There’s still time for you to participate in the monthly challenge over at the Art Journal Emporium. Just use one of the three ideas provided for the July Monthly Challenge, create and upload your digital or mixed media entry by July 31, 2016 to the AJE classroom. If you participate in the monthly challenge you could be one of two winners chosen at random – each prize is a $5.00 coupon to Tangie Baxter & CO.
I couldn’t make up my mind which idea to use so I combined two of the Rejuvenation symbols (stag and sun) along with a mandala - so much fun! I used July’s Grab Bag (now available as separate kits) for the stag, center mandala and succulent center.
Rejuvenate
Mendi & Closet
I also used the sun from the Wonderful World Zine Workshop (part of the AJE's July deliveries available in the classroom). I drew the mandala and colored in with color markers. A wash of watercolor over the background and stag. Here it is!
Hope you'll share your work in the AJE classroom and be entered into the drawing.
TB&CO Grab Bags are only available for a limited time and priced on a sliding scale, for more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
[Posted by:Jan Nicholas]
Hello, Katrina here with July's Cut and Paste Project.
Can you believe its July already? Although sitting here in the south west of England, looking out the window, you would have trouble believing it but we live in hope of summer starting some day soon.
One of this month's Art Journal Emporium deliveries was Tangie's "Great Zine Project: How to Make Your Own 1 Page Zine". For those who haven't come across zines before, they are little books or magazine made on a topic of your choice and offered up to like minded people to download or print out for themselves. Tangie had this wonderful idea that we all make and then share our Zines with other Emporium members. They can download them, print them out and enjoy them too.
I love this idea and so have had a go at making one myself. As I don't really do digital mine is all cut and paste. Now as I said before we haven't had a summer yet so I fancied doing a sunny seaside themed zine. I love vintage images and Tangie had some perfect collage sheets in the shop that fitted the bill wonderfully.
So grab your scissors and glue and a cup of tea and lets get started!
All you need to get the ball rolling is the template Tangie has made for us (available in the AJE classroom), a sheet of cardstock and what ever you want to use in your Zine. I also suggest that you watch the video Tangie made for Emporium members as it explains how to make and fold the zine into a little book.
For my Zine I wanted a coloured background and the quickest way I think to do that is using my Gelli® Printing Plate. I decided to work on both sides and then choose my favorite side when they were both finished.
Here is how I did it.
First I like to put a base colour down so I added a blob of my chosen paint to the
Gelli® Printing Plate. You don't need a lot.
Using my brayer I then roll the paint out over the Gelli® Printing Plate.
I then placed my cardstock over the Gelli® Printing Plate, smoothed it down using my hands over the back of the cardstock and pulled it off. I repeated this process until the whole piece of cardstock was covered with the paint. You can often get more than one pull from each application of paint.
You can use stencils and masks and all sorts of things with the Gelli® Printing Plate to give you a pattern, so that was my next step using a different colour paint.
I just kept going, adding layer after layer onto my cardstock until I liked what I had. I always think if I don't like what I have when I am using my Gelli® Printing Plate its just not finished yet.
Once I had a finished dry sheet of cardstock I chose which side I wanted to use,I folded my Zine following the template Tangie made for us. I wanted to ink my edges too, which also made it easier to see the different pages that will make up my Zine.
I then printed out my collage sheets, I printed them all half size except the beach ladies which I kept full size. This is easy to do using your printer settings. The collage sheets I used are -
I cut all the pieces out and laid them on my Zine. The words were simply printed out from my computer and cut up.
Notice some of the pages are upside down. You will need to do this so when the Zine is folded up they are the right way up. Don't worry though this is all on the template and explained in the video. You can then play around with your collage pieces and add anything you think is missing.
Once you are happy glue them all down, fold up your Zine and then just admire!
Here is my finished Zine -
If you would like my Zine for yourself I have scanned it in for you below.
I really hope you will have a go at making your own Zine. Tangie has made it so easy for us with her template and video. You can share your Zine and find other zines by Emporium members over in the Emporium. I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
So until next month, when I bring you another cut and paste project, goodbye!.
