Mixed Media FAUX Watercolor Wall Art – An ADORNit Blog Hop

Welcome to this awesome super duper blog hop with ADORNit this month!! I am so excited to be participating in this shop and sharing the ADORNit goodness with you. I remember the company from long long ago as a paper and scrapbooking company but they are oh so much more. In addition, the staff and owners
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Guest Designer: How to Make a Fall Mixed Media Collage Painting Using the October Hydrangea Hippo Kit

We’re excited to welcome Melissa Johnson as this month’s guest designer! Melissa is a self employed small business owner, artist ,wife, and mom to 5 amazing kids. We loved her work on her blog and knew she would bring a whimsical, artist touch to her work with our kit. Without further ado, here’s Melissa’s take on
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Easy Mixed Media Background with Izink

Izink is a super fun acrylic pigment ink imported from France by Clearsnap. It has properties of acrylic paint but also of pigment ink and has a shimmer and shine to it as well – I’m still learning about all of the amazing techniques and effects that can be achieved with Izink as well as
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The Romance of Mixed-Media Jewelry

Honored to have my work chosen to be in this beautiful ebook by Kristen Robinson and ICE Resin for Cloth Paper Scissors!!!! Follow this link to see the ebook on the Cloth Paper Scissors website: http://www.interweavestore.com/the-romance-of-mixed-media-jewelry Explore your romantic side with the ICE ResinĀ® artists in The Romance of Mixed-Media Jewelry eBook. Find a variety
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YouTube Layout Hop – A Mixed Media Scrapbook Page

I am so excited to be participating in the YouTube Layout Hop!  This is a great way to get ideas, share inspiration, and actually make some scrapbook pages. This month’s theme was “Mists and Masks” so I used a bunch of different sprays inks and masks to create this sporty mixed media scrapbook page about
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“Be” Altered Embroidery Hoop

One of my current fave color combos is orange + gold + royal blue, and though it might not be totally on trend with this year’s emerald green Pantone color, I find that this rich color combo is easy to work with and always produces great results! When I inherited my grandmother’s sewing notions, I was
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