize a card for a male or female recipient, the answer is very straightforward – colours! Using colours to differentiate is a very easy trick – change the background and you have two different cards; add to it a bit of a feminine touch with a doily or a masculine touch…
Today, Crew Member Viktoriya Porechnaya share a layout inspired by our June Challenge “Urban Travel”. This is what Viktoriya tell us abut her project: So many ideas about our Challenge were in my head, but I couldn’t stop for one of it. Suddenly I took a look through the window . Modern city is so…
The gypsies walked the aisles of a local vintage market with finds in every nook and cranny. Wonderful old books, vintage photos, classic records… but then we saw her… and we said “we have to have her,” but oh what to do with her… so we messaged Crew Member, Donna Budzynski, and sent her this photo…
Today we have this lovely little Canvas and Burlap Journal to share with you created by Cindy Utter. She used a fun variety of embellishments and items to decorate in a unique, eclectic style that we just adore! Cindy did an amazing job of showing off the new 7Gpysies Architextures and just how versatile they…
We all have our favourite sayings and words of wisdom that we keep referring back to or try living by. They can be passed on to us by family members, friends; we might have got them from a song, movie or in the street overhearing someone’s conversation… All the ‘life words’ but what do we do with them? How…
Does it ever happen to you that you dream out your project, literally? It did to me, for the first time. Call me crazy but I woke up in the morning and had to make it happen. When I looked at the finished piece, ‘Guardian Angel’ was the only thing that came to mind… But let’s…
At Canvas Corp Brands, we encourage everyone to express themselves in the way they feel most comfortable. Whether it’s painting, home decor, mixed media, sewing… it really doesn’t matter! What matters is that you are having fun! Collage… for some it will be an easy, effortless form of artistic expression, for others… the worst nightmare…
Tattered angels Mixed Media Origins papers come in a wide variety of designs printed on a unique cloth-like paper that can be colored, altered and used in many mixed media projects. They come in 12×12 sheets and in mini papers that make it even easier to incorporate them into smaller projects with prints that fit…