Lesley Riley is celebrating her class, Mastering the Art of Transfers on Multiple Surfaces with a fantastic blog hop! You get to see so many different artists using TAP and there is a giveaway on each and every blog! Including this one! Be sure to leave a comment here by Wed., July, 10th at noon Eastern time to win a spot in her class!
Her class teaches you all about TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) on all sorts of surfaces. TAP is amazing- you can use markers on it, stamp on it, inkjet print on it and more! No wonder TAP was named the Most Innovative New Product at CHA in 2011.
Here’s how I used TAP in my art journal.
I started with scribbling into wet gesso. Once it was dry I added green paint.
Lizzie Mayne’s Fishscale Brick stencil at StencilGirl Products reminded me of so many old walkways we saw on our trip to London. Of course, those walkways weren’t green due to acrylic paint…
I used my ink jet printer to put a photo from our trip onto TAP. Then I ironed it right into the journal. So easy and so fast!
Lesley shows you how to get amazing transfers in her class. I didn’t want perfect. I wanted aged and imperfect so I did not iron it as long as I “should”…love that I can adjust it to what I want! Notice how the texture in the gesso comes through!
This is what the release paper looks like! This will definitely be showing up in an art journal or on a canvas. Maybe some stitching…lots of possibilities….nothing wasted here!
London (by B Line Designs) was stamped on some old paper cloth I had made long ago. It felt good to use something I had been saving!
I wanted a bit of journaling but I don’t love my handwriting so I typed it. I painted a piece of card stock and let it dry COMPLETELY! Couldn’t decide on a font so I just printed the text in 3 different fonts. My ink jet printer’s ink is very wet on painted surfaces so I let it sit overnight to dry.
I picked one and glued it onto the page.
Thanks Lesley for such a fabulously easy way to get transfers into my art journals!
TAP can be purchased online from LesleyRiley.com, TAP at Amazon.com
, Joann.com and more. Also look for it (or ASK!) at your local art, craft and quilt shops.
You can also win a 5-sheet pack of TAP Transfer Artist Paper! Hop over to Lesley Riley’s blog to leave a comment for that giveaway but before you go be sure to leave a comment here! I’ll be randomly picking a winner for a free spot in Lesley’s class, Mastering the Art of Transfers on Multiple Surfaces, on Wed., July 10th!
Check out these blogs for more chances to win a free spot in Lesley’s class!
June 26 – Christine Urias – Scrap Time
June 27 – Karen Watson – The Graphics Fairy
June 28 – Judy Coates Perez – Judy Coates Perez
June 29 – Theresa Wells Stifel – Stifel & Capra
June 30 – Lynn Krawczyk – Fiber Artysta
July 1 – Claudine Hellmuth – Claudine Hellmuth
July 2 – Gina Rossi Armfield – Joyful Purpose
July 3 – Carolyn Dube – A Colorful Journey
July 4 – Liz Kettle – Stitch Journeys
July 5 – Jane LaFazio – Janeville
July 6 – Joanne Sharpe – Whimspirations
July 7 – Pam Carriker – Pam Carriker
July 8 – Theresa Martin – Theresa Martin
It’s a busy day for me! I’ve also got a stencil tutorial today over on the StencilGirl Products blog, StencilGirlTalk!
I would love to learn this. Thank you for a chance to win. : )
Can’t wait to try this in my journals!
Just beautiful Carolyn! I need to try TAP! TAP and StencilGirl stencils are a perfect combination. I am in love with that stencil and the color you used–WOW! Really like the London in all the different colors-great design element 🙂
COOL Journal Page Carolyn!
And, what a GREAT giveaway!
Thanks, I didn’t realize that T.A.P. paper was so easy to use. Definitely have to get some to try now.
Love what you did with the TAP really cool, I have it but never thought of using it in a journal, Thanks for the heads up.
I would love to win a spot in the class! Thanks for the chance to win.
Thank you for the quick and easy tutorial. I did not realize you could use TAP with an ink jet printer. That is fabulous! I hope I win the class.
Oh this came out fabulously, now I am even more curious and will have to check this out. xox
Am looking forward to learning more uses for TAP. Thanks for the opportunity!
