tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86699397121782198522024-03-14T03:22:57.748+10:30A Life Less OrdinaryCreating an extraordinary life through art, inspiring and sharing a love of crafts, creativity, colours and textures. Featuring easy to follow tutorials and step-by-steps on how to use your supplies. By the artist and owner of 'Art by Jenny', the Australian online shop for Tim Holtz and Dylusions supplies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-18887775800095264472023-02-11T18:41:00.021+10:302023-02-15T11:47:59.675+10:30Snarky Cat and Alice with their Flying Friends<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">Snarky Cat is hiding under the brolly, held spellbound by all the birds flying about... he knows its lucky if they drop anything squishy on his head, but ew!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOH1Y-17bAdDPsCbejB70K4np0SXLkowfh9nMMHQGm34NDc15anceu0vKgnZvS7jEvGk9lNAyEhX2x-Zsb5eBoxYhgXJUX9fapJkXrGsR8Tchzbo7c6kG6PA3jp8cK362NDPNj6mPqa7fHRDw78caRfUEEht1wXSosThuvX4dt6Cko1naA_8CZFfR/s3024/4F628236-1316-428B-820C-714714B1DEF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOH1Y-17bAdDPsCbejB70K4np0SXLkowfh9nMMHQGm34NDc15anceu0vKgnZvS7jEvGk9lNAyEhX2x-Zsb5eBoxYhgXJUX9fapJkXrGsR8Tchzbo7c6kG6PA3jp8cK362NDPNj6mPqa7fHRDw78caRfUEEht1wXSosThuvX4dt6Cko1naA_8CZFfR/s320/4F628236-1316-428B-820C-714714B1DEF5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JLjupOJFAtAUMIRGkTbbPs2vl6av7jK18NPOURuPlL6TUEvNFhZ3FA9NNMiISet3h0Y1pz-qoWzKGibowGY97oyAjN8I1xwd7YXMQ_VmwCFQR85woPb0WWOff3Q-53qsqo45rqrCfVKtqPVlH6QI2ntURsoLy-dyNkJVmw7UhPLoGSz2adNlDHvL/s3024/03257D59-5358-45A3-BE03-9641A2022453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JLjupOJFAtAUMIRGkTbbPs2vl6av7jK18NPOURuPlL6TUEvNFhZ3FA9NNMiISet3h0Y1pz-qoWzKGibowGY97oyAjN8I1xwd7YXMQ_VmwCFQR85woPb0WWOff3Q-53qsqo45rqrCfVKtqPVlH6QI2ntURsoLy-dyNkJVmw7UhPLoGSz2adNlDHvL/s320/03257D59-5358-45A3-BE03-9641A2022453.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
The quote I've written using Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers (Halloween and Small Talk) say ... watching and waiting, held spellbound. When nothing is sure, everything is possible (so) stay curious.<br />
Looking back as I write this blog post, I am wondering who's doing the watching and waiting, Snarky Cat, Alice or the vultures, I mean sparrows. lol :)<p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">How this art journal page was created...</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjddnXK4QehlQX1z9I7lKXjDjyfepRWpTtd_KPKrOxI64jNMg1QJUcIGPevwGtMIOSnQM1vCU8IulUwP1KTIMK1BQzw6_AwSzPgKHbQnObdYGIP9U_OraFE-NlhZuE1b16E884r1NOect2fMacoGgVET-CDoxNm_1jJB4zj-VcaBtPXkYkQ54EoIY/s3024/397B76B4-8D43-46A7-97EF-2B4E18BD69D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjddnXK4QehlQX1z9I7lKXjDjyfepRWpTtd_KPKrOxI64jNMg1QJUcIGPevwGtMIOSnQM1vCU8IulUwP1KTIMK1BQzw6_AwSzPgKHbQnObdYGIP9U_OraFE-NlhZuE1b16E884r1NOect2fMacoGgVET-CDoxNm_1jJB4zj-VcaBtPXkYkQ54EoIY/s320/397B76B4-8D43-46A7-97EF-2B4E18BD69D7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Above ... a few of my favourite things used for this journal art page : from left, Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits 'Silhouette Birds', Dina Wakley MEdia Collage Tissue 'Flying Things' and Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Dyalog Insert Book 'Backgrounds 3'.</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVoUBRBhdzdmqMYftl2-FyPlv1uapqBFbhZj1KJWdwQnHNfexyGxStdy27mVPR0uu-TtAqPZbQ5-s_QUtPM3EzCYb7neFx428NwOFEGH5yJMar1nS6DhmFVv2MlRYZB76LozlJJKtkcCY-7TurlE6wusMVwXU_kfeFWhuCANFH4dccfCQ55gJtfet/s3024/7F8D5339-8D18-4E29-A9FE-E5BA2941F4B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVoUBRBhdzdmqMYftl2-FyPlv1uapqBFbhZj1KJWdwQnHNfexyGxStdy27mVPR0uu-TtAqPZbQ5-s_QUtPM3EzCYb7neFx428NwOFEGH5yJMar1nS6DhmFVv2MlRYZB76LozlJJKtkcCY-7TurlE6wusMVwXU_kfeFWhuCANFH4dccfCQ55gJtfet/s320/7F8D5339-8D18-4E29-A9FE-E5BA2941F4B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, gather the outer scraps from diecutting lots of Tim Holtz Sizzix Silhouette Birds out of Tim Holtz Heavystock Kraft. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, roughly cut around the flocks of birds from Dina Wakley MEdia Collage Tissue, and choose a background inside the Dylusions Dyalog Insert Book. </span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Using a paintbrush, apply Dina Wakley MEdia Gel Medium to the back a piece of tissue, layer it into place on the Dyalog page then smooth it down with the same brush. Repeat for the rest of the flock. The white paper may disappear as it dries, however this result (for me) varies like the weather. Wash your brush before the gel dries!</span></div></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBA10TwH6hm8MgnHTSchEL1QGDKe0W-WzyLdtwMN879Q7_aN-1Qrw15ppKhF3fkmSxdF0nJFEXBRuOVpEv-b8TAaLawlvvtDScfYg2QisiCcchqJ0eahHwk8jFeLVcGgMeL9gM_5936yR8YO0xn6QzLYe2W3DY1nJexxLdHRcHzS9wjrCQ1qTm6OD/s3024/2555E4E5-0316-4CD7-B56D-D5E0F397B8F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBA10TwH6hm8MgnHTSchEL1QGDKe0W-WzyLdtwMN879Q7_aN-1Qrw15ppKhF3fkmSxdF0nJFEXBRuOVpEv-b8TAaLawlvvtDScfYg2QisiCcchqJ0eahHwk8jFeLVcGgMeL9gM_5936yR8YO0xn6QzLYe2W3DY1nJexxLdHRcHzS9wjrCQ1qTm6OD/s320/2555E4E5-0316-4CD7-B56D-D5E0F397B8F4.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is best to use a craft mat or glass media mat so this next step of a painted layer doesn't stick to your table as it dries. I have used white scrap paper underneath to make it easier for you to see what I've done.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use a paintbrush with Dylusions Acrylic Paint in Black Marble to paint, cover the whole die cut piece. Lift carefully while wet and place it loosely down again (on your mat or a drying tray), so it is easier to pick up once dry. Leave to dry.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplWMc-GojracekYsBDBB5LpmZueGtV_L5Mz_3qWSZXi0jgoXA4gGE_h56WoGUT2sskNEmBazmPMUWarFM_b4RSUlN6fWEVkduntfZmy0OClpfNXYW48U88nG7BnLTMQMuS_0Uo0d4x2sgSSbMuEtCOImOd8lmxHs90EbSBGhwO232lfrCP2FiOgdS/s3024/1AF255D8-51E5-43F4-97FA-E33E788CE5BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplWMc-GojracekYsBDBB5LpmZueGtV_L5Mz_3qWSZXi0jgoXA4gGE_h56WoGUT2sskNEmBazmPMUWarFM_b4RSUlN6fWEVkduntfZmy0OClpfNXYW48U88nG7BnLTMQMuS_0Uo0d4x2sgSSbMuEtCOImOd8lmxHs90EbSBGhwO232lfrCP2FiOgdS/s320/1AF255D8-51E5-43F4-97FA-E33E788CE5BB.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you used a black sheet of cardstock instead of kraft, you can skip this step and go straight into sponging shadows.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apply lighter colours using a coarse sponge. I've used Distress Paint in Lost Shadow (shown above) and Dylusions Acrylic Paint in Balmy Night.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwbEeNS2EkHhhZ0pOov18GGhXFuReRic5NPjenTwK1MiYe8IFCHGv5yRJlnGMb8QD3hQ6J4k5mLFzadrd2c5ruI38DIHWIIYV83dh4-prOBMvUv329dNIyHY9hCMp2tC6IcghphAK0zHP5a1NLAiBFh5Fo3lbQQt-cOC2hwU3f7CGP1ywFXeRVo0n/s3024/463555AD-D4BA-4748-8461-FB51B74F4804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwbEeNS2EkHhhZ0pOov18GGhXFuReRic5NPjenTwK1MiYe8IFCHGv5yRJlnGMb8QD3hQ6J4k5mLFzadrd2c5ruI38DIHWIIYV83dh4-prOBMvUv329dNIyHY9hCMp2tC6IcghphAK0zHP5a1NLAiBFh5Fo3lbQQt-cOC2hwU3f7CGP1ywFXeRVo0n/s320/463555AD-D4BA-4748-8461-FB51B74F4804.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dabbing lightly to keep a speckled effect, work the colours to be darkest at the top and lightest near the bottom of the piece. Leave to dry. Wash your brush and sponge before the paint dries!</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPamNTD_TwULbYBcZpT610kNJcM2ReN7unxa7NDK_7jlmUPWufd0u0Zb9ttHKQUzZuvLLHm3ooL6DUQDVSKebmDPFCNic0lX2mnz6yHAYB56mTQYKgAP0M05Pd0IuGfVjhiI2BvgWUTJp-DTTm28BAYROElJqW8U07KrcWiGXLWg81C2t_XE1wKxoB/s3024/C2091F40-F838-49FB-BC94-673A1C03EFDA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPamNTD_TwULbYBcZpT610kNJcM2ReN7unxa7NDK_7jlmUPWufd0u0Zb9ttHKQUzZuvLLHm3ooL6DUQDVSKebmDPFCNic0lX2mnz6yHAYB56mTQYKgAP0M05Pd0IuGfVjhiI2BvgWUTJp-DTTm28BAYROElJqW8U07KrcWiGXLWg81C2t_XE1wKxoB/s320/C2091F40-F838-49FB-BC94-673A1C03EFDA.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the paint has completely dried, brush on Collage Medium or Gel Medium to the back (as above). Lay this piece over the background of flying birds. Work fairly quickly so the glue does not dry before you have it in place.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2J01wCkn_c1mGqTqwtx-Nx2bHnOG-ESnvBO5NaLdeVL7tvILe6P4liEmQO3BqbOHbqOCgWDWUe9p52z7kXjgcdNxhKYxx8gBienMCR4v5zs27j7XtUpO2NO4HMlU3diEF5FwK2pUMddgZsi1AzPM1kzfFubvbyQWfD9uiTwHBJsmxaurPPn4G3IX/s3024/A468BB42-30F3-4195-B5F7-D03E6763E35E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2J01wCkn_c1mGqTqwtx-Nx2bHnOG-ESnvBO5NaLdeVL7tvILe6P4liEmQO3BqbOHbqOCgWDWUe9p52z7kXjgcdNxhKYxx8gBienMCR4v5zs27j7XtUpO2NO4HMlU3diEF5FwK2pUMddgZsi1AzPM1kzfFubvbyQWfD9uiTwHBJsmxaurPPn4G3IX/s320/A468BB42-30F3-4195-B5F7-D03E6763E35E.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alternatively, use the Tim Holtz Collage Medium in the bottle or a glue stick. Some like to use staples or adhesive tape to secure layers too.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have trouble with lining up layers, keeping layers in place or glue dries faster than you can work, simply use pegs or hinge clips to hold the two layers together first. Then keeping one side attached so it doesn't move, lift the loose side and apply glue however you wish, using what works for you. Press the layer down, put the clip back on to hold that still and repeat for the other side. Remember, it is art, there</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">fore doesn't matter if it is crooked or upside down</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3R1nOBiwBjDIV2YV-xmQLHqnXiQ9ER_1TvvimobPqf68xE5oor-MbBs30FaTMvZVQ-GO2E_5HmdQcDluGRH_1e8JKKJFgJAI2JNFiZQEemB1vq1TpbMCeRpHu3kun8UlcQ4mBJX4UjnH4fIlRR6G6D3oERDT4I4_BkQjfNh4Msu0B3T4HdI2Kmt6r/s3024/E935ED0F-A5D1-48AC-93E3-ACCAA88BFCD9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3R1nOBiwBjDIV2YV-xmQLHqnXiQ9ER_1TvvimobPqf68xE5oor-MbBs30FaTMvZVQ-GO2E_5HmdQcDluGRH_1e8JKKJFgJAI2JNFiZQEemB1vq1TpbMCeRpHu3kun8UlcQ4mBJX4UjnH4fIlRR6G6D3oERDT4I4_BkQjfNh4Msu0B3T4HdI2Kmt6r/s320/E935ED0F-A5D1-48AC-93E3-ACCAA88BFCD9.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rummaging through my stash of stamped leftovers and paper embellishments, I picked out Snarky Cat stamped onto Distress Heavystock White Paper from the Tim Holtz Snarky Cat Halloween set, the umbrella from Idea-Ology Engravings Layers, Silhouette Birds cut out of kraft Heavystock, and a fussy cut Alice in Wonderland figure from the 8x8 Stamperia Paper Pad. I used a black fine pen and white gel pen to draw on birds' eyes.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JLjupOJFAtAUMIRGkTbbPs2vl6av7jK18NPOURuPlL6TUEvNFhZ3FA9NNMiISet3h0Y1pz-qoWzKGibowGY97oyAjN8I1xwd7YXMQ_VmwCFQR85woPb0WWOff3Q-53qsqo45rqrCfVKtqPVlH6QI2ntURsoLy-dyNkJVmw7UhPLoGSz2adNlDHvL/s3024/03257D59-5358-45A3-BE03-9641A2022453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JLjupOJFAtAUMIRGkTbbPs2vl6av7jK18NPOURuPlL6TUEvNFhZ3FA9NNMiISet3h0Y1pz-qoWzKGibowGY97oyAjN8I1xwd7YXMQ_VmwCFQR85woPb0WWOff3Q-53qsqo45rqrCfVKtqPVlH6QI2ntURsoLy-dyNkJVmw7UhPLoGSz2adNlDHvL/s320/03257D59-5358-45A3-BE03-9641A2022453.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;">Have a wonder through your alphabet Thinlits die cutting sets, alphabet stamps, quote stamps or Idea-ology stickers to say something, tell a story, share your thoughts, add song lyrics or write a poem.</span></p>
<p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOH1Y-17bAdDPsCbejB70K4np0SXLkowfh9nMMHQGm34NDc15anceu0vKgnZvS7jEvGk9lNAyEhX2x-Zsb5eBoxYhgXJUX9fapJkXrGsR8Tchzbo7c6kG6PA3jp8cK362NDPNj6mPqa7fHRDw78caRfUEEht1wXSosThuvX4dt6Cko1naA_8CZFfR/s3024/4F628236-1316-428B-820C-714714B1DEF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOH1Y-17bAdDPsCbejB70K4np0SXLkowfh9nMMHQGm34NDc15anceu0vKgnZvS7jEvGk9lNAyEhX2x-Zsb5eBoxYhgXJUX9fapJkXrGsR8Tchzbo7c6kG6PA3jp8cK362NDPNj6mPqa7fHRDw78caRfUEEht1wXSosThuvX4dt6Cko1naA_8CZFfR/s320/4F628236-1316-428B-820C-714714B1DEF5.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p>
<p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;">Hope this creative journaling page inspires you to have a go, play with colours, use up those scraps you've been saving for that opportune moment and have a fabulous messy time!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Creative Day!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;">:)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;">Jenny</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0South Australia-35.1436848 138.4880071-36.92513232806111 136.290741475 -33.362237271938895 140.685272725tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-13427790821613859342022-12-25T18:15:00.000+10:302023-01-14T15:21:27.136+10:30How to Create a Fun Christmas Collage<h3>
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<b>Its that fab time of year when we add elves and holly to almost anything. This mixed media artwork was created using the adorable Dyan Reaveley stamps, Dylusions Ink Sprays, Tim's gorgeous Collage Paper and a few other supplies. I hope it inspires you to have a go and enjoy the fun process of smooshing paint and colouring stamps!</b></div>
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<i>The colours were inspired by this beautiful bucketful of Geraldton Wax my Dad placed at my door after he pruned our tree.</i></div>
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List of treasures used ...</h3>
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/strathmore-paper-pad-mixed-media-9x12">Strathmore Paper Pad - Mixed Media - Series 400 - 9x12</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/dylusions-mixed-media-cardstock-8x11">Dylusions Mixed Media Cardstock</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/tim-holtz-ideaology-collage-paper-forest" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Collage Paper "Forest"</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-ink-spray" target="_blank">Dylusions Ink Sprays</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
- Finnabair Metallique Antique Coin (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair/finnabair-metallique" target="_blank">tap here for all Art Alchemy Metallique paints</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-stamps" target="_blank">Dylusions Stamps</a> "Kiss Me Under the Mistletoe" and "Elf Improvement Class"<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-foam-cling-stamps-ideaology-christmas">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Cling Foam Stamps - Christmas Ornaments</a><br />
