Tracey in Maine

The power of positive thinking is amazing! A few years ago I was introduced to the thoughts, feelings and actions cycle. This is the idea that our thoughts create our feelings which in turn influence our actions therefore reinforcing our thoughts. A positive/negative thought leads to you feeling happy/sad which has an effect on the way you act. Personally using this idea has made a huge difference to my life. Basically thinking positively leads to positive results while thinking negatively leads to negative results. Try it out, replace your negatives with positives and see what happens 🌟🌟🌟

by Elina Stromberg

Our lovely color of the month is ‘Passion Red’. What a perfect choice for a bright blooming flower card! I wanted to create a soft water-color painted look on my card, and all I needed was my water-soluble Memento and VersaMagic stamping inks and my Craft Mat as my palette.

Tsukineko ink pads come in several beautiful red colors, so I chose a few of my favorite reds and used them both for coloring the card background and for painting the beautiful Penny Black flower image. The trick was to stamp the main image twice and to layer the fuzzy-cut image on top of the stamped background; by using this technique the main image on the finished card has a beautiful, crispy edge, and while painting you don’t need to worry about the wet color running over the stamped lines!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Hey everyone, Katie here! With the start of the new year, it is the perfect time to try a new technique. I wanted to share with you one of my favorites- painting galaxies/night scenes! This is a really fun technique, and after painting it on wood you have a lovely piece of art to hang on your wall!

Supplies:

• A wood base, I used the Medallion Thin Plaques and a Scallop Serving Board.
• Black Gesso
• Acrylic Paints- recommend colors are black, navy, aqua, light pink, magenta, white
• Paint Brush
• Painting Sponge
• Tooth Brush

1. Start by giving the Medallion Plaque a coat of black gesso, let dry.

2. Add drops of each color of paint onto a palette.

3.  Use a painting sponge to apply the light pink and magenta onto the plaque you just want a couple of swirly lines.

4. Repeat step 3. with light blue and navy paint…

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