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Be Authentic by Toni

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It’s that time again crafty peeps, let’s step back in time for a bit and get messy with our AA products and maybe a fun new technique to give those photos an old vintage look.

Using an old piece of packaging for my backdrop I covered it first with kraft glassine paper all wrinkled up and glued down, then Sorbet Chocolate added to the top gave it a leather appearance. 

To enhance the photo, I embossed it  with UTEE 3 times !!!! Very Important , the thicker the embossing the better. Then stick it in the freezer for a bit and remove it and bend photo slightly to crack….. whaaa laaaa !

Sorbet  Kenyan Copper mixed with craft sand painted on top of my hot glue rivets, and topped with a bit of Metal Effect Silver and a bit of steampunk style. Along with assorted ephemera and raw chipboard pieces. 

More paints and sand added to the title frame and key to give it that nice rusty appearance

Hope this has sparked something within that artsy mind of yours and wishing you a wonderfully creative week. Below are a list of products I used  as well as a snapguide tutorial for your pleasure. xoxo Toni 

Art Anthology Products Used

Metal Effects-Silver

Sorbet   – Kenyan Copper     Black Leather Jacket    Chocolate

Stencil – Dot Matrix

Check out How to Add Vintage Appeal to Your Piece With AA’s Paints by Art Anthology on Snapguide.

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Mixed media card with Art Anthology and Gel Press

Mono Printed Mixed Media Cards with Art Anthology by Josefine

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Hi everyone,

I’m Josefine, the new design team member for Art Anthology. You have no idea how excited I am to join this amazing team! I’m using Art Anthology paints and stencils for a while now and my local craft store, Scrapbooking Forever in California, originally introduced me to them.

For my first project I decided to create a couple of cards using Sorbet and Velvet paints and my favorite stencils.
Mixed media card with Art Anthology and Gel Press

This project is featuring the mono printing technique. I thought it would be fun to try out the dimensional paints on my Gel Press – and I think it turned out pretty nice. Have you ever tried mono printing with Art Anthology paints?

I thought that it might be easier to follow the process with a video, so I created a quick tutorial for you:

I love mono printing, because you can create a bunch of backgrounds very fast and it’s hard to stop. I usually have to when my floor is covered in paper, lol.

Here are a few more pictures. You can click on them to enlarge them.
Mixed media card with Art Anthology close up

Mixed media card with Art Anthology close up

These are the supplies I used.

I hope you enjoyed my first project for Art Anthology. I’m super excited to try even more techniques with these versatile paints and share them with you!

Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page and group to get updates and new ideas:

See you soon!
Josefine aka HolyLise
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XO XO by Toni

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Hi everyone, Happy February, it’s the month of love… and well if you know me you know how much I love steampunk. I love everything about it, the fantasy, the grunge, the unusual, the colors, the Victorian feel to it. It does not limit my imagination, I can go wild with transforming an ordinary object into something crazy and unexpected.

I purchased these two letters quite some time ago at my local craft store on clearance. Originally they were $14.99 a piece…. what !!!! But I got them for $2.00 each, what a steal.

Loaded with lots of yummy textures enhanced with Art Anthology’s paints, sprays and pastes helped achieve the aged look. 

With the use of Art Anthology’s stencil,  drippings from my glue gun and lots of different sized seed beads, my new wall art work started to come alive. 

I just love using unexpected items in my art work and my letter here is filled with floral rocks that were beautifully transformed with Art Anthology’s paints.

Many of my items on this piece were made from paperclay, grunge board or plastic, but the patina’d look that AA’s paste and paints provides transforms them into metal-like piece.

I hope this has inspired you to enter the world of steampunk, don’t be afraid, let your imagination run free and just have fun with it. For your pleasure I have included a Snapguide tutorial for your viewing and also below are a list of products from AA that helped me achieve the look I was going for. xoxo Toni
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Embrace Imperfection Mixed Media Canvas

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Hey Crafty Friends Phyllis here again to share my latest design team project.  

One of my favorite projects is creating on a canvas!  

I love the metal embellishment on the dragonfly “Embrace Imperfection”!  I have learned to just let go of what looks like it might not turn out and finish,  99% of the time it’s more than what I’ve imagined in my head.   So keep plugging along in your projects!

 

I used 9 Art Anthology Coloration sprays on this canvas!  I have a snapguide tutorial at the end of this post so you can see the process!

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope I’ve inspired you to Embrace Imperfection and create something beautiful!

Here is a product list from Art Anthology


Here is a SnapGuide Tutorial

Check out How to Create Mixed Media Canvas by Art Anthology on Snapguide.