- Stencils by Dylusions, Tim Holtz and Studio Light (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks" target="_blank">click here for all stencils</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/products/jane-davenport-squid-ink-pad-cave-black" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Cave Black Squid Ink</a> (or use <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/products/archival-ink-pad-jet-black" target="_blank">Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/products/dylusions-paintpens" target="_blank">Dylusions Paint Pens (black and white)</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/products/kuretake-hikkei-brush-pen">Kuretake Hikkei Black Double Ended Brush Pen</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair/products/finnabair-art-extravagance-paper-texture-paste" target="_blank">Finnabair Extravagance Paper Texture Paste</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/ranger-multi-medium-matte-118ml">Ranger Multi Medium Matte</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack">Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Mini Collage Glue Stick</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-tonic-scissors-mini-snips">Tim Holtz Non-Stick Mini Snips</a><br />
- Tim Holtz Plastic Spatula (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/spatulas-and-palette-knives" target="_blank">click here for all spatulas</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes/products/tim-holtz-distress-splatter-brush">Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Paint Brush</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">Paint Brushes</a> (link is to all paint brushes)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-distress-sprayer">Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Bottle</a><br />
- Ranger Ink Blending Tools (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/paint-brushes-and-blenders" target="_blank">click here for all blending tools</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Acrylic Stamping Blocks</a><br />
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The first thing I did was blend Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Acrylic Paint over the whole of my page using my trusty Ranger Ink Blending Tool. Using the same blending tool, I picked up a speck the Dylusions White Linen Acrylic Paint (I'd put a portion of each colour the size of a 20 cent piece on my craft mat). The white was used to blend over the top right and bottom left of the page, making it a fraction lighter.<br />
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The next step was adding some interest into the background... using the small Dylusions Squares Stencil and with the white still on the blending tool, I added patches of squares (see below).<br />
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Dylusions Paint dries quite fast on a warm day so remembering to put lids back on straight away is important. When finished for the day, I always open up the jars I've used and add a mist or two of water and give it a light shake. This helps stop the paint from thickening as the jar empties (from use!).<br />
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Its pretty rare that I'll only use 1 or 2 stencils on a background... I usually choose designs to match my thoughts or the theme of what I'm creating. At this point I wasn't quite sure where I was headed, so adding the Dylusions Arrows was a perfect replica of my thoughts - all over the place! lol :)<br />
They've been layered onto the page using Bubblegum Pink.<br />
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Above is a quick overview of the page so far. Here I've added Dylusions Pomegrannate Acrylic Paint through a Studio Light Flower Stencil.<br />
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The flower stencil was flipped to add the third flower then Dylusions Honeycomb, Keyholes and Hearts were layered onto the page with Bubblegum Pink and White Linen paint.<br />
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Shapes of baubles from the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology "Christmas" Foam Stamps were then printed across the top of the page using Dylusions White Linen Paint.<br />
The above photo shows how : by placing the foam stamp on an acrylic block, applying paint with a foam ink blending tool and pressing to print.<br />
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Once all the paint was dry, I stamped on the Santa sleigh from the Dylusions set, "Elf Impovement Class" using a black inkpad. I then coloured over it using a black paint pen to make it stand out even more from the page.<br />
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I've pasted two pieces of Tim Holtz Collage Tissue Paper onto the page using a matte medium gel (adhesives like Mod Podge or Ranger's Glue 'n Seal will also work) and a wide flat paintbrush. The piece on the right hand side has been torn and pieced back to work around the sleigh.<br />
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<b>How to add a layer of tissue</b>... brush the matte medium gel or glue onto a small section of the page. Place the tissue paper onto this section and smooth it down using the same brush. Lift the unglued section carefully and apply medium underneath, smoothing it down with the brush as you go.<br />
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This technique makes it easier to line up the tissue paper without it getting stuck where its not wanted. The smaller section then holds the paper in place while you glue the rest of it down. If you put glue over the whole page first, it might be dry before you've placed your tissue. The size of your section depends on your page size and the weather... I generally work in strips of 2-3 inches wide until the whole sheet is stuck. I also cover the whole page with more matte medium to ensure it is completely stuck! On a loose page like this one, I fold and glue the excess to the back.<br />
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White splatters of paint always seem to liven up a page. Sometimes I use the Dylusions White Linen Ink Spray or Tim's Distress Spray Stain in Picket Fence.<br />
I still had some White Linen paint on my craft sheet so added a few sprays of water and mixed it in with the splatter brush (as shown above). I then flick paint all over the place and let it dry.<br />
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Adding areas of texture paste onto a background creates a tactile element to the page. The Ranger Translucent Gel Texture Paste is easily seen when wet and clear after its dry.<br />
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Using a spatula or palette knife (some use an old credit card), scrape the gel across and through a stencil (I've used the Tim Holtz "Poinsettia" and "Festive" Layering Stencils). Lift the stencil carefully to reveal the beautiful design.<br />
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The above photo is a closeup of the texture paste before it dried. Once dry, it is clear but remains raised.<br />
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Above is an overview of the whole page so far... waiting for all that texture paste to dry! While waiting, I coloured in my stamps.<br />
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Using the Jane Davenport Squid Ink in black, I stamped out oodles of holly leaves, mistletoe and elves. Jane's hybrid ink is both water and solvent resistant... which means you can use it with both watercolours and alcohol markers - and the stamped image didn't go blurry with either of them!<br />
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All the images were coloured with Dylusions Ink Spray... the leaves were painted using a small round brush using Fresh Lime with London Blue painted into the shadows and stems. Some had more blue than others and I left all the berries white (ie, unpainted).<br />
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The leaves were all handcut using small scissors then edged in Bubblegum Pink Ink Spray (to complment the background). A few sprigs of holly had white space left in tact which was also painted with the pink Ink Spray.<br />
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The elves' heads were painted with Dylusions Ink Sprays as well. To get their elfish skin tone, I started with a very small puddle of Bubblegum Pink on my plate (see further above) and added water (2-3 times the amount of ink) to make it alot paler. This was painted onto their faces.<br />
I then mixed in a teeny tiny drop of green to the pink (turning it slightly brown) and used that for shadows around the neck, cheeks and ears.<br />
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The hats were painted using Cherry Pie (red) and silly me tried to paint out the spots using white paint before they dried (which is why they're so muddy!). The shadows were added using the greeny brown mix left over from the faces. The bells were different colours to see which I liked best but were only a base for underneath the gold paint.<br />
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After the muddle of the elf hats, I painted the shoes more carefully, leaving the white spots without colour... takes longer to do but a much better way to go.<br />
Fresh Lime and Cut Grass were used for the leggings and inside of the boots.<br />
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I was hanging out to use the beautiful "Falling Stars" stencil by Tim and the very cool Finnabair Paper Texture Paste (made by Prima Marketing). I applied this thick paste through the stencil and let it dry (which didn't take long, always a bonus!). It remained white when dry with a hard, raised, 3-dimensional texture with a rough finish.<br />
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After being introduced to Ranger's Dylusions Glue Stick by Dyan, I've not used anything else (apart from Glossy Accents and various mediums). For such a little gluestick, it packs alot of punch! It dries fast, clear, permanent on porous surfaces and is non-yellowing. Being little is so handy too, as it makes it alot easier to apply glue to tiny leaves and skinny stems.<br />
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Almost finished... I cleaned up the elves' hats and fixed up Santa's sleigh using the Dylusions Paint Pens and Kuretake pen. The cat on Santa's sleight got given whiskers and a longer tail.<br />
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Closeup photo showing how the legs were pieced together for the two elves carrying the Christmas trees. The pair of legs on the left were cut apart and put back together to appear as if they're walking or taking a step. Each shoe has a spot of gold acrylic paint for the bell.<br />
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Not all characters need a body! Simply make them look like they're carrying something (like a tree) or hiding behind something else. Create the illusion of a body by showing just the head and feet, the eyes will do the rest :)<br />
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The elf on the right hand side of the page has tripped over a tiny leaf of holly and dropped his tree. Adding another leaf over the top of the thigh hides the lack of body as well :)<br />
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All finished :) Click to view larger!<br />
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I hope this helps and inspires you to get creative with your layering. Don't forget to allow some layers to dry before adding more. I'm here if you need a hand :) Have fun!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-1402328669515657372022-04-30T13:17:00.005+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.135+10:30Art Journal Page - Bonsai Flowering River Red Gum<i>This art journal page was dreamed up and created in 2017 as part of an art journal swap around Australia. Its been updated to reflect product changes (as some have retired) with new thoughts and better way of saying things so its easier to understand. I took alot of photos along the way too - only 152! lol :) I still take dozens sometimes hundreds of photos while creating! Its handy sometimes to have a reminder of how something was made! Hope it makes you smile :) Enjoy!</i><div><i><br /></i>
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<div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">How to Grow a Flowering River Red Gum in a Book</span><br />
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Louise's book is incredible! I love it. When I first saw her theme as part of the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/trees-for-louise-by-jenny.html" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap</a>, I was going to paint or draw something like one of those abstract modern trees with all the curly branches, then I thought of that night / day painting I love... then the book arrived! Wow :D Scrapped all those initial thoughts because it simply had to be a page that was worthy of Louise and her beautiful book. I decided upon a flowering Red Gum. But of course they're tall and strong and huge ... this book is a wide landscape. When searching for pics of trees I came across bonsai trees, why didn't I think of that before? So a Bonsai Red Gum was grown inside the book using a few of my favourite things.</div><div><br /></div>
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I love stencils :) There are literally thousands of them out there plus the blank sheets of plastic (packaging, paper, card, scraps ... anything can be a stencil or mask). I seem to have collected a few over the years! lol For this page I've used stencils by Tim Holtz and Darkroom Door's Wildflower (small clean one on the right, its not clean anymore).<br />
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The page started out being a whole background of Tim Holtz Collage Tissue (Melange, retired). It was covered with music and butterflies, you could also use one called "Entomology" which is beautiful or use birds from the roll of "Aviary" Collage Tissue. </div><div>Trusting the mess is really hard. The colours weren't what I wanted, the stencils didn't look like a forest of wildflowers... but "trust the mess" we're always told. Its just a background...!<br />
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How pretty and delicate are these die cut wildflowers (made using a set of Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits). They've been die cut using sets 1 and 2 of "Wildflowers" with my Cuttlebug. The flowers on the left are handmade ricepaper and the others are made of kraft cardboard.<br />
