🤯 20 *NEW* MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE BACKGROUND Ideas that (maybe?!) you've never thought of!!!
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- Creating a mixed media collage background is SO MUCH FUN and happens to be the first layer of my signature mixed media process called the Hamburger System (check out the playlist here for the best learning experience once you're done watching today's video: bit.ly/hamburgerseries ). Recently I received an email from a viewer asking me WHAT materials work best for collage backgrounds. I have hundreds of ideas, but here are my TOP 20 FAVORITES to use on canvas OR in my mixed media art journals!
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00:00 The email that inspired today’s video on Mixed Media Collage materials
00:51 No. 1 = Scrapbook Paper
02:56 No. 2 = Phone Book Pages
03:41 No. 3 = Sheet Music
04:28 No. 4 = Vintage Dictionary Pages
05:52 No. 5 = Masking Tape
06:57 No. 6 = Trash
08:15 No. 7 = Fabric
08:41 No. 8 = Washi Tape
09:48 No. 9 = Maps
10:37 No. 10 = Duct Tape
11:32 No. 11 = Children’s Books
12:15 No. 12= Napkins
13:24 No. 13 = Magazines
14:24 No. 14 = Art Tissue Paper
15:36 No. 15 = Wrapping Paper
16:34 No. 16 = Vintage Book Pages
17:35 No. 17 = Grocery Bags
18:13 No. 18 = Store Catalogs
19:21 No. 19 = Gift Wrap Tissue Paper with designs
19:47 No. 20 = White gift wrap tissue paper you STAMP on top of with waterproof, archival ink
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Okay my smarty art friends, where are you?! What did I miss?! List them below so everyone can read them and try even MORE fun things as background collage!!! And thanks so much for watching!
Used dryer fabric softener sheets! They add some crazy texture. Since I don't use them for laundry anymore, my supply is limited.
@@dianeo WOW!!! NEVER would have crossed my mind!! Thank you!
@@dianeo I never thought of that! I have a box that I'm not going to use in the dryer. I'm assuming they are like deli or tissue and kind of disappear yet adds texture! woo hoo! great idea! Thank you for the heads up!
@@blbl4685@Karen Campbell Mixed Media The used ones are better since they are softer and more pliable. You may need extra matte medium and drying time. You can smooth it out or crunch it up for extra texture. Have fun experimenting!
I love to use wallpaper if I can get some, nice struktur or colors or both. Good old news paper works fine as well I love the different writings in different newspapers, my heart is jumping when I can grip foreign ones. Envelopes have often a great inside or I use the ones that come with birthday cards. They make a great,coloful backround as well, but they are a bit thik. I soke them in water sometimes to make them a bit softer, but than you have to wait longer before it is dry. Sometimes I like to have really struktured backrounds than I use egg boxes (I really don't know the english word, lol google says egg cardboard sounds wrong to me) I make a kind of paper maschee (just soak it in water ad a little wallpaper glue) . And I like to reuse my old drwaings or sketshes or skribbelings.
The girl with the 3 gesso’s has to be a favorite!
Thanks, Wanda!
wHAT A PLEASURE to find your videos. Why? Not only do you think out of the box and are an adventurous artist, but you have an infectious, upbeat, enthusiastic personality--a rarity in this era, when most people cannot begin to communicate. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS-i AM A mixed media artist & jewelry designer, and watch videos to get inspired by someone's thinking other than miy own...helpful & pushes me to DO IT!
Yay, so happy to have you here, Pauli!!!!
Karen,
I first want to say, you are a truly a delight to watch with beauty to match.
I am so excited because now I have found my style. I am relatively a new artist, even thought I am good, my paintings were lacking zeal in an extra something. Now I have found it through you in mixed media!!!
Thankyou!!!
Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words! I am so glad to hear that your art journey is going so well! Happy you found my little corner of the internet :)
You never cease to amaze me with your inspiration, gifted teaching and talent 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🎉🎉
Wow, thank you so much ♥️
Best answer to an email I've ever had! Thanks Karen!! 🎉
🤣🤣🤣 you’re welcome!! Happy collaging!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
You are so talented. I often feel so clueless, then I look at your stuff and get so inspired.
Thanks
Thank you so much! Glad you find my content helpful!
Phone book… genius! I love music paper ❤
Great ideas, Janet!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Hi Karen, omg you ROCK; love ya. So inspiring yessssssssssssss
YOU rock, Rosa!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Hello Karen! Drywall tape as collage and stencil. Medical gauze adds great texture. Like plastic netting that contains produce and comes in all different colors. Also, lace and ribbon. Have gotten tons of great ideas and advice from your educational videos and books. Thanks!🌻
Oooh, those are great suggestions!!!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Thankyou Karen for all of your helpful hints!! You are amazing!!!!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
I’m obsessed with your energy!
