Now Summer is in Flower Art Journal Spread

     Hello and hope you're doing well! I've been busy with this art journal spread, which took longer to make than I wanted, but was well worth it! 

     The colors come from the July Color Challenge at Lindy's Gang. 

     I started by stamping some script onto my pages, and applying a light coat of white gesso. Then I used a stencil (TCW) with Lindy's (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder to get the lattice design, and added water and Lindy's Magicals (Yodeling Yellow and Hi Maintenance Magenta).

     The flower petals were stamped onto white tissue paper with Ranger (Jet Black) Archival Ink, and adhered with Prima 3D Matte Gel. Then I painted them with Lindy's Magicals (Polka Purple, Yodeling Yellow, and Hi Maintenance Magenta). 

     Masking tape was used to make the sun rays with a couple of coats of Lindy's Magical (Yodeling Yellow). 

     Then I embossed the rays with zigzags from the Bo Bunny (Stitches) Stamp using Lindy's (Midnight Violet) Embossing Powder.

     The same EP was also used under the journaling strips through pieces of dry wall tape. 

     Thanks so much for stopping by, and take care!

****************************

Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ July Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Magicals ~ Hi Maintenance Magenta, Yodeling Yellow, and Polka Purple

Embossing Powders ~ Clearly Clear and Midnight Violet

Art Journal Journey ~ When it's Hot

A Vintage Journey ~ Watercolour Wonders

Creative Artiste ~ #62 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ July #411 Anything Goes

Believe in the Impossible Postcard

     I'm still fairly new at postcard art, but really love working with the 6" X 4" size! It's perfect for trying new techniques or products, like the Metallic Distress Crayons I tried out here.

  
     The first step was stamping the checkers and script with some Clear Finnabair Stamps using (Jet Black) Archival Ink. Then I fussy cut all of the images from a sheet of Bo Bunny (Land of Wonder).

     All of the images, a strip of washi tape, and torn pieces of white cardstock were adhered and coated with Ranger Multi Medium Gloss. Then I colored the background with Distress Crayons (Barn Door, Festive Berries, Antique Linen, Seedless Preserves, and Peacock Feathers). Imagining a broken cup, I colored the torn pieces with Black Soot, and rubbed the edges with (Brushed Pewter and Tarnished Brass) Metallic Distress Crayons. Wanting to bring those pieces out more, I outlined them with (Brushed Pewter and Antiqued Bronze) Distress Spray Stains and splattered some onto the background. 

     The pearls are from a couple of sets of Bo Bunny Jewels, but can't remember where I got the metal gears.

          All I did to the gears were light touches of (Brushed Pewter) Metallic Distress Crayon, which was SO fast and easy, and looks awesome!

     Thanks for looking!

****************************

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Postcard Art ~ Torn and/or Broken

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog ~ Cattywampus

 Country View Challenges ~ Do What Makes You Happy

Hello Kitty Layout

     Hello and happy Monday! I'm finishing out the month with this fun layout featuring some shaker doors that I made. 

     I wasn't sure if it would be done in time for the June Challenge at More Than Words, but looks like I barely made it. As you can see I was completely inspired by the moodboard! Lol!

     I started with the bricks, done with a stencil and white gesso mixed with Lindy's Magicals (Rowdy Rizzo's Red and Cuckoo Clock Cardinal) applied to a sheet of black cardstock. Once dry, I painted the same Magicals onto the bricks, along with Lindy's (Autumn Maple Crimson) Spray. Then I lightly embossed it with Ranger Brick (Antiquities) and Distress (Aged Mahogany) Embossing Powders, and gave it touches of white gesso.

     I used to LOVE Hello Kitty when I was a little girl, so these photos taken on vacation last December in San Luis Obispo, California, were perfect to showcase the word HELLO! The chipboard letters started out black, so I covered them with white gesso, and embossed them with Ranger Mixed Media Powder (Scarlet). KITTY was also covered with white gesso, and then painted with Dylusions (London Blue) Paint. I painted the dot in the exclamation point with a mix of Dylusions (Pure Sunshine and Lemon Zest) to match her button, and made them all shine with Lindy's (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder.

