Artist & Aesthete

You all know that I love watercolors (okay, so I love most mediums… shhhh!). They are not only vibrant and colorful, but also so fun to work with. They have a certain style to them that is fun and artsy. What if you don’t have any watercolors, but want the look? I’ve got a solution for you! DIY Faux Watercolor Coloring. For this technique you’ll need water based markers. What I used, and recommend, are Tombow’s Dual Brush Pens. I used the set of secondary colors and they blen

Hey guys, today I wanted to show you these gelli print mandalas I did that are SO much fun to make! First off, what is a Mandala? Let’s see what the google says: man·da·la noun- a geometric figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism. It is a pattern in a circle, sometimes complex, sometimes abstract, but always in a circle. I just love them as a design. I though it might be fun to paint my own mandala patterns using the Gelli Plate by Gelli Arts. Gelli

You guys, it’s almost May! Can you believe it? Today I wanted to show you guys a page I recently made in my art journal and am sharing on the Hazel and Ruby blog! This was inspired by a technique Tina (a super talented designer also on the HR team!) did for coloring in the Color Me Floral DIY Decor Tape. This is one of my favorite DIY Decor Tapes! I thought Tina’s art journal was fantastic. I used the Color ME Floral tape as a background on this page and colored it in with S

I’m sharing these mixed media project life cards I created on the Love my Tapes blog today, which you can see here. I don’t do a weekly project life album, but I use a mix of regular 12×12 layouts and pocket pages in my scrapbook. I have a pretty good collection/stash of premade project life cards but I wanted to create some of my own mixed media cards! My inspiration for these is Heather Greenwood. I love her project life style! I started by cutting cardstock into normal poc

This week I’m sharing different projects I’ve made using both Hazel and Ruby products and the Craftwell Ebrush and this one is definitely my favorite! I was given this simple brown vinyl journal and while I liked the feel of it it definitely needed a new look so that it would be brighter and happier. Now it’s like the color of cherry blossoms and I love it! I actually started by giving my journal cover a pretty thick layer of gesso, to cover up the dark brown and to give it a

I’ve been gelli printing for a few years but for some reason until last month I never thought to combine my Hazel and Ruby masks with my Gelli Plate. They work together so well, I really should have done it sooner! This week is a blog swap between Hazel and Ruby and Gelli Arts so today I’m up on the Hazel and Ruby blog sharing this hand bound coptic stitch journal I created! If you want to know how I combined Hazel and Ruby + the Gelli Plate, hop over to the Hazel and Ruby bl

I don’t know about you, but I love the feel of a leather journal. It’s so soft, mysterious and full of promise! You could fill it with all sorts of stories and thoughts. Now, I’m not actually good at keeping a journal. I’ll write a few pages but then forget about it. Maybe if I make a leather art journal I’d use it more. I’ll have to put that on my list. Anyhow, if you want to make your own leather journal you can use my tutorial! These really aren’t that hard to make once yo

Hey guys, Today I’m on the PWP blog sharing a tutorial on how I made this fun, bright patterned background. I used some of their new stamps and neon inks by Tsukineko. Hop on over to PWP to read the full tutorial. #cards #PaperWings #tutorial

Today I am guest posting at Heather Greenwood Designs! I’m to sharing how I made these fun, artsy backgrounds for these cards using Tim Holtz alcohol inks. If you haven’t tried alcohol inks, they’re a lot of fun to play with. I’m just sharing a couple of my favorite ways to use them, but there are lots of techniques online. I’m a huge fan of Heather’s mixed media tutorials! You should definitely hop over there are read a few of her awesome blog posts. #cards #tutorial

Hello there! I’m Heather Greenwood of Heather Greenwood Designs and I’m so excited and honored to be here as a guest at Punk Projects. I’ve fallen in love with Katie’s projects and am thrilled to be here among such talent. I am a pocket scrapbooker who likes to add a mixed media twist to my memory keeping album. I love being able to show how you can add a bit of your own creative style to your projects and memory keeping. I thought today I would show you how to add a mixed me

I’m sure you’ve seen my other mixed media bookmarks, but I made this set of 3 that I just had to share! I also did a tutorial, just in case you wanted to see my process. 🙂 Primary colors aren’t usually my thing, but I’m really loving how vibrant these bookmarks turned out. Supplies: Chipboard, Gel Medium, Paint Brush, Stencil, Gelatos, Clip Art, Stamp, Ink 1. Cut your chipboard into bookmark sized rectangles. Mine are 2″x7″. 2. Lay your stencil over top of your bookmarks an