Scrapbook Layout - yum

I loved doing this scrapbook layout with some Pink Paislee paper and embellishments!

Say Roar!

Here is a quick mixed media scrapbook layout that I did today of Will playing dress-up! 

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!

In art class, I taught the kids this fun technique to get these awesome bubble prints!

How To Do It:

1. In a bowl, mix paint, water, and a squirt of dish soap.
2. Blow with straw to get lots of bubbles to rise above the bowl.
3. Place paper on top of the bowl and lift straight up.
4. Repeat with different colors.

Beautiful bubble prints!

I Have An Art Studio!

All I wanted was a table upstairs in the attic to store my art supplies! However, my sweet son gave me his corner....AND it was his idea! I asked if he was sure and then jumped at the offer! Now I have my own little corner art studio, and I am loving it!!!

Dream Big And Overcome

I did this for a friend over 3 years ago when I was just learning about mixing different medias. I used ink and Sharpies. I thought about it today when I was feeling like "I just can't get there from here."  I am taking Creative Jumpstart 2015, and today's video was by Jen Cushman who said (and painted) "Dream Big." So, I resolve to dream big and overcome! Thanks Jen! 

Pop Art Inspiration

We recently had a pop art inspired art class where the kids colored with marker, photos that I altered. My daughter, Maddie, created this piece of our sweet German Shepherd, Ziva. I think she did a great job!

This is one of my students with her self portrait art piece all ready as a Christmas gift for her family! Super job, Grace!

Ho to do this project:

1. Take a photo of your subject.
2. Alter your photo with a photo editor. I used Pic Monkey. Size it to 6 x 6 inch
3. Print out 4 of each image. I have an inkjet printer so I sprayed each one with Krylon Workable Fixative so the ink would not smudge.
4. Cut out images
5. Have kids color the images with bright colored markers.
6. Glue down to 12 x 12 inch square canvas. Optional: Before gluing, paint canvas edges with black acrylic paint or black gesso and let dry. Try not to get glue on the front of the pictures so the marker will not smear. We used  Mod Podge or Acrylic Medium.
7. Spray your art piece with a sealer like Krylon UV Resistant Clear Acrylic Coating.

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Hand Dyed and Stamped Decorative Clothespins by Maddie and Lydia

The girls are so excited about their clothespins. They were tedious to make but with help from their big brother (who put all the pins back together after they were dyed) they got them finished! GoforthArtStudios

Our Etsy Shop!!!

We now have an Etsy Shop to sell some of our art pieces and craft creations! It is for the whole family. Right now I have mixed media art blocks for sale, but soon, my girls will have hand dyed and stamped decorative clothespins on the site. GoforthArtStudios

I have a dear friend, Stephanie, who has helped me in my house so much. We were making headway in organizing stuff before our whole house flooded the end of August 2013. She came back at least once a week after the flood (usually with her 5 kiddos in tow - and groceries) to help clean out and put our house back together. She organized donations for our family for months via FB. We are now back in the house and I wanted to say, "Thank you."

Well, there was ALOT of ink/paint spray left on the wax paper under the tags. Do we waste it? Oh, no! I grabbed a few sheets of watercolor paper and blotted it up, sort of like monoprinting. Here are the results:

Oh, the possibilities!

I was really excited after watching Rae Missigman's 15 minutes of mixed media. It her video she used waterbrushes with added color and I loved her results. So I went out to my local art and crafts store with my coupon in hand to get a supply of waterbrushes, and I ended up with this set of goodness!

These are watercolor brushes made by Speedball, and they are lovely to work with.

I used one of the sheets I had soaked up the paint and ink with, and filled in most of the white space with the watercolor brushes. 

The following is a project I completed for a friend using one of my no paint left behind sheets.

I think it turned out nice!

Art Tag Bookmarks!

Art tag bookmarks for Valentine's day! Here are some picts of the process:

Drying w/ my vintage heat tool :)

On each color tag, I used 3 colors of Tulip fabric sprays first (opaque). Then we sprayed with 3 colors of Dylusions. We finished up with 3 colors of Fireworks sprays.

My 7yo daughter was helping spray the tags.

After the background was dry I stamped some cool motifs with Tim Holtz French Market and Imagestamps Border Lines. I couldn't find my permanent stamp pad (probably lost in the flood we had) so I pounced some Higgins Eternal black ink.

These are the finished bookmarks. I printed verses on tracing paper, tore, and glued w/ a glue stick. 

I sprayed a top coat of UV acrylic gloss and finished off w/ a yarn tassel look.

This is a piece I made for my pastor's wife's baby shower. It is mixed media including marker, acrylics, ink, pencil, and vintage ephemera with matte medium and workable fixative. It was so much fun to make.

HELLO!

Hello there! Well, this is my art blog where I talk about the artful things I am endeavoring. I will talk about the tools, media, and materials I use. I will post my projects, good and bad?...well at least the good! Thanks for joining me!