Yayyyyyyyy, thanks Angelica!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
I'm here in snowy northern Michigan. Enjoying your videos.
Ahh, enjoy the beautiful snowy weather! We haven't gotten any here yet this year.
Hi, it's just me, Michael Ann. Wow, that old book at 17:12 is really cool looking. It could make a gorgeous grungy art journal cover. Thanks for the inspiration!
That is a fabulous idea!!!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Wow, beautiful! Amazing!
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Thank you!!!
I don’t know what you missed, but I love using napkins in collage! There are so many designs and you can get them cheap at the dollar store. I even keep them when I’m eating somewhere with cute paper napkins!
Napkins are great and even cooler when you find cute ones that can remind you of yummy meals out!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
I always used the extra plys of napkins to create my own collage paper. Paint patterns, use stamps, or just add texture to the background! That way you get more bang for you buck and it’s so much fun! Thanks for the awesome video Karen!
Amazing tip!!! Thank you!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
You are AMAZING!!!!!!!
aw, thank you for watching!!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Oops! I also meant to add that my go to for background collage is gel printing on either deli paper or tissue paper. A gazillion fun options with these two papers and that gel press. Even the pages that I roll off extra paint or ink is wonderful for backgrounds. (I normally use deli or tissue paper as my roll off paper of choice. Just another fun way to use up everything.
OMG why do I always forget about the gel plate?!! Always!! I have like 4 of them and they're NOT cheap! Yikes! Can't wait to see you soon!
@@KarenCampbellArtist 🥰🥰🥰
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How about sewing pattern paper? It’s then but that will work also!! Thank you Karen!!❤
Ooooh yesssss!! Good one Robyn!!!
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My daughter loves doing collage using wallpaper, preferably vintage wallpaper samples. They make amazing backgrounds.
Wallpaper sounds like a fantastic background!
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So many ideas ! !!! you are genius.
Thank you, hope it was helpful!
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Thank you Karen for sharing, lots of inspiration there. Envelopes, tickets, junk mail, wallpaper samples, old or practice pieces of art work are other things I have used for backgrounds in mixed media projects too! 🥰xxx
I love all of these ideas, thanks Tracy!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
i saw this last night ive seen so many of your videos ,i love mixed media but need help just how this is awsome,thank you karen
Aw, thank you so much Gina! I really appreciate that!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
*here's an idea that i personally use...i'll buy several of these scrapbooking collections when i find them on sale and then have them all cut en mass to a 2.5"X3.5" for the tiny playing card scale that i enjoy messing about with...this produces hundreds of bits to play with and combine...i also will take several of these pieces then rip them in various shapes and then burn the edges...this number of combinations is virtually limitless...i also have black or brown card stock cut to the same dimensions to reinforce the cards that i produce...if i'm using only high quality playing cards i soak them in water to separate the front and the back from each other then place a piece of card stock to reinforce the card for display and preservation...cheaper inexpensive throw away cards just fall apart if you do this so avoid them*
Great idea and definitely sounds like it is working for you.
@@KarenCampbellArtist *it does...i also use the larger scale playing cards as well but i typically reinforce them to make them a bit more resilient...working on a new set at the moment...just the preliminary distressing stage...first layer... great fun...but then art is my sanity therapy*
@@scottmantooth8785 Thanks for sharing. I have so many questions. Where do you get your paper cut? How do you know if you have high quality cards? Why are you separating them into halves? I have some old card packs and have been thinking about doing something with them.