Sounds fascinating but I don’t think TAP is available in the Philippines! Patsy from HeARTworks
awesome page! Love that lime green and how the texture of the gesso came through your transfer. super cool. Thanks for the great tutorial and I’m off to Leslie’s and the SGP blogs! xoxo
I love these giveaways because I get to new blogs I have not seen before. I really liked how you used the images in your journal. I’ll be back. C
Would love to take this class, the possibilities are endless!!!!!
Awesome results, Carolyn! I haven’t heard of TAP before, so good to know. Love giveaways, so am off to check out Lesley’s blog, too!
I have always struggled with image transfer but this looks like a great method. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.
Lovely page, Carolyn.
Brings back good memories of London for me. 🙂
Cool product! If I don’t win I guess I’ll have to start searching for suppliers in Southern Ontario 🙂 Definitely have to try this
Looks fabulous!!
This is sooooo cool!!
You have created such an amazing page- I love all of the patterns, the colors and the texture. What a cool product- a neat way to add photos to your book, and love that you can ‘age’ it too…… Thanks for sharing your talent!
Great page. Great opportunity to win a place in Lesley’s class.
I love your page. I have TAP at home but haven’t used it yet. Your page gives me some inspiration! Thanks for sharing.
I love the way you used TAP in your journal and that even the release paper can be used! Thank you for the chance to win a spot in Lesley’s class! I would love to learn all the ways to use this wonderful product.
Please tell why the gelli plate I use glass or plastic & get the same results Tks Sandy
Not sure if I am understanding you correctly but here’s what I think you are asking…You use plastic or glass just like how people use the Gelli Plate and get the same results. That is awesome if you can monoprint with that! I have not found the same results when I use glass at all. I have not tried plastic so I can’t speak to that one.
Thanks for the step-by-step, Carolyn. Tap looks like a product that would greatly enhance my collages.
Image transfers are one of those things that I just finally gave up on – too frustrating! Yours came out great, though.
Rinda
Great page. I like the the not perfect version, especially with the old building in the pic.
Wow Carolyn. That stuff looks amazing. Thanks for the tutorial.
Carolyn, great jounal page & opportunity to win a class with Lesley. I’ve followed Lesley from her very beginings & purchased one of her early “fragment” pieces which is a treasure to me. Wishing us all to be winners 🙂 ~ chris ~
Wow, would love to win a seat.
Beautiful art journal page! Love the bricks and the art transfer truly is amazing!
I love the cobble street effect.
I love transferring pictures but unfortunately haven’t had much success at it. I will definitely put this on my online class list of classes I want to take. I like the more old looking transfers not perfect. Thanks for the giveaway!
lovely journal page. And never knew about this product. so thanks for the opportunity.
Dear Julie, your page is just georgous – thak’s for the chance to get into Lesleys workshop – I would love this.
Looks like an awesome product! Great tute too.
oh I love how the gesso texture shows through the transfer. I have not tried my hand at using TAP or doing photo transfers but it’s definitely on my list of things to try soon. Love the effect.
I would so love to win a spot in Lesley’s class to learn how to use TAP. I have a desire to learn this process since your results are so beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
You make it look so easy! I would love to get in on this class. Thanks for the opportunity.
Looks so great! Pick me!
Beth
Love it! Been thinking about buying for a while now, guess it’s time!
Wow awesome transfer! I would love to learn more! I’ve been trying various transfer techniques with so so success. Thank you so much for sharing and giving us an opportunity to learn about TAP.
This is a new material for me. Would love to win the class! Thanks for the opportunity.
What a great tutorial. You make it sound so easy and I have been wanting to do transfers. I learn something new every time I pop onto your site I don’t think there is anything you can’t do.
How cool is this??? Love how easy you made it and you sure do make me want to try it!
Okay, I can’t resist! Your piece looks great, and I especially love how it looks so aged, that is my favorite part! Sign me up, and thanks for the chance!
Love your work! I have used TAP once in the past would love to learn different techniques with TAP. Best, Ann in NC
I have TAP and need to learn to not let it frighten me :-/
Edie
Loved your London page! I am an unabashed product junky and have never used TAP or even seen it in my local craft store. It looks like an awesome product and I’m going to have to give it a try.
Waauu….what a great project 🙂 I would love to try that…
WOW Carolyn! Would love to learn it too 🙂
Count me in!
Love reading your blog….great ideas!!
