lately, i have been venturing outside my atc/card comfort zone. i've done a few mixed media canvases and i have loved learning new things. my friend cindi has been telling me about this u-stream class she has been doing. it is tracy weinzapfel from helmarusa, doing a live craftie session every monday night. i decided to try it out a few weeks ago and only caught it for about the last 10 minutes. then a few days ago, i remembered it was monday. and my hubby was watching basketball *yawn* and it was like destiny that i go participate in this class. (here's a link to the video if you want to watch...and you do. it's amazing!)
so i did. and i got totally inspired. then i had to work the next day.
but i didn't yesterday. so i went to michael's and got some watercolor paper and a charcoal pencil (the two things i didn't have...). and i felt like a total nerd standing in the store because i had NO idea what to get. and i love technology these days. so me, being the big nerd i am, i whipped out my phone, checked out facebook and low and behold, who is online but tracy. so i sent her a message asking her some silly questions to which she was oh so nice and willing to answer! i got what i needed and came home to make my first "art journal". (after stopping at the library so i could buy some old books to destroy...felt kinda bad about that!) i put quotes around art journal because you know i have a billion journals/notebooks laying around. but i made this one specifically to play more with this mixed media thing. and you know i love making my own little books!
so the end of this story is coming up...this is what i created after monday night's broadcast. i learned the coolest "drippies" technique and a few other things i had never seen before, like using a baby wipe to paint with. who knew? awesomely fun and easy. i encourage you to try something that is outside of your comfort zone because you never know what you are going to find out you can do and will love!!
enjoy...
stamps: ippity, unity
cardstock: watercolor paper
ink: onyx black, rich razzleberry, walnut stain distress, worn lipstick distress, black soot distress
embellishments: buttons
other: gesso, acrylic paint, charcoal pencil
1 peeps have to say:
OMG!! it's fabulous!!!!! great job and your drippies look great, oh & tracey & both bought our charcoal [pencils today.
:)
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