Lizzy's Profile

Leaving Typepad, NEW site!

I was waiting a year or so to leave this blog and now is the right moment. I have a NEW SITE where you can sign up for new posts. If you came here through Pinterest looking for the "Embossed... Continue reading

Posted Sep 2, 2017 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Mixed Media Paper Quilt Tutorial

I wanted to create a quilt with my own patterned paper, so I stenciled over previous painted papers and cut 1.5 and 2 inch squares to start making the design. To make it easier for me, I traced a diagonal... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2017 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Collage Papers with Citrasolv and Stencils

There are many tutorials on the web about National Geographic magazines and Citrasolv where I learned this technique but, I've never seen how it works with stencils so I had to try. I hope you get inspired to do it,... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2017 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Marble and Stencils: Four Ways

Hello everyone! Today I will be showing a very old technique which I like so much for its results. It's my first time marbling with stencils and I really loved how it turned out. I finally got to do three... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2017 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Catalog Mini Journal Tutorial

Hi everyone! I'm here with another project for Jessica Sporn Designs. Today I will show you on a video how I did a "mini journal" out of a catalog and watercolor paper. For the cover I also used a catalog... Continue reading

Posted Nov 17, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Collage with Stencils

This is my first blog post for Jessica Sporn Designs and I'm very proud to be part of her Creative Team. I want to share a video tutorial on how I did this collage using Jessica's gorgeous "Garden Flowers and... Continue reading

Posted Oct 27, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Blog Hop for Jessica Sporn Designs

Welcome to the October Blog Hop for the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team. Today I'm thrilled to be hopping along with great artists to share some "Fall" creations using Jessica's stamps and stencils. We have a great giveaway - one... Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

Gold Leafing, My New Passion

I guess I have posted thousands of times "My new Passion", but it's totally real. I get passionate with new art discoveries and I feel like a child when I play with them. I don't post everything I do and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 28, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Collage on Canvas

This is a new collage but this time I did it on canvas. I added a metal accent as a focal point. Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

4

More Mixed Media Houses

I did these houses for a friend. I almost forgot how much I love making them!! Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

3

Flag Album Tutorial

I'm posting the two parts together in only one blog post, I hope you like it! VIDEOS Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

The perfect Corner Video Tutorial

There are many tutorials out there on how to make a hard cover book but it took me a long time to make "the perfect corner" so I did this one focusing on this particular topic. With this technique you... Continue reading

Posted Jul 11, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Collaged Folder

I'm sure all of us need many boxes, drawers and other stuff to keep organized tons of materials we have been collecting over the years. For me, folders are super necessary to organize my painted papers and all the bits... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Mixed Media Jumbo Tags

I love making tags because of the small space you work on (even these are really big). I ended up with two totally different styles as you can see and of course the colorful one is my favorite. Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

Paint your Dreams Journal Page

I was inspired by Christy Sobolewski to make this journal page out of collaged manila tags, (#tagology). It was a lot of fun because I love collages and making several at once in a small surface is so much easier. Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Black And White Collage

This is a collage I did thinking of my daughter Daniela, hope she likes it. I guess I should have said Black and White with a touch of gold.... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Thinking Out of the Box

Sometimes while creating I find myself thinking out of the box and this time I was going to make a wonky town but that huge tree came to my mind and I finally did like a forest town, totally unexpected!!... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Watercolor Study #1

I decided to start making studies on watercolor, collages and mixed media in general so I can try every material I have. For this study I used Kuretake Gansai watercolors. Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Pastel Based Collage

For this collage I started the background with Pan Pastels and a stencil. After I have completed it, I started to journal everywhere what really came to my mind (I rarely journal). Later on I decided to collage and paint... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

Mixed Media Study

I did these journal pages after watching an online class by Mary Beth Shaw. Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Old ladies Collage

I love to buy old advertisements but never use them (sounds familiar?), now I used one on this collage as an experiment. I also used a Hebrew page from an Israeli newspaper my son brought to me. Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

Blue Collage

As usual, for this collage I used Gelli prints on deli paper with a touch of stitching and StencilGirl stencils, but this time I did something less colorful. Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

2

Launching my New Site

As I said in the home page of the NEW My Way of Living, I'm so very happy for this renewal and I decided to launch it on my birthday as my own gift. I have to thank my son... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Sewn Collage

As you already may know I love collages and after three weeks out of town, I was eager to make one. I used tons of leftovers of die cuts, failed stamped images, gelli prints, paper I use to clean my... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

0

Origami Pinwheel Video

As long as origami seems to be very tricky for me, I decided to make a video on how I did the pinwheel where I hid my 2016 resolutions and used it as a focal point on a layout. Continue reading

Posted Jan 4, 2016 at Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Comment

1