I really enjoyed making this little journal last week. It went together so quickly, particularly the pages which were so much fun to make using my gel plate. So today I made some more gel plate prints on cardstock to use for the pages. This time I’m going with neutral colors and I’m really liking […]
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As with anything, the more you practice the better you get. I’m still trying to get that “perfect” butterfly photo, however with my new camera lens, I have to admit my photos are getting a little better. Plus getting out into nature is the perfect way to relax and regenerate. I’m glad these little guys
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After picking up some Golden Open Acrylic Paints yesterday while I was out shopping yesterday, I couldn’t wait to try them out. Ordinary acrylic paint dries fairly quickly, but open acrylics are slow drying which means that you can take your time mixing and blending them. When using them with a gel plate, this is
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Ever since I read Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way many years ago, I’ve always been a big fan of the Artist Date. This is a date that you make with yourself to do something fun and interesting, not necessarily creative, but it usually ends up being that way. One of my favorite Artist Dates
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It’s been another busy day with work but I made time to print a few more gel plate prints on fabric in greens and browns. These colors coordinate nicely with the other fabrics I gathered yesterday. I even managed to find a few skeins of thread that will work perfectly. I’m just about ready to
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After making some gel plate prints on fabric yesterday, today I printed a few more fabric strips in contrasting colors. After I had made the prints, I realized that the colors reminded me of a photo I took last weekend, so I printed the photo onto fabric. It looks perfectly at home with the all
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