Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Hey Blogotopia! It's cloudy and cold, but all is well! I have a Diet Dr. Pepper and I am surrounded
by colorful art supplies! My new obsession is Washi Tape. Those delightful rolls of colorful, sticky
goodness!! They go anywhere, on anything! Scrap booking, collage, wrapping a gift, you name it!
You can make flowers, banners, rosettes, colorful stripes, shapes, frames for pictures,...the list goes on
and on!!! The picture featured in this post was a Washi Tape fun fest. Stitching, alcohol inks, rub ons,
and a wood burning tool add to the fun and layers of this project!!!
So, go out and buy a ton of the gloriousness that is Washi Tape and have creative ball!!!!
Thanks for stopping by, Becci

Friday, February 1, 2013

The sun is shining and it is a balmy 40 degrees! I am slowly thawing out from the three weeks of below 20 degrees! Is anybody gonna offer me some cheese to go with my whine?
Well, today I have been playing with beeswax. Burned myself only twice. I bought Claudine Hellmuth's
book Collage Discovery Workshop a few years ago and thought I would experiment with Technique 1
in chapter 3, Having Fun with Beeswax! This chapter is about "painting" with the beeswax and using
acetone to make transfers. I found that when the substrate is firm  the transfer works better and turns out
sharper. I tried the first attempt on a stretched canvas. Needless to say it is now in the file "C" for crap!!!!!
I think the second attempt worked out pretty well. What do you think?
Buy Claudine Hellmuth's book and experiment with beeswax you will have fun and tell me about your
"creative beeswax journey"! Have fun and thanks for looking! Becci