Guest Designer Anita Houston uses the Letter It™ Christmas stamps to create the an easy holiday decoration!

Find Anita’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Letter It™ Wood Branch Christmas Ornaments by Anita Houston

Inspire your creative side with more new releases from Ranger! This launch includes exciting new products from Tim Holtz Distress® and Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley.

TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS® DIY OXIDE®

Create a custom blend ink pad using Distress® Oxide® Re-inkers. Select 2 or 3 coordinating and apply directly to the dry felt pad. Allow ink to absorb into the ink pad; re-ink as needed. The DIY Oxide® Ink Pad can be easily indexed by inking top label with a brayer or Ink Blending Tool. Ink pad measures 3” x 3”.

AVAILABLE IN 3” X 3” INK PAD
Click to Shop Tim Holtz Distress® DIY Oxide®

Download a copy of the press release here: Tim Holtz Distress® DIY Oxide®.

DYLUSIONS DYALOG NO LIMITS COVER

Organize your life in style with the Dylusions Dyalog Covers! This new addition is a blank cover for you to decorate yourself. Dyalog Covers offer a stylish way to keep all your Dyalog Insert Books, Pocket Inserts, and more in one convenient location. Two interior elastic bands help keep your inside elements secure while also giving you the ability to change books easily. The outside elastic band helps keep the cover closed. Dyalog Cover measures 5.875” x 8.75”.

AVAILABLE IN NEW BLANK DESIGN
Click to Shop Dylusions Dyalog Covers

Download a copy of the press release here: Dylusions Dyalog Cover

DYLUSIONS DYALOG INSERT BOOKS

Designed to coordinate with the Dylusions Dyalog system, Insert Books are ideal for adding into your Dyalog covers to create a book of your own. Featuring black and brightly printed covers, these books include a variety of page styles that fit all journaling preferences. Made out of the same great Mixed Media Cardstock found in the Dylusions Creative Dyary, Insert Book pages accept a variety of mediums without bleeding through. Insert Books measure 4.375” x 8.25” and contain 24 pages. Dyalog Insert Books contain pages featuring functional and creative options- Available in Agenda, Grid Lines, Dots, Ruled, Handwriting Lines, Blank, Black and Pre-Designed Backgrounds.

AVAILABLE IN 8 PAGE OPTIONS. EACH BOOK MEASURES 4.375” x 8.25” AND CONTAINS 24 PAGES.
Click to Shop Dylusions Dyalog Insert Books

Download a copy of the press release here: Dylusions Dyalog Insert Books

DYLUSIONS LARGE ACCESSORY BAG

Dylusions Large Accessory is just as great as the original, but this time in a larger size to hold even more of your favorite Dylusions accessories. Designed with artwork by Dyan Reaveley, this bag features a zipper pouch and measures 10” x 7.5”

MEASURES 10” X 7.5” AND INCLUDES ZIPPER POCKET
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Download a copy of the press release here: Dylusions Large Accessory Bag

Guest Designer Carisa Zglobicki shares us how she uses her favorite Dina Wakley Media products to create a mixed media piece in her Dina Wakley Media Journal!

Find Carisa’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Be The Light Art Journal Page by Carisa Zglobicki

Guest Designer Audrey Pettit shares how she created this adorable Letter It™ Christmas card!

Find Audrey’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Falala Card by Audrey Pettitdiff

Guest Designer Jenny Marples creates a festive Christmas card using Wendy Vecchi products!

Find Jenny’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Wendy Vecchi Merry Christmas Card by Jenny Marples

Guest Designer Josefine Fourage creates a birthday calendar for her bullet journal using Dylusions products!

Find Josefine’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Using Dylusions for Bullet Journaling by Josefine Fourage

Guest Designer Bobbi Smith shares how she uses Tim Holtz Distress® Crayons to make a Holiday card!

Find Bobbi’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Funky Festive Christmas Card by Bobbi Smith

Congratulations to our Challenge winners for the month of October! Both winners will be receiving a Dina Wakley Media Washi Tape, a Dina Wakley Media Collage Paper, and a Dina Wakley Media Watercolor Paper Pack!

Facebook Winner: Jen Kelly

Instagram Winner: @heartfullyinspiredbylinda

November–the month of pie and gratitude. I love this quote by William Arthur Ward:

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward.

I know that being grateful for even small, simple things, and EXPRESSING that gratitude, can change your life. Take time this month to record some of the things for which you feel gratitude.

Supplies used:

Notice that one of the supplies is “scraps from your art bits box.” I have a box in my studio full of painted papers, gel printed tags, half-done journal pages, etc. Nothing goes to waste here. If it’s colorful, I throw it in the “art bits” box. When I need a pop of color or some cool textures on a project, I dig through the box to find something. On the page below, the pieces I journaled on came from the box. They were a gel printed tag. The Turquoise half-circles came from the box (I cut them from a piece of painted watercolor paper), and the burlap and canvas also came from the box. If you keep a collection of art bits nearby, it simplifies collage and takes the pressure off you to create every piece for your project from scratch.
My journaling on this page highlights things I am grateful for. And I want to be sure to EXPRESS that gratitude verbally this month.

Challenge Rules Recap

I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.

Challenge Rules

Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you’re not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.

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Guest Designer Bobbi Smith shares how she uses Tim Holtz® Alcohol Lift Ink and Alcohol Inks to make this card in celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!

Find Bobbi’s tutorial in our Projects Library: Fall Thank You Card by Bobbi Smith

Guest Designer Kathy Paglia shares how she used ICE Resin® to create harvest inspired coasters to decorate her Thanksgiving table!

Find Kathy’s tutorial in our Projects Library: ICE Resin® Botanical Coasters by Kathy Paglia