We have had emails, comments and cheers for the new 7gypsies Architextures Collection and also a few questions like “How do I use Architextures?,” “What inspired you to create Architextures?” and “What are each of the different Architextures elements used for?”. We love questions and we love to answer them, so we thought we would…
Various greeting cards are always handy to have – be it forgotten birthday, leaving do or get-well-soon, handmade cards are so much more personal and meaningful than the mass-produced ones. Two of our Crew share with us their take on greeting cards today. Both layered, one full of mixed-media textures the other delicate and understated……
Wanderlust Junque Book is the perfect mixed media starter book filled with 6×6 pages journal lines, burlap, canvas and fluted paper. The book is covered with printed paper book covers on the front and back and printed on the inside; it is bound together with a sewn strip of natural canvas. So that’s how we made…
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…
Did you know that Tattered Angels mists react so cool with water? What it means is that even once they’re on paper, you can still play with them using water – you can dilute the colour, do ‘ghost prints’, etc. Add some white gesso to it and you have even more options – lighten the colours,…
June is here, which means it’s time to share with you the first part of the May travels of our Art Journals. Our Crew is spread all over the world and the journals are slowly making their way visiting the fabulous places filling up with beautiful, one-off pieces of art. As usual, the entries are full of Tattered Angels…
Abstract art journals are such a feat not only to the eye but also to the imagination… what did the artist mean? What do the colours represent? How do you achieve such an interesting effect? Every now and again, we all have one of those questions pop up and for the answer nowhere to be found……
Finally managed to find some free time in between the washing, ironing, cooking and looking after the kids? Feeling an overwhelming need to make something pretty but only have half an hour? Sounds so true to many of us, right? Art journalling is the answer – you can take as much or as little time…
From time to time we like to invite one of our followers to be a Guest Designer for a month and in March our Challenge prize was to be our Guest Designer in May. Natassa (Anastasia) Blazaki was our winner and today we want to introduce you to this great source of inspiration. Please join us…
The Architextures Vintage books and ledgers are available in several different looks and sizes. They work as Art Journals, Photo albums, writing books and are great in combination with your favourite Tattered Angels Mists or any of your other favorite craft products. Today, Crew Member Marie Johansson shows us how she made an Art Journal…