Merry Christmas

Some quick, very last minute Christmas cards lifted from Shari Carroll for Simon Says Stamp!  The sentiment is embossed with white powder and the pine bough strip is covered with distress glitter.

Santa Says You Were Naughty - Unity Planner Journal

I'm on a roll!  A 2nd page for December in my Unity Planner Journal and I love how this one turned  out!!

More washi tape and a checkered border :). I'm loving the challenge of decorating the pages.

Art Journey - Mixed Media Page

Hello!!  Yes, it's been a long time!!  So although the date for this post is December 2017, I'm actually editing and posting it in March 2020 (during the COVID 19 isolation).  It seems as good a time as any to try and get some updated posts on my blog :).

This was a project I did, using a tutorial from Tiffany Solorio.  She has pretty much inspired me to try all the things with Finnabair and like products. The tutorial for this page is here in case you want to give it a try!

This was a lot of fun, and I was able to substitute products I had in my stash.  I think my favourite part of this was using different gels, pastes and mediums to create the texture in the background.

Adding texture paste through a stencil on a gessoed background.

Adding some transparent 3D gel and some crackle texture paste various areas.

I didn't have any Lindy's Gang sprays yet so I used some prima mica powders and a Heidi Swapp spray I had on hand.

The finished page - you can't tell but it is really shimmery!!  I love the stamped sentiment :)

Thanks for looking!

Merry and Bright - Unity Planner Journal

A December page for my Unity Planner Journal - coloured with copics and a simple border.  You can't see it, but there is some Wink of Stella on the poinsettias.

Don't Look Back - Unity Planner Journal

Another page for my Unity Planner Journal - the 3rd actually :)

Some copic colouring - heavy shadows, a little washi tape and some distress ink around the edges to age the page.

Moving On Is Not About Looking Back - Unity Planner Journal

The 2nd page for my Unity Planner Journal - an Angie Girl in fall colours.  More washi tape and a stamped border coloured with copics.

Crop & Create 2017

At my favourite place of the year - Crop & Create 2017 with Catherine from Scrapbook and Cards Today and my scrappy friends :) and of course taking a Vicki Boutin class!!

Oh and I may have come home with a little bit of Vicki Boutin stash - drinking the Kool-aid :)

She Believed - Unity Planner Journal

I love Unity Stamps and have a lot of them - so I decided to make an Art Journal using a beautiful Navy Websters Pages A5 planner and Simple Stories Carp Diem inserts.

This was my first entry, using the Unity Stamp set 'She Never Says Never' coloured with copics.  Since the paper is not really meant for inks and paints I have to be creative how I decorate the pages so for this I simply used some washi tape and a fine line pen to create a border.

Let What You Love Be What You Do - Art Journal Page

This!!  I came across this page by Nike Rouss (Nika in Wonderland) quite a while ago before I was brave enough to attempt any mixed media on my own and since I had created my first page with Dylusions paints just a few days ago, I decided to recreate this page in my large journal.  The website doesn't appear to be up anymore, maybe I'll be able to find her videos on Youtube.

The process was so much fun!!  Started by adding Dylusions paint with a credit card.

Next was to add some Dylusions Ink Spray over the masking portion of a Dina Wakley butterfly stencil.  I love how the green and yellow peek through!

The bold black painted circles were added with my fingers.

Continuing with my fingers I added white paint to fill the circles.  

Some turquoise paint added to the circles and through a stencil.

Some white paint splatter!

And the finishing touches - sentiments from Donna Downey stamps and a white paint pen to add another layer to the circles.

I love that I have this in my Journal - so bright and vibrant!!

'let what you love be what you do'

I Paint Flowers So They Will Not Die - Art Journal Page

Hi friends :) - 'I paint flowers so they will not die' - what a great phrase!!

So let me tell you a bit about this page - this was a mixed media kit I purchased from Clarisa at Inky Fairy Designs.  The stamp set includes the sentiment and the swirly flowers designed by her for JustRite Cling stamps.  The kit came with the paints and stamp and instructions to create the page along with the option to purchase the large Dylusions Art Journal which I did :) and this is my first page in that journal.

So to start I added lots of colour with Dina Wakley media paint.  I know - it looks kind of scary right now!

After the paint, I added some random stamping with black archival ink and white media paint.  Those stamps were also designed by Clarisa and part of the kit.

Next was to add the focal point - white background for the sentiment.  I was so nervous to stamp that sentiment but since it was a new journal it was a perfect flat surface.

Lastly - added the painted flowers and used a black marker to add a checkered border for the final touch.

I have recreated a few of Clarisa's pages and she has a ton of process videos on Youtube if you'd like to see more of her work.

How Did I Love Myself Today

I can't believe I forgot to post this - from February!! 

I had a lot of fun making this tag and I LOVE it!!  I had an idea of what I wanted it to look like and this came pretty close!  I used a couple Unity Stamp Company stamp sets and I love this sentiment 'How Did I Love Myself Today?'

Here's a close up of the Faber Castel Texture Luxe in silver applied through a Tim Holtz stencil.

 

Happy Valentine's Day from Sampson and I :)