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GENTLEMAN CRAFTER

Official Blog of Arts and Crafts Enthusiast, John Bloodworth

Tag: Arts and Crafts

Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 7

February 17, 2022February 1, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Grungy, steampunky, forty. These things all go together, right?

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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 7 – Wishy Washy Woman

February 16, 2022February 11, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

This week I have been having a play with creating glazes and washes from different mediums and creating an aged (aka, wishy washy) feel. Come see how I got on.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 6

February 10, 2022February 1, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Card sketch challenge day is here again and this time, we’re stripping!

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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 6 – Collage Paper Cover Up

February 9, 2022February 6, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

This week I have been having a little experiment at creating my own collage papers. This worked well however the application of said paper in this week’s project didn’t quite work out the same way – come see what I mean…

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5 Scan N Cut Myths, Busted!

5 Scan N Cut Myths, Busted!

February 5, 2022October 31, 2024 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

This week, instead of the usual step-by-step or project tutorial I thought that I would take a moment to talk about some myths that I seem to see crop up time and time again and help prevent this unhelpful information from circulating.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 5

February 3, 2022February 1, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

Time for the first card sketch challenge of February – are you ready?!

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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 5 – Doing A Canvas

February 2, 2022January 31, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

This week I decided to have a go at a full art work but using a minimal feel and an assortment of textures.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 4

January 27, 2022January 19, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Wow, already a month in and four cards done! Hope you are enjoying having the chance to share your makes and play along!

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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 4 – More Mucking About and Some Cool Ideas

January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

The mucking about continues – and actually comes through with some really cool mixed media ideas. Also some not so cool but it’s all just a bit of fun so do join me and have a watch of the video if you can.

I mean, it’ll pass a coffee break quickly if nothing else.

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Create A Custom Faux Leather Key Fob with the Brother Scan N Cut

Create A Custom Faux Leather Key Fob with the Brother Scan N Cut

January 22, 2022October 31, 2024 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

For this week’s Scan N Cut Saturday post I would like to share a project idea with you featuring faux leather and the new rotary blade.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 3

January 20, 2022January 19, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Ready for your weekly Card Sketch Challenge? Ok, here it is.

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Explorations In Mixed Media 3

Explorations in Mixed Media Part 3 – Just Mucking About Or Whatever

January 19, 2022January 18, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

For this week’s exploration in mixed media I decided that I would just have a play. I mean, it sounds weird that there was no end goal but that’s the beauty of mono printing, you can just print, print and print again with no purpose – very liberating!

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing Part 2 – Free Pattern Available

January 14, 2022January 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Excited to bring your part two of the Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing series today by showing you the Economy Patch.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 2

January 13, 2022January 2, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter10 Comments

Ready for the first of this year’s weekly card sketch challenges?

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Explorations In Mixed Media Part 2 – Dreaming of a Mess-Free Life

January 12, 2022January 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

During this week’s explorations in mixed media I began dreaming of a mess-free life. It ain’t going to happen, at least not when creating, so I just went with it.

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