June Challenge - Embrace the Journey

 Hi Soul Sisters. I have my take on the June challenge here for you. I am not keen on my handwriting at all... So this one was a real step outside my comfort zone.

I had been challenged by a friend to figure out how Alcohol inks work... Well I can tell you they are a slow process.. I really enjoyed the play and I hope you do too. I guess I learned to 'Embrace the Journey' and that is how it became the title of my journal page.  

I stamped and embossed on an second sheet of Yupo to create the Geometric shapes and matted them in black card. 

I hope you like it.. I have a list of products below.

Thanks for looking!

Products used: 

Alcohol inks:

Pool - Citrus - Butterscotch - Stream - Terracotta - Patina - Cranberry - Sunshine

Yupo Paper

Stampendous Cling Stamp - Ornate Scroll

Carabelle Studio Stamp - Les Geometrics #1

Ladies - Mixed Media project with Process Video

Hello... I am BACK....

this time its my free post for the month.. 

So I get to create anything I like with no rules..

(well almost no rules)...

Today I am sharing a piece that I created using some products that I have NEVER used before..

Grab a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or whatever tickles your fancy and sit back and watch my latest process video...

"Ladies"

So what did you think.....

Here are the close ups for you ...

 and the Final Piece.....

There you have it.. another project where texture comes in many forms..

Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE texture...

Gelli Print on Matte Board (see previous video “Music” to watch that background being created) Using a 12" x 14 " Gelli Plate.

Tattered Angels – mixed media Origins Collection –Masquerade Ball

ArtC ephemera – Book Pages

Loew Cornell – Grey transfer paper (carbon paper)

Carabelle Studio- ArtStamp – Background: impression auxpochoirs

-          Collage Pub

-          Textures avec des chiffres

** most of the stamps i have used are out of stock.. so I will link some of my other favourites that will work just as well.

- Typograhic collage

- any of the Carabelle Studio ArtPrinting stamps.  

Liquitex - flexible modelling paste.

Golden – Soft Gel Matte medium

Tim Holtz – distress powder – Peeled Paint

-          Frayed burlap

Lindy’s Magicals- Yodelling yellow

-          Oom Pah Pah Pink

-          Oktoberfest Orange

Stabilo – All – Black

Stazon Ink Pad – Jet Black

Paper doily, masking tape, dress pattern paper, Stamped baking paper

Thank you for visiting...
Live with Respect and empathy.

Leanne.. xo

Noted by Allara Bamforth

Hey Soul Sisters,

I'm back on the blog today with a last minute inspiration layout for February's mood board. If you haven't entered in the challenge yet - you have 2 days left. There are some fabulous vouchers to be won!

For this mood bood, I was really inspried by the colours, the butterfly and the solitude of music. The 7 Dots Northern Lights Collections I have used is amazing. I love it so much.

Products I have metioned in this post are:-

7 Dots Studio Northern Light CollectionKit
7 Dots Studio - Dreamscapes Geometic Stencil
49&Market Burlap Trim
Colour Blast Paste - Stormy Weather
Dylusions Paint - Chopped Pesto and Black Marble
Distress Oxide Ink - Frayed Burlap, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo
Dylusions Spray - Vanilla Custard
Archival Ink -  Jet Black
49&Market - Pascale's Writing Stamp
Carabelle - Background Stamp Papillions
7 Dots Dreamscapes Clear Stamps
Dusty Attic Archival Board.

Hope this has given you some inspiration.

Till next post,

Allara xx

Tell Your Story - Allara Bamforth

Hey Soul Sisters,

It's Allara back on the blog today and I'm revisiting one of my favourite stencils using it as a scrapbook background with my beloved Dylusions Paints that I love to use on pretty much everything.

The three paint colours I have used on the background are Dylusions- Funky Fuschia, Laidback Lilac and Pure Sunshine. An I have thus randomly spread these around start with the lilac over my background with metal spatula and not really waiting for them to dry in between.

Next I stamped over the dylusion paint background with a Carabelle Stamp 'Impression Aux Pochoirs' just to break up the colour a little. Then I was very brave and layed my Stencil Girl stencil over the top and used black gesso to sponge over the top. I also cut the page to 11and half and stuck on a black cardstock back ground to create a border.

Next I used 49&Market Gabi's Texture Stamp and Carabelle Flower circles background with Black Archival ink to add some stamped details. I also detailed the writing with a white Posca Pen and added a few small details of my own. I picked out a photo of my lovely daughter when she was young and started placing around various Vicki Boutin Diecuts and some chipboard/ wood veneers. If you are like me I have a massive collection of these and found it fun to use a few of them for this project.

I painted the chipboard and wood veneer in the Dylusions paints I used for the background. I used my finger to apply it as I wanted it to blend with half of each colour. The wand was painted in a DecoArt Venetian gold paint and then I added some Dylusions White Linen to high light as well as a little funky fuschia.

