{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Lynne Mizera

Yep, it's time for yet another STAMPgirl feature post and this morning we're putting the spotlight on mixed media maven Lynne. Over the past couple of years, she has created some of the most amazing mixed media projects for STAMPlorations. We're sure going to miss her around here after this month.! Lynne knows how to go out with a bang, as she's made several gorgeous new projects to celebrate our birthday, but first take a look at her 3 favorite previous makes:

Here are her new projects:

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Boxed Blooms

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Summer Sunshine and Coffee

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Zen Coffee ATC #1

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Zen Coffee ATC #1

Inspired by Lynne's bright and bold mixed media projects? Go ahead and CASE one or some or all of them...then link up in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Lynne's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Check out the $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags in the store :o)

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Playing With Stencils, Distress Inks and Micro Glaze by Lynne

Hello everyone!  Today I am here with my last tutorial post for the STAMPlorations mixed media design team this year. Before I get started I just want to say that it has been a wonderful two years working with these products and being supported by my warm and caring and very talented teammates. And, although I am leaving the design team to spend more time on my art career, I will continue to use my STAMPlorations products in new and creative ways which of course I will continue to share with all of you on my own blog.

So for this final tutorial post I am sharing how you can create fantastic backgrounds using ARTplorations Stencils, Ranger Distress Inks and Micro Glaze... three products that go together like peanut butter, honey and bananas.  And as usual for me, this is going to be a very photo-heavy post, so get nice and comfy so you can enjoy the scroll through all my process photos... Smile.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Bloom & Grow Your Artist's Soul by Lynne

 

Hello and Happy Day everyone!  It's me, Lynne here today to share my  monthly tutorial post with all of you, (which is, as you know,  my very favorite thing to do!)  And hang onto your seats peeps because this month I am taking you a tiny bit deeper into the art side of the mixed media world as you Paint Your Own Flowers!

 

As always I am going to walk you through each step of my process, with lots of photos along the way, which if you follow along with me, one tiny little step at a time, you too will create a piece of your own art that you can be proud of - so here goes...

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Glass Paints on Canvas by Lynne

Hello and Happy Day everyone!  I am here today to share my monthly mixed media tutorial with all of you, one of my very favorite duties every month, and today I am sharing how I used my Pebeo glass paints with a stencil on a 5x7 board canvas to create this wonderful little piece that I can now pop into a frame (or not) and gift to someone special.

 

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Christmas Gift Wrap Tutorial by Lynne

 

Hello Everyone!  Lynne here today to share my last tutorial for 2017.  And we are Down to the Wire with Christmas Eve just around the corner, which is always when I run out of wrapping paper!! So I want to share with you how I quickly turned some brown parcel paper into my own personalized Christmas wrapping paper using my stencils with acrylic craft paint and a foam brayer.

 

{Mixed Media Tutorial} "Anything Goes" Art Journal by Lynne

Hello everyone and Happy November! Lynne here today and for my monthly mixed media tutorial I thought I would share with you a few photos of my very favorite Art journal which I created from an old, cloth-covered book I found at my local second-hand store. And then I will show you a very simple technique to create your own striking art journal page using only one stencil, one stamp and some ink, paints and pens. Here is that page:

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Creating Storage In My Studio by Lynne Mizera

 

Hello Everyone, it's Lynne here today and I am back to share my first tutorial for the new 2017-2018 term with the STAMPlorations Mixed Media design team.  I am excited to be back again this year to share more ways to use your stencils (and stamps) in mixed media projects.  For my project today I am sharing how I decorated this wooden storage container to create a piece that not only is pretty but also can be used to see how some of the different types of product look like through a stencil.  This piece will makes it so much easier for me to decide what products I want to use on any new project.

 

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Deconstructing An Art Journal Page - By Lynne Mizera

Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a lovely summer, and as promised here is my second special mixed media tutorial created for you as the STAMPlorations design teams take a break over the summer.

Today I am going to share all the steps I took to create this richly colored and textured mixed media page in my Art Journal.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} A Canvas Full Of Love - Five Easy Steps to Creating A Mixed Media Canvas

OH Happy, Happy Summer day everyone! It's Lynne Mizera here today to share an extra-special Summer Mixed Media Tutorial. I am going to share with you the five steps I use in one of my very favorite mixed media processes to create these lovely 5x7 canvases.