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Layer upon layer the picture started looking like a tree with a garden. The tree was painted (planted! lol) using a mixture of watercolours and pencils. All the browns turned grey and the reds looked too red and out of place. Trust the mess... who invented that phrase anyway? How did they know to trust it when the art just doesn't look how you want it to look? Breathe... what will be will be :)<br />
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All the wildflowers were glued in place using gel medium. At least they seemed to calm down the mess. It needed to dry so gave up looking at it and went onto making the flowers and leaves.<br />
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The gum leaves were made using Tim Holtz's adhesive backed fabrics and watercolour paper.<br />
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This photo above shows the lightest piece of Tim's fabric before I misted it with water. Being an even weave lightweight linen fabric, it took well to the water and ink.<br />
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Here is the string ready to be coloured. My first idea was to paint the blossoms and just attached bits of string but that soon changed to having more string and less card!<br />
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To colour the string, I used Derwent Inktense art sticks. I used three different reds and then sprayed it with water and squished it around. I did this a few times until the string was totally soaked in red ink. I guess using a dye bath would have been better, or I could have soaked the string using Distress Stains but I just wanted to use my art sticks! They're so cool :)<br />
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I love string! Dying the string with the Inktense art sticks coloured the card at the same time. I had such a lovely time :)<br />
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Love the red in this photo! Such a beautiful colour, one of my favourites :) This photo is only here because of that! lol :) Gotta love colour!<br />
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Almost dry... string, card and fabric ready to get turned into flowering red gum blossoms.<br />
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Luckily it was windy when I hung out the string to dry so I was able to make the flowers the next day (instead of waiting till later). So grateful for my Tim Snips because their micro-serated blades cut the string bulk alot easier than my other craft scissors.<br />
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A bit of yellow Enamel Accents (3D paint) was spotted delicately on the printouts and smooshed everywhere on the ends of the string flowers.<br />
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All the gum leaves were handcut ("fussy" cut... not that I was too fussy!). Some are a better shape than others, but I do love how the colours have behaved and dried the proper gum leaf green.</div>
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Pegs are the best invention!<br />
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This is a closeup of the leaves and gum blossoms. The veins were drawn with red pencil. It always amazes me how things change after they've dried and been put together! So pleased with how these flowers have turned out :)<br />
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These adorable little birds and leaves were made by my Dad (handcut between pieces of craftwood on his scrollsaw).<br />
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I used watercolours to paint the birds... it soaked in a bit but once they dried, they looked fine. These are a new species of bird - a spoggiestar! Spoggy is sparrow, star from starling... not that they need to be real birds, its only art :)<br />
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<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-stickers" target="_blank"><img alt="Learning to Fly ... art journal page by Jenny James using stickers from Tim Holtz" border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNJuO8wFIgP_BvmAZN7DDsdb6VcLjZxTJRbx9qHNv7e2Az48VN_6HsVS-GZnf12E4DNEwg5hP0lOJ6wJVzf8d8VnkGjUuQaOy2IetlH26S-PccyBFEAI3XNt96lpbrS_T6MxGetxXI5k/s400/artjournal-trees-finished-bird-stickers.jpg" title="Learning to Fly ... art journal page by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
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A few Clippings Stickers by Tim Holtz (hundreds to choose from in every pack) were added to the page near the birds. I love the sayings Tim's found and collated together for his sticker packs and washi tape. I have a computer and printer with the whole internet filled with quotes and clever sayings, plus hundreds of books! But there's something awesome about stickers and I don't know what it is, I simply love stickers :)<br />
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So here it is, a bonsai flowering river red gum (eucalyptus camaldulensis). Thanks to Louise for such a wonderful theme. I loved making this page :) xx Jenny</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Edit ... 30 April 2022 </b>- You may have seen this page before as I created it in October 2017 and published the tutorial originally in November 2017 at the Australian Journal Swap Blog. I've updated a bit of the wording to reflect changes in product names and availability (treasures retire to make way for new fresh ideas and products). This page still makes me smile, hope it makes you smile too and inspires you to create something arty crafty today!</div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-1981533291889375772021-07-03T01:20:00.000+09:302023-01-14T16:06:45.958+10:30How to Create a Storybook Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IH1jdXnJlY/YN8M2l7jNII/AAAAAAAACt0/R4M0-LWHcCYP1LjGUJwuEEIeq-QXyC8fgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/17AC5669-2582-40EE-95AA-C434C27442F4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Art by Jenny journal page made using Dylusions stamps and coloured pencils" border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="2048" height="201" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IH1jdXnJlY/YN8M2l7jNII/AAAAAAAACt0/R4M0-LWHcCYP1LjGUJwuEEIeq-QXyC8fgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h201/17AC5669-2582-40EE-95AA-C434C27442F4.jpeg" title="Art by Jenny journal page made using Dyn Reaveley stamps with coloured pencils" width="400" /></a></div><div>Stamping and colouring to create a whimsical storybook garden is a relaxing, simple process but does require a little planning to work out placement, plus flexibility for when it doesn't quite go to plan. Collage elements are perfect for covering up these glitches!</div><div><br /></div><div>The first step is to gather your favourite stamps together. For this scene I used a variety of Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions rubber stamps that feature leaves, roses, toadstools and bees with the ladybeetle from "Entomology" stamp set by Tim Holtz.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W70rEvpjNFk/YN8M3r29wDI/AAAAAAAACuQ/18axqYRVRa0D-XVxh8f4AMCJTFmW0mGrgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/7A840CE0-8FA3-4397-B544-49E62FF50768.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="First step, How to illustrate a whimsical garden using stamps" border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="2048" height="201" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W70rEvpjNFk/YN8M3r29wDI/AAAAAAAACuQ/18axqYRVRa0D-XVxh8f4AMCJTFmW0mGrgCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h201/7A840CE0-8FA3-4397-B544-49E62FF50768.jpeg" title="First step in how to illustrate a whimsical garden using stamps" width="400" /></a></div><div>Next (presuming you've placed the stamp on the acrylic block), apply the Archival Black Soot Ink Pad to the group of leaves stamp in the Dylusions "Oodles of Foliage" set and press to print along the base of the page. Repeat 2-3 times (less or more, depending on your page size and how far you overlap the image).</div><div><br /></div><div>Also stamp this same image twice on a piece of plain scrap paper. Cut out both with fine scissors. No need to cut out every detail, these are your masks for when printing the background elements.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've used Dylusions "Crown of Roses" girl with the rosy hat and deer... place the masks over the matching leaves on the page where you want the flowers to go. They will stay in place as long as the fan is not on! Apply ink to your stamp and print the roses onto the page. Lift off the masks. It should leave the impression that the roses are behind the leaves.</div><div><br /></div><div>Move the masks around as you print other designs onto your page that you wish to be in the background. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keuUMxVI0Ts/YN8M2tYkRoI/AAAAAAAACuE/QKq80gjPRKwy8nSDyANbX9wC2V_BxaycQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/1C32932D-9C21-4F12-A9E1-6207E5D1E98E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Adult Colouring with art craft rubber stamps and Posca Pencils" border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-keuUMxVI0Ts/YN8M2tYkRoI/AAAAAAAACuE/QKq80gjPRKwy8nSDyANbX9wC2V_BxaycQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h203/1C32932D-9C21-4F12-A9E1-6207E5D1E98E.jpeg" title="Colouring in with Posca Pencils and cling rubber stamps" width="400" /></a></div><div>Draw on wings, any flower stems, thorns and trace lines you may have missed using a black fine tipped marker. Now colour in your picture! When I am working on a brown kraft carstock, I start colouring with white, enhancing wings and eyes, then I move onto yellows and greens, then all the other colours. Add colour your way, using colours that make you smile.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pan7rBh901o/YN8M3HNPpWI/AAAAAAAACuM/CLE28OkvvVU3LzsHFbIrnh4B1wwODUtuwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/72774D23-6EAD-44EE-BEAC-2B00CBCCD40D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Showing the Action Wobble ready-made spring on the back of the head" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pan7rBh901o/YN8M3HNPpWI/AAAAAAAACuM/CLE28OkvvVU3LzsHFbIrnh4B1wwODUtuwCPcBGAYYCw/w320-h320/72774D23-6EAD-44EE-BEAC-2B00CBCCD40D.jpeg" title="Showing the Action Wobble ready-made spring on the back of my queenie head" width="320" /></a></div><div>Stamp out extra images, add colour and cut out with fine sharp scissors. Glue onto your page using matte gel medium or Dylsuions glue stick. Use an Action Wobble ready-made self-adhesive spring to attach a head to your page for a fun bobble head. It presses flat when the book is closed, not much thicker than a bookmark.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zL2hhgaJVs8/YN8wcsyK6ZI/AAAAAAAACuU/sc5t1PbKsz8ky81EyGQ8R1CTmYSM4VpjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/E600E495-C48A-413A-8C80-3A0F15D009A0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Close up view of the finished art journal page by Jenny James" border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="2048" height="204" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zL2hhgaJVs8/YN8wcsyK6ZI/AAAAAAAACuU/sc5t1PbKsz8ky81EyGQ8R1CTmYSM4VpjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h204/E600E495-C48A-413A-8C80-3A0F15D009A0.jpeg" title="Close up view of the finished art journal page by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>This photo is a closeup showing the finished art journal page, colourful and full of life! I hope this artwork makes you smile and inspires you to have a go. Stamp, colour, cut out, create and repeat... and enjoy every arty crafty moment!<div><br /></div><div>Have a creative Happy day!</div><div>:)</div><div>Jenny</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><b>Arty treasures used</b> ...<div>- Dina Wakley MEdia (6"x6") Art Kraft Journal</div><div>... or Dylusions Creative Art Journals (small, large, black, white or kraft).</div><div>- sheet of Strathmore Mixed Media Paper (white, black, tan, grey or blue)</div><div>... or Tim Holtz Distress Heavystock Mixed Media Paper</div><div>... or Dylusions Mixed Media Paper (maybe from a cut up page in your journal).</div><div><div>- Tim Holtz Distress Archival Black Soot Ink Pad</div><div>... or Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad.</div><div>- Dylusions Journaling Block</div><div>... or any clear acrylic stamping blocks in sizes to suit your stamps.</div><div>- scrap plain paper</div><div>- Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Dy Cuts (ready to use die cut images).</div><div>- Posca Colouring Pencils</div><div>- Black marker for doodling and drawing details.</div><div>- Tim Holtz (Tonic Studio) 5" Mini Snips (fine sharp micro serrated scissors)</div><div>... if you like large handles, try the Tim Holtz 7" Scissors.</div><div>- Tim Holtz Distress Collage Matte Medium (bottle as it has a fine tip for easy application).</div><div>- Dyan Reaveley's Dylsuions Glue Stick.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Dylusions stamps sets used : A Head Start, Toadstool Town, Crown of Roses, Cat Among the Pigeons, Star Struck, Oodles of Foliage, Doodle Parts, Everythings Rosy, Stripy Curlicues.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Archival Ink by Ranger is a waterproof, fade resistant permanent ink on porous surfaces, giving you flexibility to colour with dry mediums like pencils or wet mediums like Dylusions Ink Sprays (as a spray, with a brush or in waterbrushes), watercolour paints and Distress inks. </div><div>Colouring over Archival Ink with solvent markers may make the ink blur, therefore if you wish to colour in with Copics or Chameleon Pens, stamp your illustration with a watersoluble ink like a Distress Ink Pad.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>All arty treasures used in this blog post are available at the 'Art by Jenny Online Shop' at <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au" target="_blank">www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au</a>.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Australia-25.274398 133.775136-28.858193472240274 129.38060475 -21.690602527759729 138.16966725tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-82816748553237858542020-07-31T18:17:00.001+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.139+10:30Bohemian Abstract Daisy<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>I love daisies! So pleased to find some time the other day to grow an abstract daisy. Its created inside a friend's journal for the theme 'Bohemiam Floral'.