Create Playful Polka Dot Collage Papers

  Click here to watch! Create the Perfect Addition to Your Collage Paper Pile As I was finishing up my collage papers for Collage Breakthrough, I had a realization that stopped me in my tracks: I really wanted polka dots. I hadn’t originally planned a bonus paper for this series, but polka dot collage papers … Keep reading…

Easy Finger Painting Technique for Mixed Media Collage

Click here to watch! The Perfect Technique for Mysteriuosly Textured Collage Papers There’s something deeply satisfying about getting your hands messy with paint, and in this demo, I’m inviting you to do just that. In our final paper of the Countdown to Collage Breakthrough series, we’re creating “adult finger painting” collage papers. It’s exactly what … Keep reading…

Transform Toilet Paper Rolls into Gorgeous Collage Papers

Click here to watch! Toilet Paper Roll Collage Papers: Simple, Playful, and Surprisingly Gorgeous If you’ve ever heard me say that anything can become a collage tool… this project is the perfect example. In the third paper of my Countdown to Collage Breakthrough series, we’re creating stunning, textured collage papers using something you already have … Keep reading…

Use Bread and Paint to Create Simple and Stunning Collage Papers

Click here to watch! Beautiful, Unexpected, and Totally Magical This December, I am sharing six brand‑new collage paper techniques as part of my Countdown to Collage Breakthrough. Today, we’re making bread texture collage papers. Yes… bread. And I promise you, this kitchen staple can create some of the most mysteriously beautiful textures you’ve ever added … Keep reading…

Collage Paper with Straw Blowing (Perfect for Abstract Art)

Click here to watch! Straw Blowing Collage Papers: Easy, Abstract, and Absolutely Addictive Of all the collage papers I’ve made, there’s something about straw blowing that feels like pure play. It’s unpredictable, intuitive, and gives you those wild, tendril-like lines that can add instant energy to a collage. This is the second paper in my … Keep reading…

Create Harmonious Collage Papers with Crayon and Paint

Click here to watch! Beginning Our Countdown to Collage Breakthrough with Crayon Resist Papers! I love kicking off a series with a paper that’s both magical and simple, and crayon resist is exactly that. It’s the first paper in our Countdown to Collage Breakthrough, and it sets the tone for a beautiful month of paper-making … Keep reading…

Make Archival Spirograph Papers for Mixed Media Collage

Click HERE to watch! Creating the Perfect, Finishing Touch, Collage Papers with Spirograph If you’re anything like me, you probably played with a Spirograph as a kid. Spinning little plastic gears and wheels that created wild, mesmerizing designs with just a pen and some patience. I loved it then… and I love it now. But … Keep reading…

DIY Sun Prints Using Watercolor and Stencils (No Sun Needed!)

Click here to watch! Sun Prints… Without the Sun! I’ve always loved the magic of sun prints… That moment when you lift a stencil or leaf to reveal a delicate shadow pattern stained by sunlight. But there’s one small problem: my studio is surrounded by trees, and full sun is a rare visitor. So, instead … Keep reading…