Three dimensional art... with heart
It is so exciting when a new collection launches! I am happy to say that the Vintage Travel collection is HERE, stocked up and available!
If you click here and order, I will receive a small percentage of the sale, which I would love because it all adds up, right? Big Daddy needs some work… My husband was moving Scotty from the front yard to the back a couple of weeks ago and in the middle of the operation, the truck stopped going and just would not start up again. [Read more…]
Hey there! Summer is right around the corner! Here at Art with Heart we are celebrating the upcoming Summer season with a new challenge for the month of June. This months theme is Summer Fun with Sizzix! Blow the dust off some of your old dies and get creative or treat yourself to some new Sizzix dies. No matter how you choose to create you are sure to have some Summer fun when you get creative with Sizzix. The Inspiration Team is here to get you started with some truly inspiring Summer Fun Sizzix projects!
Tracy Evans starts us off with a super summery and oh so FUN Seahorse ATB featuring loads of Sizzix goodness and DecoArt Media!
Take a dip in the sea of creativity happening over at Tracy’s blog. You won’t want to miss all of the gorgeous details featured on this Summer Fun Seahorse Artist Trading Block!
Nicole Wright is sharing a Beatles’ inspired Yellow Submarine project. This under the sea delight is bubbling with Sizzix and Summer fun for sure! Can you tell which one of my new Vintage Travel dies she used to create this fabulous project?
Let Nicole sing you a creative song “We all live in a Yellow Submarine…” over on her blog where she is sharing clever ways to combine your Sizzix dies and creative supplies to make magical paper projects like this lovely Yellow Submarine.
Diana Hetherington has a fun Travel Tag Frame for you today. I love how Diana has combined my new Vintage Travel Luggage Tag die with DecoArt Media. How sweet that she created this project because she missed her son. This project is as marvelous as it is meaningful!
Travel over to Diana’s Blog to learn more about this heartfelt Travel Tag Project.
Shelly Hickox has a wow-worthy summer fun Sizzix project to share as well. Shelly used a bunch of my dies including my Make it 3D die from Vintage Kitchen and DecoArt Media to create this gorgeous gift box!
Stop by Shelly’s Blog to learn more about how to use my Make it 3D die with your other Sizzix dies to create dimensional projects like this lovely gift box
How’s that for a start to Summer Fun with Sizzix? Are your summer fun Sizzix ideas flowing yet? Share your Sizzix creations below for a chance to win a great prize!
Eileen
Hello again! We are back again with even MORE Mixed-Media Mayhem with Sizzix and DecoArt Media. The Inspiration is bringing the WOW! once again. Let’s jump into the artful fray and see what kinds of Mixed-Media Mayhem the IT is creating this week…
Anna-Karin has an absolutely stunning Passport Book Crackle Album to share with you. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover but this project is the exception to that rule. Using my new Passport Album die and DecoArt Media products Anna-Karin has created a beyond beautiful album for her two boys.
Run don’t walk over to Anna-Karin’s blog for a Crackle Album tutorial fillled to the gills with mixed-media tips, tricks and techniques. You won’t want to miss a single picture of the beautiful pages she has filled her album with!
Donna Budzynski is sharing a fabulous Faux Vintage Canister Project! I bet you can’t believe these aren’t metal. All is takes is a little bit of Sizzix, Matboard and DecoArt Media magic to create vintage beauties like these.
Let Donna show you all her mixed-media magic tricks on her blog HERE.
Lisa Hoel is also getting her “crackle” on with the Passport Book. As always, Lisa is bringing her colorful style with an innovative way to use the Passport Book Sizzix die…behold the Passport Book ATC Display Album!
Flutter on over to Lisa’s blog for a peek inside her ATC album where you’ll find an ATC feast for the eyes and much, much more mixed-media goodness!
Diana Hetherington is sharing a beyond beautiful 3-D Bird Frame project. Diana has combined my latest Sizzix Collection Vintage travel with some old favorites like the 3-D bird to create this lovely display piece. Not only that, Diana also shares a clever way to create with Matboard scraps and get the most from your Sizzix dies! This Mixed-Media tutorial is not to be missed!
