How To Transform Cardboard

How would you like to take some cheap flat and boring cardboard and transform it into some pretty snazzy embellishments?  Well, this week I wrote some tips on doing just that over at the Creative Paperclay® blog where I am a Designer on their Design Team  It is pretty easy and fun to do.  Here is the link.

Here is what some cardboard and chipboard shapes I have looked like before and after:

I find this an economical way to make your very own embellishments to use in other projects.  These also make great jewelry!


I hope that you are enjoying this summer and when you have some of those I do not know what to do moments (especially on rainy days) that you come check my blog, and my youtube channel and get inspired to be creative.

Thanks for checking in, have a great summer!

#lovesummerart video 3- Ann's Journal

The event over at Youtube for #lovesummerart may be over, but the videos we all made are available still and forever!  You just have to search for #lovesummerart and you will find hundreds of videos made by very creative people.  I worked very hard to make my three videos and I enjoyed meeting a whole group of creative individuals.  I hope to participate again in another collaboration in the future.

Please enjoy this video which is about how I made this art journal page during a wicked summer storm and I had to complete it in the dark because we lost electricity.  I am one dedicated and crazy crafter!

Thanks for stopping by.  I love your comments.  Don't forget to check out my other YouTube videos, subscribe so you are informed each time I post something new.

Keep on Crafting! :)

How To make A Zig-Zag Book

Zig-Zag books are quite easy and fun to make, and today I am sharing how I recently made two of these.   The first book I made is a Travel Size Art Journal that I made a video of the process over at my Youtube Channel as one of the projects I included for the Collaborative #lovesummerart Event.  Here is the link to that video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWNBx-7XySw

The list of supplies used in making the Travel size Art Journal are in the description below the video at my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDaAEUJ4B8DRoSLSWdbvOKQ


For today's post over at the Arnold Grummer's Paper Making Design Team Blog I am sharing how I made a second Zig-Zag book in a different style.  Here is the link to my project over at the Arnold Grummer Blog.

Supplies used in making The Square Zig-Zag Book
Arnold Grummer's Square Zig-Zag Book™ Group Pack
Arnold Grummer's Garden Press
Plaid Folkart Crackle Medium
Elmer's clear Gel glue
Allen's Original Tacky glue
DecoArt® Crafter's Acrylic Paint in Antique White, and White.
DecoArt® Media Antiquing Cream in Medium Grey
DecoArt®  Americana Decou-Page sealer-glue-finish
Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black solvent ink pad
Rubber stamps (vintage and from my stash)
Pansy flower from my garden (Costco flowers)
Handmade paper strips (from my stash)

Thank you so very much for stopping by today, come back to see what other How -To I have to share. For video tutorials go check out my YouTube Channel by clicking on the box near the top of the right hand column side bar.  Subscribing to my channel ensures that you don't miss any of my new videos, just like becoming a Follower on my blog gives you the heads up whenever I post new content.

Keep on Crafting!   :)

#Lovesummerart Travel Tag How to

#lovesummerart on YouTube has started!   July 17th - 20th   .  there's a lot to see hoping you will subscribe to my channel and give me thumbs up over at my Youtube.com/annmakes channel.  You can also get there from the link in the sidebar at the top left side of this post, OR by clicking on the video right above.

Thank you!!!!  Love to all.

How to Make Cute Pages in a Journal Made of Canvas

A few weeks ago I shared how I made a canvas journal cover, today I am sharing a couple pages inside that journal.

Hi, I am still working in the Linnie Blooms canvas Mini Mixed Stitched Book and posting my pages over at the LB blog and here as well.  For these two pages I used a lot of paints and spritzing to make the bright and colourful background on the untreated canvas pages.  That way I could maintain the texture of the raw canvas.
I used two stencils, one(DecoArt)  to create the background and the other (LB)to make the feathers which I collaged onto the surface.  The complete list of the supplies I used are below and I am including links just in case you are interested in knowing how you too can get those same products.

I hope that you are inspired to look at raw canvas as a possible surface to do some art journaling as well.

Thanks a lot for stopping by and please if you have any comments or questions don't be shy and include them in the comment section below.  Keep on Crafting!



Supplies:
Mini Mixed Stitched Book from Linnie Blooms
Feather Stencil Mask from Linnie Blooms
Gold Stag DecouPage paper from DecoArt®
Daisy Chain Stencil from DecoArt
DecouPage™ Sealer-Glue-Finish from DecoArt®
Media Fluid Acrylics from DecoArt® (Cadmium Red Hue, Hansa Yellow Medium, and Metallic Gold)
StazOn Jet Black Solvent Ink from Tsukineko
Stamp  "What I'm Looking For Is a Blessing In Disguise" from Hampton Art--7Gypsies
Black Permanent pen from Sharpie
Archival Seeds in Pistachio and Cherry Kisses from The Robin's Nest
Media Misters from DecoArt® (Orange, Yellow Primary, and Yellow Green)

**THANKyou to Linnie Blooms, DecoArt, and The Robin's Nest for the wonderful products used in today's post.

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How To Make Luggage Tag #Lovesummerart Sneak Peak

#lovesummerart is on from July 15th- 20th this summer!

What is that?  It is .....
A great collaboration between hundreds of artists and crafters and all around creative geniuses who make YouTube Videos.  Enjoy fantastic how to's and much more over the four days by visiting YouTube and looking for videos with the hashtag(#) love summer art!

You won't wan't to miss this event.  BONUS!  all the videos will be available after the event for your viewing privilege at any time forever!!!!

All we ask is that you check us out, maybe give us some love in the comments and a Thumbs up!  Oh, and subscribe to our channel(s) all for FREE!

So save the dates.  Tell your friends.  Tell anyone!

If you want to know how I made this you will have to go check out the video when it goes live on Friday! (link will be here on Friday)
                      LIVE LINK :     http://youtu.be/Jr6cvJWa4i4

Supplies provided by:

Kelly Panacci  Inc. "Little Flyers" fabric for Riley Blake
Linnie Blooms
DecoArt®
Westcott®O

Project #lovesummerart