https://youtu.be/iCz27duUlQQ What is Powerwax? It’s a cold wax that is water based from Powertex. That water based part is huge to me. The whole reason I haven’t even tried cold wax before this was simply because it required oil paints. But Powerwax plays with acrylics! So I turned on the camera and jumped in. During the [...]
Squares Layer Me
![Why I’m Not Using My Art Supplies thumbnail](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/painted-sticker-mixed-media-tutorial-carolyn-dube-5-300x300.jpg)
https://youtu.be/Qvd9xqGgnkE Why am I not using some of my art supplies? A big box of stickers has been on the shelf, and unused. Was it was time to donate them? I loved these stickers for their words, for their shapes, for their patterns but I had to face the hard truth that I hadn’t used [...]
![Art inspired by David Cassidy and the Partridge Family – step by step stencil play and concert photos!](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/art-play-inspired-by-david-cassidy-created-carolyn-dube-200.jpg)
What happens in my life influences what I create in art…and seeing a David Cassidy concert last weekend had a big influence on this canvas! I adore the tone of his voice and the happy pop sound of his Partridge Family music. It’s infectious! So much that it is one of favorite playlists in [...]
![Carolyn plays with VerDay paint and patina to turn paper into old rusted pattern with a stencil in a fun video](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rust-stencil-tensecondsstudio-verday-carolyn-dube-200.jpg)
What do you need to turn paper into metal? VerDay paint! This stuff is fantastic for creating a patina of old metal on anything you can paint. In the video you’ll see my explorations and how I turned the rusted paper into a quick card. TenSecondsStudio sent several of these sets out for the StencilGirl team [...]