At the same time I took, Marie Browning’s Tombow Marker Lettering Class . No less amazing and wonderful, Marie is also a marvelous teacher and these Markers are really fun. I shied away from markers in the past, no more !

Two teachers, two styles and now, I am a lettering fool. I have SO many pieces to share and I need to sit down, scan them and show you.

If you need a little ‘break’ from other stuff going on this time of year, I highly recommend either or both.

Artfully yours,

Ann

A little more letter love, and some MicaColor Layering...

and have a very art-full day.

 Here are three cards made with the new prills.  They are a pearl-like embellishment that you can add to give your work extra texture.

 The “spring” card was constructed by making three Easter eggs and painting them with MicaColors. Using Perfect Paper Adhesive and a small brush, designs were painted onto two of  the eggs and the Prills were added for texture. The purple egg was placed under a stencil mask,  101 Artist’s Cement was applied with a palette knife and then the Prills were added.

Paint the eggs with MicaColors

Apply Artists Cement Heavy through a Mask

For the Shell Card, PPA was applied to a rubber stamp and then stamped onto black card stock. The ivory Prills were added and allowed to dry before fussy cutting and then adhering to mulbery paper. A piece of twine was used to close the card.

The blue card was a direct to paper application of the PPA with a brush. This is an fun and easy technique that a child might enjoy. You could paint one large easter egg on a card with the PPA and add several colors of Prills. They are perfect for kids becuase they are non-toxic and will accept color (not that you need to because there are many colors available.

Hope you enjoyed these three ideas and you find a fun way to play with the Prills. Continue on your Blog Hop to see some other ideas and for your chance to win !

1. USArtquest

2. Terri Sproul

3. Leslie Venable

4. Becky Thackston  

5.  Ann Krier    (You are here !)

6. Sally MacDonald

7. Joe Rotella  

8. Lea Cioci

9. Kristi Van Doren

Mixed Media Studio Cloth Letter Love

I love to combine materials and ideas and this month for my design team project with US ArtQuest  (you can go there to get the directions)…I used some Studio Cloth, the sewing machine, and some Mica Watercolors and created something a little Ann, a litte Joanne and really rich in color and sparkle.

I added to the art sandbox journal that i keep. I hated the thing under it, so I made it pretty by adding this with a little Perfect Paper Adhesive. 

Hope it makes you smile.