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Papercrafting is so much more than just coloring pretty flowers, or making ink-blended backgrounds. For me, it's an expression of who I am, what I'm feeling, or a simple release from the stresses of everyday life. It's also a place where I can be free to try new things, make mistakes, and grow. Most importantly, it's somewhere I can have FUN in a creative, free way.
Speaking of fun, I've been using this hiss-terical stamp set called, "Art Meowseum", which is a collection of meowsterpieces, including such famous feline works as Cat with a Pearl Earring, the Meowna Lisa, Americat Gothic, Vitruvian Cat, and meow-ny more.
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Project One - Frida on Canvas
Materials:
I'm a big fan of Frida Kahlo, she was a true inspiration. I love her and her work!
Instructions
- To start, stamp out the easel onto alcohol friendly paper, and color in the wooden parts with alcohol markers.
- Next, take a ruler, and make some horizontal lines across the canvas, with a permanent fineliner. Next, use alcohol markers to color in-between the lines, but this does not have to be perfect. Once dry, use a white gel pen to make some crosses onto the canvas.
- Use white and black liquid ink to splatter your canvas and set aside.
- Whilst the easel is drying, stamp out the Frida cat and color in with alcohol markers. Use a white gel pen for highlights and then die cut.
- Stamp out a sentiment from Creative Quotes set, and trim to size.
- Trim a piece of buff card 5.25" x 4 inches and mount onto an A2 card base.
- Attach your Frida die cut to the easel with foam pads, then add your panel to the card base.
- Attach the sentiment with foam pads to complete the look of the card.
Project Two - Abstract Expressionism
Materials:
CG875 Abstract Expressionist Bold Prints
DF017 Looking Glass Circle & Square Frames
P110 Liquid Watercolor Dandelion
PD120 Liquid Watercolor Leaf
DF017 Looking Glass Circle & Square Frames
P110 Liquid Watercolor Dandelion
PD120 Liquid Watercolor Leaf
Instructions
- Trim 2 pieces of white watercolor card, one 6.25" x 3.25", and the other 6" x 3".
- Using a drop or two of pink liquid watercolor, add water to a non-stick surface, and smooth your largest panel.
- Stamp out the pattern onto watercolor card, and randomly paint with Dandelion, Leaf, Dark Teal, Pink, and Orange.
- Use the Looking Glass Square Frame to cut 4 small patterns out of the large print you just watercolored.
- Splatter with liquid watercolors, black, white, pink, and dark teal.
- Die cut 2 more square frames, but in black this time.
- Stamp out one of the Creative Quotes, and trim.
- Assemble the card onto a mini slimline card base, 6.25" x 3.25"
Lots of crafty hugs,
Jen
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