July Remarkable Women Tag Swap

I am ahead of the game for the July swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  It's a Remarkable Women tag swap.  I've always been fascinated by the art and life of Frida Kahlo. I used inventory tags from Collage Stuff and stenciled the background with Stencil Girl Stencils and acrylic paint.  The "Frida" image is a stencil from the Crafter's Workshop.  I made adjustments to the stenciled image, closing in some lines, adding white dots to the eyes, etc.  I decided to color in the "Frida" image with Titan Buff acrylic paint and then went on to experiment with Distress Crayons on one of the images.  The majority of the acrylics paints are from the Dylusions line.  I added some Stickles glitter glue to the "necklaces."  The paper flowers were colored to match using the Dylusions paints.  I added sayings from Tim Holtz that I believe reflect on Frida's life.  I had fun making these tags and experimenting!

March Easter Tag Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the March swap is an Easter tag swap.  I used the following items available at Collage Stuff:  inventory tags, white lace, burlap string, Victorian scrap, vintage sheet music and small dragonfly brass charms.  I started out making a background using acrylic paints and Stencil Girl stencils.  The honeycomb  in the background is from Tim Holtz.  I added vintage sheet music and an image of Easter sheet music.  The Easter Victorian scrap was applied next, some vintage sheet music at the bottom, and added the dragonfly charms.  "Easter Greetings" was printed and aged with Antique Linen Distress Stain. White lace and burlap string in natural and red finish off the tags.  Thanks for coming by to see my Easter tags!

Celestial Tag Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the January swap is a celestial tag swap.  I started out by applying some vintage text to a tag.  I painted a pearl paint over the text.  I applied gold paint to my 4" round gelli plate and stamped it at the top right and bottom left. I stenciled the woman and the dots at the top with navy blue paint.  I applied the jewel stars and glued a mirror star in the middle.  I ran a strip of gold German scrap border up the right side.  I painted the white lace with the gold and navy blue paint.  The "twinkle"letters are Tim Holtz label letters.  I had fun making these tags!  Thanks for coming by to see my celestial tag!

Mermaid Art Journal Page Side Two

I had fun making this page!  I designed the mermaids from elements from a Crow-About Studio B digital image kit.  All of the images are from the kit.  The background arches were made with a negative impression of a Stencil Girl stencil on a gelli plate.  The black stenciling was made with some Tim Holtz stencils and the white circles used a Stencil Girl stencil.  I outlined the images with colored pencils and a Fude Ball Pen.  Thanks for coming by to see my mermaids!

Trio Art Journal Page

I started out this background smooshing some pink paint around and lifting some back off with a stencil and baby wipe. I put a few drops of white, black and gold acrylic inks down and mashed the pages together and pulled them apart.  I added some purple perfect pearls mist and some gold spray ink.  I used some Stencil Girl stencils in the background.  The stamped images are from Dina Wakley. I added some circles and Tim Holtz word stckers.  I finished off with a Stencil Girl stencil around the edges.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Swirls and Hearts Journal Page

I started out with my Golden Fluid Acrylics in the squeeze bottles and used them to draw on my page.  Instead of using water to get them to drip, I used a purple Perfect Pearls Mist.  Lots of shiny purple that you can' really see in the photos. Next I used modeling paste and the Dina Media heart stencil.   After that it was filling in with Stencil Girl stencils, little paint rings, and splashes of black paint.  I had fun creating this page.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Leave the Past Behind Art Journal Page

This is an art journal page made using a vintage dictionary page, a geli print, vintage ledger page bits, Dylusions-Stencil Girl-Dina Wakley stencils and Dylusions paints.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Out of Focus Art Journal Page

I call this art journal page "Out of Focus".  It's not really out of focus, but at first glance.....  I used some Golden High Flow acrylic paints to put down some background color.  I used the Stencil Girl Trio of Houses stencil (I think that's the name of it.) with blue and then black paint with the stencil shifted down and to the right slightly.  I used a Stencil Girl flower stencil at the top.  I cut up some pages from a vintage book in half circles and strips and glued then down to frame the page.  Hot pink paint over the text next.  I used a Stencil Girl word stencil around the edges, then painted black paint around the pink parts.  The rest was adding paint and letter stickers in different places.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Pondering Art Journal Page

This is a page in my 9x12 journal.  I started out making a background with Stencil Girl stencils and Dylusions paints and kind of overdid it.  I recently bought the Stencil Girl Bold Flowers stencil that is a stencil plus masks.  I used 3 of the flower masks and black paint.  I used a white glaze pen to doodle and add journaling.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

My World Art Journal Spread

Here's a spread in my small Dylusions art journal.  The paints are Dylusions paints applied with a cosmetic sponge. All of the stencils are from Stencil Girl.  The butterfly images are Dina Wakley stamps.  I used glaze and paint pens to doodle and embellish. I added red/white washi tape in a few places.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Be Brave Art Journal Spread

