Paper Arts Bulletin

. . . sort of.  Interweave's Create Mixed Media Retreats, week-long retreats at several locations throughout the United States, are, sadly, no more.  The events apparently fell victim to belt-tightening at F+W.   Create/Cloth Paper Scissors will have a one-day Art Journaling Live retreat on June 18, 2015, in conjunction with the Creating Keepsakes Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, Texas.   Mixed media stars Dina Wakley, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Nathalie Kalbach, and Mary Beth Shaw will be the instructors.  Details are here.    FYI:  Cloth Paper Scissors held a similar event in October 2013, with Dina Wakley, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Pam Carriker, and Traci Bautista as the instructors.       

Just a quick post today on an easy stamping technique and a giveaway (not mine).  Tina Fussell of A Subtle Revelry uses rubber bands, acrylic stamp blocks, and ink pads to create simple stamped designs on paper and fabric.  See her gorgeous results here.   H/T to the Gelli Arts Facebook page .   Speaking of which, Gelli Arts is giving away a Brother ScanNCut.  Hurry!  Contest ends Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 12:00 noon EDT.  (They say EST, but since no one is on EST right now, grrrrrr!*, I think they mean EDT. *Indiana resident who hates daylight saving time and would love to be on EST right now.  Will post my experiments with plastic bag printing soon!      

A quick list of links to inspire your creativity for the weekend.   All are related to printmaking.  Enjoy! Elise of Grow Creative has a tutorial on p rinting with Styrofoam packaging and craft paints.    Jane Davies has a giveaway of Golden Open Acrylics on her blog .  Hurry, though.  She plans to post the winner Monday, April 13th.   You can still watch the videos and participate in the forum and gallery of Traci Bautista's free Strathmore online workshop.   While Traci is no longer posting new content, the  videos will be available until December 31, 2015.   Jenny Robinson's Printmaking Blog bills itself as "Everything you need to know about printmaking, and more . . ."  Sounds just about right.  Stop by Printeresting for a compendium of printmaking topics. Read all about "The Do's and Don'ts of Gelli Plate Printing" at the Keetons's Office & Art Supply blog. Carla Sonheim offers a self-p...