2016 Calendar Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, we're making a calendar for 2016.  All the pages are hand-made.  They are 4" x 6".  I started on my pages last night.  I have 6 completely done.  I stamped the birds and paint brushes on Ranger watercolor paper and clear embossed the images.  I used my Inktense Pencils and a water brush to color the images.  The background is made with a variety of stencils and acrylic paint.  I outlined the images with a Fude Ball Pen.  The handmade calendar swap is my favorite swap each year.  Thanks for coming by to see my calendar pages!

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!

Simplicity Art Journal Spread

This is an art journal spread that will be glued into Lin's art journal.  She still has her journal, but I am in the mood to create.  I used stencils from Stencil Girl, The Crafter's Workshop, Dina Wakley, and Joggles.  The large flowers are Victorian scrap.  I have been away from home for my nephew's graduation.  It's good to be home and to be able to create.  Thanks for coming by my blog.

4" round gelli plate

I just got my new 4" and 6" round gelli plates!  Here's my first 4" round gelli plate print paper!  Acrylic paint and lots of stencils!  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Vintage Themed art journal page

 

For the art journal page swap I'm hosting at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, I had to make another replacement page for a participant.  The theme for this page is "vintage".    I made the background with paint and stencils.  I used several Tim Holtz items and Collage Stuff items.  Thanks for coming by my blog!