</b></span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">It started off with Dylusions Paint in yellow (Lemon Zest and Lemon Drop) blended over the whole page using a Ranger Ink Blending Tool. Once this was dry, I added more layers one at a time (letting them dry inbetween), using a darker colour with each stencil design until the last stencil where I used Black Marble through the Darkroom Door Grunge Borders stencil. Some stencils I painted and then pressed onto the page.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5vHfFU40Ns/XyPYm4jg1OI/AAAAAAAACkQ/j2umJhFJ7kw6UgAwHkkL0wXA8alLsOtDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/artbyjenny-bohofloral-june2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="bohemiam floral daisy artwork by Jenny James of South Australia" border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="900" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5vHfFU40Ns/XyPYm4jg1OI/AAAAAAAACkQ/j2umJhFJ7kw6UgAwHkkL0wXA8alLsOtDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h212/artbyjenny-bohofloral-june2020.jpg" title="Boho Flower Artwork Steps to Creation" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Once dry, I then sketched out a simple but very large daisy design using a blue watercolour pencil. Flower petals on daisies are simple... draw a circle (or trace a bowl) then add elongated loops or long ovals that butt into the circle. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Don't worry if it doesn't look like a real flower, you'll find our eyes will see it as a flower whatever it looks like. Around the daisy I painted a wash of blue paint so that the background wasn't completely hidden. The watercolour pencil outline was activated with the water and blended into the paint easily. Any pencil marks still showing were washed off gently after the blue paint was completely dry.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Next was the centre of the flower. This is basically hundreds of overlapping dots (often called stippling) using a basic round paint brush (darker on the outside, lightest near the middle to give a rounded shape). Then for the final layer of spotty highlights and shadows, I used the end of my paintbrush (the wooden end creates fabulous spots). All the exes you can see were initially stenciled and then overpainted with white paint pen.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXti8arhR28/XyPZISSRPTI/AAAAAAAACkY/R10pJZfVPLIOcYgmVvWcGizZkiJTcqvQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s786/107975173_3560041800719317_1927865906558265916_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="bohemiam floral daisy artwork by Jenny James of South Australia" border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="786" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXti8arhR28/XyPZISSRPTI/AAAAAAAACkY/R10pJZfVPLIOcYgmVvWcGizZkiJTcqvQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/107975173_3560041800719317_1927865906558265916_o.jpg" title="Finished low res artwork of Bohemiam Flower Art" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Lastly, I added more white outlines and some thoughts using Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Stickers and Quote Chips over a strip of Idea-Ology Fabric Tape.</span></p>
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Life is like a cup of tea... to be filled to the brim and enjoyed with friends.</h3>
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Time for Tea conjures up all kinds of ideas... but eventually I nailed one down and started making Sharon a pot of daisy tea. The Tim Holtz Paper Dolls dropped by to help :)</div>
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I've made it with quite a few layers, not always happy with each one but it eventually turned out ok. Bright, colourful, full of sweet elements.</div>
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First thing I did was take the pages out of the ring binder and glue down some pretty doilies with a gel matte medium.<br />
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I then dragged the pages through puddles of Distress Oxide Ink (Squeezed Lemonade and Iced Spruce) on a craft mat but it seemed to stick to the paper rather than spread out. Nice colours but not quite the marbled background I envisioned.<br />
Moving on, I sprayed both Distress Ink Stain (Twisted Citron, a gorgeous lime green) and Distress Oxide Sprays (Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio) to the pages and it seemed to liven it up! I finished off the background with Distress Oxide Spray in Fossilized Amber (earthy yellow).<br />
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Once the inky background was dry, I gathered a couple of my fave Tim Holtz stencils (ZigZag and Blossom) and added their patterns using Dylusions acrylic paint (Mushy Peas and Calypso Teal) and an ink blending tool (foam applicator).<br />
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The next layer was made with the Finnabair Paper Texture Paste (it dries like homemade paper) and Tim Holtz stencil (Lace), spread with a plastic spatula.<br />
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An overview of the page so far...<br />
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While deciding what to do next, I stamped out a Darkroom Door teapot (set called Time for Tea), cups, spoon and teabags with black Ranger Archival Ink on white mixed media paper. I was toying with the idea of a colourful teaset... but I think the simple black and white is best.<br />
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Now the plaster was dry, I added Ranger's Gloss Transparent Texture Paste through the Tim Holtz stencil, Flourish, letting each section dry before adding more beautiful swirls.<br />
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This photo (above) is of the texture paste drying, with spots of Nuvo Drops scattered around.</div>
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The teapot was made 3D with the help of an Action Wobble... being adhesive backed help hold the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology paper flowers and little teabag strings in place too.<br />
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I coloured the flower centres in yellow ink and drew daisies onto the teabags. I was going to use real teatags but they were too big.<br />
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The rest of the elements are butterflies, daisies and roses from a pack of Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Botanical Layers, washi tape (more butterflies!), and a pair of Tim's Idea-Ology Paper Dolls.<br />
The silver spoon is stamped using silver watercolour paint, then coloured some more with the same paint to darken the silver paint.<br />
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The final touches are a sticky note stamped with the quote, more butterflies, dribble of honey, glitter (sugar) on the spoon and another paper lace doily along the bottom.</div>
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Its turned out to be a pretty floral Spring-like page in the end. Thanks for reading :) Hope it makes you smile!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-43752297035295991732019-12-14T19:04:00.000+10:302023-01-14T15:21:27.138+10:30Galahs Christmas PartyHappiness is a gathering of Aussie Galahs having a Christmas party, wearing dress-ups made from the Tim Holtz Merry Misfits Stamp Set. Under their playground of Idea-Ology embellishments and trimmings is a holly forest grown with layers of plaster, paint and collage paper.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q3SihWu2MDc/XfMvq5ze0sI/AAAAAAAACZc/83JR09MJS1kLgdXF5K1GoZM3RFaOHY84wCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-44-finished-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Australian Galahs Christmas Party 2019 mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q3SihWu2MDc/XfMvq5ze0sI/AAAAAAAACZc/83JR09MJS1kLgdXF5K1GoZM3RFaOHY84wCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-44-finished-dec2019.jpg" title="Australian Galahs Christmas Party 2019 mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
This fun Christmas artwork was created over a few days as ink needed to dry and the galahs couldn't decide where they wanted to perch, or even who was going to dress up as Santa and Rudolph. Finally they decided but I still made their masks and hats repositionable, so everyone can take a turn!<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gZHa7lkn0lo/XfM4JuBI6mI/AAAAAAAACZo/tsyY0GaAvBgzUuEq0HxCSNBTUj5U-IcUQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-seed-fairy-lights-on-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Australian Galahs Christmas Party 2019 with seed lights - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gZHa7lkn0lo/XfM4JuBI6mI/AAAAAAAACZo/tsyY0GaAvBgzUuEq0HxCSNBTUj5U-IcUQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-seed-fairy-lights-on-dec2019.jpg" title="Australian Galahs Christmas Party 2019 with seed lights - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
I love the Idea-Ology Date Dials from Tim Holtz. They make such a wonderful compact perpetual calendar when matched with a brad, backing image and a pair of tiny Idea-Ology Clock Hands. My new calendar is now hanging from a clip at the top of the artwork with a couple of Idea-Ology Christmas charms so it can be opened easily without falling off the page. Plus, it's not on the page permanently, so it can be reused for other special events throughout the year. So they're beautiful and practical :)<br />
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To finish off this Christmas display, I looped in a string of seed fairy lights along the tinsel and held it in place with Tim's little bulldog clips, also called Idea-Ology Hinge Clips.<br />
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List of Treasures Used...</h3>
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/strathmore-mixed-media" rel="" target="_blank">Mixed Media Heavyweight Paper</a>, 9"x12" (for the background)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/strathmore-watercolour" rel="" target="_blank">Strathmore Watercolour Paper</a>, smooth hot press (for stamping)<br />
- Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Tissue Fringe (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-idea-ology-trimmings" target="_blank">all Tim's trimmings are here</a>)<br />
- Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain, Tarnished Brass (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-distress-inks-spray-stains" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all Tim's spray inks are here</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/tim-holtz-distress-sprayer" target="_blank">Distress Sprayer Bottle</a> (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-tools" target="_blank">all Tim's tools are here</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/tim-holtz-distress-splatter-brush" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Splatter Brush</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/ink-blending-tool-mini" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool</a> and <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/ink-blending-tool-mini-replacement-pads" target="_blank">Replacement Foams</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/ranger-black-plastic-palette-knifes-set-of-4" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Plastic Spatula</a> (palette knife)<br />
- Heat tool<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/brusho-crystal-colour-sprinkle-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brusho Sprinkle-It</a>, Gold, Iridescent Gold (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/brusho" target="_blank">click here for all Brusho</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/brusho" target="_blank">Brusho Crystal Colours</a> (powdered watercolour paint in Leaf Green, Ultramarine Blue)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-layering-stencils" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Layering Stencils </a> (Thatched, String, Pines)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/finnabair-art-basics-plaster-paste" target="_blank">Finnabair Art Basics Plaster Paste</a> (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/mixed-media-mediums" target="_blank">all mixed media mediums are here</a>)<br />
- White Gesso<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/dylusions-ink-spray" target="_blank">Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Ink Spray</a> (Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-collage-paper" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Collage Paper</a> (Holly)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/archival-ink-and-reinkers" target="_blank">Ranger Archival Ink Pad</a> (Black Soot, London Blue, Vibrant Turquoise)<br />
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mini Inkpad, Walnut Stain (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/distress-ink-pads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all Distress Ink Pads</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/watercolour-crayons" target="_blank">Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks</a> (watercolour paints)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/matte-medium" target="_blank">Gel Matte Multi Medium</a> (Tim Holtz Collage Medium, Ranger's, Dina Wakley's or Finnabair, something that dries matte (not shiny so overflow is hidden), acid free, non-yellowing and has a strong hold)<br />
- Ranger 3D Clear Foam Tape (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/adhesive-tape" target="_blank">all adhesive tape is here</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/tim-holtz-waterbrush-detailer-tip" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Waterbrush</a> (Aquabrush)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/tim-holtz-tonic-retractable-craft-pick" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Pick</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/products/tim-holtz-tonic-retractable-craft-knife" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Knife</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stamps</a> (Bird Crazy, Merry Misfits, Psychedelic Grunge)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/darkroom-door/background-stamps" target="_blank">Darkroom Door Background Stamps</a> (Knitting, Plaid)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/stamping-accessories" target="_blank">Acrylic Stamping Block</a><br />
