It's all white now….and it's harder than it sounds!

So while I was checking out the challenges this month on the

Flying Unicorn Forum

I came across one hosted by Denise called

It's all white now.

Ok

My interest is peaked.

The rules:

 Your layout must be all white. Off white is ok and so is ivory but no color!
 You must use a black and white or sepia photo. No color pictures.
 You must use a stencil
 Must use Gesso, molding paste, or white paint.
 Must have at least 7 flowers.
Must have at least 1 embellie

I knew no matter what other challenges I did this month I HAD

to do this one.

It really is a challenge!

First off I had to find some white paper. 

Seeing as I apparently have used every piece of printed white paper I created my own background design on a piece of Bazzill Basics.

Using a large crackle stamp by Impression Obsession and white

embossing powder I created an all over background pattern.

My 7 flowers were a combination of fabric ones cut off a strip of tulle

and some Petaloo ones. 

The center beads were gold and I repainted them White with 

High Impact paint from Tattered Angels.

Modeling Paste through a Club Scrap stencil.

I heated it with my heat gun to get a bubbly sort of grunge effect to go with my photo.

You can see the embossing really well in this shot too.

The Moments title is a clear Prima sticker.

more embossing and paste.

You can also see where I melted the edges of my photo in spots,

started as an accident but was a happy one.

The melted edges so fit the photo.

Lace was layered under the photo 

and 2 stick pins were added as embellishments.

And this is my all white layout.

It was most definitely a challenge once I got going.

This girl needs color!

Make sure to check out the challenge thread 

and see how others are going all white.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

The Documented Life Week 11: Put a Bird on It!

It's time for Week 11

of

The Documented Life project.

This week's challenge:

March 8, 2014 Challenge - Week Eleven - Draw, photograph or collage a bird onto your page.

How easy is that????

I was so excited to start,

and while I was working I decided to photograph it 

along the way so once again you can see exactly how I created my page.

The background began when I gave the 7 year old a task;

Pick me 2 colors (and only ONE could be pink or purple)

She brought me

Liquitex Basics in Primary Yellow & Medium Magenta.

I scraped the 2 colors randomly across the paper with an old credit card.

Then some stamping with 

Prima stamp and Archival ink.

Finally for this step some 

Golden Cobalt Teal through Large Punchinella.

Next is

Ranger Lake Mist Paint Dabber through a

Martha Stewart Stencil.

Now I outlined the circles I had created with the punchinella

using a

Prussian Blue Copic marker.

I also randomly wrote words over the paper in pencil.

Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise

was misted through a large flower stencil.

Later on I went back and outlined the petals with a fine Black Sharpie.

I stamped randomly over the paper using 

Golden Phthalo Green (blue shade)

and a Piece of Corrugated Cardboard.

Changing directions occasionally to give the impression of some cross hatching.

The bird was drawn onto the page the painted in with

Gesso.

Color was then added to the branch and bird using

Portfolio Water Soluble Oil Pastels

blending with my finger.

A quote was added using

Liquitex Arcylic ink in Carbon Black

and my pen nib.

And here is the finished page when it is open.

A piece of scalloped chipboard was paint and attached to the flap.

The flap closed:

I am just loving these colors.

Need to let the 7 year old pick for me more often.

Make sure to check out the Flickr and Facebook page for the

DLP project.

Seriously the art there will blow you away.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

I am….

A work in progress.

It feels so good to finally get back to creating on a daily basis.

Today I want to share an Art Journal page that I created.

The base was Watercolor paper with some book text

and Washii tape adhered onto it.

Layer of Gesso- thin enough to allow the background to sort of peek through but thick enough to give a uniform working surface.

And then the layering of color.

Blue is (ad will probably always be) my favorite color.

Because of this I consciously try to use other colors so my work doesn't become

stuck in the blue rut.

However for this page….

it had to be.

There are several colors of Silks acrylic paint used for the base and stenciling. 

I love the semi transparency of them and how the dry super quick.

With these bad boys a little goes a loooong way.

I then did a little bit of stamping with StazOn (perfect to use on paint),

and Gesso rubbed through sequin waste.

The sentiment I AM is created using

wood letters by Pink Paislee and colored with

more Silks.

I used my handwriting on the page as well, I am bound and determined to

not be as critical of it as I have in the past.

As more and more technology gets used handwriting is slowly becoming a thing of the past.

I want there to be a record of mine.

The final addition was some splattering of watered down acrylic paint

as well as some dripping.

This is a great reminder to myself that I AM a work in progress…

constantly learning and evolving.

I can't wait to see what 2014 has in store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Tuesday Tag

Today is Tuesday and keeping with a T theme

I thought I would share a tag today.

The base is a large manila shipping tag;

 I then used my Gelli Plate 

acrylic paints and Stencil Girl stencil to create the background design.

Stamped with a noise stamp from Club Scrap using Archival ink.

Cheesecloth was adhered with Gel Medium.

The chipboard heart was painted white and then covered with 

Black Soot Crackle Paint

and adhered over the cheesecloth.

3 butterflies travel up the tag and the sentiment 

is a Kaisercraft rub on.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

It goes on....

Sharing an art journal page today.

The background is done on a Gelli print created on a piece of Deli paper.

Once the base was created I then stenciled over with pigment ink, 

and stamped with a script stamp and StazOn.

The large stamps were done with archival ink and outlined with white gel pen.

The title is from a Robert Frost quote....

In three words 

I can sum up everything

I've learned about life:

IT GOES ON

closeup of the large stamp

and so it goes....

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Resist This: A Class All About Resists

Today I want to share some samples I created for my Resists class.

Titled Resist This: A Class All About Resists it consists of 12 lessons and 7 bonus lessons.

Each lesson has downloadable step by step instructions in PDF format. There is also a full step by step video for each technique as well as many finished samples to inspire your creativity.

No matter what type of papercrafter you are there is something for you here. We make ATCs, Tags, Cards, Layouts and more.

I'm always available to answer any questions, offer advice as well as compliments on what you create.

Come join me over at The Art Studio and check out all that is available today.

Small or big there is something for you to try.

While you are there make sure to check out all the offerings that are available as well from the other talented instructors. 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Courage

It's not often that I get pics of my niece and nephew to scrap. This one is from a few years back and I had been holding on until just the right inspiration struck.

The background is done using Pan Pastels and a Crafter's Workshop stencil. I love that you can blend over on the Pan Pastels and they never get muddy.

Keeping it simple I sprayed some book text with Glimmer Mist and then tore into strips for a photo matte.

Little Prima flowers sprayed with Glimmer Mist and a bunch of Prima flourishes to add some bling.

Finished it off with a stamp from Oxford Impressions.

This layout was featured in Scrapbook News and Review Aug issue.

As always---Have a great day!