Materials light-weight decorative card stock paper cutter star paper punch (mine is a 1.5″ star) sewing machine thread This can of course be made using plain card stock, but I think it’s more interesting to use something decorative. You can decorate the paper yourself first with paint, stamping or collage. But if you do […]
Gelatin Plate Printing is fun and easy and doesn’t take any special tools. It’s a type of monoprinting, and each print will be different. The gelatin has an interesting texture that becomes more pronounced as the plate is used, and it starts cracking as it begins to break down. I’m a very tactile person, and […]
Today kicked off the beginning of the Art Sparks May Tutorial Blog Hop. Tracie Lyn Huskamp started it with her tutorial on this sweet Stenciled & Stitched Special Occasion Greeting Card. Her step-by-step photos are great. I love the antique-looking brown background that she made with a walnut wash. And the bird is a stencil […]
I want to get the rest of the tutorials posted before Valentine’s Day, so I’m posting the last two today! Day 7 is Melanie Testa‘s tutorial on making your own Valentine’s cards. In her own words, “I present a tutorial using stamps, sweet imagery and perforated edges.” You can find her tutorial here. Day […]