This is the class I teach for people who have never done any kind of mixed media or arty stuff before. It takes the "scary" out of the mixed media process and gives you a place to start - using supplies and tools that you probably already have on hand from your card-making and scrapbooking supplies.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Creating A Hopeful Message by Lynne

Hello Everyone! Lynne here today with my June tutorial post for STAMPlorations and this month I am sharing with you all the steps in my creation of these two inspirational canvases featuring the new STAMPlorations set NEW BEGINNING by Dee's Artsy Impressions.

Playing "Outside The Box" In My Art Journal by Lynne

Hello and Happy Friday everyone!  It's Lynne Mizera here today with my mixed media tutorial for May and I am sharing with you a wonderful masking technique using a stencil and some transparent  glossy gel medium.  I used this technique to create this dynamic and colorful layout in my Art Journal.

 

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Easy-To-Make and Pretty-To-Look-At Stencil Storage - by Lynne

Hello and happy April everyone... Lynne here today with my monthly mixed media tutorial and this post is all about how I store my stencils.

 

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Spring Tags by Lynne

Hello and Happy Spring everyone!  For my mixed media tutorial this month I thought I would share with you how to create these colorful spring-like tags using only two stencils, one stamp set and the STAMPlorations Nesting Luggage Tag dies.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} "Where Do You Keep Your Heart" by Lynne

Hello everyone! Lynne Mizera here today and it's my turn to create a mixed media tutorial for you here on the STAMPloration blog. And as it's also the day before Valentine's Day, I created this two-page spread in my art journal to share with you that showcases "Where I Keep My Heart".

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Turning An Empty Tin Into Giftable Storage by Lynne

Happy Friday Everyone!  Lynne here today and for my first mixed media tutorial in 2017 on the STAMPlorations Blog I am going to show you how I turn empty Coffeemate tins into unique and lovely containers which I fill with treats to gift to friends and family.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Quick And Easy Paper Christmas Stockings That Sparkle And Shine

Hello Everyone! Today is my day to share some Christmas and Holiday Inspiration with you for my December mixed media tutorial here on the STAMPlorations blog! Now, if you are like me, even though I am SUPER busy this time of year, I still want to be able to make something personal and pretty and  sparkly for my table or my gifts, but also I need to be able to whip it off fast and if small hands can help, even better! So I am sharing these cute and glittery and QUICK paper Christmas stockings I created from a package of stocking-shaped cut outs I found at my LDS (local dollar store).

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Wrapping It Up Using Your Stencils by Lynne

Hello everyone! Lynne here to day to welcome you to my November mixed media tutorial post for STAMPlorations. This month I am going to show you two ways you can create your own personalized wrapping paper from products you probably already have on hand and just in time for the season when we wrap everything!

Using only some brown parcel paper, the ARTplorations Big Bloom Factory large stencil and matching Big Bloom acrylic stamps, Ranger distress inks and stains and some white gesso I created this colourful paper in three easy steps...

{Mixed Media Tutorial} A Thanksgiving Inspired Wreath by Lynne

Hello, everyone and Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Lynne Mizera here today to share with you this Thanksgiving-inspired canvas I created for my mixed media tutorial this month. (Are my Canadian roots showing? Smile)

This 10"x10" stretched canvas came together pretty easily as I used the STAMPlorations new Trendy Leaves 2 stamp set and the matching dies to create it. And this is my process in photos:

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Creating Impressionistic ATCs by Lynne

Hello, everyone! Lynne here today to welcome you to my monthly mixed media tutorial for STAMPlorations - this is my time to teach and to inspire!

{Mixed Media Tutorial} A Magical Mixed Media Background by Lynne

Happy Day Everyone! Lynne here today to share with you one of my favorite mixed media techniques using stencils and masks. I am going to walk you through the steps to achieve a wonderful mixed media background rich with textures and patterns and colors in this simple four-step process that delivers amazing results. Here is my completed Art Journal page:

And here is a close up to show you some of those yummy details: