Dabbling

So, you ask, what have I been doing in the Underground Studio? Obviously not blogging! Mostly I have been dabbling a little in this and that.

 

 

 

 

I painted some paper, using the end rolls of newsprint and acrylic paint.

The one on the right is gift wrap for my granddaughter’s 15^th birthday gift. The one on the left, I had a new stencil I wanted to try.



 

 

I’ve had this Moldable Foam in the studio for quite some time, decided to pay with it.

 

 

I used my heat gun to heat the foam, I then pressed bottle caps and a kitchen whisk into the hot foam to make the stamps.

 

 



I kind of like my results. I think there are possibilities here.

 

I finished up this little bag and made a coordinating card for a friend’s birthday.

I recycled another gift bag using newsprint painted with acrylic paint. I used gel medium to adhere the paper to the bag. It makes a very stiff bag with an interesting texture.

 

 

 

I have also done a little tangling and have made a few cards. Just dabbling, not wanting to start a major project during the holidays. Although I have enjoyed painting the paper so much, I am thinking of painting and stenciling my Christmas gift wrap this year. That takes quite a bit of table space, so I may choose to do that at Open Studio at Ephemera Paducah.