Art Journal: Perspective of time - VLVS!

Hey everyone, it's been a while I shared something on the blog. Life has been super busy. Finally had some time to art journal again and made the above spread for a VLVS! blogpost. Head on over to see how I made it and what I used. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely weekend. 

Wish You were Here - VLVS! July challenge Inspiration

Hi everyone! I have a post over at Viva Las VegaStamps! blog as a bit of inspiration for our July challenge. I have made the above ICAD (index card a day is a challenge that runs every summer in June and July) and while I am not participating this year, our challenge inspiration prompt is summer and the ICAD is always a summer activity so I thought it would be fitting to make one :) 

I have also filmed the process, so be sure to check out that video as well to see how I created this piece. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have an awesome day!

Find your dream - VLVDT!

Hey everyone, today I am sharing this make over at Viva Las VegaStamps! blog. It's an inspiration Art tile 4x4 inches and I've used some wonderful Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamp images, stencils, Lindy's magicals and Deco Arts Media paints for this. 

See more pictures and details on how I made it over at my post at VLVS! today. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

MailART Monday: May Showers - VLVS! (+published in MixedUP Mag!)

Hey everyone! A little something special for this weeks Mail Art Monday! I'm over at Viva las VegaStamps! blog with a tutorial on these mail art envies I made.

And it's not just a tutorial, it's a video tutorial where you can see exactly how I created these envies :) So hop on over my VLVS! blogpost to check it out and to read which lush VLVS! rubber stamps I used.

In other good news, I've got a 4 page article in the new "musings" section on my Mail Art published in the June/July issue of MixedUpMag, which I am super excited about! It's a digital magazine and available for you to read on any multimedia format via pocketmags. I've showcased some work, talked about how i got started and also listed some tips on how you van get started in Mail Art as well, so be sure to check that out :) Here's a little sneaky for you what is in issue 7:

If you've read my article/seen the video, let me know what you think :) 

Thanks again for stopping by and your support means a lot to me!

Have a wonderful day!

Art Journal: Nourish Your Soul - VLVS!

It's my turn over at the VLVS! inspiration blog today and head on over to my blog post there as I'm sharing a tutorial on how I made this journal page. It was super fun to do and I am really loving this color combo. 

Also please come join our VLVS! Groupies on Facebook if you're not already there. We're having monthly swaps and we would love it if you would join us :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stamps used from VLVS!:

Whimsical Fairy Lady 2 by Mary Vogel Lozinak

Wire Rings by Cat Kerr

Numbers Set

Doodle dots

Measuring tape Section

Double Coffee Rings

If it doesn't Nourish

Others:

Miracale tape

Crafter's Workshop Fluffy Modeling paste

Claudine Helmut's Studio gesso

Paper Artsy Fresco paint; Hint of mint, Captain peacock, Squid ink, Sugar Plum

Lindy's Magical Hi Maintenance Magenta and Magical Shaker Guten Tag Teal

Staz-On inks: Cherry Pink, Royal Purple, Midnight Blue, Vibrant Violet

Letraset Pro markers (alcohol markers)

White gel pen

Stabilo Marks All pencils in blue and white

Pentel Water Brush

Zig Wink of Stella clear

Distress Crayon Chipped Sapphire

Distress stain in antique bronze

Mixed Media Art journal page - VLVS!

It's my turn to share a project over at VLVS! inspiration blog and I've made the above mixed media art journal page. The Leaf Lady from Mary Vogel Lozinak is such a stunner and is a fave to use from the new releases. The page full with texture goodness and I shared how I made this piece, which stamps and materials I used are listed over at my blog post there. So please hop on over and have a look! 

As always thank you very much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

ATC: Freaky little thing - VLVS!

Today I'm sharing an ATC I have made with wonderful Viva Las VegaStamps! over at the inspiration blog. It's based on this month's challenge inspiration board. 

 

The gorgeous blue green colors of the mood board inspired me! We'd also like to inspire you with words like SPRING! flowers, doodles, buds, whimsical, patterns, checkerboard, stars, wings, Mary Vogel Lozinak, banners, green, teal, white, black... and whatever else you may be inspired from by seeing the mood board.