Thank you for another fabulous idea. I have had some TAP paper for a while and have not used it – YET. This class would definitely be my inspiration! Thank you for this generous give away!
Thanks for the great tutorial. I loved the page you did and I love London too. It is so cool to walk around and have so much history around each corner, isn’t it?
Your page looks wonderful. I am the same way with my writing, I always want to do it, but then don’t like what I did, must be some remnant from my school days, when the teacher tapped me on my fingers, telling me to write in italic, while I wanted to write in straight letters… Have to let go of this
xx
Carolyn, your page is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I need to learn how to use this stuff!!!!
Love your example. I’ve had tap paper around for a while. I’d love to win a slot in the class and try it out. thanks for the chance to win!
thank-you soooooo much!
your beautiful art project was so easy to understand and for the first time i am curious to try TAP transfers, they just never appealed to me until now! tx for sharing and inspiring! aloha, angi in hana
(new blog name-formerly thirtyone13)
Carolyn, that’s pretty cool!!! would love to try that new product!
Thanks
Robin
klpich@aol.com
I love transfers so would also love to win a spot in Lesley’s class. Love your journal page.
Great page – more things for my wish list. Love that stencil too. Would love to try TAP.
I love the imperfect way you perfected this technique. Would love to take the class, too.
Would love to learn more about TAP. So far I’ve only done the obvious with it.
Count me in on the giveaway! I would love to win a class on this product.
oh boy this sure does look like fun, would love to learn this. thank you for the chance to win. xox
Lovely work would love to win
I just did some transfers with ink jet print glued to water color paper and then wet to get the paper and peeled it off, it is such a long process. This transfer paper sounds like it is easier. I also like how you can make it look the way you like old or newer. I wanted brighter colors for my transfer so I ended up using tape transfer. So I wonder if you want brighter colors with these transfer sheets it will work ironing longer. Thanks for the chance to win the class. I love your London page it feels like your there in London.
The colors are impacted by what is below them- so my light green background muted it a bit. My daughters bright hoodie would be very bright on white even with the way I ironed it. If I had ironed a touch longer there would have been more color too.
Thank you for sharing your London journal page. It is so fun to see the different applications of the TAP techniques by the blog hop participants. You love to learn TAP from the source, Joyce
I would love to a class about using TAP. I struggle so trying to do transfers. Love your journal page!
Love your envelope art and the journal page with the TAP. I’ve never used it before so I went to Lesley’s blog to enter for a chance and here to enter for a chance to win a spot in her class! Thanks so much for the chance!
Carmen L
what a lovely travel page! you make it look so simple!
Wow, how fabulous. Throwing my name into this hat.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a seat in this class. I enjoyed looking at your blog as well.
Love what you did with the TAP transfer in your journal…beautiful.
LOVE!!! the page you created with this product-I’d love to win a class -this looks like such a FAB and must have product! Wonderful project as always Carolyn.
This is cool. Always wanted to learn how to use TAP.
Really interesting to see your process through and how you integrated the TAP image with the other layers. Especially like that you mentioned being able to use the release paper image too, since I hate to create any throwaways when I’m creating. Thanks!
love your demo….thanks. linda
What a great page! I’ve heard of TAP but haven’t used it. Every time I open your blog, I learn something new. It’s amazing. Can’t wait to check out all the blogs you listed too. I’m sure there’s plenty more to learn there. Thanks for teaching us all and thanks for the opportunity to win a free spot in the TAP class.
Fabulous giveaway …and so creative ,would love to learn these techniques…
I love your transfers. Thanks for hosting a giveaway.
I love TAP and would love to learn more ways to use it!
Love, this project. I would love to learn how to use TAP and really stretch myself.
What a fun and versatile product!!!
I always learn something from you. On my way to get some TAP!
I love how the transfer looks on your journal page.
I’ve heard of TAP but have never tried it. I’d love the opportunity to learn more.
I just got a gelli plate and I found your YouTube channel! Thank you! Great information 🙂
Katie
Hi Carolyn! Thanks for the tutorial on how you used the TAP. I would love to win a spot in the class. This product looks like something I need to have.
I would love a chance to win! Thanks so much for the chance!
I love that journal page! Thanks for the opportunity to win a spot in Lesley’s class.