[Posted by:Katrina Rollings]
I was so inspired by the words for this month’s TB& CO Grab Bag - rejuvenation, serenity, sanctuary and along with Rebecca McMeen’s Art Doll Mendi. I just knew that the colors had to be purple (magic) and complementary color yellow (energy). There is something magical about rejuvenation and renewal, but to achieve this we need the energy to attain that serene state.
First of all, I used the art doll Mendi and one of the collars from Rebecca’s portion of the Grab Bag.
Then I created a background of complementary colors purple and yellow. I used gelli plate prints but a paint brush or credit card application of a thick layer of both colors would also work.
I cut out and glued the Mendi Art Doll onto the background. Applied a layer of clear gesso to the Art Doll.
Using a white ink pen, I drew flowers and vines around the Art Doll, enhanced the Art Doll so that eyes, lips and hair stand out; added a neck ornament and lace at neckline.
TB&CO Grab Bags are only available for a limited time and priced on a sliding scale, for more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
[Posted by:Jan Nicholas]
The theme for this monthly Grab Bag is “REJUVENATE” and includes a tranquil assortment of images in blues, violets and sages; and various circles and mandala-type images that could aid in restoration of powers and rejuvenate your spirit. Rebecca McMeen’s art doll, Mendi, has lots of different outfits, shoes and collars/headpieces to change her appearance.
The pieces of this collection can be used in both digital and mixed media formats. TB&CO Grab Bag #23 {July 2016} is only available for a limited time and is priced on a sliding scale, so act fast for the best deal! For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
Following are some examples of the creative things you can do with the bits and pieces included in the TB&CO Grab Bag #23 {July 2016}.
Rejuvenation
Centered
Mandala - Choose Hope
I hope you enjoy these examples and are inspired to get the monthly Grab Bag to design your own unique art.
BTW - over in the Art Journal Emporium, you can participate in monthly challenges. There are two winners every month. Just upload your digital or mixed-media entry by the end of the month.
For more information on the Art Journal Emporium visit Art Journal Emporium - Tangie Baxter & CO.
[Posted by Jan Nicholas]
Hello artsy friends! We are halfway through the year and I have no idea how it happened so quickly. Kids are out of school and the days are heating up in my small part of the world. Susan here with some brand spanking new Art Journal Emporium Gallery goodness to round out the month of June.
Our first bit of gallery goodness is by Robyn who found inspiration with the June Challenge and Goodies. Her farm scene is just so cute. Love the little boy getting ready to water his plants.
Credits: Tangie Bundle 22 Cultivate by Tangie Baxter and Rebecca Bundle 22 Anais' Garden (June's grab bag AJE subscription) bucket The Peddler by Rebecca McMeen. The boy is from the internet.
Liz is up next with her lovely bit of artwork inspired by Art Journal Caravan Itinerary No. 25. Lots of lovely layers and fantastical word art fill her page.
Credits: Goddesses, A Touch of Madness, Tangie Bundle No.13 -Light Shine, Abounding, Tangie Bundle 21- Possibility, and Tangie Bundle 18 - Figment by Tangie Baxter. Rebecca Bundle 22 Anais’ Garden. Painting by Theodore Gericault.
Our third page this week is by Cindy using Art Journal Caravan Itinerary No. 23 as a jumping off point. I adore all the flowers, blending and message in her wonderful page.
Credits: Tangie Bundle 10 -Every Great Dream from Tangie Baxter, Rebecca Bundle 13 - Biscuit & Closet, Rebecca Bundle 21 - LeeLee, Rebecca Bundle 22 Anais’ Garden by Rebecca McMeen. MultiMedia Daisies No 2 and MultiMedia FlutterBys No 3 from Anna Aspnes, In My Own Backyard from Allison Pennington, Pop of Color from Amy Wolff, Key to Happiness from Kim Jensen, Stitched Flowers from ViVa Artistry and Blue Period Mini Kit and Blended Ink Papers V2 from Crafty Button Designs. Font is Diesel Rudolf.
Our last bit of AJE goodness is by Lynn. What’s not to love with her dreamy, fabulous page inspired by the June Monthly Challenge.
Credits: Tangie Bundle 22 Cultivate by Tangie Baxter and Rebecca Bundle 22 Anais' Garden (June's grab bag AJE subscription) and June Challenge Freebie.
Tangie Baxter & CO’s Art Journal Caravan is going strong and we’d love for you to join us on the adventure!
