Mini Madness!!!

Hi creatives

I've popped in today to share my take on the 'Mini 'Madness' Challenge over at Scrap Matrix.

I love this challenge.....some  of you may have seen my 'minis' I created last year in an Art by Marlene Aquatober challenge.

A way to try out ideas and play before heading to your larger scale journals.

If you'd like to see this I did a Facebook LIVE on the Scrap Matrix Shares page.

I was so excited when Vicki sent me a tiny album to play with, and the fact that she made it was even better - what an awesome way to use up some of those papers we have in our stash.

If you'd like your own  little book, contact Vicki as she may do a class on creating these.

(She tells me they are easy)!!

Anyway I've rambled enough, let's take a look at my mini creations.

(I haven't done step by steps today.....there's just too many), so I'll include pics and let you know products used and I'm hoping this month to jump on and create a page live as an alternative.

All of these above creations used Dylusions Paints and Dina Wakley paints.

I used the following colours:

Dylusions -  'After Midnight', 'Lemon', 'Strawberry Dacquiri', 'Tropical Sangria', 'Lemon Drop', 'Sour Appertini', 'Crushed Grape', 'Vibrant Turquoise'.

Dina - 'lapis', 'aqua', 'lemon', 'tangerine', 'ruby' and 'apricot'.

I also used a stencil by Carabelle Studio called 'Lit de Petites'

and 'Floral Statement 6x6' by TCW.

I also added some word stickers and a Jane Davenport Stamp set.

These ones were also created using the above Dylusions Paints and Dina Wakley paints but this time I used stamps by Art by Marlene.

I used Girl Boss 3.0 and

 Girl Talk 3.0.

I love how these mix and match...... just perfect for this size and so much attention to detail.

Well hopefully soon, I'll find time to pop in and create a  'live mini' over on our Scrap Matrix Shares page.

Until then get inspired by our current challenge.....

Upload your entry to our Shares page.

Just too easy!!

See you soon

Art Journal fun!

Hi all!

I'm back again with another Art Journal Share inspired by the current 'Stay home' Challenge over at Scrap Matrix.

I just love all the housey inspired creations you are coming up with.

For this one I decided NOT to use houses!

Just keeping you on your toes!

I still went with the theme and was inspired by.......yup colour!

Here we go...

You see I'd not long purchased those Kate Crane face it stamps by Carabelle and was busting to used them, so thought about when this is over....when we are no longer in isolation, and the quote
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise"
popped into my head, and then I thought of rainbows, and hills and joy (hmmmm insert song "The Hills are alive" in here). Lol

These are the products I used:
(well most of them)

I began by adding white gesso to my Dina Wakley Art Journal.

Whilst waiting for this to dry, I grabbed my new Kate Crane Stamps - Face It
some of the Smooth Bazzill Cardstock and black ink.

I stamped them out, and then coloured them in using Art by Marlene Watercolours.

Once cut out, I felt they needed bodies so I grabbed my new PaperArtsy Mini stamps and hand drew some shapes, stamping in them to give them some texture and interest.

Instead of drawing arms, I decided to give them wings, as they are now free from isolation.

I used my Paper Artsy stamps ETS09 - by Tracy Scott

I used the heart stamp as wings.

As you know I love using stamps for something different than intended.

How cute are they?

I love their dresses and the way the mini stamps turned out.

I then decided to create a sunrise background for that quote, and a rainbow.

I grabbed PaperArtsy Paints in the rainbow colours -

'Red Lipstick', 'Tango', 'Banana', 'Slimed', 'China', 'Electric Violet'.

I then remembered that the TCW Stencil called 'Sun Valley' had a sunrise element.

I wiped the 'Tango' and 'Banana' paint through the stencil with a dry baby wipe to create the sunrise.

I then painted a rainbow above this.

Whilst the paint was still wet, I rubbed through it using the 'TCW Stencil Sweet Posy' and a wet baby wipe.

I then painted in some hills using 'Polished Jade' by Dylusions and 'Slimed' by PaperArtsy.

I mixed them together for the hill on the right.

I then used TCW 'Brick Poetry' Stencil to add texture.

I then added 'Sky' by Dina Wakley for the sky.

I then adhered my girls onto the page using Gel Medium and added in some details with pen.

I also added in some flower using tiny dots of paint.

I also added in some of my own thoughts and feelings about the current situation. 

It felt right to add it to the rainbow.

It reads:

"And when it was safe for the people to come outside again; 

everything had changed.

They had changed.

Their disconnect had reconnected them.

To each other.

To the Earth.

To themselves.

To the magic of living.

They were able to see with new eyes

The beauty that surrounded them. 

The beauty in each other.

Not only did they see differently.

They moved differently.

They moved with gentleness.

They moved with kindness.

They moved with togetherness."

Finally I went around the edges of the girls using Graphite Sticks.

This brings them forward into the foreground.

There you have it!

Keep those entries coming!

Keep up with the creating.

Stay safe and stay colourful.

Much love 

Tam

xx

A little bit of Art Journal whimsy.....

Hello creative people

A couple of years ago, I would have NEVER attempted a face. How scary right?

But lately I've been trying to step out of my comfort zone.

Try out the faces.

I enlisted the help of the super talented Willowing Arts. Tam (great name by the way) created beautiful art and so I decided to have a go....

This next one was created from a you tube clip by the super talented Megan K Suarez.

Wanna make it really easy for yourself?

Use a face stencil.....like this one by Jane Davenport.

It just gives you that guide and placement.....everything is then in proportion.

This last page I created using a magazine advert..... I simply painted over the top and then added all the details in. I'll definitely attempt this technique again....

Just love how those Tracy Scott flower stamps look and love those stencils 'Botanical Dream' and 'Blooming Garden' by The Crafters Workshop.https://store.thecraftersworkshop.com/

Yep let's face it....there's some improvement. 

(couldn't resist lol)

Keep your face to the sun

Luv Tam

x