Friday, July 29, 2011

Paint Party Friday and the 5th CareFREE Fridays! Papers Gone Wild


It's time for another Paint Party Friday and the fifth edition of CareFREE Fridays!

Every Friday during the summer I will share collage papers that I have painted during the week.  The papers are available to you for FREE to use in your artwork.  You can print them out immediately or you can save them to your computer for future use.  The only rule: Have fun!

If you are interested in downloading the papers, click on them to view them larger then print or save to your computer. 

This week I created a leopard print stencil.  After I cut it, I couldn't stop playing with different color combinations!  So, this week I am offering "Papers Gone Wild"...












*You can see what I did with last week's FREE collage papers here.*

Peggy created a fun collage with one of last week's papers - be sure to check it out!



Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Playing with Papers: A Super Simple Celebration Bunting


Last Friday, I shared "Celebrate!" collage papers for CareFREE Fridays!  (If you haven't already downloaded them, you can get them here.)  For this week's Playing with Papers! I created a super simple (no-sew) celebration bunting...



I started by printing out "Celebrate!" (and more) papers in 5x7 format on cardstock.  (You can see all of the previously offered papers here.)

I cut the paper into triangles.



After I cut the paper, there were lots of scraps...



So I cut them into smaller triangles.



Next, I added letters to the larger triangles.  You can use stencils, stickers, stamps, hand paint them, or do what I did - print your letters from the computer, cut them out, and glue them on.



I finished the bunting by hot gluing the triangles to a decorative ribbon.

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, and even Everyday Joys are all great reasons to celebrate... Why not do it with a colorful, fun, and easy bunting?




*This step-by-step process is intended for personal use only.*
Please do not sell this image or teach/post this tutorial as your own. 

It is totally okay to use the FREE collage papers to make your own unique images to sell. (I actually think that's pretty cool, and I'd love to see them!)

But, please do not sell re-creations of the image I've made.  (That's not cool.)



Please be sure to check back for more FREE collage papers (and ideas to go with them)!


Friday, July 22, 2011

Paint Party Friday and the 4th CareFREE Fridays! Celebrate!


It's time for another Paint Party Friday and the fourth edition of CareFREE Fridays!

Every Friday during the summer I will share collage papers that I have painted during the week.  The papers are available to you for FREE to use in your artwork.  You can print them out immediately or you can save them to your computer for future use.  The only rule: Have fun!

If you are interested in downloading the papers, click on them to view them larger then print or save to your computer.

This set of papers was inspired by Tyler's birthday week  (Yep, I said birthday "week"... at the Dudish house we celebrate for a full 7 days! Wheee!)

Enjoy!






This makes 21 FREE papers so far!  (If you've missed any, you can find them here.)




*You can see what I did with last week's FREE collage papers here.*




Can't get enough free papers?  Check out the beautiful free digital downloads at my friend Robin's site!


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Playing with Papers: A Wine Bottle Vase


(or decorative light!)

Last Friday, I shared "Seeing Spots" collage papers for CareFREE Fridays!  (If you haven't already downloaded them, you can get them here.)  For this week's Playing with Papers! I created a decoupaged wine bottle.  It would make a great vase or decorative light!


I started by removing the label from a clear glass wine bottle.


I printed out last Friday's FREE polka dot collage papers on tracing paper and cut them up in random sizes.


I started attaching the pieces to the bottle using a foam brush and Mod Podge...


Until it was completely covered.

You can leave it like this and use it as a vase, or...



You can fill it with twinkle lights!


*This step-by-step process is intended for personal use only.*
Please do not sell this image or teach/post this tutorial as your own. 

It is totally okay to use the FREE collage papers to make your own unique images to sell. (I actually think that's pretty cool, and I'd love to see them!)

But, please do not sell re-creations of the image I've made.  (That's not cool.)


Please be sure to check back for more FREE collage papers (and ideas to go with them)!


Monday, July 18, 2011

Happy Birthday T-man!


I love you (more than doughnuts)!!!

This image was inspired by the beautiful photos with text over at the Freebird Photoblog.
Kristin Lugbill takes some seriously amazing photographs - please stop by and show her some blog love!



Sunday, July 17, 2011

Did Someone Say Picowsso?!?


The theme over at Inspiration Avenue this week is "Picasso", and well, um... I just couldn't help myself.  Some of you may recognize this image, and I guess I'm kind of cheating (because I originally posted it here)... but I just had to share it again! 


(copper and brass pin I made in college)


And, since it's Sunday...


Please be sure to stop by Sophia's blog to see more Sunday sketches!




Artsee Bloggers

I am also thrilled to announce that my step-by-step post is the first tutorial over at the artsee bloggers site!  Thank you for featuring me on your wonderful site, Geri!

artsee bloggers is a great new online directory for blogging artists... check it out!


Friday, July 15, 2011

Paint Party Friday and the 3rd CareFREE Fridays! Seeing Spots




It's time for another Paint Party Friday and the third edition of CareFREE Fridays!

Every Friday during the summer I will share collage papers that I have painted during the week.  The papers are available to you for FREE to use in your artwork.  You can print them out immediately or you can save them to your computer for future use.  The only rule: Have fun!

If you are interested in downloading the papers, click on them to view them larger then print or save to your computer.

"Seeing Spots"













*You can see what I did with last week's FREE collage papers here





Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Playing with Papers: A Collage


Last Friday, I shared "How Sweet It Is" collage papers for CareFREE Fridays!  (If you haven't already downloaded them, you can get them here.)  For this week's Playing with Papers! I created a collage.  If you have kids (or know some kids), this would be a great summer project to do with them!


(click image to enlarge and print)

I started by drawing a quick gumball machine.  (If you would like to use the image I created, simply click on it to enlarge and print.)  I printed 2, 8x10 copies on cardstock - one for my background and one to use as a pattern.

(This would also make a fun coloring page.  You could fill the "gumball machine" with all sorts of things... goldfish, candy, sea monkeys, whatever!)



Using one of my printed images, I cut out the different pieces of the gumball machine to create patterns to trace.



I printed out the gummy worm paper, the black licorice paper and the red handwriting paper.  I used the patterns I created to trace the parts of the gumball machine onto the collage papers.  (I used a penny to create the "gumballs".)



Once all of the pieces were traced and cut out of the collage papers, I used a glue stick to adhere them to the background - just like a puzzle.  (The small circle and square could be cut from plain black paper or simply drawn on using a black marker.)

This fun and simple collage would look great matted and framed in a child's room.  The best part?  They can make it themselves!

*This step-by-step process is intended for personal use only.*
Please do not sell this image or teach/post this tutorial as your own. 

It is totally okay to use the FREE collage papers to make your own unique images to sell. (I actually think that's pretty cool, and I'd love to see them!)

But, please do not sell re-creations of the image I've made.  (That's not cool.)


Please be sure to check back for more FREE collage papers (and ideas to go with them)!




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