Cloudy Seaside Mini-Books – concertina accordion box set (four in all) are a walk through art history, a bit of literary, and even a touch of textile. Each connected journal is done so with a thread of Japanese culture, a brush stroke of French impressionism, and a swirl of Dutch...
For our latest sit down and chat we go through one of our latest sets of printable papers and explain some of our processes. A very in-depth conversation about each element we put into our digital printables from concept to execution. Stamps, Sketches, and mixed media journal pages are just...
Making a weaving from "catch paper" (the leftovers from – the paper used to keep sprays from going all over the place) papers is what is happening in what is our second video in the Rusty Metal Embellishment series. Our video will take you through the process where the catch...
Confession. I love rusty objects!I collect rusty objects. Rust is by far my favorite color/patina. A small representation of what once was a large collection of found rusty objects. Rust is egalitarian in its presentation; depending on the light, and point of view, a wide range of color options are available to...
TEA TIME COLLABORATION It really is quite amazing what a quick chat via Instagram can turn into. I (Mariah The M of PM) was perusing Instagram a few weeks ago when I came across Jann's (@teawithjann) Instagram account and had a quick thought of "Hmmm, I bet she would love our...
Fecundity. Rituals of spring. Rebirth. Symbols of all these things…eggs being the choice here! Each egg is backed with a photo of Izzy and represents our celebration of the season: Joy! The colors were chosen to coordinate with Marie’s (whatever) collection of brightly-hued papers. Lots...
ABOUT OUR PROJECTButterfly Flowers! What is great about digital printables is the ability to do some of the design and layout before printing. It is also a time for contemplation, for getting a feel about what the paper is saying then taking that information as a means to decide what...
TESSA WAKES THE WORLD UP set by TESSATELIER for THOUGHTFULSTUDIO Many ‘hands’ were involved in the making of this mighty mini-journal! The busiest of hands, M with Izzy providing material; P doing bits and pieces, tearing strips to decoupage onto the house that will hold the ever-burgeoning mini-journal. The construction of...
Quite a few of the 12 TESS-A-PENPAL printables and digital scrapbooking stamp kit were used to create “Our Happy Mail” two-page journal layout. The variation of color was done in various ways (some digitally and others using markers/sprays). These pages were ‘christened’ by Izzy with some lovely blue gestural lines which...
So P and I started a mini journal challenge... P has already taken a detour, she could not be contained within the miniature stage of a business card (3.5x2"). Her cards/pages now have turned into tags and little inserts and other tidbits. But not to worry, stay tuned we are...