@@carlagrayson1810 *hello Carla....appreciate your interest in playing card collage and my creative process...to answer your first question as to where i get the scrapbooking paper collections cut i do so locally at a office supply store that i've been doing business with for decades (seriously)...they don't actually do it there but have a contact which is also locally based that does it and typically the turn around is very quick..also very reasonably priced and more so depending on the volume being cut which is why having several scrap-booking sets cut at the same time is the better deal...i also ask for the trim to be saved since the pieces might be small but still useful...as to knowing card quality that depends on the age of the card, the printing house and where you buy them...places that sell them for a dollar a deck can be assured to be really cheap quality and not really suitable for archival quality work...good quality cards just handle and and have a better tactile feel to them...the tricky part is that these cards usually have a very thin plastic coating to them that makes them easier to shuffle and can make adhering images to them difficult if the wrong adhesive is used...avoid stick glue as it is pretty much useless and as a previous collaborator mentioned it's very boogery....you want to use something with a neutral ph such as the type used in bookbinding preferably... although i will admit that i have used wood glue thinned down slightly form time to time when i had nothing else but this would be only for pieces i had no intention of ever selling and only to keep in practice ...on the topic of why i divide the cards it's to reinforce them...this can also be tricky since older cards are just cardboard stock and will denigrate when exposed to water in which case i simply glue one card to the back of another if i have matching or nearly matching decks...i also do at times decorate the backs of the cards especially if it is going to be a set or themed series... there are extremely talented artist on DeviantArt (my user name is scottman2th...do a google and you'll find my gallery) who do this and have been active in this field for much longer than i have...there are many, many groups there that specialize in card collage are are happy to offer guidance and even collaborations if interested which is from my experience a lot of fun...in my case when doing collage at this scale it's about spontaneity....you'll see or find something that will instantly grab your attention that says "pick me" and that will lead to the next image...i've made card collage from bits of trash i've found in parking lots (seriously) or form discarded magazines...the key to this is to always look for things with an eye that sees things in pieces rather than as whole...you'll soon be able rearrange all the bits in your mind almost on an instinctual level and by reflex ... you'll probably want to keep an envelope or three with you to stash all the bits you find while out and about...i also have a filing system for the random images i find but cannot immediately use...this helps a lot during the brain storming process...another very good resource for images would be the archival collections found in Dover Publication books....that is another rabbit hole to scamper down whenever you feel like you want a long and twisting tangent to follow...i've collected many books over the years and have used and combined many images from them...i bought most of them from the local art store (Jerry's Artarama) but you can also find really good deals on abebooks and those tend to be very good quality used books but at the same time really cheap to obtain...hope this long and rambling answer to your query is helpful in some way...again thanks for the interest and have an excellent day*
@scottmantooth8785 Remarkable ways for me to employ in so many ways!!! Thank you for your inspiring ways. sanity therapy for me too, indeed! 🔆💎🔆
Love all the suggestions and inspiration. I kept a lot of train tickets, plane tickets, receipts and stubs and postcards and clothing tags and bits and pieces of interesting clothing dangles etc to glue down in a “memory lane” journal of our travels to the UK and Europe. It was a bit of a hit n miss but watching and listening to Karen and all the comments has really helped me! Thanks all you clever and kind arty friends.
I'm sure that will turn out amazing and will be a great reminder of fun adventures!
When tearing apart books, I’ve used the spine with the cheesecloth and glue in mixed media. I also like using burlap of different textures. Lace is also fun to use. Love using tin foil, parchment paper, packing paper, and paper lace doilies. 😊
All fabulous ideas, Rhonda!
Love all Karen’s wonderful suggestions - very inspiring! One I used awhile ago was all the colour pencil shavings I had. Made an interesting sandy texture :)
That is such a FUN idea!!!
:) x
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Awesome video, Karen!!!
Aww, thanks!!!
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I never thought of using the phone book. So cool! I’ve used junk mail and junk mail envelopes.
Awesome way to repurpose what would otherwise get thrown out!
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I like using junk mail and wallpaper samples. 🙂
Great ways to repurpose those!
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Love my Karen ❤️
Sending love right back at ya, Elaine!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?
Thanks a bunchy for all these great collage ideas!!! Love your videos. 💥🥰👍🏾
Yay, glad you liked them!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Let's see if you mention these - soda/pop/beer cans, metal tape (put down adhesive dots and go over it - makes a great looking guy card), bubble wrap, flowers/leaves, how about balsa wood/popsicle sticks. Some to think about.
Oooh, more super ideas! Thanks!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
very Kool Karen
Thanks, Debra!
Hullo, darling! Great video! I wish I had an old phone book. So angry I threw them all away when I moved. Grrrr. LOVE the Inverness piece! As you might recall (from a long time ago comment, LOL) that's where I am from! 😊I remember that piece from one of your first vids that I ever saw. It inspired me so much that I did a huge canvas with a similar idea. LOVE it! Thank you so much for that, my dear. i am planning to go home this year for Christmas. Can't wait. I've been very homesick since quarantine and when the Queen passed, it got so much sharper. I shall raise a glass to you while there, darling! I've a wee house outside of Inverness and I haven't seen it in person for 3 years. So excited. Thank you again for this video. Gave me some new inspiration! Love you, your spirit, enthusiasm and art. Much Love, Hugs & Bless xoxo
Aw!! I’m so happy you get to return home!! I was just in Scotland 2 weeks ago and I cry every time I have to leave again, I just LOVE IT SO SO MUCH!! I’m jelly you have a house there, that is my dream!! Some day ❤️❤️❤️
@@KarenCampbellArtist Well, you shall have to come and visit me there one day then! So pleased to hear you got to go for another visit. I adore it. There is no where like it on earth, is there? Cheers, Darling Girl xo
@@lindseywarren44 100% it really is magical!!!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
You are very inspiring! Just discovered your channel and I love your style. I do not have any drawing talent but I love the mixed media creative process, so I’m gonna try out collaging. Thanks for your inspiration!
