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Creative JumpStart

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Creative JumpStart On-line Mixed Media Workshop

I am honored to be a part of Creative JumpStart!  It’s a one-of-a-kind online event hosted by Nat Kalbach to kick your creativity into high gear. What a playful way to start 2018!

Throughout January participants get access to 31 downloadable videos from 31 featured artists. That’s over 6 hours of content to start 2018 off with artful play!

Creative JumpStart, in it’s 7th year, is all about learning techniques, discovering new materials, and connecting with other creatives.  The theme this year is Now We’re Cooking, Mixed Media Art Recipes!

Along with my recipe for play and art journal page from start to finish, you’ll also get videos from Mary Beth Shaw, Dina Wakley, Diana Trout, Jodi Ohl, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Michelle Ward, Andy Skinner, Kasia Avery, Mystele Kirkeeng, Pam Carriker, Rae Missigman, Nat Kalbach….and more!

  • 31 days of inspiration to start 2018 with creativity
  • 31  downloadable videos – over 6 hours of unique content
  • 31 artists sharing their art recipes

For just $40 if you sign up by November 29 11:59 pm EST, 2017. After that, it will be $45 until December 31st, 2017 then  its regular price of $50.

Join Creative JumpStart 2018

 

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StencilGirl Super Sale Monday!

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Do you like stencils?  Do you like deals and discounts?  This Monday might make you very happy then!  It’s StencilGirl Products Cyber Monday sale!

25% off stencils on top of their everyday deal!  Plus a free 9×12 stencil for every $100 spent!  

Naturally, StencilGirl gets crazy busy during this sale.  To get the orders out as quickly as possible to you and to get your free stencil (or stencils) here’s what they say.  “You MUST specify your choice(s) by L### code in the comments section of the cart when you check out or it will be StencilGirl’s choice.  Sorry, no exceptions.”

You might even see pictures of their 4 legged friends helping them out throughout the day on their Facebook page too!

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Gel Printing with Texture from IKEA

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Gel printing with a placemat from IKEA using Gel Press and Liquitex paints video tutorial by Carolyn Dube

What happens when I go to IKEA? I find textures for gel printing!  Just about anything can create patterns or textures on a Gel Press plate so that means there were loads of possibilities.  One of the treasures I found was the $2 bamboo placemat.

Watch Gel printing with an IKEA placemat on YouTube.  Want to see more gel printing fun?  Check out my gel printing techniques and tutorials page.

It began with the rainbow on the 12 x 14 Gel Press plate.  Once the paint was spread all around, I placed the bamboo placemat on the paint to create a linear pattern but there was a side effect that brought me rainbow joy!

It made a rainbow placemat!  We’re not a placemat-at-the-table kind of a house, but that might be changing.  Now I’m thinking I need to go and get an entire set of these to fill my dinner table with play and the rainbow. And of course, cover up all the brown.

Gel printing with texture from IKEA video tutorial by Carolyn Dube

Notice the linear movement on the prints.  That’s the formal way of saying what cool lines those placemats made!  Just about anything can make a texture on the gel plate, so take a look around where you are…you just might have some awesome texture tools within arm’s reach!

Gel printing with a placemat from IKEA using Gel Press and Liquitex paints video by Carolyn Dube

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and it helps keep the free tutorials coming!


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