Transform Your Tape Giveaway!

Video showing how to use various tapes to make a colorful element for a canvas, art journal and more with Carolyn Dube

I had, notice I said had, a whole drawer full of washi tapes that I hadn’t been using. I loved them when I bought them but they just sat in the drawer. Until I started transforming them with color and pattern. Suddenly they started being used. That is the seed that led to my latest workshop, Transform Your Tape! Not only washi tape, but also packing tape, and artist tape will be transformed!

It’s on sale until class begins- just $30 for over 2 hours of video! You can find all the Transform Your Tape details here!

Transform Your Tape a worskshop by Carolyn Dube

And I am giving away a spot in this workshop! Just leave a comment below to enter! Want another chance to win? Share it and then come back and tell me you shared it and you’ll have another chance to win!

Leave a comment here by Sunday, Sept. 15th to be entered in the giveaway! And the workshop starts on Monday, Sept. 16th!

Update: Congratulations to Carol Samsel for winning a spot in the workshop!

But what about all of you who have already registered for the workshop? You can play too! If you have already bought the workshop (so you don’t miss the discount) and you’re chosen by random.org then I’ll refund you the cost of the workshop!

Here’s a video of the canvas I made today. You can also watch Washi tape and a Canvas on YouTube here.

Now that I have bright, fun and playful tapes I am ready to use them!

I started with a piece of cardboard covered in all sorts of tapes which were made using the techniques in Transform Your Tape.

Thanks to my die cutting machine, these shapes were easy to make! Both dies are from Sizzix (branch with leaves and arch frame).

The canvas wasvcovered in paint and ink.

The paint on this art journal page came from stamping off a butterfly rubber stamp as I used it to create a subtle effect on the canvas. I know, me subtle!

The lines of color on the chipboard letters? That’s Inka Gold by Viva Decor with the Mini Lines Stencil by Mary Beth Shaw over at StencilGirl Products! I love the look of the metallic with such fine lines!

Here’s the final canvas! It might not be sunny outside today but I have a bright rainbow of color here! Hope your day is full of color too!

Linking up to Creative Every Day, Art Journal Every Day, and Paint Party Friday!

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September’s Colorful Gelli Print Party!

September is shaping up to be a month full of fun! So many of my projects are coming together this month and there are milestones to celebrate! Stay tuned- there is lots coming this month! First up- it’s a bonus month for the Colorful Gelli Party! Not 1 video but 2! I had so much fun playing I just couldn’t help myself!

I know I am sounding like a broken record but I was blown away by all the great prints that linked up last month! I have been so sparked by what people are sharing! Thank you so much for playing along and being a part of the party!

September's Colorful Gelli Print Party with Carolyn Dube The party is open all month long so stop by and link up what you've been making with the Gelli Plate!

On to the videos!

The first video shows how I used one stencil over and over again to build up the colors in this print. I lined up the stencil imperfectly to create the layers. Don’t worry, there isn’t any measuring!

The stencil I am playing with is called Stitch a Circle by Maria McGuire for StencilGirl Products. You might recognize Maria from our Artsy Fartsy adventures!

You can watch the video on YouTube at A Colorful Gelli Print Party for September.

The 2nd video shows how I used one of the prints to make the art journal page above. I even colored the background of the page with the Gelli Plate! I was so eager to play, I actually forgot to get a photo of the paper before I started cutting!

Keep your eyes open for the Oops- once again I am grateful for my Oops!

And I just had to use my tape from newest workshop in the video- it matched too perfectly for me to keep it a secret any longer! So now you know my next workshop will be all about tape! Thanks to some fast work by the great people at iCreateFlix- my workshop button is up in time for this month’s part- so it doesn’t have to be a secret! You can check it out here! It’s on sale for $30 until Sept. 15th (when the workshop starts)!

You can watch the video on YouTube at Using Gelli Prints in an Art Journal

In case you’re wondering, the pens I used were Posca Metallic– just what I needed for my journaling! The Dylusions journal goes flat so nicely for use with the Gelli Plate too!

Thank you to everyone who linked up for August’s party! Lots of amazing prints and ways to use the prints! If you haven’t seen them yet- take a look at the August’s Colorful Gelli Print Party! Now on to this month’s party. It is open all month!

Link up your Gelli Plate blog posts, flickr photos, YouTube videos , any online media you’re using to share your work– it is all welcome! New posts or recent posts are welcome!

Link to a specific blog post or flickr page or YouTube video or other source that way people can easily find your Gelli goodness.

Add a link back to the party so others can join us too!

Leave a comment on at least 2 other links from the party. You know how comments encourage us creative types!

Participate as many times as you want- just be sure it relates to the Gelli Plate.

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Houses Stencil Blog Hop

Video tutorial using a stencil, stamp, spray inks and Silks by Carolyn Dube

What roller coaster ride my muse took me on today! I had a great idea to get me started- to use the blotter paper from my counter top with Jamie Fingal’s House stencil from StencilGirl Products. That part worked very very well…

And I was very happy with it.

I used Silks to color it in. That went very well too.

Then the adventure began. I was going to use some fabric with it..I was going to use a dark green background…I was going to make a card…I was going to use tissue paper…well you get the idea.

I left it all in the video so you can see my winding path from start to finish. It was just one of those days. Ever have one of those?

This roller coaster had some really high points for me too. This stencil is like having a zillion stencils in 1! The patterns in this, the different buildings- so much in one stencil. Playing with Kari McKnight Holbrook’s Corinth stamp in the background made it so much more interesting. It was very subtle and that is out of my comfort zone- but I really like the result.

Thanks for stopping by! You can win Jamie Fingal’s stencil by leaving comment on this post AND you have 7 chances to win because every person can leave a comment on every blog in the hop! Woo Hoo!

Corrine Gilman

Carolyn Dube – you’re here!

Maria McGuire

Linking up with the fun at Paint Party Friday!

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