Thursday 26 July 2018

It's all fun . . .

. . . and games in the studio, especially when there's company.

Gwen and Beverly joined me this past week for four hours of tag-making, topped off with a gel printing session.  The hit of the printing session seemed to be the fun foam prints, so I thought I'd share the tutorial again:


It all starts with a dollar store foam surface.


Luckily I didn't discard/give away/lose my bag of foam shapes saved from other projects.


I've secured some of the shapes to the base with liquid gel medium - a great glue!


I'll be taking this one a little further than I did in the video above, using a round-tipped-impression-making-thingy to add some texture.  Incidentally, a knitting needle or dried-up ballpoint works just as well.


You know that by the time the tangling work is done and it's been used a few times it will resemble all the other fun foam templates - colour extraordinaire!


And while the gel printing session was fun, the main event meant that Beverly and Gwen were hard at work creating layer upon layer to bring a series of tags from background to finished product.


I neglected to get photos of the finishes but they were all certainly looking fabulous when I caught these in-progress photos.



And you can tell from the grins on our faces that it was a blast.


We're already looking forward to round two!


I'm hoping your week was at least as much fun, 'cause it's hard to beat the creative life!

24 comments:

  1. How fun! What a cool idea to add as a mixed media component! I seriously love that dollar store foam. I built my daughter's space staff out of it and it holds paint so well.

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    1. I love these templates for just that reason, Sal...texture everywhere, right?! And fun foam is the bomb.

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  2. Thanks for including the video. It looked like a fun session.

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    1. It most definitely was, Eileen - we were having so much fun that I forgot to get photos...bad Win! :D

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  3. The fun foam is great to work with for realistic stamps to the abstract. Great post Win!

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  4. Ooh, so much fun! Looks like you're breaking in your new studio beautifully, Win.

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    1. I feel like I'm in creative heaven, Tracy...it's a fabulous place to be!

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  5. New studio, great friends, fab techniques! what could be better. Lucky ladies. Have a great crafty weekend too, Angela xXx

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    1. Isn't that the truth, Angela? I feel like I'm living the life of my dreams, and I'm beyond grateful!

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  6. That's such a marvelous piece. I've never played with this foam technique, so I may need to try it. Thanks for your visit and blessings!

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    1. Thanks, Arnoldo - I love playing with fun foam, and the possibilities for endless prints goes on forever!

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  7. Creative life? What's that? Mine is so social I forget what creativity feels like - but I KNOW this is only temporary!
    Great post. Looks a though those gals had a blast in your studio!

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    1. You're going to have to move away from that town if you want the creative life, my friend. You have waaaaaaay too many friends there to live anything but the social butterfly routine. Never mind, winter's coming, and you'll love being in the studio again!

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  8. Those printing plates are fabulous and look fun to make! Making the impression mark is a great idea too! I might just have to try this! Loving the painty plate! Sometimes the tools themselves turn out to be works of art!

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    1. Smiling at your last sentence, Zsuzsa - it wouldn't be the first time I'd framed one of my 'tools' - some of them are fabulous! And yes, the foam plates are great fun, to make and to use. I'll watch for your results when you try it!

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  9. This looks like a great fun project for me and my grandkids, thanks for the inspiration.
    This week we are celebrating my Mother-in-laws One hundred and first birthday an auspicious accomplishment I never hope to match. So I'm increasing my ice cream in take. Old age isn't for sissy's and I'm first on the list...lol Have a wonderful artful week my friend.

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    1. Oh I think you and your kids would love doing this, Deann, and they are fun to use for making impressions and for gel printing. I'm agog at your MIL celebrating her 101st...that's fabulous, whether or not you want to follow in her footsteps. Happy week, dear Deann...and loads of ice cream! :D

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  10. Oh so much fun and such a creative post again dear Win Dinn! I love your fun foam gelli printing plate! Super! Happy weekend !
    Big hugs, Susi

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    1. Those plates are just a blast, Susi, and they're as much fun to create as to use. Hope your weekend is a blast, too - xo

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  11. OH MY FUN!!! I am so proud of you for hanging on to those scraps during the "Purge" hehee See, you needed these for this project! I LOVE the results..almost as much as I LOVE the photos of you and your art friends enjoying your time together!
    Thanks for making my Sunday morning,that much brighter dear Win!
    Jackie xo

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    1. You make me laugh, Jackie...I can truly see how ridiculous it is to have hung on to that bag of scraps during the purge, but I could NOT let them go. :D Just a really lucky thing, right?!!! Hugs, Win

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  12. Making wonderful stuff with the easiest supplies - THAT'S real art!
    You are always such an inspiration Win Dinn! Love the photos of you with the artsy friends! ♥♥♥♥

    Have a great weekend my friend!
    Hugs, Susi

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    1. So kind, Susi, and I love saving (John calls it hoarding :D) snippets to create new things. Hope your weekend is awesome too!

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