his week we are featuring another innovative technique from Lifelines by Carol Wingert and Tena Sprenger. Even if you are not a scrapbooker, this is a great technique to use if you enjoy adding the look of hand lettering to your artwork.

For this project, Tena made great use of an embossing pen, and the finished resist look is just so cool. This technique would work on a variety of papers and embossing pens come in different sizes to suit your style. Even if you've never used embossig powder before, the directions here couldn't be easier, so give it a try!

For each project in Lifelines, Carol and Tena begin by sharing the inspiration behind the art to get your creative wheels turning, followed by step-by-step instruction for one key artistic technique you can adapt to create meaningful masterpieces of your own:

• create spray paint resists with objects
• stamp and emboss on metal
• acheive a faux stained-glass effect
• use rub-ons to transform three-dimensional objects
• alter photos for a pop-art effect
• and more!

Download this free resist project here.

Purchase your own copy of Lifelines by clicking here.

Lifelines by Carol Wingert and Tena Sprenger, $22.99

If you like the look of this project, here are some other titles you might like:

Artful Memories by Carol Wingert and Tena Sprenger, $22.99

Journal Revolution by Linda Woods and Karen Dinino, $22.99

Layers by Shari Carroll, $22.99

This week, I bring you more magic from Sally Jean Alexander and her beautiful book, Pretty Little Things. Did you know you can solder a paper jewelry box? See? Magic. This is a great project for housing any number of your precious mementos. It also makes a great gift. Sally's book is full of ideas for making the most use of your soldering iron and even if you're not in the mood for flux and solder, the eye candy here and the witty tone set by Sally are enough to make you love this book.

To try making your own box shrine, download the project by clicking here.

To purchase this book and make your own pretty little things, click here.

Well, I'm a little biased about this week's free project. Naturally, I'm going to tell you it's amazing and incredibly cool, but that might be because it's from my own book, Plexi Class! I have a passion for working with Plexiglas and I can tell you that even if you've never worked with this material before, there are plenty of projects in this book suitable for a beginner and for great weekend projects. The project featured here is especially easy because working with shrink plastic is a primary element to making the piece. So dowload it today and see how fun working with plastic can be! And feel free to check out my blog for more plexi inspiration.

To purchase your own copy of Plexi Class, click here.

This week's free project comes from the book Lifelines by Carol Wingert and Tena Sprenger. This book is all about celebrating the valued relationships in your life by expressing them through mixed-media projects. In addition to all of the inspiration that's in this book, for creating memory art, there are also a ton of really cool techniques like the one featured in this project. Who can resist a cool resist? Discover how easy it is to create your own unique background papers (for collage, scrapbooking or journaling) using personal elements and spray paint.

To try this technique yourself, download the project by clicking here.

To purchase Lifelines and see more of these authors' rich projects, click here (or click here if you're in the U.K.).

If you're already familiar with the magic of Sally Jean Alexander, then you'll understand why I'm enchanted with this week's free project. It comes from Sally's beautiful book, Pretty Little Things. While almost all of the projects in the book come together with the act of soldering, this project is an exception--no solder needed. Try your hand at making your own pretty little things, and don't forget to sprinkle a bit of glitter on top.

To download this project and try getting edgy yourself, click here.

To purchase your own copy of Pretty Little Things, click here (or click here if you're in the U.K.).