Embrace the Journey - Leanne

Hello everyone, 

 It seems like yesterday I visited to share a project... 

well guess what.. 

 I AM back again.... 

Today I am sharing a mixed media project with you...

 (I know right.. SHOCK HORROR.. a mixed media project)

 Inspired by the NEW March challenge board....

So what do you think..
Is it challenging enough for you!!!..
well.. you know me.. I tweaked it to suit whilst filming..
I had a rough idea what I was doing when I started,
How about you sit back and watch and let me know if I met the "brief"...

and then for the obligatory close ups......

and then..
the final finished piece....

Materials List (the purple ones are linked to the shop...so get shopping)..

Matte board

7 Gypsies: Architectures - Hot Air BalloonMask

Paper Artsy: Eclectic 2 Stamp

Carabelle Studio: artStamp – textures avec dec chiffres

Tim Holtz: Mini stencil set 33,

                Ideaology Word/Quote Chip

Ranger: Distress Oxide – Antique Linen(re-inker), Fired brick (ink pad)

                Distress Ink – Wild Honey, Weathered Wood

                Embossing Powder- Weathered White

Liquitex: Flexible modelling paste

                Ink – Yellow Orange, Cadmium yellow

Atelier: Gesso Primer White

Golden: Gel Matte Medium

DecoArt media: Crackle Paste

                Fluid Acrylic – Interference Green, Blue Green

Dina Wakley Media: Heavy Body Acrylic Paint – Elephant

                                AcrylicPaint – Turquoise, Ocean, Ruby

Lindy’s: Magicals – Yodelling Yellow, OomPah Pah Pink, Oktoberfest Orange

Stabilo: Marks All Pencil – Graphite, Black (sorry out of stock...)

Artline: Black Pen

Helmar: 450 glue

Stazon: Jet Black stamp pad

Prima: Color Philosophy – Private Lagoonstamp pad

Leow Cornell: Graphite transfer Paper

Calico, paper doily, baking paper, thread, dictionary, Dymo labeler, staples.

well That is it for me for now..

feel free to comment or ask any questions on the Soul Sisters page,

 I am here, happy and willing to help (if I can that is...) 

Live with Respect.

Leanne xo

Faber-Castell - Big Brush Pens

Hello Soul Sisters

 

Today I am sharing with you the Faber Castell Big Brush Pens that are in the Art and Soul Studio Shop.

 

Stamping is the technique I would like to share with you. Yes you read that right I did say stamping. Instead of using ink pads just use your big brush pens to colour in your stamp.

I used my misti so that I could do a shadow stamp.

 

Maybe you would like to use two different colours on your stamp.
The first image is where I used two side by side. The second image is where I used two side by side but wet the paper before hand, make sure it is damp but no pools of water. The third image is where I stamped twice with two different greens over the top of each other.

 

 

How About using four colours on your stamp

 

 This technique is still stamping but once I stamped the image I sprayed water to get the colour in the background. Once happy with the background colour I heat set it.

 

Another watercolour stamping technique is to stamp the image then either leave it to dry naturally or hit it with a heat gun (make sure it is 100% dry or this technique wont work), once it is dry using your big brush pen (scribble on your mat and spray water) create a watercolour effect with your paint brush.

 

I hope that you found this helpful. There are many other things you can do with you big brush pens, maybe you can go on an adventure with them. 

 

The stamps I used are:

Dina Wakley Media - Oops Oh Well

PaperArtsy Seth Apter - ESA03

PaperArsty Kim Dellow - EKD05

 

Happy Creating

 



Art Journal page by ... Lynn Good

Hi everyone, Lynn here

Today I would like to share an art journal page with you - I am not sure about you but here in Tasmania I am over winter and September is suppose to be spring - not snow, hail, rain and freezing temperatures that we are getting.  So I have created a spring layout in the hope the weather changes soon!

I have used the Dyan Revealey art journal and I LOVE it - the paper is beautiful.

I prep the page with clear gesso 

I have then applied Deco Art paints using a brayer

On water colour paper I have stamped images from the Paper Artsy JOFY53 stamp

I have coloured these with the same Deco Art paints that I have used on the background with the addition of the green

I have used some scrap pattern paper on the bottom of the journal.  I then begin outlining the flowers with Stablio ALL black watercolour pencil.