What a great product – I love how you used it. I’d like to learn more about it and the ways it can be used.
Nice work that you have. Would love the class as I am needing all the help that I can get right now. gjeneve@gmail.com
I loved your Gelli class and can’t wait for another one. You are so generous to share your knowledge with all of us. thank you and this looks like fun.
I would love to learn this! Beautiful work Carolyn!
I’d love to win this giveaway. I have so many ideas for it!
This looks amazing. I like the aged imperfect look you achieved.
hugs,
cindy p
I’ve never heard of this product before. Thank you for introducing me to it and the chance to learn more about it. I over your videos. Keep them coming!
I meant I LOVE your videos. Stupid autofill on my phone.
Oooh, this looks really cool! Can’t wait to try it!
I look forward to trying the TAP product. Thank you for offering it!
I would love to try out the TAP product. Thanks for the give away opportunity.
You are so rocking that TAP!! Love how it turned out! Thanks for the chance at a giveaway!
I’d love a chance to win!
What fun! I look forward to learning a new transfer technique.
Thanks so much for a chance to win. I’ve heard some great things about TAP on a few
blogs and Youtube. Hope I get it!!!
Thanks,
Pat
I have heard of TAP but didn’t know anyone who had used it. Your post was very interesting – the free spot in the class would be a wonderful birthday present for me (LOL – my b’day is tomorrow). I’ll definitely look around for more hints at how to use TAP on the other blogs!
I would love to learn how to use TAP!!! I’ve heard of it and seen some projects done with it but haven’t been able to try it myself. Thanks for the opportunity! And…love how your project turned out!!
Wonderful technique with amazing results. I would love to be in with a chance of learning:)
Transfers have always been a mystery to me so this would be a great opportunity!
Hi, I would love to learn how to work with TAP….so taking the class would be great! thanks so much.
I would love to win! I have some TAP I’ve not played with yet and her class would be awesome. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks for sharing this great technique. I am looking forward to trying TAP!
Love your page. Thanks for the chance to win!
What a sweet technique!
As my grandma use to say “more play purtys” to play with!! I’d love to play with that!
Great page Carolyn!
Well, now I have to go buy TAP
I have been looking for an easy way to transfer photos. Can’t wait to try it.
This looks very interesting! Thanks for a chance to win.
I am new to on-line classes and would love to learn the TAP method. Is the product available at Hobby Lobby? That is the only craft store in my small town. Please choose me to try your class, thanks, Annette!
Gray page. Off to find my TAP.
I love your project.What a great product.
I would love to win the class and learn how to use TAP.
Would love a spot in the class! Thanks!
I’ve been looking for this everywhere…so I hope I win this !
Thanks for such a great give-away! I would love to win an online TAP class!
Love trying new products…..Love what you did!!!
Thanks so much Carolyn for the chance! You are such an inspiration. Thank you for opening me up to all these new techniques and products!!.
Ooh! I’d love to win!
VERY INTERESTING *NEW* technique ! along with new {generous} ideas/products, wowzerz. ! much gratitude for even a chance to win.
LOVE the idea of this technique! Thanks for the chance to win!
WOW, what a great product! SO many new things to want and play with. Just when you think you have everything…..something else shows up!
I would love a spot in the class! That’s the best way to learn how to use an unfamiliar product…it sure looks easy!
Thanks for your wonderful newsletters…you’ve always got such useful tips and inspiring pages to share!
Thanks for offering a free class.
Lovely layout and you make it look SO easy! Now I want to try it! LOL. Thanks for the chance.
would love the chance to take the TAP class
What a great creative look!
Wow what a beautiful page! Think I need to start tapping 🙂
This stuff sounds like it’s wonderful! Cannot wait to try it!
Love your page. Looks like another new product I must add to studio stash. Would love to win a spot in the class.
I have never head of TAP. But the results are awesome. I would love a chance to learn this new skill. Thank you for the opportunity of allowing me to possibly win a spot in Lesleys class
This is awesome! I’d love to learn how to do this.
Hi Carolyn. Thanks for sharing your technique. I’d love to win a spot in Lesley’s TAP transfer class.
Stay inspired!
Oh PLeASE!! I’d love – love – love to take this class! honestly, learning to do transfer is actually at the very top of my wishlist – now that i have a gelli plate and have been learning that (in large part, thanks to YOU!) i am extremely new to all things “art” as part of ME…. Closest was a stint with B&W homeless people, portrait photography back in high school. However, I have always had a penchant for (1) buying stuff that I don’t really ‘need’ (it used to be clothes – now, it’s art supplies. i ansolutely love that paints time and pan pastels don’t require a dressing room or mirror!!) and i have always had a knack for creating a ridiculous/insane mess!!
I turn 40 on July 14th, so this would be a FANTASTIC gift!!! I have yet to take ANY sort of art class, and in fact, I began art journaling about 5 months ago… by necessity, not artistic calling, per se. I have Behçet’s Disease (picture Lupus on crack + a bit of Chron’s, multiplied by a bunch of rather painful ulcers… Everywhere ) and basically the pain was so intense and overwhelming, that when added to medical debt & dark depression (I’m sure the high doses of steroids/prednisone didn’t help matters) forced me to seek ‘professional help’. That therapist gave me a choice: A) she’d “fifty one fifty” me and admit me to the hospital immediately, or B) I could both promise that I would NOT harm myself, or any others – AND that I WOULD search “Art Journaling” on YouTube, following the path wherever it might lead!
I choose B. and I (quite literally) owe my life to it!! Now, I take NO pain killers, other than my creative releasing sessions. It is, by far, the single most effective medicine I can give to myself!! Hands down!!
Sorry to ramble, but this is my first time commenting, so I felt I should at least introduce myself a bit. 😉
Thanks for listening… er, reading.
Thanks for inspiring and teaching me (all of you, who post/comment here)
And thank you for this amazing opportunity: to take a class on the art of transfer!
Just what the doctor ordered. 😉
I love the fact that you are keeping the transfer sheet to use later – that is so ME! This stuff (TAP) needs to be in my arsenal of art supplies – I could have SO much fun! Thanks for the chance to win & good luck all! 🙂
I experimented a bit with TAP when it first came out – great product Thanks for being a part of the blog hop! ~Denise
I appreciate you all sharing your process with gelatin plates and TAP transfers. I have tried both and need some help getting better results. So Lesley’s class would be great!
Love the antique look of the photograph. Would love to know how to do it.
Hi,
What a lovely prize. It would be awesome to win it. Thanks for the chance.
I have been secretly viewing your easygoing art blog and videos for quite some time now (from a small Island on the east coast of Canada). My sister will be visiting from the west coast in a couple of weeks and we plan to cram in some serious gelli printing and journaling using many of your techniques and incorporating OOPS into our vocabulary. Lesley’s class would be an awesome addition to the mixed media knowledge we share with each other. Thanks for the opportunity!
Sounds like a must try! Thanks. It’s top of my list to do…
I have some Lazertran transfers, hope it is covered in the class. If not I’ll learn something new, I love taking classes and learning new things!
Wonderful! Thanks for being so generos with your time and talent
What an amazing opportunity! I bought a package of this paper back in February and I have such a fear of using it that it just sits in front of me….I know it is mocking me. 🙂
You’ve inspired me to do something with my London photos! Hadn’t figured out how to transfer photos before, otherwise it looks more like scrapbooking than art.. Hope to learn more. Don’t ever give up on us – it must take a great deal of energy to do what you do but we all too silently appreciate it!
I promised myself that I would concentrate on my art this summer. I’ve watched many of your videos on YouTube, and thank you for your generosity in sharing your techniques. My eight-year-old granddaughter visited me for all of last week, and we tried many of your creative ideas. We had so much fun.
I had not heard of this product, TAP, until today when I visited your blog for the first time. THANK YOU for introducing me to yet another wonderful creating product.
OK! More give aways! Yea!
I would love love love this opportunity. I am still new to this and would love to expand more!!
I have some TAP and in the past learned how to use it with fabric. I have recently become interested in art journals and tried various means of transfer with no success. I never thought of using TAP. I am excited to try it and lessons would be great
Such a creative use of TAP – WOW.
I adore TAP especially in conjunction with my much loved photo real stamps but I have never used TAP to transfer in the way that you have displayed. It just shows the versatility of this amazing product. I have so much I want to learn.
Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this amazing Giveaway.
Wishes
Lynne
This sounds like so much fun to try. Good luck everyone!