Adding colour to your chipboard

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Join Michelle in this video as we break out that CHIPBOARD STASH and add colour to our chipboard embellishments for our mixed media projects, art journaling and more. Michelle runs through the different types of chipboard, using gesso to create a good foundation.

Then she demonstrates four different ways to add colour to your embellishments, making sure they match your art journal background or mixed media canvas perfectly!

It’s so easy to collect craft supplies and NOT use them but with a few hints and tips like these, you will be ready to get the chipboard out of your stash and put it to good use!

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Mixed Media Material Storage – Embellishments

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As we get further into Mixed Media Arts we find it harder to throw things away, starting to see the potential in everyday objects, beautiful papers, shiny embellishments and other things. So we need to think about how to store them so they are easy to find when we need them and stored safely so they don’t get ruined.

Part 3 Embellishments
My small collection of embellishments started in a box along with the smaller pieces of paper and in two small tackle boxes; small plastic containers with dividers which are ideal for small shiny things.  As my collection has grown, particular styles of embellishments have their own boxes (or 3).

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For smaller shiny things, craft storage boxes or fishing tackle style boxes are good for separating different colours and shapes of beads and buttons.  As I got into more grungy found metallic things, these got their own box.

Mixed media embellishments

I would love to hear about how you store your embellishments ~ please leave a comment!
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