Some of you have asked how Digital Grounds works with non-woven materials like tyvek and lutradur. Today let’s look at Lutradur. I like using lutradur for certain applications; much for the same reasons that I like to use dryer sheets. They both have a beautiful web-like texture. Lutradur of course is stiffer than a dryer [...]
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Are you looking for slightly unusual and creative ways to use your printed images? From Image to Stitch by Maggie Grey might just be what you’re looking for. Image to Stitch is a compendium of techniques for transferring your images and then embellishing them with stitch. Techniques include images transferred using an inkjet printer, as [...]
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I’ve just finished a new art bag using one of my latest digital art designs called “Reminisce”. Isn’t she pretty? I can’t wait to take her out on my next shopping trip. And yes! I do actually use my art bags because they’re not only beautiful, but they’re designed to be functional as well. I [...]
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This week I’ve been super busy making some fabric postcards for the upcoming Arts on Stage event I’m participating in next month, and along the way discovered that injured prints make fabulous postcards. This is a print that really went screwy. It was printed using digital grounds on textured fabric (it’s a real pain in [...]
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It’s been a while since I posted any photos of my art bags but I’ve been quietly working away on a few new designs – this is one is called “Geisha” and I just love the way it turned out. As with all my art bags, this design is prepared using Photoshop Elements, than printed [...]
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It’s amazing what you can do with a few scraps of fabric and a little imagination! As you know I’ve recently been on a mission to recycle and repurpose some of my fabrics and ufos. Last week I showed you the results of turning an old forgotten applique ufo into a beautiful tote bag. Today [...]
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If you remember my recent post about The Making of “Daisy” The Art Bag, then you’ll recognize the design on this new art bag. This is “Daisy” Version 2. I just loved the “Daisy” design and wanted to try it out on a different bag shape so I chose the original (and my personal favorite) [...]
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I shared the other day about my new art bag “Poppy”. I *love* the design so much I just had to do another art bag, but this time I decided to do a different shape. This one is a quite large, about 14″ wide x 10″ high and 3″ wide with an open top so [...]
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These last few months I’ve been totally absorbed with printing on fabric, particularly using digital grounds. You can see some of my art bags here and journal covers here. So I was interested when I came across this book as I was browsing through the bookstore the other week – Image Transfer Workshop: Mixed-Media Techniques [...]
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This is a journal cover I finished recently. The image is a digital art design printed onto fabric paper using digital grounds. I’ve used this image before, but it’s taken on a whole new persona now that I’ve added other design elements. These journal covers are about 7″ x 5″ and are a great size [...]
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