On today’s Wings On Wednesday, we welcome Cheryl Chambers with a mixed media winged tag. ‘Making tags is one of my favorite projects to create. They are typically quick and add so much personality to a gift. A handmade tag is a gift in itself. I love to have the recipient in mind when making a…
One of the most relaxing things for me is just being at the beach! There’s something about listening to the sounds of the water and the kids splashing, and just putting my toes in the sand! I wanted to document this memory of being at the beach when we went on a family camping trip,…
Julia Chupik is with us on Wings On Wednesday sharing her art journal page created using the collage technique. We’re sure you’ll like the ideas she employed in her process. I was so excited to get this Creative Journal from 7gypsies that I wanted to create a page just for the sake of creating. This layout…
Hi, Chris Pozzi here and today I have my latest thrift store frame revamp project that I’d love to share with you. I found this frame at my local Goodwill Store. The coloring was a green from another “trendy” era. I know I could re-purpose the frame to coordinate with my love of flowers and all…
Hey everyone! It’s Bea Grob here and I have a cool recycled frame project for you today. I had this old frame already altered, together with the kids when they were small. Now, it was time to go over it again and make it match my current interior design. I covered up the comic pages with…
Today Crew Member Irit Shalom share her inspiration piece for our May Challenge “Watercolors”. This is an eclipse card made without any stamping at all. A piece of Mixed Media Origins “Flight” paper was cut to card shape even with the word Spring, colored with Tattered Angels mists and then a Smile die was used…
Yes it is all about the kraft, envelope that is!!! Well we do love everything kraft, envelopes, paper, cards, tags, bags, bookmarks, did we say envelopes. Ok well you get it, we are nuts about kraft and we thought it would be fun to challenge our entire Creative Crew to show us what they would…
Hello! I am Ava Gavloski and I have for you a hand-boundtravel journal today. My son and girl friend will be traveling to Europe this summer and I wanted to make a Travel Journal that would withstand the rugged public transit trip throughout the Netherlands, Germany and France. For this project Mixed Media Origins – Wings by…
I took a chance and ordered a sleek traveler’s notebook in an “oops” sale. When I got the notebook the cover had some minor damage to it. I decided I would re-do the cover using a piece of the Mixed Media Origins paper and really make this a notebook that I would like to carry…
Hello! I am Cheryl Chambers and I love art journaling. Upcycling old books into new journals makes me extremely happy! Searching thrift stores for the perfect book to use as a new project is like going on a treasure hunt. I find that this process makes every upcycled book into a really special and personal art…