Mixed Media Process with Kristin Van Valkenburgh

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”

— Henry Ford

Happy Thursday! I hope this finds you well!  I can hardly believe it, but today marks my last post for this year’s Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team. I made 15 videos over the course of the year, happily playing with Jessica’s beautiful collection of stencils from Stencil Girl and stamps from RubberMoon. Her work is unique, elegant, thought-provoking and above all else, filled with love. It was an honor to represent her and her products, this year and always.

I also want to thank DecoArt Media for supplying us with gorgeous, color drenched supplies and beautiful grounds to work with. I’d been a fan before, but now, after using their buttery gesso and thick, rich ink sprays, I can easily say I’m a lifer. . . .

Now, on to this week’s process video entitled, “Come to My Party.” I used the backing of a 9 x 12 pad of paper for this one, as well as a combination of stamping, stenciling, collaging, drawing and fingerprinting for a truly mixed media piece.



I hope you have fun watching, and please do let me know if you try anything similar, I’d LOVE to see what you come up with.  

If you’d like to keep up with my arty adventures, check out my personal YouTube channel over HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC10sBwGToZKc3nnfT69PzFg.

Stamps used:
Bubbles Girl Stencil by Stencil Girl: http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/product-p/l180.htm
Build-A-Villa Stamps by RubberMoon: https://rubbermoon.com/collections/jessica-sporn/products/build-a-villa-whimsy-turret-js5365g-rubber-art-stamp

With Love, Light & Inky Fingers,
Kristin xo



A childhood obsession with Hollywood starlets led to an early life in the theater, where Kristin Van Valkenburgh spent many happy days on set and behind the scenes as both an actress and makeup artist for the stage. Kristin has a passion for all things mixed media and loves to create whimsical pieces with lots of layers, bright, poppy colors, big eyes and positive affirmations. Her work has been featured in numerous Stampington publications including Somerset Studio, Somerset Studio Gallery, Somerset Life, Somerset Apprentice, Artists’ Cafe and Art Journaling.  

You can find Kristin on her blog, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

THANK YOU KRISTIN!
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Creative Team Roundup and Giveaway Winner

Today marks the "one month from the end point" of the 10 month term of the members of my Creative Team.   I am so in love with these women and their creations.  I thought I'd flash back to some of my favorites of each of their posts.  Each post has a video or step out tutorial, and the caption under each photo takes you straight to that artist's blog.  Enjoy!

Marit Barentsen

As many of you know, the journey of immigrants, and especially refugees and the undocumented, is near and dear to my heart.  So I absolutely loved Marit's beautiful fold out card, with immigration as its theme.  

Karen Gaunt

I used to work in old books all the time.  I was reminded of that by this gorgeous post and tutorial by Karen Gaunt.  

Sherry Canino

Sherry Canino used lots of different stencils to create these positive affirmation tags.  What a great idea to make them and have a bunch handy for giveaways, gifts, and happy mail!

Denise Alloca

Check out this beautiful canvas that Denise created, using different stenciling techniques and lots of love for her daughter.  

Lizzy Wurmann

I love the way Lizzy Wurmann assembles her collages.  She used Citra Solv to great effect in this beautiful creation. 

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

And last but not least, see how Kristin created this very quick and easy tank top -- simple yet stunning.  

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Please have fun checking out the wonderful videos and tutorials by these 6 amazing creatives!  #ilovemycreativeteam!  Click here to see all the Creative Team posts!

GIVEAWAY WINNER!  The winner of the Dog Stencil and Masks from this post is: 

 I will reach out to you for your snail mail address and get you your stencil right away!

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Your comments make me so happy and let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will happily answer any questions as soon as I can.

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Mixed Media Layers: Tissue & Deli Paper with Kristin Van Valkenburgh

“A grownup is a child with layers on.”

— Woody Harrelson

Hey there!

I hope this finds you happy and well. I had so much fun playing with layers this time around for the Jessica Sporn Creative Team, that my fingers are still stained with ink and sticky with glitter as I write this.

Like many of us, I love, love, love adding layer upon layer to my art journaling pages or canvas pieces. The barely visible bits and pieces here and there create mystery and not only draws me in, but hopefully those who come behind me as well.

One of my favorite ways to add sheer layers is with decorative tissue and deli papers. I discovered deli paper through an artist friend of mine who not only inspired me to try it, but also sent me some of her stash so I could! Deli paper is just that - paper used to wrap deli sandwiches. It has a lovely sheen, is matte on one side, and takes wet media like a star. Likewise, tissue paper (I know I’m not the only one who hoards it at birthday parties ;) comes in so many colors, and is so see through, that it too can be so fun to play with.

Follow along as I create this layered piece using Jessica's Women Will Heal the World Stencil and Build-A-Neighborhood Stamp.  Put your own personal spin on my project and share it with us on Pinterest.  Be sure to tag it with #JSD #CreativeTeam and #KristinVanValkenburgh so we see your creation!

A childhood obsession with Hollywood starlets led to an early life in the theater, where Kristin Van Valkenburgh spent many happy days on set and behind the scenes as both an actress and makeup artist for the stage. Kristin has a passion for all things mixed media and loves to create whimsical pieces with lots of layers, bright, poppy colors, big eyes and positive affirmations. Her work has been featured in numerous Stampington publications including Somerset Studio, Somerset Studio Gallery, Somerset Life, Somerset Apprentice, Artists’ Cafe and Art Journaling.  

You can find Kristin on her blog, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

THANK YOU KRISTIN!
To see all of the Creative Team posts, click here!

         Visit Stencil Girl Products and RubberMoon Stamps to see all my designs!

If you haven't already - please connect with me here:

InLinkz.com

Your comments make me so happy and let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will happily answer any questions as soon as I can.

If you are entering a GIVEAWAY, please add your email address in the event I need to contact you.

To avoid SPAM, please write it like this: jessicasporndesigns (at) gmail (dot) com

Thank You!

Summer Blog Hop with the Creative Team

Hi all!  I'm so excited because it's the summer blog hop with members of the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team. 

Today I'm hopping along with: 
Karen Gaunt,
Marit Barentsen,

and

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

to share some summery creations using my stamps and stencils, AND.... 

We have a giveaway - one lucky commenter will win my Women Will Heal the World Stencil from Stencil Girl Products.

I know I'm going to be spending a lot of time this summer sending snail mail to my representatives in Congress and the White House.  So I thought I'd show you how I used this stencil to create some postcards.  Enjoy this video:

You can also watch Women Will Heal the World on YouTube!

And now, make sure to leave a comment below.  Then hop over to all the other artists in the hop and leave comments for them too.  All comments in all posts count toward chances to win!  

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I hope you've been enjoying ALL the Creative Team posts - I know I have! 

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