creativityUNLEASHED by traci bautista

Art Journaling Exposed weekend blog hop

Art Journaling Exposed Weekend Blog Hop!

Have you seen the new Art Journaling Exposed eMag by ClothPaperScissors? It's full of colorful inspiration and fabulous projects. The photo above is my doodled mixed media painting featured in the eMag. I'm also giving away one copy of Doodles Unleashed to a lucky reader!

Celebrate the launch of Art Journaling Exposed with us this weekend by following the blogs of its contributors and featured artists! These remarkable women will be giving you a closer look at the eMag-- the projects, articles, and videos--and offering you their first-hand reviews of this unique multimedia experience.
{snapshot of our DOODLE DUEL video}

Check out my doodle duel with Dawn Sokol, we both have our own distinct styles and we share them in a video duel. You can watch us doodle side-by-side in time-lapse video. It's fun to see our doodles unfold...


And you know what? If you download the Art Journaling Exposed eMag (or get the iPad app from iTunes), you can vote on which one is your favorite doodling style. The Art Journaling Exposed editors will also be looking for the next great doodler via future doodling duels, and it could be you.

So download the eMag, watch and vote for me! :) I have a chance to win a fun prize PLUS you could win a copy of Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-Making & Lettering and Doodle Diary: Art Journaling for Girls, or Doodle Sketchbook: Art Journaling for Boys by Dawn DeVries Sokol, just for participating.

{positively grounded by melanie testa}

There are so many great videos and articles..check out Melanie's video and article that delves into playing positive and negative spaces when creating an art journal background. Along with more inspiration from Julie Fei-Fen Balzer as she shares a fun resist technique.

Be inspired by all these lovely artists who are featured in this issue and follow their blogs to see more of the Art Journaling Exposed eMag during the weekend blog hop...
 
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Traci Bautista
Jane Davenport
Dea Ficsher
Jacqueline Newbold
Jennifer Osborn
Joanne Sharpe
Melanie Testa
Dawn Sokol
Diana Trout
 
To purchase the eMag for your desktop computer, visit InterweaveStore.com: PC download or MAC download.  And here is the link to purchase the eMag for the iPad on the iTunes Store.

happy doodling...xoxo~Traci

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The video snippet featured in the Doodle Duel will be a full length video tutorials featured in my new Doodles Unleashed Video Kit Club.

**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1!

for ONLINE WORKSHOP info visit here

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here

SAVE $15 on Redefine the Doodle workshops or Doodles Unleashed VIDEO Kit Club...use coupon code RTD15off. cannot be combined with any other coupons. coupon expires April 7, 2012.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

I'm teaching mixed media workshops at great american scrapbook convention

A few weeks ago I received an email and the subject read "Mixed Media and Scrapbooking - a great partnership". Interesting, I thought... so I opened the email and it was an invitation to teach at the 2012 Great American Scrapbook Conventions in Texas and Virginia, where they are introducing a new Mixed Media series of workshops. I know I said I was cutting back on teaching this year, but it sounds like a event plus I'm looking forward to seeing family while I'm traveling.

Mixed media in scrapbooking has definitely become a trend over the past couple of years. I actually started teaching mixed media workshops at scrapbook stores around 10 years ago. Now manufacturers and scrapbook companies have slowly adopted the techniques mixed media artists have been doing for years. I think it's wonderful to see people painting and drawing on their pages, making handmade books and exploring art journaling.

After a little brainstorming, I created two new mixed media workshops that will be taught at GASC in Texas and Virginia. If you are in the area come on down and take my workshops! These are my only LIVE in-person events in the midwest and East Coast for 2012. I'll also be doing a book signing at the conventions. here are the workshops I'm teaching...

mixed media techniques for scrapbooking

Taking inspiration from Traci's new book, Doodles Unleashed, you will be guided through a colorful and inspiration creative journey to explore painting, doodling and collage. Experiment with creative ways to play with photos and add paint to your scrapbook pages. You will create numerous mixed media pages that can be used to create art journaling cards for Project Life or for collage in your scrapbooks. You'll work with handmade tools, stencils and spray mists to create unique backgrounds.

stylistic scrawls canvas art journal

Explore painting and mixed media techniques on canvas to make a beautiful one-of-a-kind art journal. You will begin by creating a large graffiti canvas that will be converted to create a mini book/art journal. Learn interesting ways to combine photographs with art and simple collage ideas. Learn fun ways to design your own "washi" style tape. Experiment with techniques including painting and drawing on canvas. Work with various found tools for creative mark-making and play with creative prompts to develop your personal graffiti and lettering. Have fun playing with simple book binding techniques.

for more info and to register...

