I was poking around the internet looking for information on creating fine art collograph prints without a press. During that research, I stumbled across a video that has me **obsessed** and looking around my studio for stray pieces of mat board. Watch the video and see if you're not keen to give this technique a try:
Isn't that so cool?! It combines so many things I like: monoprinting, carving/hand cutting, and drawing.
Definitely on my to do list! Thanks for stopping by!
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If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week, use the hashtag #artjournaleveryday so that we can all take a peek. Even if you're not on social media, you can see everything (from twitter, pinterest, instagram, and facebook) that uses that hashtag here.
I decided to put together a video of an art journal/junque journal page coming together. Remember, I leave a ton of blank space on my journal pages because I do a lot of journaling. If that's not your thing, make your art bigger or create super cool backgrounds for your artwork! Here's the video:
As I mentioned in the video, the pencil drawing that you see me painting was not done by me. Many years ago -- and I do mean many, many, many years ago, I was teaching in Colorado. The woman who owned the space was throwing away a big stack of watercolor paper that had paintings and drawings on it. I threw myself between her and the garbage can and dragged that big stack home with me. Over the years it has found its way into lots of journals, as a first layer in plenty of paintings, and as the reverse side of art I've made. Nothing is garbage when it comes to art making!
Here's a peek at the page from the video:
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Knowing that we were moving into a new house this year, Steve and I originally invited lots of friends and family to come to our house for the holiday. However, with baby boy due right around Thanksgiving, our plans have changed and we are going to my Mom's house for a small family Thanksgiving. But, I still wanted to contribute something to the festivities. Place cards are a fun and easy way to add something special to the table, and so that's what I'm bringing with me!
These place cards are particularly fun because they're shiny! Two layers of foiling in two different colors give them an extra kick!
I don't know about your family, but we always have candles flickering away on our Thanksgiving table and these place cards really flash and look magical with candlelight!
Watch the video for the how-to:
In the video, I use a ScanNCut DX225, but this process will work with any model of ScanNCut! Just be sure you've enabled foiling and purchased the Foiling Starter Kit. I love the way these place cards turned out!
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I am a paid spokesperson for the Brother ScanNCut. It is a machine that I love and use. All projects and opinions are my own.
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Today I've got an epic Halloween project tutorial for you! The video is literally packed with information on how to build your own cut files in CanvasWorkspace for Mac. We are building four files: a jack o'lantern, bats, spider webs, and Halloween text.
Then we use the roll feeder and the ScanNCut DX to cut out the four designs from a single roll of Brother vinyl. Throw some Christmas lights and/or LED candles inside the lantern and you've got Halloween magic that lasts year after year!
Watch the video for the how-to:
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Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I am a paid spokesperson for the Brother ScanNCut. It is a machine that I love and use. All projects and opinions are my own.
Product Registration: https://www.brother-usa.com/registermybrother/
Brother Customer Support: https://www.brother-usa.com/support/
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Hello! Let's talk about cleaning the scanner glass on your ScanNCut DX. The scanning feature is one of the most powerful and unique features that ScanNCut has to offer. Occasionally, you may notice a line or a dot or a missing section in your scans.
What's up with that? Well, it's nothing to worry about. It just means that you need to clean that scanner glass. And in this video, I show you how to do it:
Super easy, right? And once I cleaned the scanner, here is what I made with the scan of that simple drawing:
I turned the drawing into a stencil...
...and then used the stencil to make lots of pretty prints!
My ScanNCut is a stencil making beast -- easily one of my favorite features of the machine.
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I am a paid spokesperson for the Brother ScanNCut. It is a machine that I love and use. All projects and opinions are my own.
Product Registration: https://www.brother-usa.com/registermybrother/
Brother Customer Support: https://www.brother-usa.com/support/
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