Don’t forget Monthly Grab Bags are only available for a limited time once a month and priced on a sliding scale. Act fast for the best deal. For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
A big thank you to Robyn, Liz, Cindy and Lynn for sharing their wonderful work with us. Please leave them some love. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by and peruse this week’s Gallery Gems!
Till next time....
When I saw this month’s grab bag now available as separate kits at TB&CO, I just loved the flowers and plants, Anais’ pensive face, and the lovely muted colors. I wanted to create something that reflected this mood.
First of all, I digitally created an art doll using Anais from Rebecca’s portion of the Grab Bag and various other elements from the June Grab Bag.
I painted a page with yellow acrylic paint. Next painted a stencil (did this on a Gelli™ Printing Plate so that I did not waste paint and could use the impressions from the plate to create a couple of pages ready for another project), Removed stencil from the plate and flipped onto the background page and carefully pressed onto page (to prevent smudging).
I used a circle stencil and Dylusions Ink Spray on blank spaces.
Cut out art doll and glued onto page and then added doodling.
Monthly Grab Bags are only available for a limited time once a month and priced on a sliding scale. Act fast for the best deal. For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
[Posted by: Jan Nicholas]
There’s still time for you to participate in the monthly challenge over at the Art Journal Emporium. All you have to do is use one of the ideas below, create and upload your digital or mixed media entry by June 30, 2016. If you participate in the monthly challenge you could be one of two winners chosen at random – each prize is a $5.00 coupon to Tangie Baxter & Co. Woo Hoo!
June’s challenge is to use at least one of the following ideas:
1. Use the Following Quote:
"I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown."
Kathe Kollwitz
2. Cultivate: Use the symbolism of growing a tree (or plant) to inspire your page.
3. Create a page using at least 6 different patterns.
Easy peazy!
To give you an idea of what you could do, here is my interpretation of #2.
I used June Collage Sheets for the page that are included as part of the benefits of an AJE membership.
Get those creative juices flowing, you could win a super prize! Come and join the fun!
The Art Journal Emporium membership includes Tangie Baxter's Collage Workshop for the current month BEFORE it's released in the TB & CO store. In addition to the digital downloads there is a video tutorial and some wonderful sample projects. Collage Workshop materials need to be downloaded before the end of each month.
[Posted by: Jan Nicholas]
Hello, my name is Katrina and I am part of the Art Journal Emporium crew. Each month I create a cut and paste project using the wonderful kits and collage sheets Tangie Baxter creates for us all.
I live here in the south west of England and am lucky to have a lovely garden created and tended by my husband. He is a wonderful gardener who loves nothing better than growing his plants from seeds and cuttings. So when I saw this month's grab bag kits from TB& CO I thought it would make a nice little garden journal to keep all those notes and ideas gardeners have from season to season.
So here it is. I made my own book and bound it using my Zutter Bind-It-All machine. The Zutter Bind-It-All machine is a small book binding machine that cuts the holes in your pages and covers and closes the metal binding rings to make a professional looking bound book. I love my machine and use it a lot to make all sorts of books but if you don't have a machine like mine there are all sorts of different ways you could bind your book. Book rings are a simple way to bind your little journal or using ribbon to tie the pages together would look good too. If you don't want to make your book why not just use a bought book and cover the pages instead.
To begin with I printed out some of the papers and images I liked from the kit onto coated paper. If you are disappointed with the way your printouts look then change your paper before you change your printer. It’s the quality of the paper you use in your printer rather than the printer that will affect the way they look, so using a coated paper that the ink doesn't sink into will make your printed images look bright and crisp and also uses less ink too.
I cut out my papers to use for the pages of the book, covers and dividers. I also found a couple of hook and loop tape dots I had recycled from some packaging.
I used the background papers to decorate both sides of my dividers, then used complementary colour ink to ink around the paper edges and dividers.
There are so many lovely images in this kit, so I cut some of them out to collage onto the dividers
I then turned to the covers. I covered them inside and out with the background papers and then added a couple of the kits images.
All there was left to do then was divide the pages up between the dividers and bind my book.
