DIY How to Repurpose a Glass Bottle into Fall Decor - Creative Team Thursday featuring Sherry Canino

Hi everyone, Sherry Canino here for Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team.  SOOOOO … summer is ultimately my favorite season but a very very close second is AUTUMN!  

I just love everything to do with fall, the crisp falling leaves, apple festivals and apple picking, pumpkin spice everything and all of those sights and smells are just so nostalgic to me.  

So the minute Labor Day is over, I kick into high-gear FALL!  I start creating and turning my home into a fall wonderland ... HAHA - yes, I know I’m a nut :)

Today I have for you my first fall project of the season in which I will show you how I repurposed a glass bottle into a fun, Fall decoration that would make a fabulous table center piece.  So grab your pumpkin spice coffee or apple cider and prepare to get your autumness on with me in this fun video tutorial.  Hope you enjoy!!

How to Repurpose a Glass Bottle into Fall Decor - Video

You can also watch my video on YouTube https://youtu.be/ipDNSOlHYFg 

Stencils used:  Cascading Leaves, Herbs, 3 Owls and a Branch, Sacred Words and Marks, Judy's Trees

Thanks so much for joining me here for Jessica Sporn Designs and a HUGE HAPPY FALL SEASON to all!

Sherry Canino, a former accountant, is a self taught mixed media artist and owner of Canino’s Artistic Café. She also works as an art therapist for a local organization.  Her style is whimsical, colorful and inspirational and has been featured in Syracuse Women’s Magazine.  She offers local as well as private art classes in her Liverpool Studio, and art journal or art therapy classes on location for businesses and schools.  Find Sherry on Facebook ,  Instagram, Etsy and on her blog.

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Hi all -

My friend and art sister Miriam Schulman has pulled together ten creatives to offer holiday gift ideas this fall in her Handcrafted Holidays online workshop.  What a treat to be working with Carolyn Dube, Andrea Gomoll, Marjie Kemper, Systole Kirkeeng, Jand LaFazio, Danita Salcido, Joanne Sharpe and Blenda Tyvoll for this exciting class.  

Miriam has been offering a free video series of Artist Chats (interviews with each of us that include giveaways) before class begins. 

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How To Create Project Life Cards - Creative Team Thursday with Sherry Canino

Hi there, Sherry Canino here and I am excited to be sharing a project with you today for the Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team.   

For those of you who know me I am a huge lover of tags, art cards, ATC’s and have just recently gotten into Project Life / Daily life journaling.  I had looked at the cards that there are out for sale and although many of them are nice, I really wanted more personalized ones.  After all isn’t the whole idea of Project Life documenting things that represents “me?” 

So I took my Jessica Sporn Designs stencils and stamps and decided to create my own.  I have created a fun video I hope you will enjoy watching and I hope it inspires you to create your own personal Project Life cards that represent your beYOUtiful self!! 

How to Create Project Life Cards Video
Watch my video on YouTube https://youtu.be/HIDu55bYChU

Stencils Used:
Six Point Starry Night
Herbs
Squares and Circles
Three Trees
Teacups and Teapot
Cascading Leaves

Stamps Used:
Butterflies Cube
Tree of Life
You Make Me Smile
Be Happy

Thanks so much for watching, and Happy Creating!!

xo Sherry

Sherry Canino, a former accountant, is a self taught mixed media artist and owner of Canino’s Artistic Café. She also works as an art therapist for a local organization.  Her style is whimsical, colorful and inspirational and has been featured in Syracuse Women’s Magazine.  She offers local as well as private art classes in her Liverpool Studio, and art journal or art therapy classes on location for businesses and schools.  Find Sherry on Facebook ,  Instagram, Etsy and on her blog.

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How To Create an Interesting Background for a Strong Focal Image

Back in February, I created a fast forward video in which I created a sketch on map paper using Portfolio Pastels.

You can also watch "Fast Forward Pastel Face on Atlas Paper" on YouTube. 

This is a technique I teach in my Facing Faces class - and it's very helpful for getting out of your head and any ideas you have about perfection.

I cut her out and adhered her into an altered book journal.  There she sat for months, until I decided she needed a background and a story.  Here's what happened.

Just using that one stencil, Herbs from Stencil Girl, created such an intriguing background for this very strong focal image.   (You can also watch "How to Create an Interesting Background with a Stencil on YouTube.) 

Do you have a "go to" technique for creating your backgrounds?  I'd love to know!

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How to Create DIY Coasters - Creative Team Thursday with Emma Tildesley

Hi it’s Emma here. In my first tutorial for Jessica Sporn Designs Creative Team, I wanted to show you how Jessica’s Eastern Leaf, Lotus and Flower Repeat stencil from Stencil Girl inspired me to make my own coasters.

I hope you find this video fun and informative and I hope you hop around and take a peek at the other creative team members fabulous tutorials.

Jessica has a whole range of gorgeous stamps and stencils so be sure to check them out.

See you next time!

Emma

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Emma Tildesley is a UK mixed media artist, beautician and mom to 3 children. Emma has been creating artistically in some way since she was very small, whether that be drawing, painting, building or making up her face to look like film characters. Emma studied both art and beauty at college and makes YouTube tutorials on her Mixed Media journals and art work. Her styles vary from sophisticated grunge to rustic shabby chic. When she isn't making art, she also writes children's stories.   Find

Emma on her blog,  YouTube Channel, Facebook Page, and Instagram

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