     It felt good to use up this last piece of Bazzill Chipboard that I've had forever, and already had a coat of white gesso on it! So I embossed it with Emerald Creek (Silver Sparkle) Embossing Powder.

     The doors were cut from a recycled cracker box, and given a coat of white gesso. Then I painted them with Dylusions Paints (Crushed Grape, Lemon Zest, Pure Sunshine, and Polished Jade). For the woodgrain, I used the Finnabair (Trust the Magic) Stamp with Ranger (Jet Black) Archival Ink. The knobs are made with a strip of the cracker box and a brad, covered with black gesso, and lightly embossed with Emerald Creek (Mirror Platinum) Embossing Powder. Aren't they so cute?

     The bottom layer of the shaker doors were made from black cardstock, shown through the fussy cut checkered stamp that was done on white cardstock. After cutting the windows from a leftover salad lid, and adhering them, I filled them with glitter, and stamped a border around the whole page. 

     Thanks so much for stopping by!

***********************

Challenges Entered:

More Than Words ~ June Challenge

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Make My Monday ~ #125 Use Stencils

Beach Bird Houses Tag

     Hello again! I'm back with a tag to celebrate Summer, and wishing I was one of these birds! Lol!

     The colors and images were inspired by the Lindy's Gang fun and fabulous June Color Challenge! 

     All of the stamping was done with the Hero Arts Basic Grey (Enjoy the Journey) Stamp Set. The leaves were stamped with permanent green inks and embossed with Lindy's Gang (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder. 

     To create a lagoon, I added some ripples to the rest of the tag with white gesso, and painted the top with LG (Ocean Breeze Blue) Spray. Since I didn't have the right shade of green in my sprays, I combined (Yodeling Yellow and Lederhosen Laurel) Magical Shakers with water, and blended that with more yellow towards the bottom. Voila! I DID have the perfect green! After a few more coats of color, I went over the whole tag with Ranger Multi Medium Gloss. 

     The houses were made from some old Kaisercraft and Bo Bunny scraps, and adhered and coated with Prima 3d Matte Gel. They started out much lighter, so I deepened the colors with the same sprays and magicals, and gave them texture with Prima Patina Effect Pastes (Mint Green and Blue) and (Dusty) Rust Effect Paste. For some more dimension, I raised up the house on the right with a piece of cardboard. 

     The birds are from the Bo Bunny (Serendipity) Collection. Two were fussy cut, and the one flying is a diecut. I adhered colored feathers to them (yellow, pink, and blue) with Prima 3D Matte Gel, and deepened the colors again using Lindy's Sprays (Poincianna Red Flame and Ocean Breeze Blue), with that perfect mix of Magical Shakers (Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow).

     The flowers were embossed with LG (Tannenbaum Green Gold) onto white cardstock and painted with LG (Poincianna Red Flame) Spray. That Magical green combo was used for the leaves, with (Yodeling Yellow) in the centers. I also used the magical mix for the feather, which started out yellow, and was first given a spray of LG (Sea Mint Green). 

     
     A scrap of cardboard was used along the bottom. To mimic sand, I added Prima (Dusty) Rust Effect Paste and Mini Art Stones, and of course some shells.

     I finished the edges of the tag with some white gesso, and backed it with white cheesecloth. Then I dyed some strands of the cheesecloth with LG Sprays (Ocean Breeze Blue and Poincianna Red Flame), and again that mix of Magical Shakers (Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow) to top it off. 

     Thanks for your visit, and take care! 

Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ June Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Sprays: Ocean Breeze Blue, Sea Mint Green, and Poincianna Red Flame

Magical Shakers: Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow

Embossing Powders: Clearly Clear and Tannenbaum Green Gold

Tag Tuesday ~ Feathers

Moving Along With The Times ~ June 119 Things With Wings

Try It On Tuesday ~ Create A Scene

A Vintage Journey ~ Rustic Charm

Tuesday Throwdown ~ #460 Anything Goes

Bleeding Art ~ June Challenge

Embossed Butterfly Card

     This embossed butterfly card would work in ANY color combination, and has a great textured background made from tissue paper and specialty threads!

