This is a brilliant way to keep those paintings that I've hidden away that didn't work out but didn't want to throw away. Thank you. So much fun!

@KarenRiceArt

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful 😊

I wish I could give this 5 thumbs' up! Such a genius upcycling idea! It's an entirely new sort of creativity that is quick, fun, encouraging, and extraordinarily rewarding!

@KarenRiceArt

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Love, love, love this! Like I read somewhere, “Through mistakes art is made.” 💖

@KarenRiceArt

2 ай бұрын

So true! Thank you for your lovely comment 😊

Happy 2023 Karen may abundance be yours Om Shanti Shanti Shanti🙏✌

Thank you Karen, I will put on use your idea on some of my earlier paintings. Great idea!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Maria. I hope you enjoy using some of the ideas 😊

Vous êtes tellement talentueuse Je vais m’en inspirer! Merci. Je

Amazing how those pics turned into really wow little works of art.

Great idea and beautiful paintings!,

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

I have binned dozens of watercolours I wasn’t happy with over the years…After watching this video I am wishing I had kept them. I won’t be throwing any more away until I have tried this. Thanks so much Karen.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I hope you have fun finding little treasures!!

Love your card videos. Please keep them coming. Especially fun holiday abstracts!! ❤

You have inspired me. I have lots of paintings that I keep looking at and wondering why I’m not 100% happy with them. Can’t wait to try this! Thank you.

I loooove this idea! Thank you

@KarenRiceArt

11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

This was so timely for me. I have always cropped and reused paintings I'm not thrilled with and turned them into small paintings or cards. Recently I was asked to donate to a recent fund raiser and I cropped a painting and framed in an 8 x 10 frame. It sold at auction for nearly $100; all going to the charity. I was honored to say the least.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s amazing! Thank you for sharing Francine 😊

This was so informative and inspirational. Thank you for sharing. I’m just now beginning to be a beginner in watercolor painting at 71 years young❣️

LOVE THIS ECONOMICAL TREASURE TROVE !!!!! tHANKS

This is a wonderful lesson!!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I sure needed this! Ive never considered moving a cutout around to get the best portion. ❤️

Well I’d never have thought about doing this! I look at my tryouts and think parts are very good. Now I know what to do with them. Thank you Karen

Great idea and what a beautiful outcome! More , more!

@KarenRiceArt

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much Karen, I was able to make three beautiful cards from a previously made abstract painting!❤😊

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing 😀

What a brilliant idea.Thanks so much for sharing, I will no longer bin anything without leaving it for a while a re visit using these ideas.

Love these ideas, Karen. I just recently started cutting up some of my older pieces that weren't good enough as a whole for my Etsy shop. I can't remember the last time I bought a card. Thanks for the additional inspiration!

What a wonderful idea. I have two small frames and was wondering what to paint to put in them. I'm going to dig out my paintings to see if there's anything that I can use. Thank you!

Absolutely LOVED this!!!!

🤦🏻‍♀️why didn’t I think of this? I am so excited to pull out all my “rubbish” and some mats and see what gems I can find! Thank you so much for this idea!!!!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

This is a great idea, but honestly, I don't know how you can bear to cut up any of those paintings. They're all so beautiful!

@KarenRiceArt

7 күн бұрын

Thank you. I have so many paintings and I only cut up the ones I have several versions of 😊

I'm very inspired to get out larger paintings to cut them up for cards and mini paintings. 👍👍👍

Very helpful video! Thanks. 😃

@KarenRiceArt

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have so many “rejects” that I can use for so many cards, love your tutorials.

I am SO inspired to try this with my array of paintings! What a fantastic tutorial (as always) ❤

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

This is so delightful Karen. I hadn't thought about doing this before, but I have plenty of paintings that I'm not quite happy with. Thank you

Thank you for this video! I've never thought to look at my old works from these perspective before

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you Karen, that was very inspirational!

So the beauty is in the way you see things more than in the things themselves. Always discovering new beauty inside the previous one -thogh it is also lovely- Yes, I am one of those saying:" DON'T CUT THAT ONE!"- WELL, THEN AT LEAST DON'T give tthem as cards away- let them be as mini paintings - remaining permanently.

@user-tc1pf8zi8k

Жыл бұрын

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Great video, Karen. Inspirational. Thank you.

@KarenRiceArt

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 😊

THanks for yet another wonderful video, Karen. You've been a real inspiration to me since I discovered your channel 2 years ago. Watercolor was always my nemesis until you showed me how to let it do it's own things and since then I have had nothing but complete enjoyment, and even successes with it .Thankyou for your generosity in sharing your talent with us.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Wow wonderful painting. Beautiful

Wow very cool! Inspired!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I love this. I have taken my paintings that I don’t care for as a whole and cut them into bookmarks. I gave a lot to my nieces who are school teachers for their students.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Great idea Cheryl! Thank you for sharing!

I've done this before but this video opened up my vision in a greater way! Tanks!

I started as a card maker 15 years ago and have lots of tools that help make cards. Bone folders, paper trimmers, score board, etc. Thank you for the great idea of turning some of my paintings into cards. I do a lot of festivals and craft shows and need some items to sell that aren’t too expensive.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

So pleased you found this helpful 😊

Such a super idea. Especially for older unused paintings! Like the double mount so much, also the pairing of pics! Thanks

@KarenRiceArt

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

I have a lot of “practice” watercolor paintings from class and have wondered what to do with them. Now I know. Thank you!

we had to use this framing method a lot in college to rescue 'bad' paintings

Fantastic ideas! Thanks for all the wonderful tips!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Love this idea! I have several paintings that I don’t like but haven’t had the heart to throw away. Now I don’t have to. Thanks for this video.

What great ideas you came up with on this little video. I loved what you did with all your paintings.

Thank you so much for sharing this idea!

What a gem of a video, thank you!

I just love these little pictures!

Thank you, Karen, what a great idea! I love making cards and will put this into practice :)

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Have fun!!

Thank you Karen a fabulous lesson...so happy for this!!

Just tried this with some of my disasters, gave one to my sister, it now on her wall. Guess I'll carry on and try to improve. Thanks Karen. I needed a boost in confidence xx

Wow! So inspiring ❤😊

Great idea, can't wait to take a second look at some of my older paintings and try it.

Thank you for a very inspiring and extremely clear and comprehensive demonstration of card making. Brilliant....so accessible Chris

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Chris 😀

So inspiring! I loved this. Gave me so many ideas! Thank you

@KarenRiceArt

4 ай бұрын

You are welcome 😊 I’m so pleased you enjoyed this tutorial. If you would like to access more exclusive and in-depth tutorials why not think about joining my Patreon membership. www.patreon.com/karenriceart

Absolutely love all of the cards and the process ❤

This was a great video,can’t wait to make cards, thanks.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun 😊

I buy frames with mounts of all sizes from charity shops THEN do a painting to suit. I have seven frames to fill at the moment!

@KarenRiceArt

9 ай бұрын

Great idea! Thanks so much for sharing. I hope you enjoyed filling. Those seven frames!

Marvelous!

I’ve tried this once before, it’s very satisfying to be able to rescue parts of a painting and take pleasure in seeing something you were frustrated with turn into something you love. You can also use the left overs by cutting them down into bookmarks by writing a poem on top with a micron pen, even if you don’t have perfect handwriting it still looks magical. (Same for journaling pages, you could turn your discarded pieces left over into a base layer for a mixed media collage, Andrea Ockey Parr (sp?) does some amazing collage using acrylic paint backgrounds, cut out text from books, recipes, fabric with frayed edges etc.). Thank you, every time I see your video it makes me want to take out my brushes!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! 😀

Hello! This is great fun. Placing a square the same size as the opening, you can remove the card and then easily cut around the square and you'll have your piece ready to tape behind your frame. I also make cards so I have many dies to cut out frames or windows in the card fronts ❤️❤️❤️🤗

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Great tip. Thank you for sharing 😊

Thanks!

@KarenRiceArt

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is fabulous and inspirational. I better dig out some of my paintings from the trash. Thank you.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun 🤩

Very fascinating. I could see Myself doing this with all my failed paintings and new abstract. Thank you

What a great idea!

Thank you for so generously sharing your time and talent!! It was just amazing to see new paintings come to life as you cropped and moved around the original!!! You truly came out with some extraordinary ones that were delightful. I especially love the very dark against the light shining through…but….have to say the flowers and bluebells/sun were gorgeous also, Karen. Such talent you have….. Again, thank you for teaching and helping those of us without access to classes or personal instruction!! You are not only generous and giving spirit but a very gentle soul… Nancy Rolfe Texas

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Nancy! Your comment made my day!! I love using this process ☺️

Thanks for this tutorial. It’s very useful to look at your not too satisfied work.

Love this idea. I have so many DNFs that I now know what to do with. Thanks!!!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

THANK YOU so much for this tutorial. I never thought of doing that. Brilliant.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I love this. I must drag out my old paintings and give it a try. Thank-you.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun 😊

This was super inspiring, thank you. Love your mini paintings.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I love this . Great ideas.

This is a great tutorial Karen. I shall observe my "not so wonderful"paintings. We always want to find nice cards for friends and this is a wonderful way to add a personal touch.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun with this exercise 😊

Brillant. You are Inspirational

What a fantastic idea!! Think I will look over my old paintings and make some cards!! Thanks Karen!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Cindy

Thank you for the ideas!

I love to make handmade cards! Great video!❤

I absolutely love the idea that you used for your paintings and turning them into cards they looked absolutely wonderful thanks for sharing it was a great inspiration

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Delia

Thank you lovely tutorial. I also turn some of my left over treasures into bookmarks as well. I laminate 5 into one sheet and add a string and shell.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas, thank you for sharing 😊

Brilliant. Thank you

I love your work and ideas. You are very inspiring.

I also find this process very exciting and it’s very surprising what you find in a failed painting! 😂

Outstanding tutorial. I learned so much. Thank you.

Thanks for this great information. They're all beautiful.

Well, all I have is a boxful of discarded watercolour paintings. Perhaps now I’ll find something to like in them! Thanks for the insight - I’m going to have a busy afternoon. ☺️

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!!

I loved these suggestions. So clever!

Such a helpful tutorial Karen, thank you.

Thanks for this! I’ve been making cards for years and started cutting up some of my many failures last year,it’s so exciting seeing the little masterpieces emerge from the mess! I also reuse the plainer wash areas as complimentary mounts to go behind the mini- masterpiece ,so only a little original painting is going to waste-this helps with my reluctance to practice on expensive paper knowing that it’s not wasted!😅

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing,!very helpful 😊

Your tutorials makes me Happy 😊 so much inspiration ✨ You are very talented artist and teacher 🙌🙏

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great idea and I have done a little of that! ❤

Exactly the info and ideas I need - thank you!🙂

Fabulous! I love each and every painting and each card you made !!!

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

It was so exciting to watch this! I'm definitely going to take another look at my rejected pile! Thank you so much! 💗🙏💗🙏

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, so pleased you enjoyed this 🎨

Really enjoyed your video. You're enthusiasm shone through. The little masterpieces were wonderful and showed how to train your eyes to see beyond the larger paining. Each became its own little world. Thank you for inspiring us all to look again and find those hidden gems.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much David 😊

Such a great video. I'm going to go through all my paintings to see how I can turn them into little cards. Fantastic ideas!👍

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Thanks for this!😘 You've really inspired me.

I love this idea. Thank you so much for sharing.

@KarenRiceArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

What a great idea! Love it!