Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Catalog Mini Journal Tutorial

Hi everyone! I'm here with another project for Jessica Sporn Designs.

Today I will show you on a video how I did a "mini journal" out of a catalog and watercolor paper. For the cover I also used a catalog scoring 1/2" on it's spine to insert the journal. I like the dimensions, each page it's like a large tag.

For the cover I used Jessica's Medallions Stencil  over a gelli print. 

 

 

Now I will create on the first two pages. Collage Sheets by Mary Jane Chadbourne and Nancy Baumiller

On this page I used Layered Peonies Stencil

 

On this side Squares and Circles Stencil was used

 

 

 

Until next time!

 

Gold Leafing, My New Passion

I guess I have posted thousands of times "My new Passion", but it's totally real. I get passionate with new art discoveries and I feel like a child when I play with them. I don't post everything I do and believe me, I do tons of stuff!!!!

Today I'm sharing two projects and a video tutorial on how to gold leaf, hope you find some inspiration!

 

 

More Mixed Media Houses

I did these houses for a friend. I almost forgot how much I love making them!!

Mixed Media Jumbo Tags

I love making tags because of the small space you work on (even these are really big). I ended up with two totally different styles as you can see and of course the colorful one is my favorite.

 

 

Published again!!

So very happy to share with you that I've been published again. This time is in the Sew Somerset Winter 2016 issue with some fabric collages I did a while ago.

 

Artist Trading Block

I'm loving ATB's so I did another one. If you want to see the process, I have a VIDEO of  my recently published on Somerset Studio that you can watch it HERE.

This is a view of one of the faces of the block

 

 

 

 Top detail

Faces details

Altered Wooden Frame

When I purchased these Prima resins, I wasn't sure where or how to use them. I found this wooden frame and immediately though of this heart. Outside the box.....again!!

I first covered the whole frame with gesso and then painted it with blue acrylic paint, (still didn't know  exactly what to do). Looking into my huge stash of (Thai, Indian, Korean etc.) papers, I decided to use this marbled one to match the color I used and covered the inside and outside completely. I could have skipped  the painting and just do the the edges but this is the way I create....no plan ahead! 

The heart was covered with glitter (oh my....never use it) and to give it a matte look I applied matte medium. The golden top is acrylic paint and then this bling...am I being me??

 

I almost forgot to say I used Viva Ferro in gold to add some texture to the frame along with Viva glitter paste in hematite

 

 

Altered Wooden House Video Tutorial #LoveFallArt

I've been invited to participate in a Youtubers group called Creative Arts Collaboration. They have a theme for each month where hundreds of artists make videos under a "Hashtag". For September they chose #LoveFallArt and here is my video.

This is part of my wooden houses series where I show how I do the foundation of them. I hope you get some inspiration!!

 

 

 

Altered Wooden House #6

This is the last house I have done. First steps can be found HERE.  I'm recording a video so you can watch the whole process on a new house.

  Raw house

After painting it I covered the front with this Tim Holtz tissue

I started to decorate the house using Prima wood doors again, resin elements painted with Inka Viva Gold, a wax seal and some metal accents. I also used a clay embellishment I did a while ago (on the top of the door)

For the final step I just added the metal number with brads

 

 

Altered Wooden House #5

Today is the turn of house number five's tutorial. First steps can be found HERE.

Raw house

For this house I used a stencil with molding paste to give it more of a building look. I also used a charcoal pencil to paint over some  "windows" just a tiny bit

I've had these Prima doors for ages and never knew where to use them. I decided to place only one as the main door

As you may have noticed, I love metal embellishments, so I added a few here

Finished house with the quote