I've used a fun and easy resist technique for the background with heavy matte medium and ecoline. I find that the bold complimentary colors make the image on the foreground pop. If you have a look at my blog post over at VLVS! you can see more pictures and info on how I made this piece. Hopefully this will inspire you to play along with this month's challenge as well. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Art Journal: Be true, be you - VLVS!

It's my turn over at VLVS! blog today and I'm sharing an art journal page made with lush Viva las VegaStamps! and bright colors! In lieu of what I posted for MailART Monday, it's an affirming message, to encourage yourself to be true to yourself, always. To see the whole page, process description and which stamps/materials I used I invite you to hop over to my blog post over at VLVS!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Courageous Mother Nature

Today I wanted to show you a Mixed Media card I made inspired by this month's Challenge Inspiration Board over at Viva Las VegaStamps!

Beautiful isn't it? I got inspired by the nature elements and the green and purple colors.

Last week I showed you how the Mixed Media base  of the card was made.
I added a lot of paints on to the card to get the bold colors layered well.
Some detail shots below:





Please visit my blogpost over at VLVS! to see the details on how I made this card and which stamps I used. Hopefully this will inspire you to play along with this month's VLVS! challenge as well.

I would like to enter this card to
Craft Stamper March Take it Make it Challenge

Creative Artiste Anything Mixed Media goes challenge 

heARTful Stamping challenge for Spring+stamp

Stamping sensations - Close to Nature

Mixed Media World #23 Anything goes Challenge

And lastly the Rubber dance Theme Challenge Everything Spring

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Art Journal: Creativity Takes Courage

I'm back this week at the Viva Las VegaStamps! inspiration blog with some more Banksy inspiration, this time for our February challenge. I made the art journal page in my pocket journal based on this month's mood board which is this:

Isn't it fantastic?? Words like reds, oranges, greens, blues, pinks, purples... ALL the colors! Spray paint, art, graffiti, artists, surrealism, banksy, stripes, splatters, drips, dots and more inspired me to take some fun stamps and my distress paints and play!

Have a look at my post over at VLVS! on how I made the above journal page and more close up shots! Don't forget to link up to the challenge to have the chance to win some great rubber stamps :)

I'm also entering this page at the Try in on Tuesday's challenge Let's get Messy which I think this journal page fits PERFECTLY :) 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Art Journal: Inhale the future

Last week I shared some really great news with you all and today is my first post over at the VLVS! DT inspiration blog, yay! I created a mindful journal page to ring in the new year with warmth, a hopeful message and a resolution of some sort. 

Feed your Soul. 

Inhale the future, exhale the past. 

Enlighten! 

Do all things with LOVE. 

This page was created during the first couple of days of the new year and the process was really meditative. The steps of the process you can see below and I used stamps from VLVS! plate 1475 which has wonderful stamps to incorporate in mindful, meditative art journal pages. 

I trimmed the page to fit in my new spiral bound journal with black pages. I often do very colorful work so I like the fact that the journal automatically matted the adhered page.

For a detailed descriptive process/tutorial and more pictures, please visit my post at the VLVS!DT inspiration blog. 

The materials used:Stamps from Viva Las Vega Stamps!Feed your soul 

Inhale the future 

Do All Things with LOVE 

Yoga Lotus position Silhouette 

Double Tree pose Silhouette 

Lotus Petal Design Silhouette 

Small lightbulb

Stencils:

Crealies sunburst straight 

Crafter's workshop Balzer Zia Sun mask 

Donna Downey Enlighten

Inks/spray/paint:
Distress inks: squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, spiced marmelade, fired brick

Memento tuxedo black

Stazon: jet black, black cherry, rusty brown, timber brown, mustard yellow

Ranger perfect pearl spray Kiwi, dina wakely mica sprays, dylusions lemon zest

Faber castell Pitt markers
Spectrum Noir Red Sparkle brush pen
Perfect Pearl metallic Rub on paste in gold and red

Mediums/glue:

Crafter's workshop Gold Gesso

Crafter's workshop fluffy modeling paste

Miracle tape

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!