Art Journal Page 247

Hi everyone!

My second to last page in my re-purposed recipe book! I can't wait to start the covers!

This one was just because I bought an unbranded dream catcher stamp and the Timmy grit paste which I wanted to create a page using both these products - didn't quite work out!

Love Love Love the colours in the background - and that's about it LOL.

You can watch the full process video over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products Used:

Liquitex gesso

Unknown manufacturer of dream catcher stamp set

VersaMark clear embossing ink

Stamp-It clear embossing powder

Tim Holtz 'sparkle' layering stencil

Liquitex matte medium

irResistible 'summer sky' texture spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'buccaneer bay blue' moon shadow mist

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'azure sea asters' starburst spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bachelor button blue' starburst spray

Heidi Swapp 'peacock' color shine

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'screamin' banshee black' starburst spray

S-E-I 'silver' glitter tumble dye spray

Tim Holtz 'snowfall' grit paste

Ranger | Inkssentials clear embossing ink pen

Stamp-It 'holographic' embossing powder

MICRON brush pen

Fude ball 1.5 pen

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Sizzix alpha die set

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and safe 2023!

Smiles

Jen

Altered File Folder

Hi everyone!

Today I've got a different project. Still mixed media but I'm altering a file folder and making it into a pouch, or holder for scraps of paper and such. Although I'm going to give it to my granddaughter, Amelia who just loves paper and painting and crafting.

This project was entirely inspired - once again - by Sara (My Serenity Crafts). Here is the link to the video recording I watched while making this file folder pouch:

Altered File Folder Pouch by MySerenityCrafts

Instead of sewing the sides together using my sewing machine I decided to sew it using embroidery thread with the Blanket Stitch.

You can watch the full process video on my YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Tim Holtz 'melange' tissue wrap
Tim Holtz 'postale' tissue wrap
Liquitex Professional matte medium
Deco Art 'turquoise sparkle' Ultra Fine Glitter paint
Deco Art 'celebration pink' Ultra Fine Glitter paint
Semco 'bright yellow' acrylic paint
Unknown gifted stencil
Dylusions 'leaf flourish' stencil
Semco 'tutti fruitti' acrylic paint
Semco 'island blue' acrylic paint
Tim Holtz |Stampers Anonymous 'bitty grunge' stamp set
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
StazOn 'teal blue' solvent ink
Ranger 'magenta hue' archival ink
Ranger 'saffron' archival ink
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Elmer's Craft Bond quick dry glue
Washi Tape
Plastic Card
Black Stabilo All pencil
Aqua brush
NeoColor II water soluble wax pastels in 'cobalt blue'
NeoColor II water soluble wax pastels in 'purple'
Black uni POSCA pen
Hero Arts 'sketch circle' stamp
White Sharpie paint pen
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 215

Hi everyone!

I wanted to play with my distress inks today because ever since I've bought the distress oxide inks I have ignored them completely! I wanted to see how a large background would look using just distress inks. So I really had fun creating the background and it looked so soft that angels and mermaids came to mind. I knew I had a mermaid stencil - just one, and I knew I had either stamps or stencils with wings, hence the mer-angel!

Then I had to go and use embossing powder, didn't I! I curse the mess every time I use it but never remember until it's too late and I have a huge mess of embossing powder everywhere! Just as well the end result is worth it LOL.

You can watch the full process video on YouTube by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Tim Holtz 'scattered straw' distress ink
Tim Holtz 'victorian velvet' distress ink
Tim Holtz 'milled lavender' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'rusty hinge' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'squeezed lemonade' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'worn lipstick' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'aged mahogany' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'tattered rose' distress ink

The Crafters Workshop 'fairywings' stencil
Chromacryl texxture paste
Ranger 'queen's gold' embossing powder
Ranger Emboss-it clear embossing pen
StencilGirl® 'mermadia' stencil
Semco 'burgandy' acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere paint
Ranger Stickles
White POSCA paint pen
Gold gelly roll pen
White gelly roll pen
Heidi Swapp 'confetti' stencil
Dylusions 4 1/4" x 12" journal block
Duramax painters tape

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 214

Hi everyone!

Today I decided I wanted to see how sprays would work on a non-gessoed surface and how it compared to a gessoed surface, so I used the Dylusions black Creative 8"x8" journal and gessoed the left hand page, no gesso on the right hand page. I used Heidi Swapp sprays for this experiment and I must say I like both results!

I love the muted colours and the patterns the sprays made on the non-gessoed page (right side). I must admit I was very surprised that the colours didn't come up through the texture paste as much as I thought they would.

The left hand page, which had the black gesso applied first, was more vibrant than the non-gessoed page. The patterns were pretty and the sprays didn't really come through the texture paste but I think they were more apparent on the gessoed page. I'm assuming this is because the sprays would have soaked through on the non-gessoed page and therefore weren't sitting on top waiting to absorb into something.

So the upshot is - there's pros and cons for using sprays with or without sprays LOL. Have fun!

You can watch the full process video on YouTube by CLICKING HERE.


Products used:

Heidi Swapp 'sweet mint' Color Shine
Heidi Swapp 'patina' Color Shine
Heidi Swapp 'citron' Color Shine
Heidi Swapp 'butter' Color Shine
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine
Chromacryl texture paste
Tim Holtz 'flourish' layering stencil
KaiserCraft 'stencil words' stencil
Liquitex Professional gesso
Derivan Matisse 'folk black' coloured gesso

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen