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Valentines!

Happy Valentine’s Day! In January, I did a challenge utilizing different types of marbling on papers.  I marbled these and then stamped and stickered them.  Off they go to the college girls!

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More Marbling

I finally received my book – Paper Transformed by Julia Andrus in the mail.  The more I read about marbling, the more I was sure I wanted to use some of the other supplies I have around to marble additional papers.   I have mordant mixed up so that is not a problem.  Both boys had… Continue reading More Marbling

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Button Swap

So maybe the background on this ATC (artist trading card) looks familiar to you. I did write about it in a workshop I am doing – marbling. The workshop is based on Julia Andrus’s book Paper Transformed. I used denim, espresso and eggplant to create what I was hoping would look like a stormy sky… Continue reading Button Swap

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Marbling Papers

Combining several things I am doing this year, I am reading a book called Paper Transformed by Julia Andrus. Lesson one is on marbling so off I went. I used shaving cream – the old fashioned actual cream type. Then, I put drops of dye re-inkers in the shaving cream. I took plastic forks and… Continue reading Marbling Papers