Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Mixed Media Paper Quilt Tutorial

I wanted to create a quilt with my own patterned paper, so I stenciled over previous painted papers and cut 1.5 and 2 inch squares to start making the design. 

To make it easier for me, I traced a diagonal on the card stock and then I glued one square on each side of that line and from then, I started gluing one on each side of those until I completed the page. 

I invite you to watch the process on a VIDEO I created.

My plan was to make a card with the small panel and leave the big one for other projects cutting it into stripes, circles or squares or leave it as it is to use it as a base for a journal page or a collage.

Stencils used:

Dots and Dashes Stencil

Squares and Circles Stencil

Hearts, Flowers, and More Stencil

Hebrew Calligraphy Stencil

Apple Pomegranate Stencil

 

Until next time!

Origami Pinwheel Video

As long as origami seems to be very tricky for me, I decided to make a video on how I did the pinwheel where I hid my 2016 resolutions and used it as a focal point on a layout.

 

 

Resolutions 2016

I can't remember when was the last time I did a layout, at least two years I guess. My focus was the origami piece with my 2016 resolutions and not very much on the design itself, even though I enjoyed adding textures and colors.

I have hard times following instructions with origami but I love it so when I saw this " Christmas wreath" I was determined to do it and hide in the pinwheel  form my thoughts.

I used a Paris napkin

On the reverse side are the resolutions

This is the original origami wreath where I wrote my resolutions

Time to transform the wreath into a pinwheel

 

 

 

 

Daniela and Daniel

It's been ages  I don't digi scrap so I gave a try with this beautiful photo of my daughter and son in law a few weeks before she had her baby "Diego", my first grandson.

The simplicity suites my daughter's style (and sometimes mine too).

I surely need more practice but I like the way it turned out.

December Color Challenge in Depht

I created this layout for the December Color Challenge at Lindy's Stamp Gang and I would like to share a VIDEO of my process.

 

 Embossing Powders used:

Madonna Robe Blue Gold

C'est la vie Cerise Embossing Powder

Desert Moon Turquoise

Angel Wings Sapphire

Holly Berry Red Gold

Candy Cane Red

 I wish you all a happy Season and a very creative 2015!

December Color Challenge

Hello crafty friends,

Today is the December color challenge reveal at  Lindy's Stamp Gang. The palette invites to create, don't you think so??

This is my take on the challenge

 

 Embossing Powders used:

Madonna Robe Blue Gold

C'est la vie Cerise Embossing Powder

Desert Moon Turquoise

Angel Wings Sapphire

Holly Berry Red Gold

Candy Cane Red

 

Bellelive Blog Tour Nomination

Hi everyone!! I've been nominated  by one of my artsy friends Sharon Martinelli to join this "creative blog hop", where we have the opportunity to know new bloggers from all around the world to get  inspiration, learn new techniques and finally have new creative experiences.

Clik HERE to read Sharon's post. Thanks for the nomination!!

There are four questions all the participants need to answer, before they nominate three other bloggers to continue on the tour. I will answer my four questions, and then lead you to three talented artists I've chosen.

Questions

1.- What are you working on?

I can't say I'm working on just ONE project. I'm usually watching online classes and that makes me want to try everything so I tend to start many projects at a time, trying new techniques and when I feel it's the right time, I finish them (or maybe not...). 

Here is an example of four unfinished projects I've been working on.

 

2.- How does your work differ from from other's of it's genre? 

This is a hard one....I think after so many years creating, I have developed sort of a "quirky" style. Even I like all  styles, I love to create something that is unusual, unreal....does this make sense?? 

I started as a digital scrapbooker and there are so many possibilities to make nosense stuff...but I love paper so I decided to emulate that in my work.

These are some digital pages I've done

Paper work

 3.-Why do you create what you do?

This is an easy one....because I LOVE what I do!!!! I love color, makes me happy and gives me the opportunity to express myself in another way.

4.- How does your creative process work?

It just flows, I never plan what I'll be doing, I let myself create freely and don't know wher it will lead me.

 

Now the blog tour needs to continue, so here are the three creative bloggers I chose:

Meet Lisa Novogrodski:

A super talented scrapbooker that I really admire for her layering and composition skills and her great attention to details.

I am lucky enough to share a DT with Lisa and now I can say we became very close friends.

Meet Linda Mitchell Donnelly:

A extraordinaire photograper and mixed media artist. Her photos captured me a few years ago and I could see her "in action" during a trip to Las Vegas where Linda and her husband went to meet me, how sweet is that???

Meet Arantzazu Sangrador:

She is a mixed media and scrapbooker artist from Spain and I love the textures and colors she uses in her work. 

Have fun blog hopping and make sure you visit these talented ladies's blogs!

 

May Color Challenge at Lindy's Stamp Gang

Hi friends,

Along with the May color challenge we have a new release, Tres Chic collection, such gorgeous colors!!

Here is my take on the challenge

 

 

You can participate uploading you project in our blog

April kit reveal "Scraps of Darkness"

A match made in Heaven... Our April kit features two of the most gorgeous collections out there right now: Prima's Cartographer and Stationer's Desk! We're calling this kit "His & Hers", the perfect marriage of elegant masculine and femine collections. The possiblities of what you can do with this kit are endless. We are honored to bring you this vintage inspired kit, and truly hope you will enjoy creating with it!

Best shoulder layout (photo tutorial)

Hi my friends,

I did this layout with the "Radioactive" March's kit from Scraps of Darkness also using my favorite  sprays and paints by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

I started by adding texture with a stencil and modeling paste

Then added Lucky Shamrock Green spray . After that was dry I sprayed the paper with Mango Mania Flat Fabio

I wanted more texture so I overlaped the stencil and applied Distress Ink to insensify the colors along with a few drops of black india ink

 

For the final touch of the background I added Opal Sea Oats to give it a soft shimmer  

This layering was done with scraps and cutouts from the papers included in the kit

The kit included these  beautiful wooden butterflies, hearts and leaves