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7Gypsies Wanderlust Artist Book

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This videos shows a detailed flip-through of the Wanderlust Artist Book I made for Canvas Corp Brands . Following the video are lots of photos. Enjoy!

Polished Stone Technique With Tattered Angels Paints

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This is a simple technique for making paper look like polished stone or pieces of agate! These are the supplies I used in the following video: Glossy pages from a magazine or travel brochure (request free US travel brochures here ) Polycrylic Gloss Varnish diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Rubbing alcohol (or surgical spirits) diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Water soluble graphite pencil (available from Amazon ) Tattered Angels paint as follows (available at Canvas Corp Brands ) Plain Jane Baseboard Mist - Purple Pansies & Sunburst Plain Jane Simply Sheer Mist - Peony & Safety Orange Chalkboard Mist - Seven Seas & Ruby Slipper Glimmer Mist - Key Lime Pie Glimmer Glam - Tinsel & Cupcake Glimmer Glaze - Blue Cheese Decor & DIY Paint - Crystal    Check out these gorgeous results! **affiliate links provided where available

Coloring the Trashy Junk Mail Journal

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I recently made a fun junk journal out of junk mail that was destined for the trash. In this video you can see how I added some color to all those fun junky pages! Here are some of the products I used: White Gesso Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in raw sienna applied with an old gift card Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in primary magenta, diluted and brushed on as a wash Homemade spray ink in some kind of blue  Something sort of purple, may have been another homemade ink Oil or wax pastels or crayons (I'm not exactly sure) from a kids art kit Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits and an old rag

More Citra Solv & NatGeo Fun!

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These gorgeous papers are the impressive result of not very much effort! All you need is some Citra Solv Cleaner/Degreaser and a National Geographic magazine. Check out these awesome results: