April 2012: Ink Minx Issue

Alcohol Ink Techniques: Deborah Powell

Welcome to our premiere issue of Unruly PaperArts, a collaborative blogozine for stampers, papercrafters, scrapbookers and mixed media artists.


One of the first tools of the trade that we encounter when we begin learning how to create papercraft is ink, in all its fabulous variations. As this is the beginning of our blogozine, we thought we would start at the very beginning - with ink!  From easy to advanced, we have an ink-packed issue coming up for you!

Textured Flexibility: Karen Bearse

As a blogozine, we are a little different even from most digital craft ezines.  We are unruly after all!  You'll find that our "Table of Contents" is more of a "Schedule of Contents" and has publishing dates instead of page numbers.  Come back and visit often or get UPA delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for our email updates.

Paper Batik: Lea Cioci

Life moves fast!  How many of us only have a few moments a day to check in with our art?  By publishing new content throughout the month, we give you time to read on your own schedule but also to spend some time with the ideas, art and techniques in each article without feeling rushed. 

Mixing Wet and Dry Inks: Marjie Kemper

 We want you to play along too!  Join us each month for two Reader Art Quest inspirations.  You have two weeks to link up your entries and then you and your fellow Unruly Readers will vote for your favorites in the last two weeks of the month!  The 5 entries that receive the most votes will be featured in our next issue!

We hope you enjoy our style and we hope you will share yours with us through future guest contributor articles and our Reader Art Quests.

Our April Ink Minx Issue

Schedule of Contents

April 3rd:  Evolution: Alcohol Ink Techniques by Columnist Deborah Powell

Inky Mayhem: Laura Liddell

April 5th: Paper Batik with Lea Cioci by Guest Artist Lea Cioci CPD, CPT

April 7th: Contributor Call for Upcoming Issues

April 9th: Style-Centric: Inky Mayhem by Columnist Laura Liddell

April 13th:  FYI: Ink Varieties with Columnist Sharon Briss

April 16th:  RAQ Vote Reminder - Pick Your Favorite Entries

April 17th: Fuzzy Colors - Stippled Backgrounds by Guest Artist Sue Wisniewski

April 23rd: Getting Inky: Inking Rubber by Columnist Zoe Sanderson

Getting Inky: Zoe Sanderson

April 25th: Textured Flexibility in Art Journal Pages by Guest Artist Karen Bearse

April 27th: Tag You're It!: Mixing Wet and Dry Inks by Columnist Marjie Kemper

Stay tuned for our Reader Art Quests coming later today!