GASC Arlington, Texas~ May 31-June 2 visit here

GASC Chantilly, Virginia~June 22-23 visit here

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

mixed media goodies BIG BOX GIVEAWAY

Thank you for following along my Doodles Unleashed online book tour! Today we close our celebration with another fun GIVEAWAY...a BIG BOX of some of my FAVE mixed media supplies and goodies from some of my artsy friends. The prize package includes products from iLoveTo Create, Hambly Screen Prints, Derivan Matisse, Jennifer Perkins, Luminarte, Kathy Cano-Murillo {Crafty Chica}, Dina Wakley, Stampington & Co, Creative Imaginations, Dina Wakley, Walnut Hollow, Claudine Hellmuth, Strathmore, Sakura of America, Ruby Violet by Prima, some of my fave mark making tools PLUS a Doodles Unleashed collage kit & sticker set and a signed copy of the new Somerset Studio Magazine featuring my artist profile. Lots a great products to play with!!

Thank you again for joining in the creative journey! I hope you have been inspired by all the wonderful artwork of my creative friends, discovered new techniques and enjoyed all the mixed media inspiration! 

 There are a few ways to enter the giveaway...

#1- Leave a comment on this blog post with a creative prompt to jumpstart the artistic process

#2 -Comment on THE BIG BOX GIVEAWAY PHOTO on my FACEBOOK fan page {to be eligible the comment must be on the photo not on my wall}

#3- share on PINTEREST-->REPIN my mixed media goodies BIG BOX giveaway photo

#4 - leave comments on the previous GIVEAWAY blog posts during my Doodles Unleashed online blog tour

COMMENTS close Saturday, March 31 at 12:00pm PT. I will announce the winners from all my online book tour giveaways Tuesday, April 3. COMMENTS CLOSED.

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**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1!

for ONLINE WORKSHOP info visit here

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here

SAVE $15 on Redefine the Doodle workshops or Doodles Unleashed VIDEO Kit Club...use coupon code RTD15off. cannot be combined with any other coupons. coupon expires March 31, 2012.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

happy creating...xoxo~Traci

INSPIRATION *flair tray: spring fling

It's been a busy and creative month of inspiration!! I've been working on numeous projects and have a couple more posts for my Doodles Unleashed online book tour. Today it's all about my INSPIRATION *flair trays. The first chapter of the book delves into Doodle Inspirations and I share a few ways to inspire your artwork and creative projects. One of my favorite exercises is to create a *flair tray. If you've followed my blog or taken my online workshops, you've seen my previous collections of colorful palettes. 

this *flair tray has bits and embellishments from my studio...

many of these pieces were thrifted on my various antiquing & thrift shop excursions in Mexico, sonoma coast, the bay area and austin

vintage buttons, doily, embroidery floss, yarn

a few of my hand painted papers & canvas

chinese brocade fabric, an embroidered table cloth

die cut felt numbers, pantone coated chips, sequins,

vintage beaded flowers & hand dyed trim

sticker tape by anna griffen

this *flair tray has special significance...things that remind me of my Grandma Bautista because there are bits in this tray from her collections..vintage buttons, the top right paper is a Hallmark shopping bag she collected a bunch of paper treasures in and 323-7 is how she inscribed all her ceramics when they were getting ready to be fired. 

my SPRING FLING colors...

whispering willow, peachy blush, pinkie and sunkissed

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ps..I have rescheduled my weekend at Daniel Smith Art Store in Seattle for September 15 &16. you can find more info here.

**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1!

for ONLINE WOROKSHOP info visit here

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here

SAVE $15 on Redefine the Doodle workshops or Doodles Unleashed VIDEO Kit Club...use coupon code RTD15off. cannot be combined with any other coupons. coupon expires March 31, 2012.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

 

15 art journaling prompts with Stampington & Co.

