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Monday, January 15, 2018

Make it Your Own: 24

For the last several years, I have begun to collaborate with a number of companies to develop a collection of products to be used by artists and crafters. It has been important to me to create products that work together, even when they are coming from different companies. That way, when you add to your collection with one of my new releases, you can actually use these new items seamlessly with the old. I recently came across two different works of art, both by Debi Adams, which illustrate this concept perfectly.

Debi's first piece, featured in this post on her blog, is pure mixed media magic and beautifully illustrates how my collections from different companies work together.

Debi included my stencils from StencilGirl Products, my dies from Spellbinders, my stamps from Impression Obsession, and my paint from PaperArtsy.

Truly in love with the color palette and all that grungy surface texture...

And all the little details and marks that are part of Debi's signature style.

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The second piece was just published in the current January/February issue of Cloth Paper Scissors.

In this mixed media masterpiece, Debi uses my dies from Spellbinders, my stamps from Impression Obsession, my stencils from StencilGirl Products and my paints from PaperArtsy.

I swear this frame looks like distressed metal rather than painted paper.

And these paper die cuts look just like metal with the perfect patina.

One of the coolest aspects of this artwork is that it is an interactive pop-up. Debi shares step-by-step how she made this in Cloth Paper Scissors and you can easily use her instructions to make your own unique mixed media pop-up.

BTW, a big congrats to Debi who has her studio featured in the Studio Spotlight section of the same issue of Cloth Paper Scissors.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Make it Your Own: 23

For the last several years, I have begun to collaborate with a number of companies to develop a collection of products to be used by artists and crafters. It has been a fascinating process and one that has brought me much creative satisfaction. My lines now include stencils, stamps, dies, paints and more.

It has been important to me to create products that work together. So when you add to your collection with one of my new releases, you can actually use these new items seamlessly with your old. For example, my stamps and wood chips with PaperArtsy and many of my stamps from Impression Obsession are designed to be used with my stencils from StencilGirl Products which are sized to fit with my dies from Spellbinders. It is a recipe for creative success.

I just came across a post from Claudia Neubacher, part of a blog hop for StencilGirl Products and Emerald Creek Craft Supplies, that I thought shared the perfect example of my theory in action. For that reason -- and simply because I loved it -- I wanted to share her creation, which perfectly combines my stencils, dies and stamps. Please show Claudia some love and visit her post to see a step-out tutorial on the making of this piece and even more pictures. And if you get there before 12/19, you can also join a giveaway!

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Make it Your Own: 22

I always find it exciting when I come across artwork online that incorporates my product lines. Seeing how different people use these items in such creative ways is always inspiring. I love the wide variety of styles and unique choices. Click each link below for more details on each and click here to see other posts in this series.

Marleen van Meerendonk