I started out with a flower background under all of this and it just didn't work for me.  So when things don't work for me, I keep going!  I ended up using a Stencil Girl stencil with gold, black and white paint rotating the stencil with each color.  Then I had something I liked!  I added the woman's face with a Dina Wakley stencil.  I went to work with a white glaze pen to embellish the pages.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Climb Art Journal Spread

I created these pages using Stencil Girl stencils, Dylusions paints, and glaze pens.  I traced the large Klimt Forest Stencil and painted using Dylusions paints.  I wasn't really careful because I knew I'd be going back in with the black paint.  I used black Golden fluid arcylic to fill in around the painted areas. After that dried, I used a variety of small Stencil Girl stencils to add details to the larger painted areas.  Then it was adding detail with the black and white gel pens.  Thanks for coming by my blog.

Freedom Art Journal Pages

I had fun making this art journal spread last night.  I started out by applying a few drops of acrylic ink on one page and then closing the pages together applying some pressure.  This made the ink drops spread out into blobs.  I did this with magenta, gold, and blue acrylic inks.  Next I sprayed some gold spray ink.  I painted in between the blobs with Dylusions paints.  I outlined the blobs with a small paintbrush and black Golden fluid acrylic paint.  Next, the Stencil Girl stencil with the circles. I cut some triangles out of different vintage books and glued those down with gel medium.  I used a Stencil Girl stencil to add the words to the triangles.  The little squares were added using a Balzer Designs Bits stencil.  After that it was time to embellish with glaze and souffle pens.  I never have anything in mind really when I sit down with my art journal.  It's my place to experiment and have fun creating.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Every Day Art Journal Spread

I got in a some new stencils from iStencil and decided to put them to use.  I used Dylusions paints (my current favorite paint), stencils from iStencil and Stencil Girl, glaze pens, and some vintage text.  The patterned paper is some gelli printed paper that I made. The drips were made with acrylic ink.  I never know how my art journal pages will end up.  I just start and go where they lead!  Thanks for coming by my blog!

I Will Create Art Journal Spread Finished

I was looking at the pages I posted in the previous post and decided that they needed more!  So here is the more!  I made the text circles flowers, added the arrows, and dotted up the "I will create" with a white glaze pen.  I think it's finished!  Thanks for coming by my blog!

I Will Create art journal page

This is a spread in my small Dylusions art journal.  I started up with some deli paper that was mop up paper from another project.  I glued it down and some vintage text at the bottom of the pages.  I used 3 or 4 different 4x4" flower stencils with acrylic paint and stenciled the lines across the bottom of the page.  I added the dots with another 4x4" stencil and highlighted some of them with a white glaze pen.  I cut out circles of vintage text, cut them in two and glued them along the sides.  I painted them like little flowers with black paint.  The words were made using a Stencil Girl word stencil.  To finish it off, I added more highlights with a black and a white glaze pen.  Thanks for coming by my blog.

Mixed Media ATC's

The June ATC swap at the Collage Stuff yahoo group has a birds, bugs and butterflies theme.  This is my art for the swap.  I made a gelli print background on deli paper and glued the deli paper to white cardstock.  I used a Dina Wakley insects mask and applied black paint around the mask.  I used a white Posca paint pen to make the white dots.  The stickers are Tim Holtz small talk stickers.  I found the tiny white flowers in my stash.  I think  my favorite one is the middle in the bottom row.  How about you?  Which is your favorite?  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Sanity Art Journal Spread

Here's the last art journal spread for Lin's journal this week.  I used Stencil Girl stencils, Dylusions paints, a black glaze pen, white Sharpie oil based marker, red and black china markers and some vintage text.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

A Sunny Summer Day Art Journal Spread

This is an art journal spread for Lin's journal.  She has the journals, so I'll glue this in when her journal comes back to me.  The pages are 5" x 8".  I started out sticking down some old alphabet stickers (small rectangles) and then the sticky grid that was left from around the letters.  I scrunched up some white tissue paper and glued it down with white gesso.  I covered the letters and the sun frame with the white gesso as well.  Then it was time to add color.  I finger painted with the Dylusions paints and then started stenciling with stencils from Stencil Girl, Joggles and Hero Arts. I used a black glaze pen to add dots, and journaling. I added light coat the gold Heidi Swap spray through a stencil.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Garden Fairies Art Journal Spread

This is a spread in my art journal.  It's kind of a test run for the art journal page swap I'm hosting.  One of the participants in this swap has a fairy tale theme.  I will do something similar to this for that swap.  The fairy images were purchased at Etsy.  I used Stencil Girl stencils and Dylusions paint.  Thanks for coming by my blog!