The theme for this month is Magnify and the Grab Bag contains all kinds of elements for magnifying (magnifying glass, glasses). However what most appealed to me was the monochromatic greys with just a hint of palest yellow. Plus Rebecca’s Art Doll “Ridley” is so calm and placid. Working with this Grab Bag was just so mellow. The pieces of this collection can be used in both digital and mixed media formats. TB&CO Grab Bag #27 {November 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.
I had lots of fun working with this grab bag and want to share with you. I hope these examples of creative things you can do with the bits and pieces included in the TB&CO Grab Bag #27 {November 2016} will inspire you to do your own.
“See, Magnify, Look”
“Extra Mile”
“Change”
“See Clearly”
All examples are 100% November Grab Bag papers and elements. Now go and create!
[Posted by: Jan Nicholas]
Hi, Everyone! Happy Friday! The weekend's almost here! And what's a better way to enjoy the weekend than with the newest grab bag release from TB&CO.
November's Grab Bag has been released. Sneak peek pictured below.
TB&CO Grab Bags are available on a sliding scale so act fast for the best deal! If you are FAST you can get the grab bag for only $6 the first 24 hours.
SPECIAL: Tangie's going to be out of town so the grab bag will remain $6 until Monday 11/07 and the full previews will be revealed early!
The grab bag then goes up by $1 each day.$7 the next day (we will reveal full previews on this day)
$8 the next day
$9 the next day
$10 the next day
Then it will be broken up into our individual stores for FULL PRICE. Never miss another grab bag at the $6 price! You can purchase a subscription, where you automatically get the grab bag every month at the $6 price! (If you purchase a new subscription which includes grab bags any time in November 2016 you will get the November 2016 grab bag even if it is no longer available to the public!).
[Posted by: Joy]
I'm excited to announce that my products once again come with a PROFESSIONAL ARTIST USE license. It's similar to an angel's use license.
You can always see the most updated version of our TOU [here].
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST USE (UPDATED 11/29/2016)
Similar to an angel's use license.
What you can do:
- Scrap for others or for hire (you may make invitations or layouts as long as the images are FLATTENED on delivery)
- You may use them on your own blog as long as the resolution is 72 DPI
- You may make handcrafted originals to sell as long as you have created an original painting or card for sale with your hands
- Create prints/canvases of digital paintings that contain some of my items as a supporting role to your own original artwork (less than 30% should be my work)
What you cannot do:
- You CANNOT make printed cards, pillows, mugs, keychains, magnets or other mass produced looking items for resale in any way
- You CANNOT make collage sheets with my images
- You CANNOT use my images to create websites for others without paying an additional fee, please email me for details
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You CANNOT use this license to create work for "on demand" sites like Society6, Redbubble or Cafe Press. The only exception for this is ArtBoja.com for Sebastian Michaels's students.
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Are you a member of Sebastian Michaels's courses? Any content that was given to you through your membership in those classes is for Commercial Use (see below). You may use for commercial or professional use projects as long as the original art is not redistributed as is, and less than 30% of the finished piece includes my artwork.
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Some products come with a COMMERCIAL USE LICENSE
(these products will be clearly marked "CU" in the store)
Also applies to products given to students of Sebastian Michaels' courses
What you can do:
- Make digital or tangible products to sell as long as you do not redistribute the original files in any way (they must be incorporated into your own work and altered/changed in some way). Less than 30% of the finished product should include my resources.
- Incorporate them into your own original artwork to make items for sale on Redbubble and Society6
What you cannot do:
- You CANNOT use them to make other commercial use products to sell or give away to others
Welcome to Wednesday and a new featured TB & CO Treasure! The TB&CO Treasures Collection will feature some of our all-time favorite products each week. The ones that you may not have seen before, or maybe they've been on your wish list for a while? These kits and workshops are too good not to share again, so we will be highlighting a few of our staff's picks every Wednesday. The really exciting part is that you can shop each week's selections for 50% OFF the original price! Just use coupon code Treasures50 at checkout.
Here is a peek at this week's featured items:
"Collage Sheet Workshop #17"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #706"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #707"
"Abounding"
"Abounding {Splatters}"
"Fall Bird Song"
Be sure to check back every Wednesday for a new selection! You can always find the Treasures Collection using our "Shop All" button on the store menu.
[Posted by: Joy]
Hello artsy peeps! I can’t believe October is almost over and once again it’s time to share some amazing Art Journal Emporium goodness so let’s get started with this month’s Gallery Gems.
Pandas always = happiness & Joy. Thanks to Bill for such a fun page.
Credits: Art Journal Caravan Itinerary #40 and the October Grab Bag, Panda & bamboo by Bill.
Sbpoet’s grungy page is filled with lovely textures, lots of layers and a sprinkle of word art.
Credits: Art Journal Caravan Itinerary 41, Tangie’s “Jubilation” and Rebecca McMeen’s “Velle”.
Next up is Kapoh with an ATC that makes you stop and think.
