Happy Earth Day Word Art Tutorial

Hi all, Happy Earth Day! Here’s a word art tutorial with some embellished hand-lettering with the following supplies.

Materials list (with Affiliate links):

Grip 2001 Graphite Pencil

Kneadable Art Eraser

Pitt Artist Pen® Extra Superfine – #199 Black

Goldfaber Color Pencils

Mixed Media paper, cut to 9 x 6 inches 

Ruler 

Start by drawing three light straight lines using a pencil and ruler at about the middle of the paper. These will be the base lines for the handlettered words. 

Spell out Happy Earth Day in block letters with pencil. Fill in the block letters with earth-themed images like trees, birds, mountains, clouds, etc. 

Trace the pencil lines with PITT Pen Black Extrasuperfine tip. Gently erase pencil lines. 

Start adding colors to the images in the letters with color pencils. Be as colorful as you like. 

Sketch a simple floral frame around the words with pencil. 

Color the floral frame with color pencils to finish 

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and hope you have a Happy Earth Day! 

Continue Reading

Watch for FREE through January 2021

To celebrate their 5th Anniversary of Daily Practice workshops, Creativebug is offering FREE classes for you to watch throughout January!

Here are my classes that you can watch:

Gratitude Art Journal: A Daily Practice
Daily Observations: Drawing Objects from Life
Daily Mixed Media Challenge

Enjoy!

Continue Reading

Happy Mother’s Day

Here’s a word art tutorial to celebrate moms everywhere.

I have made a complete materials list (with some affiliate links) for you.

Materials:

·       Castell® 9000 Graphite Pencil Design Set – Tin of 12

·       Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencils – Tin of 48

·       Kneadable Art Eraser

·       Deluxe Water Brush

Start with a light pencil sketch of how you want the words on watercolor paper.

Color around the letters with Watercolor Pencils.

Blend the colors with a deluxe water brush.

Add details to the drawing with Watercolor Pencils.

Add a scalloped frame to the drawing as shown.

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial as much as I enjoyed creating it. Stay well and stay creative and Happy Mother’s Day!

Continue Reading

A Creative Approach Podcast

Toward the end of 2018, I was interviewed by Karen Poirier-Brode for A Creative Approach Podcast. We talked about life and how it led me to where I am at in my artistic journey. Here’s the link to the page where she highlighted what stood out to her in our conversation –

48: Approaching Art Mindfully for Greater Inspiration with Mou Saha

And you can listen to the podcast episode right here –

Listen to “48: Approaching Art Mindfully for Greater Inspiration with Mou Saha” on Spreaker.

Continue Reading

A Die-cut Mixed Media Christmas Shadow Box

Did you know that I wanted to make this mixed media shadowbox last Christmas. But this Katelyn Lizardi Sizzix die set was in such high demand that I couldn’t get it in my hands until September this year! The beauty is that this die-set let’s you make two different shadowbox designs which you can then collapse and flatten and send as a card in an A9 envelope. It will pop right back up to become a shadowbox when you take it out of the envelope.

Katelyn has a video that explains how-to if you need any guidance. Something like this would look pretty with holiday-themed patterned papers, plain cardstock as well as in a more mixed media style as I prefer.

The shadow box is about 1.5 inches deep which means you can add several layers inside with elements that are also included in the die-set. I had oodles of fun with this and it took me a couple of hours to complete mainly because I had to wait for the paints to dry.

Supplies:

*Some are affiliate links. All contents, words and images are copyright of Mou Saha.

 

 

Continue Reading

Blog Series: Christmas Inspiration Day 5: Light Vignette

Welcome to the 5th and final day of my Blog Series – Christmas Inspiration! And today’s project is a little light vignette. Of all the projects I posted this week, this one is my FAVORITE! So, I saved it for the last day and also made a video on i-movie to show you how fun this is. Play the video to see for yourself!

I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely. If you do create some projects along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.

CAUTION: Do not use real open flame candles with these paper tree light to avoid fire hazards! I used flameless smokeless LED Tea Light Candles for safety and still would keep an eye on the display when it’s turned on.

Supplies:

*Some are affiliate links. All contents, words and images are copyright of Mou Saha.

Continue Reading

Blog Series: Christmas Inspiration Day 4: Gift Tags

Welcome to my Blog Series – Christmas Inspiration: Day 4!

This week I’m sharing with you five mixed media projects created with die-cuts and colors. There will be ornaments, lights, cards and gift tags.

I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely. If you do create some projects along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.

Today I’m making some more gift tags.

Supplies:

Continue Reading

Blog Series: Christmas Inspiration Day 3: Gift Tags

Welcome to my Blog Series – Christmas Inspiration Day 3.

This week I’m sharing with you five mixed media projects created with die-cuts and colors. There will be ornaments, lights, cards and gift tags.

I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely. If you do create some projects along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.

Today I’m making gift tags.

Supplies:

Continue Reading