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Mixed Media ATC’s Ustream Live Class with Phyllis

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Hi Crafty Friends Phyllis here to share my latest DT project,  I created 9 ATC’s  (Artist Trading Cards),  each card measures 2.5×3.5,  super tiny and fun to create using lots of Art Anthology!

I will hosting on Ustream Live with Art Anthology,  hope you can join me while I walk you thru the process of creating ATC’s .

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 I had alot of fun creating these tiny pieces and hope you are inspired to get messy with mixed media!

Ustream Live Class December 13th,  2016

5:00PST 6:00MST 7:00CST 8:00EST

We would love to see you in class here is the link for Art Anthology Ustream Live:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/art-anthology

Art Anthology products used:


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Upcycle a mirror frame !

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Good day to you all from me, Ellie Knol !
.. glad you’re having a look here!
I have a fun project for you today! 

When I found an old mirror frame in my (always growing) to-be-altered stash, I immediately knew I wanted to re-use it, with a purpose!
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 I chose for the lagoon color, as my daughter has a wall with this color in her new home.

Hope she will like it.

artanthology-groenzwart-spiegel-ellieknol-18Some detail of the embellishment with touches of color.

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LOVE the cracking, and added color of the Lagoon Velvet Dimensional Paint.
Also.. the black underneath the cracks, has a beautiful shimmer to it from the Black Leather Jacket Sorbet Dimensional Paint.

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Of course I’ve made a step-by-step with Snapguide for you! Go check it out!

Check out How to Recycle a Mirror Frame by Art Anthology on Snapguide.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope I’ve inspired you to recycle an item, for a new purpose!

SEE you!

If you need more inspiration check out Art Anthology
on Pinterest and YouTube

and/or you would like to join our Facebook group
Art Anthology’s Adventures in Art !
You can share your creations there, too!

You can shop for everything used in this tutorial at
Art Anthology’s online store.

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Mixed Media Canvas Ustream Live Class with Phyllis

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Hey Crafty Friends Phyllis here to share my Mixed Media Canvas pictures and also inform  you  I will be Hosting a Ustream Live Free Class recreating my Mixed media canvas using lots of YUMMY Art Anthology products!

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I hope you will join me while I recreate this Mixed Media Canvas!

This class is FREE!!!

This Thursday October 27th @2:00PST 5:00EST

Here is the link to the event:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/art-anthology

Art Anthology Product list:


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Mixed Media Canvases

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Hello Crafty Friends!  Phyllis here today to share my latest DT project for Art Anthology using yummy Sorbets,  Velvet,  Colorations and Stencils!
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I decided to decorate a couple canvases,  these are 5×7,  these are perfect for a quick project!

I also have a YouTube Step by step tutorial,   stop on over and see how I created with Art Anthology’s amazing products!

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Art Anthology’s Sorbets and Velvets are so full of yummy texture,  I love creating with the product! dsc01570 dsc01572

Here is a close up of Art Anthology’s Sorbet Honolulu Blue,  it has shine,  glitter and awesome texture!

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Start to finish YouTube video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt14tuZ5cxo

Here are the  Art Anthology Products I used to create the Mixed Media Canvases!

 


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Mixed media layout tutorial by Irina

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Hello Art Anthology fans, it’s Irina Astapovskaja with you today and I want to show you how I made these mixed media layout.

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You can see the step-by-step process in the video that I have created for you.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope that I have inspired you to create something pretty today!  If you are looking for more inspiration, you will find other tutorial videos on Art Anthology YouTube channel, or inspiration on Pinterest and Facebook !

Up to new meetings!

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Embrace Time by Toni

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Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a layout featuring a photo I took at the beach as a “goodbye for now” to summer, as it is now fall. Time surely does fly and that’s why the title on my layout is perfect…. Embrace Time.

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Using Art Anthology stencil along with Ultra Thick Embossing Powder gives some pretty bubbles to my backdrop for my photos. Along with Minx Shimmering Inks & Coloration Sprays to enhance the muted gray cardstock, these enhance the layout perfectly.

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Stone Effects adds such pretty gritty texture to your pieces, and this was added to sections of my chipboard fishnet as well as my surfboards. And then to finish off the layout I added seed beads, seashells, rocks & assorted florals.  Hope you had a spectacular summer, as for me I am so over the heat spell we have been having and sooooo ready for fall… xoxo Toni

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Check out How to Provide Texture on Your Layouts by Art Anthology on Snapguide.

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