- Tim Holtz 5" Mini Snips, left and right handed (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/scissors" target="_blank">all scissors are here</a>)<br />
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Framelits Bird Crazy (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/die-cutting-templates" target="_blank">all die cutting designs are here</a>)<br />
- Tim Holtz Thinlits, Village Christmastime<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-paper-and-card" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Printed Paper</a> (Christmas Stash 8"x8")<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-ideaology" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Embellishments</a> (Date Dials, Brad Fasteners, Journal Cards, Pocket Watch, Clock Hands, Resin Reindeer, Metal Snowflakes, Halloween Tokens (owls), Baubles, Quote Chips (Christmas, red edition), Metal Typed Tokens, Gold Micro Tinsel Ribbon, Christmas Adornments and Charms)<br />
- Tim Holtz Distress Dry Glitter (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/embellishments/glitter-and-sparkle" target="_blank">all glitters are here</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/embellishments/products/winsor-newton-water-colour-iridescent-medium" target="_blank">Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium</a><br />
<i>... if you can't find something, sing out anytime!</i><br />
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How the Party Started...</h3>
<b>Making Golden Tinsel out of Paper Fringe</b><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--fxNtuZVY6E/XfH4oRnlugI/AAAAAAAACZE/ETFgBcvOkZcsOKVE33fq8-OptejO3K9gQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-01-tinsel-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Trimmings and Brusho SprinkleIT - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--fxNtuZVY6E/XfH4oRnlugI/AAAAAAAACZE/ETFgBcvOkZcsOKVE33fq8-OptejO3K9gQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-01-tinsel-dec2019.jpg" title="Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Trimmings and Brusho SprinkleIT - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
Starting with the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Fringe (orange and black paper tissue fringing) and Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Tarnished Brass, I made some mini tinsel. I also sprinked on the Brusho SprinkleIT Gold watercolour powder while the ink was still wet. Then to see how it looked, I added the Brusho SprinkleIT Iridescent Gold. Such a pretty sparkly shimmery dust.<br />
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The paper fringing took on the colours and water really well and although I used a fair amount, the paper didn't deteriorate much at all. Thank goodness! I had a backup plan of using real mini tinsel (aka shopbought) but I'm so pleased it worked well.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpSMsiivdEM/XfH5MojfhUI/AAAAAAAACZQ/qprQEiQjPQoILUy5FP9silro-ibXDMnkACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-02-tinsel-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Trimmings Paper Fringe - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpSMsiivdEM/XfH5MojfhUI/AAAAAAAACZQ/qprQEiQjPQoILUy5FP9silro-ibXDMnkACK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-02-tinsel-dec2019.jpg" title="Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Trimmings - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
The above photo shows the fringing fluffed up next to the distressed and stained version. To make it fluffy, simply scrunch it up gently and roll it around in your hands. This ready to use fringing is much easier (and faster) than cutting lengths of fringe by hand!<br />
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<b>Creating the Background...</b></h3>
I started with a sheet of Mixed Media Heavyweight Paper. To build up the layers so there was plenty of texture and depth to the forest background, I used Finnabair's Plaster Paste with Tim Holtz Layering Stencils.<br />
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Apply the Finnabair Plaster Paste through the stencils using a wide, flat spatula (Tim Holtz black spatula from the set is perfect for this). You could also use an old plastic card or silicon tool but the spatula has a smaller work surface that enables you to apply plaster only where you need it.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uk5NRQlbbpg/XfNFkapYinI/AAAAAAAACZ0/_RTmAMjJFZEFfweNuHFCLorzesdy0LWaQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-05-plaster-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Finnabair Prima Marketing Plaster Paste with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uk5NRQlbbpg/XfNFkapYinI/AAAAAAAACZ0/_RTmAMjJFZEFfweNuHFCLorzesdy0LWaQCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-05-plaster-dec2019.jpg" title="Finnabair Prima Marketing Plaster Paste with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
The Tim Holtz Layering Stencil "Thatched" and "String" were used on the corner areas, "Pines" was used to grow a forest then lastly, "Code" was used to fill in any gaps.<br />
The plaster was dried using the heat tool when extending the pattern of the forest so the trees didn't get flattened when adding more.<br />
I recommend you apply a coat of gesso (clear or white) at this point, something I didn't do. It will help stop the ink in the next steps from soaking into the plaster.<br />
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Different kinds of texture pastes, embossing pastes and other dimensional mediums react in all kinds of ways to inks and paints. Experiment and watch what happens! Remember, its art - therefore you can't make a mistake or break anything. Simply enjoy :)<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--wR2vaUInME/XfNHt6lc0FI/AAAAAAAACaA/MjDALJmCqPY7iWMBJXXZUz6owE9USZWBwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-08-inkspray-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Ink Spray with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--wR2vaUInME/XfNHt6lc0FI/AAAAAAAACaA/MjDALJmCqPY7iWMBJXXZUz6owE9USZWBwCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-08-inkspray-dec2019.jpg" title="Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Ink Spray with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
The next step was to add some colour. Place the background in a spraybooth or box (it saves your work surface) and spray the top area with Dylusions Ink Spray Blue Lagoon leaving most of the paper white. Spray with water to encourage the ink to move down the surface.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PdgjTxNJVeY/XfNKBb3D0qI/AAAAAAAACaM/PLZmhhJFgTUDdO53ZP64rIORdMX5dnK3ACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-09-inkspray-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Ink Spray with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PdgjTxNJVeY/XfNKBb3D0qI/AAAAAAAACaM/PLZmhhJFgTUDdO53ZP64rIORdMX5dnK3ACK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-09-inkspray-dec2019.jpg" title="Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Ink Spray with Tim Holtz Stencils - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
Turn the paper upside down and spray across the top with Dylusions Ink Spray Island Parrot (gorgeous vibrant green). This encourages the green and blue to mix and blend however it wants, sometimes giving you lines of drips, other times blending so much they're undefined areas of colour. Either way, it'll be beautiful.<br />
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The above photo was taken when the ink was still wet. When it dried, the ink faded into this gorgeous vibrant ocean colour with lime green patches.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JZV9kTo4CB4/XfNKYCAqZgI/AAAAAAAACaY/PS2oE8BeWC4-QQYJxtWvaMprkqgtMFhcwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/galahs-christmas-11-brusho-dec2019.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Brusho Crystal Colour by ColourCraft on green and blue background - mixed media art by Jenny James" border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JZV9kTo4CB4/XfNKYCAqZgI/AAAAAAAACaY/PS2oE8BeWC4-QQYJxtWvaMprkqgtMFhcwCK4BGAYYCw/s400/galahs-christmas-11-brusho-dec2019.jpg" title="Brusho Crystal Colour by ColourCraft on green and blue background - mixed media art by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
I loved the colour of the background but it needed to be darker as it was a forest, not the seaside!<br />
I decided to use Brusho Crystal Colour watercolour powders in Leaf Green and Ultramarine Blue sprinked over selected areas (in other words, just about everywhere in the end).<br />
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Mist water over the whole surface. Not too much but not too little... the paint needs water to release the colour but too much will make the surface boggy.<br />
This is something that needs experimenting with too, as the results will differ with different paper, quantity of paint, amounts of water and drying time. But its fun to play :)<br />
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Using a heat tool again, I removed most of the moisture from the surface and then put it aside to dry properly.<br />
Due to how much ink, paint and water I used, it needed to be left until the next day.<br />
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Once dry, I used a Ranger ink blending tool (with the round foams) to apply dark brown ink around the outside edge of the surface and over parts of the raised areas. Then I stamped the halftone background stamp in brown as well but it disappeared while it dried, merged with the other colours and plaster paste. Didn't matter, I knew it was there!<br />
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Loving the dark greens! To darken parts of it even more, I changed to Ranger's Archival ink pads (Dylusions' London Blue and Vibrant Turquoise) and blended ink directly to the raised areas using the actual inkpad. Normally I'd use the ink blending tool. The colours stayed visible this time.<br />
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Once this initial set of layers was dry, it was time to add dimension with tinsel, embellishments and the cast of crazy galahs.<br />
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The tinsel, now fully dry, was laid onto the background and glued in place using a gel matte medium. A length of Idea-ology mini gold tinsel was intertwined around the paper tinsel and also glued down with gel matte medium. I then sparingly dry brushed Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium over the paper tinsel to enhance the gold even more.<br />
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Santa's Sleigh ... This was made from a sheet of tartan or plaid printed paper with the Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits "Village Christmastime" sleigh and reindeer template. After cutting out with the Big Shot Plus die cutting machine, the edges were inked with dark brown ink.<br />
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To create a shimmery spatter of starry spots over the background, mix a 10 cent piece size of white gesso with equal parts W&N Iridescent Medium and a splash of water. Use a splatter brush or your fingers to flick the paint mixture over the background.<br />
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To break up all the dark green, glue down torn pieces of holly, music and words from Tim's Idea-ology Collage Paper "Holly". The sleigh was glued down over the holly, angled to appear to be flying over the scene.<br />
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Making the Characters and Party Outfits...</h3>
Every party needs guests, dress ups and masks. The galahs, reindeer and dress-ups were created using the Tim Holtz Stamp Sets, Bird Crazy and Merry Misfits.<br />
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Each rubber stamp was mounted onto a clear acrylic stamping block and the image printed multiple times onto Strathmore's Watercolour Paper with Ranger's Archival Ink (black). I always stamp out more than I need, then I've spares to use another day!<br />
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The reindeer masks had some texture added using the spotty halftone design from Tim's Stamp Set, Psychedelic Grunge and two Darkroom Door background stamps, Knitting and Plaid.<br />
Using Walnut Stain (dark brown) Distress Ink Mini Inkpad, ink up just part of the stamp (see the dark area on the rubber stamp above), just enough to cover one reindeer head. Press to print onto the reindeer's face.<br />
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Cut out all all the birds using the matching Tim Holtz Framelits die cutting templates with a die cutting machine (like a Sizzix Sidekick, Big Shot or a Cuttlebug) or fussy cut around each shape using Tim's Mini Snips (fine sharp scissors). Use the same scissors to trim around all the reindeer heads, one reindeer, the snowman's hat and Santa's head.<br />
Use the ink blending tool that still has Walnut Stain on the foam to ink around the edges of all characters and masks. This hides the white paper core, making them blend better with the background.<br />
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All stamped images were coloured using Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks with waterbrushes. You can use anything to colour stamped images ... pencils, watercolours, Distress Inks, markers, crayons and pastels. Its best to use a translucent ink or paint so the details still show through when you paint over them. A gouache or acrylic paint will cover everything as they're a solid, more opaque medium.<br />
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To colour with watersoluble crayons or art sticks ... Make sure the tip of the waterbrush is wet and brush the end of a fuschia pink Scribble Stick to collect the paint. Blend the pink onto the craft mat or paint palette to create a small puddle of paint which is used to paint the birds. As you can see, I created 3 puddles of paint - pink, grey and yellow. The peachy colour was used under their beaks.<br />
Rudolph's red nose, the snowman's top hat and Santa's hat were coloured with Candy Apple (bright red) Distress Watercolour Marker then layered with a glitter pen.<br />
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Idea-Ology Embellishements...</h3>
Giving the guys something to play with is important for any Christmas party! Tinsel needs baubles, shiny ornaments and a calendar to count down the days to the big event.<br />
What do you do if you can't decide which metal Idea-Ology adornments and charms to use? Colour them all... and decide later.<br />
