Scribble Art!

While in Arizona a group of us (adults and kiddos) rediscovered the fun in scribble art... With marker (pictured here) & then paint!
Let's go!
I'll post it on: http://paintingfun.blogspot.com

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Hello Fall!

So many projects to work on... Where do we start?!
Back to School
Autumn
Portraits
Family
Harvest
Apples
Oh my!

Let's start with something fun!
Printmaking!

Grab an apple-
Slice it in half.
Paint or ink it up (the juicy side).
And print!

Too simple?
Try a pattern, shimmer, or carving a set for note cards!

Have fun!
XOXO
Willow

Paper Mâché Fun!

Ingredients for your paper mâché bowl:
Newspaper
Balloons
Glue
Water

-newspaper for tearing and covering your work surface.
- A plate for each child's bowl to collect excess glue (write their name on the plate - this will identify their bowl.)
- yogurt or cottage cheese container for each balloon to support it while applying the paper.
- a clean dry bowl for the torn paper ... Use it all up the pieces ...the idea of doing layers less abstract, more concrete.
-White glue diluted with water, sothat it is the consistency of milky cream.
-Put it in a small cup with a paint brush for each child. Yogurt cups and sponge brushes are perfect for this.
-A balloon for each bowl (small sized for younger children, so that there is less to cover) and masking tape to hold it down.

-Paints - acryllics or tempera - and brushes or collage materials... We liked tissue paper!
Optional - spray gloss for tempera, brush-on gloss or sparkle mod podge
Is fun too!

Paper Mâché Fun!

Ingredients for your paper mâché bowl:
Newspaper
Balloons
Glue
Water

-newspaper for tearing and covering your work surface.
- A plate for each child's bowl to collect excess glue (write their name on the plate - this will identify their bowl.)
- yogurt or cottage cheese container for each balloon to support it while applying the paper.
- a clean dry bowl for the torn paper ... Use it all up the pieces ...the idea of doing layers less abstract, more concrete.
-White glue diluted with water, sothat it is the consistency of milky cream.
-Put it in a small cup with a paint brush for each child. Yogurt cups and sponge brushes are perfect for this.
-A balloon for each bowl (small sized for younger children, so that there is less to cover) and masking tape to hold it down.

-Paints - acryllics or tempera - and brushes or collage materials... We liked tissue paper!
Optional - spray gloss for tempera, brush-on gloss or sparkle mod podge
Is fun too!

Easy Printmaking

Tonight we're designing our own rubber-stamps! We'll learn several techniques including the blender pen transfer system! (pictured below) and the upcycled cork stamp.

You'll need:
One sheet of easy cut or an eraser.
A newspaper or photocopied word that you can transfer.
A Speedball Linoleum cutter, and an ink pad or watercolor paint.

1. Take your newspaper word and place it face down on the blank stamp block.
2. Rub across the back with the blender marker, revealing the transferred word.
3. Pushing the cutting tool away from you, cut out the negative space around the design.
4. Ink and stamp. Clean up any extra marks that you want to remove now.

Have fun creating your own stamps for... decorating a scrapbook, journal, and cards!

For the cork stamper you'll need:

A wine bottle cork, sharpie, and sharp blade tool.
1. Draw your design... Simple is best
2. Cut out the negative space, leaving the positive space image as your stamp.
3. Ink it and stamp it!