Credits: Jubilation by Tangie Baxter, quote by Judy Cannato; Font - Comic Sans; KIT
I couldn’t resist this page by Tangie. Wonderful use of white space and minimalist color and those eyes just staring - makes you look, stop, and think about life.
With today being Halloween I couldn’t resist picking out a few of the [Digital] October ATC’s made this month made with some of the following supplies. Artist Trading Cards Super Saver {Bundle No. 3}; {31} A Halloween Workshop; {31} A Halloween Workshop {ADD ON} and various Vault collections.
Wrapping up this month’s gallery goodness is Jeanet with this spooky ATC - BOO to you and Happy Halloween.
A BIG Thanks to Bill, Sbpoet, Kapoh, Tangie, Mary Maples Anne Lou (Nan) Robkin and Jeanet for sharing their wonderful work with us this month. Please leave them some love.
Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by and peruse this month’s Gallery Gems! Tangie Baxter & CO’s Art Journal Caravan is going strong and we’d love for you to join us on this adventure!
[Posted by: Susan]
With the holidays almost upon us I thought I'd share Rain's wonderful post about making paper beads. These can be used in all kinds of handmade items/gifts and are so easy to make! Please enjoy this week's Flashback Friday episode. Please note that some references to websites may no longer be valid but could not be edited due to the formatting of the original post.
Enjoy!
Greetings!
Making Paper Beads
Making paper beads from scraps and trimmed edges is a fabulous way to use every bit of printed page in your stash. I often make a set of paper beads whenever I am working on a new Junque Journal with the trimmed off top and side of the page that doesn’t fit in my Composition book. Last week we took a peek at my latest Junque Journal, with the paper beads on the binding side: 
Now let’s take a closer look at how to make the paper beads:
Embellishing Your Paper Beads
Now that you have some basic wrapped paper beads made, there are all kinds of fun ways to embellish. In this lesson we will look at some embellishment techniques, and a few end-uses of the beads. I set up all the embellishment options right at the start of making the paper beads, so it is literally start to finish in one go. Occasionally I have waited until the beads were dry, and sometimes even weeks or months later, added more embellishment to the tops. The beauty of these beads is that anything goes…the only real “mistake” is to get the bead soaking wet before it has a surface sealant of glue or embellishment, etc., as the paper WILL disintegrate eventually. Having said that, I have rescued paper beads by simply adding another layer of glue to the top!
In the photo image above, “paper cut” should be “cup”! I often will cut down an old paper cup to use as a holder for glue or glitter. The cup can be used over and over, just like the styrofoam tray pictured above. These trays are just washed and dried food trays. I also clean up and save those take-out hard plastic containers with a snap down lid…these will work to store a glitter or bead pile in between work sessions. I do put a rubber band around the lid for insurance, as dumping glitter or beads all over is a real pain to clean up!
Here are two other ways to add to the paper bead base, or leaving the paper out entirely:
Let’s look at a few ways I have used paper beads:
I hope you find some time to enjoy this beautiful fall weather and make some paper beads!
Take good care and Happy Halloween, Samhain (Wiccan New Year), and El Dia De Los Muertos,
Rain
"Junque Journal Workshop"
Please join us next Flashback Friday as we continue our Art Travels with Rain.
Have a great weekend!
[Posted by: Joy]
Welcome to Wednesday and a new featured TB & CO Treasure! The TB&CO Treasures Collection will feature some of our all-time favorite products each week. The ones that you may not have seen before, or maybe they've been on your wish list for a while? These kits and workshops are too good not to share again, so we will be highlighting a few of our staff's picks every Wednesday. The really exciting part is that you can shop each week's selections for 50% OFF the original price! Just use coupon code Treasures50 at checkout.
We're still having a hauntingly good time with all the Halloween themed ARTist Collage Sheets so we're keeping last week's goodies on sale and have added a few more.
Don't forget there's also the Halloween themed "Collage Sheet Workshop #04" which includes 10 EXCLUSIVE collage sheets on sale in the TB&CO Treasures Collection!
Here is a peek at this week's featured items:
"ARTist Collage Sheet #666"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #974"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #948"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #934"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #950"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #860"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #861"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #862"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #863"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #949"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #987"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #988"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #989"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #991"
Be sure to check back every Wednesday for a new selection! You can always find the Treasures Collection using our "Shop All" button on the store menu.
[Posted by: Joy]
There are so many images that appealed to me in this month’s Grab Bag, I had some trouble deciding just which one to use. I finally chose the cute little ballerina (the one in a frame), but since it’s Halloween, she needed a mask and some fairy wings (used the butterfly brooch) for good measure. I sized all three elements so they would fit on my background page then cut them out.
- I started off with watercoloring the page with three pastel colors. Then I pasted on a transparent paper (used a page of paint on butcher paper - that I got from one of Tangie’s surprise boxes). Make sure to get all the bubbles out - I used a credit card to scrape out all the bubbles.
- Splashed some turquoise paint all over and then added some smudges of the same color to two spots on the page.
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Added some ephemera to anchor the ballerina. I used some gold spider webs (yeah Halloween) and some music paper (loved that I found some with the word “ballet” to go with my little ballerina).
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To mute down the music paper, scraped a thin layer of gesso over the paper. Pasted the ballerina (with mask and wings) to the page. Outlined ballerina with black ink and added doodles in white ink.
Just love my little ballerina!
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]
A few years back we had a feature called "Art Travels with Rain". Rain did a wonderful series on sewing that we are reposting in our Flashback Fridays segments. Please note these may be altered from the original posts to update links, provide information on newer programs, etc.
In case you missed earlier posts in the series:
Art Journaling Sewing Lessons 101
Lesson One: Making Borders and Pockets Using Automatic Machine Stitching
Lesson 2: Using Fusible Interfacings to Attach and Glue Papers and Fabrics
Lesson 3: Thread Painting and Interlacing, Part 1 of 2
Lesson 4: Thread Painting Part 2 of 2
Lesson 5: Interlacing, Piercing, and Couching Part 1 of 2
Hello,
I am writing this blog post from Sedona, AZ., a few days before attending Tangie’s workshop at the new Artspirations Studio…totally exciting!
This week we will take a closer look at the making of the Junque Journal cover, pictured below, with a focus on couching:
Couching is basically where threads are laid onto the surface of paper or fabric and stitched down with another thread. The couching technique is often utilized for larger threads and yarns that do not pass through the eye of a needle or paper easily. I couched several heavier yarns and embroidery threads onto the printed Gypsy Diaries page for the Journal cover by machine, then used the threads for lacing with other threads and beads.
The paper or fabric needs to be heavy enough to support the attached layer of heavier threads on top, or be stabilized with other paper, fabric, or interfacing.
If I am couching to form an edge treatment, I will use a wider zigzag stitch so that the couching yarn is totally encapsulated with the edge of the piece. Literally any machine stitch may be used to couch threads by sewing machine, including straight, zigzag, satin, in either free motion or automatic mode, as well as automatic decorative stitches.
Couching works for an amazing array of embellishments from wire and pipe cleaners to feathers, knitted I-cord, and paper beads, in addition to any size of threads and yarns.
Couching using hand embroidery stitches has all the same variations and considerations, and will often require piercing holes into the base paper or fabric first for a hand needle to pass through the fabric or paper.
Some options for hand couching:
*One thread in the needle straight stitching over a single or double strand of yarn or thread.
*Couching any number of strands with a cross stitch, open chain stitch, blanket stitch, or herringbone.
Below is an image of some automatic stitch notes from one of my sketchbooks:
Below is another example of couched felt strips and yarns using various machine stitches:
And the next image below features couching with various bits of painted paper, using the machine stitches to make links between the pieces, front on top and back below:
Let’s look at the making of the Junque Journal cover:
By machine, for a book or journal cover I line up the front and back cover and stitch at the same time. In the image below I am laying down thread to lace, or use as the base of couching or interlacing. I have both the front and back cover lined up, and make a jump stitch between by anchoring the thread at the end of one and the beginning of the other cover, pulling the thread between.
Below: Here are the covers with the base stitching complete:
So far I have added both free motion and automatic decorative stitches to the stabilized covers. Below is an image of threads and yarns also couched by machine added to the covers. Now I will use the base stitches to add further couching and beads as embellishments.
In the image below I am using hand-dyed embroidery threads to lace and stitch onto the machine base stitches. I have also threaded beads onto some of the threads and interlaced between the rows of couched and machine stitches.
Below is another image of a Junque Journal cover that I am just beginning to pierce and stitch. I will also be adding beads and couched yarns to this cover. This is again a page I printed from Tangie’s Gypsy Diaries Workshop. So until next week, I hope you find some time to make art!
take care,
Rain
This concludes the Art Journaling Sewing Lessons series. Please join us next Flashback Friday as we will begin a new journey with Rain.
Have a great weekend!
[Posted by: Joy]
Welcome to Wednesday and a new featured TB & CO Treasure! The TB&CO Treasures Collection will feature some of our all-time favorite products each week. The ones that you may not have seen before, or maybe they've been on your wish list for a while? These kits and workshops are too good not to share again, so we will be highlighting a few of our staff's picks every Wednesday. The really exciting part is that you can shop each week's selections for 50% OFF the original price! Just use coupon code Treasures50 at checkout.
This month we will be featuring items perfect for Halloween Art Journals and all kinds of fun projects for the Halloween season.
Here is a peek at this week's featured items:
"ARTist Collage Sheet #934"
"Collage Sheet Workshop #04"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #950"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #860"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #861"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #862"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #863"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #949"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #987"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #988"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #989"
"ARTist Collage Sheet #991"
Be sure to check back every Wednesday for a new selection! You can always find the Treasures Collection using our "Shop All" button on the store menu.
[Posted by: Joy]
