Welcome! I’m Carolyn Dube – This colorful journey is all about the freedom of play!
Congrats to Misty -the winner of the September Let’s Play $50 gift certificate to Dick Blick! Misty, send me your information (carolyn at acolorfuljourney dot com) and I’ll get you your gift certificate pronto!
What is the theme for October? It’s all about no expectations! Each week I’ll share a new video with you with a specific way I play with no expectations!
Missed any of the previous Let’s Play videos? You can find them all here.
What do I do when I feel like coloring? I make my own coloring pages with stencils. In the video, you’ll see how I use Graphite Putty to create this one by making a stencil rubbing. What is Graphite Putty? It’s like Play-Doh meets a pencil!
Watch How to use graphite putty to make a stencil rubbing on YouTube.
Put a stencil below a piece of copy paper, or other thin paper. I used Mary C. Nasser’s Geometric Sky from StencilGirl.
Use a small amount of the Graphite Putty and create a flat-like shape. Notice the precision, or lack of, in my terminology. This is so forgiving- you just need some to rub on the paper. Since it is putty, as you rub it on the paper, it will get flatter and wider.
Then start coloring in the shapes using colored pencils. Can you use something like a marker? Sure…but just be aware that the graphite putty is water soluble. That means it will smear when it gets wet.
What am I going to do with this piece of colored paper full of geometric shapes? Not sure yet, but my art journal is whispering to me so this may end up in there.
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I am honored to be a part of Handcrafted Holidays- a fun online workshop of 10 artists- each with a holiday project. The projects can be adapted for not only your holiday celebrations, but other times of the year as well. After all, gifts from the heart are for all seasons!
What project did I contribute? A colorful advent calendar that has the whole rainbow in it. Of course you can adapt it to whatever colors make you happiest! I had a chance to talk with Miriam Schulman, the host of this fun workshop, about the long standing family tradition of advent calendars and how I use them to make the holidays much easier on myself during our Artist Chat- which you can watch on her blog here. Plus there is a free download waiting for you over there.
Miriam’s put together a video telling you all about each project in the workshop and introducing you to each artist!
Watch Handcrafted Holidays on YouTube.
• Mexican Star Piñata with Danita Art • Poinsettia Mola with Jane LaFazio • Gift Boxes with Marjie Kemper • Wrapping Embellishments with Andrea Gomoll • Inspirational Word Ornaments with Miriam Schulman • Wonder Poppets with Mystele Paint • Star Ornament with Blenda Tyvoll • Tzedakah Box with Jessica Sporn • Golden Letters with Joanne Sharpe • Colorful Advent Calendar with Carolyn Dube •
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