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I've used all my favourites : snowflakes, mirrored stars, owls from the halloween pack, the bird from another pack, typed tokens, word banners (which I didn't use in the end), pocket watches, brad fasteners, date dials and clock hands.<br />
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The Ranger Alcohol Ink Mixative (silver) was used to colour most of the adornments, using a piece of felt, packaging from the pocket watches and a pair of tweezers. I used the felt as a brush and painted the pieces silver, using the other end of the felt to polish off excess ink after they were dry.<br />
Alcohol Ink doesn't take long to dry so its a fiddly but quite fast process.<br />
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I felt the snowflakes and baubles need a splash of shimmery glitter, so they were thinly coated in Ranger's Gel Matte Medium (use a brush or fingers, whatever works for you) and dipped into the jar of Tim's Distress Dry Glitter.<br />
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The sizes of the Idea-Ology pocket watches and date dials match each other perfectly. I put together two pocket watches with the date dials inside but only ended up hanging the larger one on the artwork with the birds.<br />
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To make the perpetual calendar using the large pocket watch, cut around the larger template from the packaging to use as a guide for the paper backing circles. I used a Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Journal Card and added extra layers for underneath using packaging.<br />
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To find the centre of the circle, fold the template into quarter (half, then half again). With this triangular shape, line up the curved edge onto your circle and using the retractable craft pick, carefully poke a hole in the centre of the backing paper.<br />
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Piece together the clock hands, spacer (2.5mm sequins are perfect) and a brad fastener (split pin). Place the larger date dial onto the paper circle and poke the brad into the paper circle so the hands are above the date dial.<br />
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On the back of the group, push back the pins and adhere tape to hold them in place on the backing piece of the pocket watch.<br />
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Just before you put the front cover piece onto the pocket watch, turn the hands to point wherever you wish. At first I used the little hand as the day and the big hand for the month, but changed it to the other way round.<br />
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While the perpetual calendar doesn't move by itself, its easy to lift off the pocket watch front piece to change the hands.<br />
I made the smaller pocket watch in the same way, except instead of clock hands I used an old dreamcatcher earring.<br />
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One of the tiny metal feathers from the earrings was given to one of the crazy birds (top right) so he could have a magical wand too, just like his feathered friend (far left) who was given a starry wand.<br />
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Place all the characters, mirror stars, baubles, decorations and date dials according to how they make you smile.<br />
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Glue everyone and everything down (except the date dial unless you wish it to be permanent too) using a gel matte medium and add more glitter to the two wands (feather and star) as well as Santa's hat band.<br />
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I changed my mind about all the reindeer masks and only used the antlers! One was left whole for a Rudolf mask which has silver sewing thread tied to it (just like a real one) so everyone can take it in turns to wear it. The Santa mask and snowan's top hat are loose too. Don't forget to draw on eyes so they can see!<br />
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Here are a few closeups...</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished artwork closeup photo ... Aussie Galahs dressed as a fairy and Santa Claus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Holtz Date Dial inside a Pocket Watch next to a Merry Misfit Reindeer and Bird Crazy Aussie Galah.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aussie Galahs playing dress-ups wearing reindeer antlers and a snowman's top hat.<br />
Also showing the glitter encrusted Idea-Ology baubles and snowflakes with an owl ornament.</td></tr>
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Thanks so much for reading and checking out my mixed media artwork for Christmas 2019. I hope it makes you smile and encourages you to have a go. I'm here if you need help anytime :) Have fun!<br />
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Have a wonderful, happy creative day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-55086600939136975762019-12-05T18:22:00.000+10:302023-01-14T15:21:27.138+10:30Galaxy Song Art Journal Page<b>An art journal page for Amanda as part of our swap with the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap group</a>. The theme was Galaxy and adding a song about the galaxy over a beautiful image of the universe sounded simple enough... it was an adventure in itself - but still entirely enjoyable, both times!</b><br />
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My first attempt ended in disaster after smooshing gesso through a stencil and stuffing it all up - if I had sealed the background with fixative or gel medium first, it would have been fine. I thought the background was so pretty before I did that. Lesson learnt, use a foam blending tool not a spatula with gesso when using stencils...! Or use paint like I'd normally do...<br />
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The above photo of my first background was made using only watercolours. It started off as a wash using blue, then add some purple. Then reverted back to my fave techniques of putting paint to the craft mat, spritzing with water, placing paper onto the ink and lifting upwards trying not to slide. I applied blue, purple and black each separately, drying inbetween using the hot air tool. Then I splattered all that black everywhere and sprayed the edges with water... then waited for it to dry again.<br />
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I made such an incredible mess on my mat, on my hands, over the paper! It was so awesome :D<br />
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I had this idea that the galaxies and stars would spiral diagonally across the page from bottom left to top right, with some of the Galaxy Song words weaving in and out of the stars. This isn't what happened. Not everything inside the head or scribbled on paper actually works out! I believe the process of creativity, whether it works out or not is what is beneficial to our hearts and minds. The end product looking amazing is a bonus :)<br />
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The next attempt doesn't quite have the same flying meteorites look about it but turned out fine and the colours look beautiful. It was created on the back of the first sheet of paper so Amanda has both versions!<br />
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Starting on a messy page was alot easier as I spent less time thinking of each step and more time spraying beautiful colourful inks... Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains came to the rescue!<br />
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I sprayed the whole page with water, leaving it dryish in the centre (the water and ink blended towards the middle anyway which was fine, just trying to keep it lighter).<br />
Started with Peacock Feathers (blue), then some Candied Apple (red) and splash of Dusty Concord (purple). Then around the outside, some Ground Espresso (dark brown).<br />
I then placed another sheet of paper over the top, lifted off again then. Before it was dry (I had plenty of time as it was so soggy! lol), I sprinkled a sparkly white embossing powder, imagining that it could be visualised as distant stars.<br />
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It took a few minutes to dry with the help of the heat tool... mostly drying from underneath so as to not blow away all the powder. This pic is me waiting for the ink to dry showing close up of the embossing powder looking like star dust.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinlpnFHqTje4t0_A9IPNeUliSVnXqBgL_3tyvRTSXZ-5cpztr2OXpkdOBmTsOJxrn6_I1m78KtlDUsMRSdQ_QVe3I-1bD1gulHW_lNRRzwa62_l_HslkgAXQO8VCsiKaRjXcuxsGrvtw/s1600/galaxy-04-closeup-embossing-oct2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="a galaxy background made using Distress Spray Stains and Embossing Powders by Jenny James" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinlpnFHqTje4t0_A9IPNeUliSVnXqBgL_3tyvRTSXZ-5cpztr2OXpkdOBmTsOJxrn6_I1m78KtlDUsMRSdQ_QVe3I-1bD1gulHW_lNRRzwa62_l_HslkgAXQO8VCsiKaRjXcuxsGrvtw/s400/galaxy-04-closeup-embossing-oct2019.jpg" title="a galaxy background made using Distress Spray Stains and Embossing Powders by Jenny James" width="400" /></a></div>
Once mostly dry, I used gel matte medium blended through Tim Holtz Layering Stencil "Falling Stars" to recreate the Milky Way. I made a bit of a mess but put blinkers on and kept going. I think next time I'd use a white paint or ink instead of a clear gel so I could see where the stars appeared!<br />
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Anyway, more embossing powder was scattered over the whole page and tapped off. I heated the page from underneath as well as on top as before. You can see I should have waited a bit longer for the ink to be more dry ... I've created a few huge clusters of stars, but they're so far away that they look squashed!<br />
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Check out the beautiful colours that are created from layering the inks. Sometimes they don't appear til they're dried completely.<br />
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I've featured a song from Monty Python's Meaning of Life... its been flying around in my head since the swap began... The Galaxy Song. Its right at the end of the movie :)<br />
The lyrics were borrowed from the internet, restyled and printed, then sliced into strips.<br />
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The first and last paragraph I left straight, but the rest was glued down as if following the Milky Way across the page. I used Dylusions Glue Stick and scissors to stick one or two words at a time, weaving and waving as it went.<br />
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Once all the words were stuck down, I used a white gel pen to add a shooting star, few spiral galaxies, filled in some stars and add the title in groovy starry lettering.<br />
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Then decided that I should emboss the lettering as well... so dragged out my embossing pen and wrote over the lettering, added the powder and heated it. Also added a slight shadow with a black fine felt tipped pen.<br />
Then I simply had to draw in vintage fridge... at the beginning of the song, Eric climbs out of a fridge to sing the song to Mrs Brown. Totally looks like a real one hey? lol :)<br />
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Being a song all about time and speeding lights, I drew a pocket watch flying across the page...<br />
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And added a tiny little mini Earth on the bottom right hand corner...<br />
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All finished. It was also going to have a tape measure but I don't know how to fit it in without covering the words. Must be the fastest page I've made but I like it and enjoyed making it. I hope you like it too!<br />
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On the right hand side are the legals :) I've embedded the video from Monty Python below, so you can all have this fun song dancing around inside your heads too! lol :) Enjoy! I love it, one of my fave songs, along with the Butterfly Ball by Roger Glover, Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog and Movin' Right Along by Kermit and Fozzie (The Muppet Movie).<br />
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As always, sing out if you want to have a go and need help or have questions, ask me anytime (via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtbyJenny.GGofRB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/pages/contact-us" rel="" target="_blank">Art by Jenny Shop</a>). Kits are available, although for this one, all you really need are watercolours, spray inks, white embossing powder and splash of glitter glue. Plus the song lyrics if you want to add those :)<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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<i>Galaxy Song by Monty Python ... Songwriters John Du Prez / Eric Idle. Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-89740675067767606032019-11-26T18:39:00.000+10:302023-01-14T15:21:27.139+10:30An Urban Tapestry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This art journal page was created inside a friend's book as part of a swap for the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/2019/11/inspired-by-nature.html" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap group</a> using the theme, Nature. </div>
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I've created my art journal page using a sheet of beautiful rice paper from Stamperia featuring two hands inspired by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. Together with Tim Holtz rubber stamps and Idea-Ology Collage Paper, I've grown a wild urban tapestry filled with tiny creatures.</div>
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How to create layers with tissue...</h3>
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Working inside the small <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/products/dylusions-creative-journal-small" target="_blank">Dylusions Mixed Media Journal</a>, I trimmed the Stamperia Rice Paper Sheet to size and glued it down with a <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/matte-medium" target="_blank">gel matte medium</a> using my trusty flat wide paintbrush.<br />
