Jessica Sporn Designs: tiny houses

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

How To: Upcycled House Ornaments and a Holiday Blog Hop!

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

Today I'm hopping along with

Karen Gaunt

Sherry Canino
Denise Alloca and

Kristin Van Valkenburgh

to share some holiday creations using my stamps and stencils.

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

AND....

We have a great three giveaways - one lucky commenter will win my Blessings stamp from Rubbermoon,

another will win this little holiday ornament,

and another will win this lovely wall hanging by Creative Team member Denise Alloca. Denise couldn't participate in the hop, but created this beautiful project for her tutorial & post on December 22.

My little ornaments were inspired by some cardboard I received in a food delivery package, as well as Kristin's brilliant "Tiny Homes" tutorial. She inspired me to pull out my glitter and use these stamps in a very different way than I had previously envisioned!

I filmed my process -- hope you enjoy the video.

Now hop on over to Karen Gaunt, Sherry Canino, Denise Alloca and Kristin Van Valkenburgh

to see what they've created!

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

How to: Mixed Media “Tiny Homes” - Creative Team Thursday with Kristin Van Valkenburgh

Three, 3 x 6 Altered Tins

"When you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself."

- Oprah Winfrey

So here’s the thing: I collect stuff. A lot of stuff. And although I know I’m not alone in my hoarding for future - albeit unknown - art projects, my stash has gone way beyond decorative papers and ephemera to include things as random as a box of rusted tin and metal that I found in the desert.

So what to do with old tin containers that came to me perfectly rusted and begging for glitter? Make Tiny Homes of course! And since I was going with the house theme, I thought it terribly appropriate to use the Build-a-Villa Stamps that I’m currently obsessed with from Jessica’s line of stamps with Rubber Moon.

Wanna create your own tiny assemblage? All you need is a thin metal container, fabric (I used canvas fabric by the yard), your favorite stamps and some sort of sparkle.

See this project step-by-step on our Creative Team YouTube Channel.

After all, what good is a tiny home without a tiny bit - or a lot bit - of sparkle.

With Colorful Kisses,
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, SomersetStudio 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!