How about a little tea with your mail...??

mail art envelope- full of mixed media goodness!
theme tea cups & tiara's 
This month The Team from Altered Pages is promoting two incredible sites, 
I wish to share- unrulypaperarts.com and leakyshedstudio.com.
We were asked to create mail art with this theme. 
Exciting! 
Tea. Mail. Art. 
I'm in... now onto the art part. Enjoy. 

Layers of distressed inks, acrylic paint, stamping, charcoal pencil shading, watercolor, wash tape, and collage elements... these envelopes were up through the test. 

Held up well and made it through the entire process. 

FUN. FUN. FUN. 
I had an amazing time creating these mail art pieces.
Honestly... can you find ANYTHING more exciting than mail art?

~ In the end, throwing together some yummy layers of texture using paints, stamps, 
and of coarse my favorite collage sheets from alteredpages.com makes any day, a great day for tea!

enjoy

Trending Tuesday - stencils

the call to going beyond the norm...
Altered Pages Design Team project
Having multiple uses with one stencil
add a few collage techniques
pop in a tag (of course) 
apply several layers of paint, and we can call it a "TRENDY TUESDAY!" 

This is a two page art journal spread. 

Using one stencil to achieve both the painted and doodle effect applied on an off the page as seen above here.

1- paint on stencil with acrylic paint/sponge applicator applying dabbing technique.

2. using a waterproof (fine tip) marker trace the inside of stencil shape.   

 
The tag and collage image are added after the layers of acrylic paint are applied; background effect. 
I like to implement images of people, for they alone, can help move along a story in a journal. 
A tag can also become an added addition with many functions to offer:
- apply writing on the back side of tag. ( it becomes a hidden note ) 
- attach to any side of the page with washi tape creating a flap to your journal. ( tip-in )
- paste a photo directly to the tag add embellishments. 
- sew tag onto page. 
Honestly, there are endless options to incorporating stencils, collage images or tags to any art journal... for there is no direct rules. 
An art journal's mission is to allow for "play" and freedom of self-expression.
I personally, will move around all my paper objects countless times, before settling on gluing them down permanently. 
As you see here... this art journal layout will allow plenty of room for writing.

Stencils and tags are "TRENDY" indeed... 

I still believe, we can always find a way to use them "BEYOND THE NORM".

- more stencils can be found HERE

- awesome tags HERE

- collage images I use in my artwork- digital collage sheets HERE

This artwork was made possible, because Altered Pages believes in creative people like you and I. 

visit the whole Design Team http://alteredpages-artsociates.blogspot.com  

what is collage chemistry?

definition: 
the result of compounding different products to achieve the transformation of their prior substance, therefor resulting in a work of art. 

tag project: 
using products from Robin's Nest and collage images from Altered Pages these delightful tags were constructed, crafted, and achieved. 

great chemistry don't you think? 
these tags were achevied using these techniques: 
applying acrylic inks, patterned stencils, collage images from HERE, 
paper source from HERE, glue with matte medium, and brush edges of tags with archival ink. 

Visit Robin's Nest for most craft products. 

Who knows what chemistry you will find there! 

journal spread

title: delightful with life 
collaborating Altered Pages & Robin's Nest to create this wonderful art journal spread. 

Enjoy the process.

Combining torn book pages and paper stock from Robin's Nest-Bunny-cardstock to create the foundation for this page.

Creating layers of texture by combining a verity of mediums:
gesso 
acrylic paints
Dylusions Ink - www.alteredpages.com
stencils
rub-on's - Viva-Rub-On
collage image - www.alteredpages.com

Time well spent creating artfully, is ALWAYS a celebration of life!

Design spontaneously. 

Create silly-hearted. 

Love your results. 

for more inspiration visit 

2 for Tuesday

textured tags - project 
I simply can not control myself, when it comes to creating texture! 
The process is all about " self exploring" and apply a verity of mediums to achieve wondrous effects.
You know that moment has arrived, when you look over an art piece and it has reached
its destination of "textured bliss". 

How do we create texture? 
Using more than one medium and building up the layers. 
2 for Tuesday is creating something artful by incorporating 2 products.
I am going to share with you just how these textured tags were made, along side with me is alteredpages.com and the very talented design team. 

To achieve the looks of this tag you will need the following materials: 

manilla tag - 1

torn vintage book pages 

collage sheet - Vintage-Butterfly-Graphics

matte medium 

gel medium 

Dylusions Spray Inks

Gelatos

embroidery floss 

StazOn-Ink- black

stencils

 The techniques used are all about layering. Allow the process to be absorbed.
- Apply Gelatos first to the tag. 
- Glue down with matte medium your torn book pages.
  (dry)
- Apply a good amount of gel medium down where you will be placing your image(s).
  Do an image transfer:  
  place printed image down on gel medium, rub, wait a moment, lift & peel paper off.     Image will be transferred.   
- take a stencil / apply Dylusion Ink 
- Go around edges of tag with StazOn Ink (black)
- Finish off by hand-sewing the edge of the tag with embroidery floss.

This next tag here... I am still following the same techniques and process.

I just went ahead an added another layer, another medium.

Wanted to dramatize on "texture" and by applying joint compound, this can easily be achieved and create that effect. 

Once all the mediums have reached their drying state you can apply this technique. 

- lay a stencil on top of artwork, use a pallete knife and apply the joint compound over the top of the stencil. 

- lift carefully, you do not wish to distort the shapes. 

(dry)

These tags are amazing!! 

The look and feel of these textures are incredible. I LOVE IT ALL. 

What is even more exciting is...I am not finished with these tags either. 

I have a purpose from them and these tags will serve me well for a future project 

I am designing. 

I CAN NOT WAIT TO SHARE! 

for more exciting projects from the design team

visit us at 

http://alteredpages-artsociates.blogspot.com

   

Got a "bright" idea for a project...

altered lightbulb- mixed media project 

Before you go throwing away the next lightbulb that goes out... try altering it!!

materials required for project:

collage sheet- Curiosities-of-Nature

collage sheet- Le-Papillon-Magnifique

tissue paper

matte medium 

acrylic paint 

embossing powder

jewelry wire 

Lights out everyone!

www.alteredpages.com

Let's talk favorite collage elements

here are a few of mine... 

These are can be found here www.alteredpages.com
I will be incorporating several of these collage images into ATC's following this post. 

To continue, I will share the process and the artwork of the finished pieces 
in my next post. 

I do love the collaboration of images working together, delivering a message... 
how about you? 

alter something sweet...

:: altoid mint tin ::

art project for all

www.alteredpages.com

This altered treat includes a tiny accordion booklet. 

Just look at these amazing images... I could not resist!

These imagines can be found HERE

materials used for this art project:

altoid tin

vintage paper 

card-stock paper (color)

collage sheets alteredpages.com

ribbon

matte medium

archival ink 

give yourself a treat, alter something! 

updates from the studio!

I am now a designer for an ** incredible ** team!
I have joined up with some of the most talented, creative artist's ever.
I am HONORED and SUPER EXCITED to explore the possibilities that are in front of me…
EAGER to explore, create, and inspire others with the art projects I produce. 

CHEERS TO… Altered Pages

CHEERS TO… "making happy art!" 

CHEERS FOR… having the faith and confidence in me as an artist & designer. 

Art Badge
What better way to celebrate than to create an Art Badge for this occasion?
- using a collage image from http://www.alteredpages.com/shop/Collage-Sheets
- corrugated cardboard
- paper streamer, ribbons, embroidery floss, and strings
- acrylic paints
- glue (amazing GOOP)

You can find more information about
me and the other Design Team Members of Altered Pages  HERE

CHEERS TO 2014