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Once the gel medium was dry, I mixed a small puddle of watered down <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/gesso" target="_blank">white gesso</a> to use as a wash over the background areas of the rice paper to calm down the contrast of the printed words.<br />
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For this page, I thought I'd have a play with <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-idea-ology-collage-paper-plain" target="_blank">Tim Holtz's White Collage Tissue Paper</a> using Ranger's black <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/archival-ink-and-reinkers" target="_blank">Archival Ink</a> and a few favourite stamps. The idea was that the paper would disappear into the background and leave the printed image behind.<br />
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The birds, quote and grunge spatters are all from the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-urban-tapestry-cms061" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stamp Set "Urban Tapestry"</a>. I love the typographic style of this quote. It says :<br />
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"The creative is the place where noone else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and venture into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there any other way, only by taking risks and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself."</blockquote>
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After stamping onto the tissue, heat setting the ink and trimming to size, I then coloured some areas on the back with white pencil. The white would help the reversed and outlined words show clearer on the background.<br />
Gesso would do the same thing but pencil doesn't crinkle up the paper or need drying time.<br />
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I used matte gel medium to glue down everything, both under the tissue and over it to seal all the edges.<br />
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The birds were also stamped onto tissue paper and heat set before being trimmed and glued down with the gel matte medium.<br />
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All the branches were stamped straight onto the page with black Archival ink after the birds were dry.<br />
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Above is a closeup of how the tissue paper blends into the background. Sometimes. If you're not looking for it, you can't see it...! lol :) Still a fab technique for collage when you don't feel like cutting around every single feather, beak and foot.<br />
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Colour was applied to the birds using <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/watercolour-pencils" target="_blank">watercolour pencil</a> (red and brown) and a <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/waterbrush" target="_blank">waterbrush</a>.<br />
Being a translucent tissue, I was able to flip one of the birds to face the other way (perched on the hand facing left) without losing too much detail. Then coloured over him with black pencil to give his feathers more definition and darken the image.<br />
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The birds needed something to hang around with, so I stamped more branches in the black Archival Ink, then some spatters of grunginess in black and stonewalling in brown (Tim's background stamp "<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-slate-and-stone" target="_blank">Slate and Stone</a>").<br />
The brown Archival Ink was only applied to small sections of the stone background stamp and pressed onto the page without an acrylic block, to give it a more rustic appearance.<br />
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Black Archival Ink was used for all the beetles and ants from Tim's stamp set "<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-entomology-cms328" target="_blank">Entomology</a>". They're crawling all over the place!<br />
I coloured the beetles and some of the ants with brown watercolour pencil then once dry, I drew on the white highlights and gave them a covering of Ranger's crackle medium.<br />
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The bees were stamped onto tissue paper using the black Archival ink, dried with the heat tool and then had their bodies coloured with yellow pencil on the back of the paper.<br />
After being glued onto the page with gel matte medium, I painted their wings with an iridescent medium to make them shimmer.<br />
Their black stripes were enhanced using black pen and highlights drawn on with white gel pen.<br />
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Above is a closeup of an ant after the crackle medium had dried. The quote was made into a wallhanging with nails drawn on with black pen and brown pencil.<br />
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Lastly, I blended in a tiny smattering of blue ink around some of the edges of both pages.<br />
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Thanks for reading my blog post. Hope it helps you smile and inspires you to make time for arts, crafts and creativity! Enjoy every moment :)<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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<b style="text-align: center;">My Bucket List is art, art and more Art!</b></h3>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start;">A bucket list isn't something I've ever really thought about until now. It turns out that dreams are just like a bucket list and I've had plenty of those... as you do! They've changed over the years but there seemed to be a reoccurring theme... </span><b style="text-align: start;">Art</b><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start;">. I guess you're not surprised :) lol</span></b></div>
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Have an art gallery and studio, guesthouse B&B for art retreats, online and real world classroom, and little shop. Creating, sharing, teaching, inspiring, healing and helping. By the seaside, anywhere in Australia. I'm getting there, one tiny ant sized step at a time I'm managing to create a Life Less Ordinary through art, art, art and more art :) Why not!<br />
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So this is what I've created for Meg's journal that's travelling around Australia with the theme "Bucket List". A few thoughts about art. Its more like a sampler the way it got created but art doesn't have rules or must have any particular look. You can see all our other journals at the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap Blog</a>.<br />
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List of Treasures Used...</h3>
- Mixed Media Paper<br />
- Dylusions Acrylic Paint<br />
- Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools and Foams<br />
- Tim Holtz Tonic Studio Mini Snips<br />
- Ranger Embossing Powder<br />
- Darkroom Door Stencils<br />
- Tim Holtz Layering Stencils<br />
- Tim Holtz Foam Stamps<br />
- Tim Holtz Collage Gel Matte Medium<br />
- Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Transparent Wings<br />
- Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Quote Chips<br />
- Tim Holtz Stamps "theories"<br />
- Ranger Archival Ink Pad, Jet Black<br />
- Dylusions Acrylic Journaling Block<br />
- Finnabair Paint Brushes<br />
- Masters' Brush Cleaner<br />
- Tim Holtz and Dylusions Stickers<br />
- Dylusions Glue Stick<br />
- Chipboard Letters<br />
- An Old Paintbrush<br />
- Wooden Sticks (for the pencils)<br />
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Start with a background...</h3>
Make sure you're using a good quality paper that withstands wet and dry visual arts techniques. You can find mixed media paper in so many brands now, but my go-to papers are still Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley journals (made by Ranger) and Strathmore's Mixed Media and Watercolour Papers (and journals and artboards)... use what you have and when you run out, try these. Yes I sell them both, but I only because I love and use it all myself :D<br />
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I've used Dylusions Acrylic Paints for all the background and overpainting... its such a beautiful smooth, quick drying paint. Perfect for journals.<br />
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Smoosh, swirl and blend Dylusions Paint in Mushy Peas and Calypso Teal over your whole surface using one of my fave little tools, the Mini Ink Blending Tool from Ranger.<br />
The easiest way to start is to take a spot of paint from the jar (and put the lid back on straight away), and press it onto your craft mat or flat paint palette. Swirl it into your foam tool in a circular motion (it spreads it evenly through the foam). Smoosh (spread, blend, move in any direction) the paint over your page.<br />
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I've used a spirally circular pattern this time. The pattern changes with the mood, weather and paper so let the hand and foam do whatever it wants at this stage. Just enjoy the blending of colours.<br />
The stripe down the centre is a white washi tape as I didn't want the paint going through to everyone else's pages. Sometimes this disappears under all the layers of paint and collage.<br />
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<b>Don't forget</b> : Add a spray of water into your jars of Dylusions Paint to put back the moisture that evaporates while you have the lid off. Even in Winter but especially in the Aussie Summer!<br />
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The ink blending foams are washable but wash them before they dry out! The end of the day is fine, it doesn't dry that fast on foams :)<br />
The easiest way to clean foams is to use up all the paint on future backgrounds, journal pages and paper that can be used in collage (smoosh it around until its all gone), then wash the foams with soapy water (I use Master's Artist Handsoap for my hands and stencils, Master's Artist Brush Cleaner for my foams, brushes and gel printing plates).<br />
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The large Darkroom Door "Crackle" stencil above was used to add a bit of Dylusions Lemon Zest (yellow), and the Tim Holtz "Grime" (my new favourite) and "Splatters" Layering Stencils were used with the pretty Calypso Teal blue acrylic paint.<br />
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I've blended paint through all the stencils using the same foam tools, one for white, the other for everything else.<br />
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When using stencils, its up to you which part of it you wish to use... the whole design, part of it, upside down, back to front. If you want to add more, add more. Want to leave it simpler, go for it - its art, there are no rules or mistakes :)<br />
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The above photo is an overview of what was starting to look like a pond or river. Initially I thought I might make a bucket list on kites, clouds or lily pads - none of which happened but I really love these colours!<br />
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Add more layers...</h3>
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Once all the background base has dried, add a layer of Dylusions White Linen Acrylic Paint using your favourite words stencil. I've used Darkroom Door medium sized stencil called "Creativity".<br />
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Once this was dry, I added Maisie, a Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley stencil and mask set (this one's the middle child), also using Dylusions White Linen Paint. Then using a paint brush, I add extra white to create definition in her hair, skirt and boots.<br />
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Above : <b>Art is the window to the soul </b>... I saw this as I lifted off the Maisie Stencil after painting her basic shape - so of course it had to be photographed :) The border or rather, window, is the actual stencil of her head. Seemed perfect at the time! lol :)<br />
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Making Pencils...</h3>
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In the past I've used skewers and tooth picks to make pretend pencils and paint brushes. Usually I'd colour them with markers, paint or pencils, then for the brushes, squishing the ends with pliers to make into faux bristles.<br />
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This time I've used skinny flat sticks (wood spatulas or thin iceblock sticks) and cut to shape using Tim's strong Mini Snips (micro serrated 5" scissors).<br />
I added a bit of colour with the Distress Crayons, then blended the waxy colour into the wood using my finger (no water).<br />
I wanted shiny 3D pencils, so gave each a coating of Ranger's Glossy Accents then left them to dry somewhere flat and level.<br />
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Of course the second I put them down, I forgot they were on my book and put something down on top of them! whoops. Didn't matter, they still dried shiny :)<br />
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Once completely dry (ie, the next day in case I dented them again), I glued my new pencils and vintage paint brush using gel matte medium. They needed a hand to stay put, so I held them in place with pots of paint.<br />
Had to leave that for a while cos each time I tried to do something else, I moved the brush.<br />
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Heat Embossing with Mixed Media...</h3>
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I much prefer using embossing powders for abstract art and creating raised layers. Its certainly much easier than how they're used in cardmaking and scrapbooking. Plus, if you get spatters, it doesn't matter!</div>
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<b>Embossing the Alphabet</b> :<br />
1 ... Apply some embossing ink, glue, paint or gel medium to your die cut shape (I smoothed out the squiggles with my finger but for something different, they could be left as they landed).<br />
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Ranger have a fantastic ink called "Emboss-It" Embossing Ink and its available not only as an inkpad, reinker and set of pens but also as a dabber bottle! Perfect for mixed media and abstract artwork :)</div>
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If using glue or gel medium, the powder does seem to melt better if left to dry but its not absolutely necessary.<br />
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2 ... Fold a sheet of dry paper in half and unfold, pour on some embossing powder. At the end, the crease in the paper helps guide the excess back into the jar.<br />