Before adhering the my photo and embellishments I splattered some of the white linen and pure sunshine over the background as well as stamping in Archival Monarch Orange some more texture stamps around the grid patterns.
As I laid it all down I felt it needed a little more softening, so I took some cheesecloth in my stash and soaked it in the Dylusions Spray - Pure Sunshine to match and bring the the page together.

I'm really happy with how it turned out! I love these colours together.

I hope you've enjoyed my process and I've provided you with some inspiration. This would be a great technique to also try in your journal as well.

All products used have been linked back to the Art and Soul Studio shop. Please have a look - Annette has a fabulous array of products to choose from. I'm awaiting some new products in my next order and can't wait to show you them in my next post.

Till next post,

Allara xx

Love this Kid.... by Cindy Porter

Hi everyone, it's Cindy back with you today to share my latest layout with you "Love this Kid"

This layout is my take on the January/February Soul Sisters Scrapbooking and Cardmaking Challenge....  now this is a challenge worth having a go at... your chance to win a $50 voucher from Art and Soul Studio, seriously who wouldn't want to be in that!!

So here is the Mood Board for the challenge....

So it has my fav colour to work with orange... but I don't usually use it in such a warm combination as this.... and then there's the "sparkle and shine" oh great... glitter, I guess I'll be wearing that for the next week at least...  The Chipboard and Tags, makes me smile... love love love chipboard, so that's easy for me and tags are so versatile, so no stress there... ok... so lets get to it.... here is my process video and if you scroll down after the video I have include a bonus video for you too!!!  Enjoy!

Some close ups for you to check out....

so here's the bonus video I mentioned... a process video on how I did my Gel Printing for my layout... hope you find it helpful... 

Materials List:

Dylusions Paint: Cherry Pie, Peony Blush

Dina Wakely Media: Tangerine, Lemon

Art Anthology Paint: Tango

Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick

6x6 Gel Press
Gel Press Hexagonal, Rectangle Oval 3 pk

Carabelle Studio Art Printing plates: Rounds, With Butterflies

Darkroom Door Texture Stamp: French Script

49 & Market Flowers: coral, orange/red

Art Basics 3D gloss Gel

Prills: Coral See
Distress Glitter Dust: Vintage Platinum
Carabelle Studio Mask: 2 Flowers
Carabelle Studio Stencil: Decoupage

(note this stencil is Decoupage on the label, on the website it is Cutting)

Joggles Stencil: Global #4

Stencil Girl Stencil: LeFleure S339

(note on my stencil it has the above name, on the website it is ornamental compass screen)

Speedball 4" Brayer

Other Misc. Items
White Cardstock

Surgical gauze

Tiny Attacher

Seam Binding

thanks so much for joining me here today
till next time
happy creating

xC

Sparkle and Shine - Scrapbook/ Card Challenge - Allara Bamforth

Good Morning!

There is a fabulous mood board this month for the Scrapbooking/ Card Challenge called Sparkle and Shine add Tags and Chipboard.

I started off thinking I would possibly make a set of cards but after starting them and not really feeling where I was going with them - the cards turned into a page. Here is my process.

Firstly I pulled out some of my favourite colors Dylusions Paint Postbox Red, Tangerine Dream and Vanilla Custard, Dylusions Sprays Postbox Red, Squeezed Orange and Pure Sunshine and Distress Oxide Inks Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber. I pulled out some tags and prepared each tag with paint, spray and oxide ink by spraying or smearing the products on my surface and spritzing with water and dragging my tag through. The picture shows the difference in intensity of colours depending on the product.

Next I pulled out some Dylusions White Linen to background stamp some prepared black cards with 49 and Market Gabi's Patterned Texture Stamp.

I then stamped my gorgeous Carabelle - Oh la la stamp and embossed with Ranger embossing powders. The background of my stamps need some more interest so I stamped again with Gabi's Texture Stamp in corresponding colours, added some gold sparkle washi tape and a wing die cut.

This was a far as I got with the cards. I really was wowed by the intesity of the card with the Dylusions paint on the left and thought that I could used this as a centre piece for a layout as well. So recreating the swipe technique I used with the tags - I smeared the paint on my surface spritzed with water and dragged my black card stock through.

I loved the effect of some really intense sections and some washed out sections. Happy with this I used the Dylusions Vanilla Custard to splatter over the top.

Next I pulled out a packet of Vicki Boutin Diecuts and picked a picture from my dear friend Cherie's 40th Birthday and started laying out my design. I also decided to use the tag from the cards on my layout.

The page was coming together and I finished it off with some background stamping with Dylusions White linen paint watered down with Carabelle Background and Gabi's Texture stamp, used some Dylusions Squeezed Orange Spray to tone down the die cuts and finally added some left over Dusty Attic Fishnet chipboard, some stash flowers and Vicki Boutin Glitter. 

I really like how it turned out and whilst I started off with another idea - I allowed the creative process to take its own path and I think that's the beauty of going with the flow.

All products I've used from Art and Soul are linked back to the website through this post. I hope you join in on this months challenge.

Till next post,

Allara xx