     To start with, I adhered white tissue paper to a piece of white cardstock using Ranger Multi Medium Gloss. I went over it with the gloss, added 3 strands of green, blue, and silver specialty threads, and crossed them to make an X, while curving the pieces as I glued them. You can add as many threads as you want, with no sewing required! 

     After drying and trimming around the edges, I simply sprinkled it with Lindy's Gang Magical Shaker (Bavarian Blue), sprayed it with water, and let it do it's magic! Then I embossed the Kaisercraft Buttefly Stamp from the Pen & Ink Collection with Emerald Creek (Midnight Sky) Embossing Powder, also used around the card base, and on the bottom half of the sentiment. The top part of the sentiment was embossed with EC (Topiary Green) Embossing Powder. Finally, I painted the butterfly with Lindy's Gang Sprays (Afternoon Delight Denim and Cathedral Pines Green) and curled up the wings.

          Thanks for your visit and hope you're doing well!

************************

Challenges Entered:

Fusion Card Challenge ~ Fusion Butterfly

The Creative Crafters ~ #29

Moving Along with the Times ~  #119 Things With Wings

The Crafter's Cafe ~ #245 Things With Wings

Let there be LIGHT Art Journal Page

     During these difficult times I wanted to spread light and love through this art journal page, to all of the cities of the world! 

     I was completely inspired by the June Challenge at Creative Embellishments, and used the Tiny Fairies, Moon Fairies, and Vintage Lantern chipboard pieces, along with the Independence Day and Medallion Stencils! This is my second project using their chipboard, and it's nice and sturdy, as well as the stencils, which really took a beating here, with all of the paint and Unicorn Effect Paste that I used. 

     I started with an old sheet of sky paper, adhered and covered with Prima 3D Matte Gel. Then I centered the Medallion Stencil, and masked off four parts with masking tape, before applying Art Alchemy Sparks Paints (Magical Pond, Mermaid Sparkle, Butterfly Spells, Ginger Magic, and Dragon's Eye) and Metallique Paints (Pure Sunshine, Fresh Orange, Romance Pink, and White Pearl). I waited for each quadrant to dry before going to the next, leaving my stencil in place, until adding the Unicorn Effect Paste. I was so impressed with how easy it was to clean afterwards! I've paid more than double for some stencils that are so flimsy, they wouldn't have survived this page. Lol!

     For the twist, I made the buildings and fairy outfits from lace dyed with various Distress Spray Stains. The buildings were adhered onto black cardstock with Prima 3D Matte Gel, and some of the windows painted with Art Alchemy Paints. Then I hand-stitched around them with various colors of embroidery threads. Before gluing them down, I used a scrap of the same square mesh as a stamp, dipped into black gesso, onto the background. 

     All of the fairies were given a coat of black gesso, and embossed with Ranger Rainbow Sparkle Embossing Powder. Then I adhered some dyed lace pieces with Ranger Multi Medium Gloss, topped with Finnabair Unicorn Effect Paste, along with the wings. 

     The other fairy wings were painted with Art Alchemy Paints (Butterfly Spells and Romance Pink) before adding the Unicorn Effect Paste. 

     I also used Unicorn Effect Paste through the Independence Day Stencil. Once dry, I went over it with some Distress Inks, also used to mask the title. 

     The lantern was given a coat of black gesso, and embossed with Emerald Creek (Turkish Bronze) Boho Blends and Ranger (Verdigris) Embossing Powders. Then I backed it with a clear piece painted with the same Art Alchemy Paints. 

     Thanks for looking, and stay safe!

***********************

Challenges Entered:

Creative Embellishments ~ June Challenge

Art Journal Journey ~ A Stitch in Time

Bleeding Art ~ May Challenge

Creative Artiste ~ #61 Anything Mixed Media Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes + Optional Purple

The Crafter's Cafe ~ #244 Anything Goes

Moving Along With the Times ~ #119 June Things with Wings