I experimented with dyed Creative Paperclay® using Alumilite Dye today! If you’d like to see how I did that, and more of my art student, Emmie’s Mixed Media piece that she made with my dyed clay frame, you can check out my tutorial on the Creative Paperclay® BLOG! Disclosure: As a member of Creative Paperclay®’s design team, I receive product…
Author: Rachel Whetzel
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Instagram Blog Hop week TWO!
Hello! If you’re new here, my name is Rachel Whetzel. I am a co host for Brenda’s Instagram Artist Hop starting on Saturdays!I am a many hat wearing artist and farmer. I design for Creative Paperclay®, Amazing Crafting Products, and Gauche Alchemy. I own the art journaling prompt blog, A Year in the Life…
Anchors and Roses : Dimensional Canvas Art
My art student created this AWESOME dimensional mixed media canvas art using Creative Paperclay®, and she knocked it out of the park! Find out how she and I collaborated to create this nautical themed piece of goodness! You can do that at the Creative Paperclay® blog HERE. Disclosure: As a member of Creative Paperclay®’s design team, I…
How to Survive CHICKENS on Survivor
I haven’t watched EVERY season of Survivor, but I HAVE been watching the show every season since Africa. Several seasons have shown chickens as a reward for the survivors playing, and I have YET to see a survivor know what the hell they were doing when it comes to chickens. Instead, I scream at the…
The One Where the Kid got Taller than Me, and the Other One Had a Stroke
So, Josh is taller than me. We’re all such different heights that I can’t get a good selfie without cutting one of us off, but this one is a favorite. I love Josh’s smile, and Macs’ weirdo face, and that we’re all just where we are right now. Life is GOOD.
Caterpillar’s Hookah
My Alice in Wonderland inspired Caterpillar piece is coming along slowly but surely! I finished the hookah for his mushroom this week. You can see how I did that at the Creative Paperclay® blog HERE. I’m having so much fun designing this piece… I can’t wait to get my Caterpillar created. Things have been crazy busy…
Valentine’s Jackpot!
My Valentine project using Amazing Crafting Products and pieces from Frog Dog Studio‘s Valentine Mixed Media kit! Hop over to Amazing Mold Putty’s blog, and then onto Frog Dog Studio to see how I made it!You can also find some of the ephemera I used (like the bingo card) in my project in my etsy…
First Base, Valentine
Sometimes, you gotta take a chance, take a little risk, and show a little skin when you make your Valentine’s Day card. Throw in a great line from someEcards, and you’re bound to have a winner. Check out my anniversary card for my Valentine this year! I made it using Gauche Alchemy goodies, and I…
Creative Paperclay® Valentine Link Up Party
Well, my LIVE Spreecast show is complete for 21Secrets LIVE! and I SURVIVED!! I had so much fun creating this piece for a local school’s fundraiser on my live cast. (thank you to everyone that came to create with me there!) Because I used Creative Paperclay® on my canvas to build up a bit of the…
Art Journal Cover made using Amazing Clear Cast Resin and Vintage Books
FINALLY!! I can show you the cover of my art journal that I created for A Year in the Life of an Art Journal, and my Monday Mugshots project!!GO HERE to see how I made this cover using a Vintage book, and Amazing Clear Cast Resin! I tortured you with stories of how I used…