Take a creative flight over to Diana’s blog and let her show you how to spread your creative wings with Sizzix and DecoArt Media!
Want more DecoArt Media projects? The Mixed-Media Mayhem continues over at the DecoArt Blog where they have rounded up ALL of the projects created by the Inspiration Team! Check it out HERE,
There’s still plenty of time to share your Mixed-Media Mayhem projects for a chance to win a fabulous prize! Join in the Mayhem and show us your Mixed-Media creations HERE.
Eileen
Hello there creative friends the Mixed-Media Mayhem continues this week with DecoArt Media Trifecta of fantastic projects from the Inspiration Team! I don’t know about you but I think DecoArt Media + my Sizzix dies are a match made in Mixed-Media heaven. Don’t take my word for it though, scroll through for a Mixed-Media feast for your creative eyes!
Nicole Wright starts us off with a Faux Wood Luggage Tag sure to give you a “wonderful smile”. DecoArt Media Acrylics coupled with Texture Sand Paste give this amazing project a realistic Wood Grain look that WOWS!
“Wood” you please stop by Nicole’s Blog for a fabulous tutorial on how to create this Faux Wood Luggage Tag? This tutorial featuring DecoArt Media and my new Sizzix Vintage Travel Luggage tag die is not.To Be. MISSED!
Shelly Hickox is hitting us with another “would you believe it’s not real wood” mixed-media marvel with her Faux Wood Planter. This project created with chipboard (yes chipboard), DecoArt Media, G45 papers and stamps and my Sizzix Artist Trading Block dies has me Green with creative envy!
Head to Shelly’s Blog for a fresh Mixed-Media tutorial on how to create this fabulous Faux-Wood Planter!
Speaking of going “green” with creative envy, Tracy Evans has a Mixed-Media creation that is sure to turn “heads”. Her Book of Expressions is chock full of Sizzix and DecoArt Media goodness not to mention Mixed-Media Mayhem aplenty!
Take several looks at ALL of the amazing details featured on this Book of Expressions project over at Tracy’s Blog. Prepare to be amazed AND inspired!
Join in with the Mixed-Media Mayhem by linking up your creations HERE.
Eileen
I am so excited today to welcome JoAnn Nehme to our blog! I first noticed JoAnn’s work on Instagram (you can follow her at Sage2352). What JoAnn does with flowers blows my mind! She makes beautiful wreaths, arrangements, banners, you name it- she is very talented at creating in 3D. JoAnn’s name popped up again when she entered (and won!) our Art With Heart Challenge- today she is sharing a project that she made using the Cookie Box die that she won. She made something with it that would never in a million years have crossed my mind. I love seeing what people make with my dies and to go from this…
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Hey everyone! The Inspiration Team is back with another round of Mixed-Media May-hem featuring my Sizzix dies and the DecoArt Media line! As always you are in for some seriously creative projects. Let’s have a look at the Mixed-Media magic the IT is working with this week…
Anne Redfern traveled to the depths of the ocean to bring you this fabulous Sunken Treasure Chest using my new Vintage Trunk Die from my latest collection Vintage Travel! Wowza! If this isn’t a mixed-media marvel I don’t know what is!
Swim on over to Anne’s Blog for a deep-sea adventure in Mixed-Media creativity! You are sure to find some techniques to “treasure”.
Pam Bray has a cute and clever mixed-media project using my Recipe Card Box die from Vintage Kitchen. Pam has created a too cute for words bird house with DecoArt Media and Tim Holtz’s Crazy Birds!
Fly on over to Pam’s blog for more details on this adorably creative Bird House project!
Rina Gonzales shows us the softer side of Mixed-Media with a lovely Spring Wreath adorned with cheerful flowers in clay pots. Rina’s project proves that Mixed-Media doesn’t have to be all about grunge and crackle. You can use mixed-media techniques and products to create any way you wish.
Stop by Rina’s blog for a creative mixed-media tutorial on how to create your own Blooming Spring Wreath.
Are you ready to test your creative limits and join in on the Mixed-Media May-hem? Link your Mixed-Media creations up HERE. To learn more about the DecoArt Media line and view technique videos from Andy Skinner you can find all the info you need HERE.
Eileen