Lena Holmstrom is our very own mini-book maker; she can create those small beauties in many different designs – one prettier than other. Having amassed quite a sizeable collection, she needed a box to house at least some of them. With the help of Architextures elements and some Canvas Corp garland, Lena made not only some…
Today’s Wings On Wednesday feature Mixed Media Origins Mini Art. Minis are sets of 6×6 one-sided prints of versatile designs that you can colour, cut out, die-cut, sew… anything you can think of. They are printed on the Tattered Angels mistable suede paper which gives it an amazing feel as well as look. Chris Pozzi…
Our Crew member, Cristin Stevenson is an artist like no other with her dark grungy paintings. Today, she shares with us one of her pieces where she used Tattered Angels mists and an Architextures base to create this dark, reaction provoking canvas. ‘Every time we create we are telling a story. That story might be told in…
Hello! It’s Kimberly here today! I am hoping to inspire you to have fun making these adorable mixed media wine-themed canvas. First, you will need to prepare an Architextures Junqe pack and a stretched chunky canvas – they will be your base. OK, let’s start now that you’re ready for the mixed media fun! What…
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……
Did you think that all envelopes were good for was to address, stick a stamp on and throw in the mailbox? Well, I am here with yet another way to create a journal this time using 12″x12″ Kraft Envelopes and five of the 7 Gypsies 8.5″x11″ Starter Journals. – says mysteriously Tonya Trantham, our Crew…
Wings on Wednesday are here again and today we have for you a mixed media masterpiece! Sanna Lippert transformed an old grater into an industrial-inspired piece of kitchen decor using old cigar labels as wings for her fork-bodied insect… words are not good enough to describe it but we’ll do our best… When junking, I ran…
Have we ever mentioned how versatile Architextures are? We probably have but it won’t stop us from saying it again! So… You know how cool the Architextures papers are and how great the bases work to add textures to any project; you also know that our rub-ons can be added to almost any surface available. Today, let’s focus on…
Mottos or ‘words of wisdom’ are popular decor elements on our homes and we tend to use the ones that appeal to us most. But how about displaying them in a form that we like too? Rather going for a ready-made supermarket versions, why not release your creativity and make your own piece of decor in your…
The Architextures line is not only about the 3D, life-like adhesive embellishments. It is also about beautiful, rustic papers that you can use as a whole or cut into pieces (some of them have banners and vintage signs on them – perfect for use as embellishments!). ‘Do you enjoy decorating in the farmhouse style? Combining…