This week is the final celebration on my Doodles Unleashed online book tour! One of the last stops is with Stampington & Company. Today I am the guest artist on the Somerset Place blog and I share 15 art journaling creative prompts and ways to be inspired by art rather than copy it exactly.

My first article in a Stampington publication was in the March 2005 issue of Somerset Studio, which featured a 2-page spread of a few of my lettering projects on fabric. It's been seven years and I've been published numerous times in many of their publications including Artful Blogging, Where Women Create, Art Quilting Studio, Somerset Life, Take Ten, Altered Couture, Transparent Art and Somerset Workshop...to name a few. I also wrote a column called "Creativity Unleashed" in 2006-07, which I shared about the artists and creative places I discovered during my travels. A HUGE thank you to the team at Stampington for their continued support throughout the years, they are FABULOUS to work with! 

{photo} my first feature in Somerset Studio March 2005- Lively Art of Lettering}

In the current issue of Somerset Studio {March/April 2012}, I have the honor of being featured in the Artist Portfolio...super exciting! :) Check out the 10-page spread that includes a showcase of my recent artwork and a few pieces from Doodles Unleashed.  

The photo at the top of the post was taken at Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago. I found my two books on the shelves with two of my articles published in the latest issues of Somerset Digital Studio and Somerset Studio. Btw, if you are looking for Doodles Unleashed at the book store, you'll find it in the Art Technique section not in Crafts.

Here's a little peek of my Artist Portfolio in Somerset Studio...

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Head on over to Somerset Place to read my article about 15 art journaling creative prompts!

p.s. join me for a FREE webinar on March 28! Making Unique Marks...a creative discussion with Traci Bautista

thanks so much for following along..I will be announcing my final BIG BOX of mixed media supplies GIVEAWAY and all the winners of my other giveaways soon..stay tuned!!

happy doodling...xoxo~treiC

 

 

{FREE webinar} Making Unique Marks

I've added a fun LIVE event for the FINAL tour stop on my Doodles Unleashed online book tour sponsored by FW Media Create Mixed Media!

Making Unique Marks...a creative discussion wih Traci Bautista

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Starting Time: 10:00AM Pacific/1:00 P.M. Eastern

YOU can now listen to a recorded version of the LIVE webinar

Price: FREE online event

ABOUT THE WEBINAR | Unique marks are born whenever you put a pen to a piece of paper or brush on a stroke of paint, but they are not limited to handwriting or drawing. We all have a personal graffiti, not only our unique style of writing, but a collection of ideas, inspirations, colors and images that makes up our story. DOODLES UNLEASHED is not only a creative journey into mixed media techniques — it also shares ideas on how to use the things that inspire you to discover and explore ways to make unique marks.

In this creative discussion with Traci Bautista, you’ll be taken on a virtual tour of her new book DOODLES UNLEASHED — including her inspirations and process of developing the concept and artwork. She’ll share some of her favorite pages and techniques and then lead you in a creative exercise. This interactive webinar will include creative jumpstarts throughout, which you will explore as you develop your personal graffiti with a series of lettering, doodling, inspiration collection and mark-making prompts.

Everyone who registers for this event will receive:

• A FREE recording of the webinar
• An opportunity to purchase Traci’s book, DOODLES UNLEASHED (and other goodies!), through NorthLightShop.com at a special discount! (Discount code will be provided at the end of the webinar.) 

REGISTER FOR WEBINAR HERE

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**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series is here!

for ONLINE WORKSHOP info visit here

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

digital art journaling in Somerset digital studio

More creative fun on my Doodles Unleashed online book tour continues today! Check out my Digital Art Journaling article in the new SPRING issue of Somerset digital studio which is on newsstands now. It's 5 pages of vibrant color that showcases mixed media + lettering + photography. I share ideas on how I use my FAVE iPhone apps to create digital merged layers, a technique you'll find in Doodles Unleashed. In case you missed it, this post with Karen Michel also explores iPhoneography. Here's a little sneak peek inside...enjoy the inspiration!! xo~treiC

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**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1...for info visit here

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here

SAVE $15 on Redefine the Doodle workshops or Doodles Unleashed Digital Kit Club...use coupon code RTD15off. cannot be combined with any other coupons. coupon expires March 31, 2012.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

 

Doodles Unleashed workshop & FREE demo/book signing in Seattle!

