Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

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 Cigar Box

Today I'm sharing this altered cigar box I did for a friend. I will show you step by step  how I did it.

I covered all sides with blue tape and applied three coats of gesso before I started gluing  the elements

 Starting to cover everything with gesso

I used Viva Inka Gold  and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays to paint the box.  You'll see the different stages of the painting

 

Final step

 

Published on Somerset Studio!!

I've been published on Somerset Studio's September/October issue, couldn't be happier!! 

This ATB, has a VIDEO  tutorial  I shared a while ago so here it is and just in case you want to check it out.

 

Altered Wooden Houses

Hi all!

I've been working on several projects lately and one of them are these little wooden houses. I don't know why I love houses so much and altering these has been so much fun!

I'll be publishing photo tutorials on how I did each one in the next days and I'm planning to make a video too.

Here is a photo of the first six I have done, hope you like them!

Handmade Specialty Papers

I took an online class called "Layer by Layer" where I learned this technique. Suzi Dennis also shows how to do it in her YouTube channel.

I don't know how to call these papers made out of Deli paper, wax paper, tissue paper, painted paper towel ,old book pages, Gelli prints and almost anything you want but the final result is like plastic or sort of a leathery skin. I think I will use this one to cover a junk journal I did last week.

In this example I layered different papers over Deli paper, wax paper and tissue paper covering everything with Mod Podge between layers.

 

 

Embossed Metal and Alcohol Ink Tutorial

Hi friends,

The video is about how to emboss metal sticky foil and paint it with alcohol inks, hope you enjoy it!

For those of you don't know how to use embossing folders, I have a photo tutorial at the bottom of this post.

This tutorial is on my  NEW WEBSITE

 

 

   In this case, I finished the piece by covering it with black paint and wiping out almost all to just let some darker spots

  Other examples using the same technique with another embossing folder

  In this case, I finished the piece by covering it with black paint and wiping out almost all to just let some darker spots

 This one has no gesso and the finish touch was made with a metallic wax

 How to use embossing folders

First you'll need an Embossing/Die Machine  like  Sizzix - Texture Boutique Embossing Machine Only, Sizzix - Big Shot, Spellbinders - Grand Calibur (any will work).

You'll also need an embossing folder . The ones I used here are Embossing Folders - Bingo and Patchwork Set , Embossing Folders - Numbers and Letters  and Checkerboard and Cracked Set but there are TONS of designs.

Insert you paper into the embossing folder

 Run it through your machine  (follow the instructions of your specific device)

You're done!

New collage Step by Step Photo Tutorial

I was having so much fun with my Gelli Plate but suddenly I realized I had so many papers on my workspace that I decided to make this collage. I mounted everything on a watercolor heavy weight paper.

I started with two pages and glued pieces to cover the whole surface

 Then started adding small pieces to my collage

 Here I used a stencil with white paint

I stamped with black ink using several stamps

 With a black marker I scribbled randomly 

To complete my work I used pieces of  Tim Holtz's tissue paper
 

My Heritage Journal Pages (Video Tutorial)

Hi my friends, 

This time I wanted to do something about my family and me.

As many of you know, I was born and raised in Chile. My father came here escaping from the World War II, he was Romanian and my mother's parents came from Poland. At that time seems South America was like the actual "American Dream" for people who was scared about their future in Europe.

In this spread, I wanted to represent both worlds (Europe and South America) pointing the Countries and making marks on the journey  my ancestors had to go across.

In this VIDEO, I will show you the process of making these pages.

  

Of course I used Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays to give them a vintage look.

Sea Grass Green, Ethereal Emerald, Down the Rabbit Hole, Opal Sea Oats, Medieval Gold, Yellow Rose of Texas.

Peeled Paint Technique Tutorial

 About two months ago I received this wood pallet in my Creativity Add On from Scraps of Darkness and I was thinking what to do with it. I wanted a rusty effect so I tried this cool technique which you can watch on this VIDEO.

 

 After two coats of Gesso

 

Mixed Media Wall Hanging "Scraps of Darkness"

Hi all,

Today I'm sharing a project with a video tutorial I did with Scraps of Darkness December's kit "Northern Lights". I also used their Creativity and Color Add Ons.

 

 

 Main Kit

Color Add On
 

Creativity Add On