Welcome to my channel!!!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Use paper streamers left over from a party, street directories, car, and bike repair manuals, and even printed toilet paper.
These are all great ideas, Barbara!
I want to try Chux clothes, they come in a variety of colors and are used as dish clothes or for washing the car they are very thin but also textured and have tiny holes in them.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Your work is phenomenal!!! Just subscribed ;)
Thanks and welcome!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Coloring Book pages are great for backgrounds!
Gosh!! So dang smart! Never even crossed my mind! Thank you!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
I love this! I am newer to this art journaling thing. I’m learned to draw whimsical faces. Do you have a video showing what colors you use for skin etc?
For what medium? Happy to help!
I love your art, your style, the materials you use, and your passion for what you do!! Do you ever use mixed media for making cards?!
You can absolutely make cards using mixed media, Mary Jo!
@@KarenCampbellArtist Do you have any videos on cards that you made? Would love to see those, too!!
@@maryjoprice9845 I do have a bunch of fun ones but unfortunately they're all in my art school and not here on TH-cam, so sorry about that!
I take my old “beginner” art journal pages and drawings from when I started two years ago and rip them up to collage with. Ripped canvas makes for great texture on my mixed media projects. And where did you get those pillows done? Love them!
Great ideas! I wanted to ask that question too! Where does she have those pillows made??? I'll be watching for the answer! :D
Vistaprint! and that's a genius idea!!!
@@blbl4685 Vistaprint Linda!
I reluctantly accepted an unusual commission for a lampshade, made using a fabric lamp shade and collage. My friend had seen the one I made for myself, using pages of old books that I agedvyaibg a bucket of water and a can of a darkish gold spray paint. I ripped the edges of each page so it was kind of decked and the quickly disappearing gold pain sprayed onto the water clung to the edges perfectly. It was the collages part that I fell in love with. So the one I did for my friend needed to be for him personally A lyrics of his davieite tunes, small but meaningful drawings, quotes that were words he lived by, etc. I realised I’d have to do something redically different. Since everything was custom for my close friend I decided to do everything by hand. I used a good paper but not too thick, wanted it to lie down flat. It took many hours, writing in longhand, sometimes calligraphy, drawing the musical notes from song sheets, but I loved every minute of it. It turned out to be a gift of love. He insisted I be paid but I only accepted what I had spent in supplies bc how can you charge circa gift of love? Lol But I wound up making about seven of these lampshades, each different but all were collages to the maximum! I ended up using everything from toilet tissue to fabric to small leaves. The things that can be used for collage are endless - just as the ideas that spring up for collage uses is endless. Just because I wanted a certain looking lampshade, I ended up making a tidy sum of money when folks like my weird ideas. That’s the thing, Karen, artists are not normal people generally speaking. We seem to be programmed differently or perhaps we are simply not programmed at all. I swear, my attorney daughter has never introduced me to anyone without adding, in a quieter tone, “…she’s an artist, you know artists are kind of weird…”. She and I have not a thing in common other than we are both female. LOL
These sound incredibly beautiful and totally a labor of love! And yeah, our kids get that we are wired differently, but thankfully they love us anyway!
Omg, your cat looks exactly like mine 😍
No way! How fun!!!
Karen, you are such an inspiration! Love, love, love the video! I am most excited about the idea of using actual cloth material. woo hoo! I have so much material and I am not going to be sewing with it! hahaah nope not happening! Do you have a video that shows how to use cloth has the background.. or even the foreground. I'm good either way!! As usual, you ROCK!
I do, though it's LITERALLY the same way I use all the other kinds! I'll have to dig it up - I should add I don't paint the main subject over the fabric part - rather I put it around the edges. But you could!
@@KarenCampbellArtist Oh, that would be hella great for borders. And glad to know you don't paint over the fabric.. Although, there are fabric paint pens. I use them to put names or quotes on art aprons, then set the dryer on high to make the paint permanent. So much fun to be had, so little time! lol
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Not really my idea exclusively but some are using tea bags, Easy to paint.