I have left the divider tabs blank so hubby can use the journal as he wishes. I also added a few collage pieces on the inside and on the reverse of the dividers
I like to have some form of closure to my books, so this time I have used some seam binding to match the look of the papers and used the recycled hook and loop dot, one stuck on the book cover and one on the seam binding to close it. I had a leaf button that I thought went quite well on the front of the seam binding. I also added some recycled raffia to give it a rustic look and to finish it off.
Well there we are, this month project using the AJE and Grab Bag goodies for a journal book. These kits are so versatile and can be used for more than art journaling pages. You can make all sorts of thing with these lovely images and papers. It's one of the things I love the most about digital kits, you can make them work for all sorts of projects.
I hope you have enjoyed my project this month and will join me this time next month for another cut and paste project.
Don’t forget Monthly Grab Bags are only available for a limited time once a month and priced on a sliding scale. Act fast for the best deal. For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
Love Katrina
[Posted by Katrina Rollings]
Hello artsy friends! I can’t believe the month is almost over and we are heading into June. Susan here with some brand spanking new Art Journal Emporium Gallery goodness!
First up is Lynn. Her little gal is wonderful and looks like she could walk right off the page.
Credits:{Tangie Bundle No. 21} - Possibility, Rebecca McMeen No. 21 -LeeLee along with the May Challenge and Goodies (part of the Art Journal Emporium subscription).
Our next bit of goodness is by KAPOH using AJC Itinerary No. 21 for inspiration. The quote is one of my favorites and the sweet little birds are perfect.
Credits: AJC Word of the Week and Quote of the week, Tinted Fragments, 365 Synergy March by Booland Designs; FONT: Cursive
Wendy’s page is our last stop of the week. Love how her gal has her arms wide open to celebrate life and all it’s possibilities. The hedgehog is just darn cute.
Credits: {Tangie Bundle No. 21} - Possibility, Rebecca McMeen No. 21 -LeeLee and the May Challenge and Goodies (part of the Art Journal Emporium subscription).
The Art Journal Emporium membership includes Tangie Baxter's Collage Workshop for the current month BEFORE it's released in the TB & CO store. In addition to the digital downloads there is a video tutorial and some wonderful sample projects. Collage Workshop materials need to be downloaded before the end of each month.
Tangie Baxter & CO’s Art Journal Caravan is going strong and we’d love for you to join us on the adventure!
Don’t forget Monthly Grab Bags are only available for a limited time once a month and priced on a sliding scale. Act fast for the best deal. For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
A big thank you to Lynn, KAPOH and Wendy for sharing their wonderful work with us. Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by and peruse this week’s Gallery Gems!
Till next time....
[Posted by: Susan Mccarley ]
Welcome artsy friends! It’s time once again to partake in some scrumptious offerings with today’s Art Journal Emporium Gallery Gems!
Let’s jump right in with Kay’s wonderful contribution to the AJE May Challenge and Goodies. Notice how the subtle tones and circles so wonderfully help to convey the theme of celebrating all of life’s possibilities.
Credits: Tangie Baxter’s Beastiary Beasties, Gesso Messy, Compendium of Dreams, Tangible Plans, Possibility, and A Door Opened.
Next we have Donna’s self described "everything but the kitchen sink" page, using the prompt colors and quote from the AJC Itinerary No. 19 - Fortuity. The rich color palette beautifully compliments this mixed media beauty.
Credits: Everything but the kitchen sink...
And finally, we have Rese’s light and airy take on AJC Itinerary No. 18 - Confidence. Love the paint brush, the flowers, the doily - simply lovely!
Credits: Tangie Baxter & Co’s May Grab Bag: Tangie Bundle No. 21 and Rebecca Bundle No. 21
The Art Journal Emporium membership includes Tangie Baxter's Collage Workshop for the current month BEFORE it's released in the TB & CO store. In addition to the digital downloads there is a video tutorial and some wonderful sample projects. Collage Workshop materials need to be downloaded before the end of each month.
Tangie Baxter & CO’s Art Journal Caravan is going strong and we’d love for you to join us on the adventure!
Don’t forget Monthly Grab Bags are only available for a limited time once a month and priced on a sliding scale. Act fast for the best deal. For more information visit TB&CO Grab Bags.
Many thanks to Kay, Donna and Rese for sharing their incredible work with us! And thank you for taking time out of your busy day to stop by and peruse this week’s Gallery Gems! See you next time...
[Posted by: Glenda Mulac]