I then add some detail with a white sharpie pen

and some splatters

the title is a combination of Making Memories Rub on letters and Tim Holtz small talk letters.  I have also added some flowers - Dylusions "where does your garden grow" stamp.

Thanks for stopping by and I have linked the products below to the Art and Soul store.

Til next time - Happy Crafting

Dyan Revealey art journal

Deco Art paint - Hansa Yellow Medium

Deco Art Paint - Pyrrole Orange

Deco Art Paint - Cadmium Red Hue

Deco Art Paint - Green Gold

water colour paper

 Paper Artsy JOFY53 stamp

Sharpie Paint Pen

You Have To Believe

Hello Soul Sisters.

 

Today it is my turn up on the blog, yes its a lot later than normal, so I do apologise for that, but I have created something that I totally love and it would have to be one of my favourite pieces.

 

It is an art journal page created with lots of yummy goodies from the shop.

 

 

I started this journal page by covering it with thick layers of gesso, making sure that I created lots of texture. I applied it with my palette knife so that I didn't have any brush strokes. I left it to dry for 5 hours and came back and it was still wet. For about half an hour I used my heat gun but it still wasn't dry. It looked dry but it was just the skin on top that was. So in the end I had to leave it to dry overnight.

 

Once it was finally dry I used three different magical shakers. The first layer I sprinkled on the page before I added water. I then added water to activate the powder. With my heat gun I started to dry the puddles of water, but I did not dry them completely. While the puddles where still there I added another colour of magical shaker, sprayed more water to get the colours moving. I repeated this process for my last layer. I had it almost completely dry and then using my roll of paper towel I  rolled it over the surface picking up the colours that hadn't dried.

 

For this next stage I added the stamping, sprayed through a stencil and then used gesso through another stencil

Here is a close up 

 

I worked out where my cluster was going to be placed I then scribbled some circles in the approximate place when the corners would be. I used a stabilo all and a white pen to achieve the look I was after. I then repeat this process in five other places on the background.  

 

This is a close up of my cluster

 

products below can be found in the Art and Soul Shop

 

ranger archival ink - jet black

faber-castell pitt artist pen big brush - white

lindy's stamp gang magical shaker - bratwurst brown

lindy's stamp gang magical shaker - oktoberfest orange

paperartsy eclectic collection - kim dellow - ekd05

7 dots studio dreamscaped collection - die cut elements 6x12

7 dots studio dreamscaped collection - chipboard

7 dots studio dreamscaped collection - triangels stencil

7 dots studio dreamscaped collection - tags 12x12

7 dots studio dreamscaped collection - word stickers 6x12

chromacryl gesso - white

 

Happy Creating



Fold out album - by Lynn Good by an extra art journal page.

Hi Lynn here to share with you a journal I made with a fold out journal that can be purchased on the Art and Soul Studio Store. At the end of the blog there is also an art journal page that I created whilst trying out some new products.

I have made this with plain black inserts for the photos.  There are blank areas on the coloured pages so that journalling can be made.

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The cover was made with a Stencil Girl Stencil and 3D Gloss gel.

Once Dried I used a brayer to apply Dylusion paints - Tangerine Dream, Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange.

I used these colours on the pages of the album and used the Black Marble to block out areas.

I then stamped areas with stamps from Paper Artsy, Kaisercraft and AALL & Create by Fiona Paltridge.

I coloured in the areas with Dylusions White Linen

Once dry I coloured areas with a combination of the Dylusion paints and Ecoline Brush Pens.  I used a white Posca Paint Pen to apply marks in the blacked out areas.

The black pages were sewn into the album - slightly smaller than the album so the colour still comes through.

Some More Close ups:

I have linked the products used that are available in the store.

Fold out Journal

Stencil Girl - Circle Tile Stencil

Dylusions Paints

Paper Artsy Stamp - Tracey Scott

Kaisercraft Brick Stamp.

As promised I have made an art journal page for fun -

I have made this in my Dyan Revealey art journal.

The background was created with Distress Oxide paints - Wilted Violet, Broken China, Faded Jeans and peeled paint.  I have used Dylusion stamp - Around the Edge and Put a Bird In it.

Other products used - Flutterby White paint, Black Gelato, Prima Water Colours - Pastel Dreams, Black Water Colour Pencil, and Tim Holtz stencil - Faded Dots

Thanks for stopping by and til next time - Happy Crafting.