DOODLES UNLEASHED..REDEFINE the Doodle DEMO & workshop
SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 2102
Daniel Smith Art Store - SEATTLE
4150 First Avenue South |Seattle, WA 98134

I have a very limited in-person teaching schedule this year, so join me for this special two-day event. 

Doodles Unleashed DEMO & Book-singing INFO
Saturday, September 15, 2012| 1:30 - 3:30pm

Join me for a FREE inspirational interactive discussion of the making of my new book Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-Making and Lettering. This book is packed with vibrant colorful art techniques and projects in which I will take you on a creative journey throughout the demo...

• The demo will start with a creative talk about the inspirations and behind the scene’s of making the art and writing the book. This project has been a labor of love and I created all the art, wrote, photographed, edited and shot video of the entire book process..I will share a little insight into the book making process.
• You’ll be taken on a tour of the book and ideas on how to use it for your own artwork.
• I’ll share my favorite materials and the hunt for found and handmade tools.
• Throughout the demo, I will share a few mixed media techniques. 
• Bring a pen and paper for a fun doodling jumpstart project. I will also have books, artwork and collage kits for SALE. Bring your books to get them signed.

Doodles Unleashed Mixed Media Workshop

Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 9:30 am to 3 pm

$140 plus $15 Kit fee

REDEFINE the Doodle! Explore storytelling with lines, shapes and mark-making techniques from Traci’s new book, Doodles Unleashed. This 5-hour workshop is all about seeing things with new eyes and creating art intuitively with exercises to encourage drawing and doodling. Traci teaches how to use doodling as a raw form of expression and a vehicle for telling your personal story. Learn colorful background and printmaking techniques including spontaneous marks with handmade stamps and found tools. Then let the painted canvas inspire your doodles, scribble personal graffiti and explore layers of collage. Work with an arsenal of creative tools to find unique, intuitive ways to make your mark!

To register call the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store at 206-223-9599

{VIDEO} girlie glam painting

The celebration continues for my Doodles Unleashed online book tour with a VIDEO that showcases the painting process of my Girlie Glam doodle. This is PART TWO in the follow up to the video from my collaboration with Stephanie Corfee.

This time lapse video features one of my favorite songs "Dream" by Priscilla Ahn. I painted the Girlie Glam face with Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glazes, which are FABULOUS new paints by Creative Imaginations and Golden Fluid acrylics using various Claudine Hellmuth Studio paintbrushes.

The real time video tutorial with instructions will be posted as a special bonus in my new Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club which launches in April! 

SAVE $15 on the video kit club or REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop.

USE coupon code RTD15off. cannot be combined with any other coupons. coupon expires March 31, 2012.

Find out more about the Doodles Unleashed VIDEO kit club here.

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**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1...for info visit here.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.

a GIVEAWAY with claudine hellmuth

{girlie GLAM with stencil prints on fabric}

...and the GIVEAWAYS continue on my Doodles Unleashed online book tour with my good friend Claudine Hellmuth! Claudine has always been wonderful sharing her knowledge and insight on how to navigate and create a successful career as an artist through the art and craft world. Throughout the past ten years, we have taught at many of the same events and retreats. When I wrote my first book Collage Unleashed, she gave me great advice on the whole process and I love catching up with her at CHA every year. 

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GIVEAWAY # 1 ---> I'm giving away TWO Doodles Unleashed digital collage kit over on Claudine's blog! So head on over to visit her colorful blog and enter the giveaway.

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BOX of GOODIES GIVEAWAY--->I've added a couple of Claudine's fabulous products {set of paint brushes & Sticky Back Canvas} to my BIG Doodles Unleashed Mixed Media box of goodies GIVEAWAY. Leave a comment on this post to enter the BIG BOX giveaway. The winner will be at chosen at random from all the comments left throughout the online book tour.

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**NEW** REDEFINE the Doodle online workshop series starts May 1...for info visit here.

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Doodles Unleashed: Mixed Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-making & Lettering is available on amazon.com or BUY a signed copy with a limited edition collage kit from me here.