That's a great one!
Hello! I have and love your book and I am obsessed with your Fox pillow! How did you make it?
Vistaprint!
How about Gelli prints on deli paper?
Loving your ideas x
Oooh, love this idea Vanessa!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Wondering whether you've ever painted over any of the decorative foils. Lots of videos on TH-cam painting on aluminum foil but I'm wondering about the other foils.
Truth be told I’ve not tried either outside of the foil candy wrappers I’ve arted on! clearly I need to get out of my art room and jump into some others!). Any good videos you’d recommend? I’m open!
@@KarenCampbellArtist Haven’t watched the aluminum foil videos because it’s not the foil I’m interested in and haven’t found any with acrylic on deco foil. There are videos of accenting paintings with gold leaf or deco foil but I haven’t found what I’m looking for.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Did you prepare the dictionary pages somehow before you paint on it.
They were smothered in Matte Medium which is what I used to adhere them to the surfaces (I coat them under and OVER) and then any acrylics sit happily on top!
@@KarenCampbellArtist Cool. Thanks.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?
Is dollar store scrapbook paper pads just as good as non- dollar store? I picked up three different pads with different themes for $4 each and they are loaded with pages. What size are the canvases you use for most of your collage projects? I want to buy Archival ink, should I just start with black? Will that tied me over for awhile? '
Can you do a classroom for mixed media society on stamping basics and how to start a collection?
Can you do a video in Mixed media society on using the computer to learn from you and trying to complete a project - it is a skill in itself.
Thanks, Karen.
I think we got all this covered via email! Have a great day Karin!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Hi Karen,
If I’m doing hamburger and use Duct tape for a background, do I seal with Matte Medium before attempting the other layers? What about glossy magazine pages. Why are glossy surfaces tricky and do you overcome glossy by using matte medium.
Yes that’s A perfect plan for both!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
Question: What materials are not recommended to use on my mixed media art paintings (with oil or acrylics), if I want them to last 3 lifetimes? I really want to do this, but I am nervous about seeing any of my works fall apart in the long run. And what mediums helps it remain in tact FOREVER?
Stay away from any craft grade and dye based products. Only shop for fine art supplies and read your labels! You’re looking for the words archival, lightfast and permanent 👍
Do you use the book pages with mildew or mold. I've always been afraid to use them.
Haven’t thought about it to be honest! If I’m using my bit.ly/hamburgerseries it would be fine because there’s so many layers of adhesive and sealer it would get all locked up tight!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?♥
I'm wondering about copyright infringement if I use scrapbook paper or magazine pages in my college, and sell it?
When in doubt, reach out to the company and ask! That's what I did with the magazine spread - they were delighted!! Most companies are!
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love 💛all over the world, I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust if you don't mind. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?
Hi another fun filled video. Have a question. What would you recomend how to start a Alice in Wonderland collage on canvas? Thank you,
i'd say don't over think it! Just pick out some colorful paper that inspires you to think "Alice" and start gluing it on and having some fun!!! ❤
@@KarenCampbellArtist Thank you.
What if I don't have gesso what is the next closet thing to use?
There really IS no substitute for Gesso, I'm sorry! I'd definitely grab some! It's a staple for Mixed Media Projects and is what makes it possible to paint on ANYTHING! So pretty essential stuff :)
The girl with the scrapbook paper background and scarf looks like it is on a flat panel. How do you hang it on the wall?
It’s a stretched canvas - hung on a nail. Panels you can pop in a frame, just remove the glass and done!
@@KarenCampbellArtist so it is a stretched canvas with a “lip” on the back? It isn’t a flat panel?
Yep! It’s a stretched canvas 😊
@@KarenCampbellArtist okay. Thank you Karen! Your work is so beautiful! I appreciate your time too!! You are a blessing. I pray you are blessed twice as much as you bless us!❤️
Aw thank you! Happy to help! 😘😘😘😘
Hey Karen, I have heard that before using napkins for art I need to contact the company and ask permission. This seems strange, after all usually people just use them when dining and throw them out. I'd love to hear your experience or thoughts on this.
I think if you’re ripping up a napkin to use as collage the original art is hardly recognizable at that point any more! You’re probably fine. If you’re keeping it entirely intact and then selling it as you’re own you’d definitely need to ask permission.
@@KarenCampbellArtist thank you Karen, that does make good sense.
This surprises me.mi always went matchie nmatchie
You never know what will resonate with you!
haven't read thru all the postings, so this might be repetitive ... calendars, and the inside of junk mail, it has color and designs.
All great ideas!