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3 ... Dip your sticky shape into the powder. I jostled it around a tiny bit and lifted and patted it into the powder, making sure a really thick amount was stuck.<br />
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4 ... Pour the excess powder back in its jar and repeat the process with the next colour.<br />
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5 ... Once you've got all your letters / shapes dry and ready to melt gather them onto a heat-proof surface. Using your heat tool (also called a hot air gun - not a hair dryer, its too blowy and not hot enough), gently hover over the powdered piece until the colours melt and blend. Be careful, it gets really really hot!<br />
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<i>... slightly off topic : Did you know that next year, 2020, is the Year of the Rat? Australia Post's stamps and coins featuring native Aussie mice as well as rats are so adorable!</i><br />
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Careful not to get the hot air too close or stay in one spot too long as it might scorch the paper - but then, charcoal is a nice colour too!<br />
You will need to use something like long tweezers or pliers to hold the piece as you're heating it, so you don't burn your fingers. Let everything go cool before handling!<br />
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<b>Embossing Maisie's Boots</b> :<br />
Maisie's boots were created in the same way as the alphabet with only a slight difference.<br />
I painted the gel medium directly to the page and poured on some of Ranger's Speckles Embossing Powder, pink for the boots, yellow for the trim - at the same time.<br />
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I then lifted the page to gently shake the excess powder back onto the folded sheet of paper and put back in the pink jar (there wasn't much yellow so all went back in the same jar).<br />
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When cardmaking, it helps to warm the paper from underneath to get an even coverage and help stop the heat tool from blowing around the powder over the rest of the surface.<br />
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This is how I heated Maisie's boots... firstly from underneath then over the top, waving in a way that any stray powders would be blown onto the boot and not all over the page.<br />
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I always get splatters of embossing when working directly onto a surface anyway but with mixed media, its easily fixed. I painted over the unwanted spots using Dylusions paint in Mushy Peas and Dirty Martini (both are beautiful greens) to create a carpet of green ground.<br />
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Additional Elements...</h3>
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While the ground was drying I added some words of wisdom around the page and one of Tim's Idea-Ology Transparent Wings (a gorgeous butterfly) in Maisie's hair.<br />
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All the sayings were stamped onto plain paper using Tim Holtz rubber stamps "Theories" and Jet Black Ranger Archival Ink Pad. The words "to do" and "important" are stickers from Dylusions Dyary collection and the "Create Art" banner is a Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Quote Chip embellishment. All glued in place using Dylusions Glue Stick and for the butterfly, double sided clear tape.<br />
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The flowers are hand painted with a paintbrush after using Tim's Idea-Ology Foam Stamps "Funky Flora" to create a guide. Using stamps to for the initial placement of flowers helps me stop overthinking where I want them to grow.<br />
All the spots and dots and splatters are from the ends of my brushes and tools being dipped into paint. I've used Dylusions White Linen, Lemon Zest and Pure Sunshine.<br />
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I forgot to mention all the words "art" - some are stickers, some are painted with white paint, some are stamped with Tim's foam alphabet stamps (and paint), and the arrow is a Dylusions sticker too.<br />
Add whatever words you want to say and make it your own.<br />
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I'm always around if you need a hand or have questions! Enjoy every creative moment.<br />
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Have a happy creative day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-37707972107861922872019-09-19T18:38:00.001+09:302023-01-14T15:53:18.489+10:30Mother Earth Mixed MediaGather all your left over yarns, wools, ribbons, strings! For this mixed media collage, they're being used to create the hair of Gaia (Mother Nature) while texture paste is used to create the Earth. Most layers will need to be left to dry for quite a while, depending how heavy handed you are with paints and water. The hair took 2 days until it was completely dry but is so worth the wait!<br />
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Arty Treasures used ...</h3>
- Strathmore Watercolour Paper<br />
- Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste<br />
- White Gesso<br />
- Matte Gel Medium<br />
- Yarns, ribbons and string<br />
- Sizzix's Tim Holtz Thinlits "Skeleton Leaves"<br />
- Tim Holtz Sidekick Die Cutting Machine<br />
- Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Rubber Stamp Sets<br />
... "Clockwork" or "Never Forget Your Sparkle"<br />
- Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks<br />
- Metallic Watercolour Paints<br />
- Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paints<br />
- Finnabair Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paints<br />
- Ranger's Tim Holtz Sprayer Bottle (for water)<br />
- Tim Holtz Spatulas<br />
- Finnabair Paint Brushes<br />
- Tim Holtz AquaBrush (waterbrush)<br />
- Black and White Paint Pens<br />
- Dylusions Glue Stick<br />
- Thermoweb iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive<br />
- Tonic Studio's Tim Holtz Mini Snips (small sharp scissors)<br />
- Ranger Craft Mat<br />
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<b>All available at the 'Art by Jenny' online shop</b></div>
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How to make this mixed media artwork...</h3>
Starting out, I scribbled ideas and thoughts into my notebook and once I knew where I wanted to go, I sketched the idea onto a large sheet of Strathmore Watercolour Paper.<br />
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Above photo shows the sketched image with a few wooden embellishments. Normally I'd use a watercolour pencil to draw the outlines but as I needed face and hands to still be visible after the next few steps, I've used a 2B graphite pencil.<br />
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To create dimension on the Earth, use a spatula to spread the Tim Holt Distress Grit Paste (its a sandy feeling, thick texture paste) wherever you want land. This paste doesn't shrink so what you place down is what you get, whether raised for hills and mountains or smooth flat for the plains.<br />
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Leave to dry.<br />
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For the hair, gather any leftover yarns, ribbons, twine and string. It doesn't matter what colour they are because it all gets covered with white gesso are being glued down.<br />
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Use a good quality gel matte medium like Finnabair 3D Matte Gel or Ranger's Tim Holtz Multi Matte Medium to adhere all the strands in place.<br />
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In the photo above, you can see how I've twisted and woven the ribbons, string and yarn to give an illusion of wavy hair. Use the gel medium to glue down any wooden bird embellishments or other findings into the hair.<br />
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Once the gel medium is completely dry, cover the entire head of hair with white gesso. Don't forget to paint gesso on the inside of the curls.<br />
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The above photo shows an overview of Mother Earth keeping an eye on the planet and her hair as it all dries.<br />
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Back to the Earth, add 4 or 5 drops of Finnabair's Liquid Acrylic Paint in Ultramarine (blue) to the whole area. Spray the blue paint with 2 or 3 splashes of water and encourage it to spread using a flat wide paint brush.<br />
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While the blue paint is still wet, add 6 or 7 drops of Finnabair's Liquid Acrylic Paint in Pure Yellow onto the raised areas of the page. Pure Yellow can look slightly green in colour until water or medium is added, then it turns a gorgeous clean yellow. Its quite amazing!<br />
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Spray the newly applied drops of Pure Yellow paint with water and watch it spread. Use the paint brush to gently push it around if it needs a bit of help. Leave it to dry.</div>
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It may need more blue if the yellow got carried away but let it dry before adding any more paint or water.<br />
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Using Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks or watercolours, colour in the background and all skin areas with a dark brown. Let it dry then add more dark brown paint into the shadow areas.</div>
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The hair was painted using a paint brush with Finnabair Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint in Avocado Green. Even though all the strands were covered in gesso, they all took on different tones, some soaking in more paint than others.<br />
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I put on two coats of Finnabair's Avocado Green Liquid Acrylic Paint and it turned a beautiful dark green seaweed colour.</div>
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Leave it to dry!</div>
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Using the Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks, colour the background areas around the head and hands with dark pink and use orange in the triangular areas.</div>
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Using the clean wet paint brush, dampen all the pink and orange to dissolve the paint and make them blend. Leave to dry.<br />
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Add more dark brown (Scribble Stick) to the face and neck leaving the eyes white. Making the shadows darker can create a more rounded look rather than flat. </div>
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Colour in the eyes using Scribble Sticks in greens and blues with a round circle of black for the eye pupil.</div>
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Highlights on the hair were painted on using Finnabair Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paint in Fairy Wings... a gorgeous shimmery pearlescent green paint.</div>
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The valley areas of the hair was painted sparingly with the Finnabair's Ultramarine Blue Liquid Acrylic.</div>
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The two little wooden birds in the hair were painted using Finnabair's Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paint in Pearl White.</div>
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Finish off the face, making sure you let colours dry inbetween each layer. I've used paint pens for the eyelashes, eye pupils and white highlights. Scribble Sticks were used for the green eyebrows and heart shaped lips.</div>
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I didn't do her nose very well but I figure its art, not a photo - and besides, Mother Nature isn't a human so can look however she wishes to look!<br />
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Leaving the page aside to dry completely, stamp out a bird from Dyan Reaveley's rubber stamp set "Clockwork". Colour him in with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks (pink and brown) using a waterbrush to blend the colours.</div>
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You can use the waterbrush to take paint from the Scribble Sticks as well, a good way to add more colour to detailed areas.<br />
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Cut out some leaves from watercolour paper using the Tim Holtz Thinlits "Skeleton Leaves" die templates (and die cutting machine).</div>
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Try to keep some of the leaves intact and separate the inners from a few others.</div>
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Colour all the leaves and spare pieces of watercolour paper with yellow and green Scribble Sticks.</div>
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Leave to dry.</div>
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Glue the leaves with separated inners to the spare watercolour pieces using Gel Medium or Mixed Media Adhesive. Scribble on some dark brown to the edges of each leaf while the glue is still wet. Use the waterbrush to encourage the brown paint blend into the outer edges.</div>
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In the photo, the colours look a bit murky but the Gel Medium dries completely clear with a matte finish, allowing all the colours to show beautifully.<br />
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On your craft sheet or paint palette, add some gold metallic watercolour paint. Either drag the side of the leaf across the gold paint and / or use a brush to paint it onto edges of the leaves. Try both ways and see which way you like the best.</div>
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In the above photo with the leaves, I've also applied gold watercolour paint to Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits "Adorned" shapes and have saved them for another day.</div>
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Once the leaves are completely dry, trim off the excess using Tim's Mini Snips. They're sharp and easy to use for detailed fussy cutting. </div>
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Using the brown Scribble Stick, roughly colour around all the cut edges of the leaves.</div>
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Place three of the leaves under the bird and stick them onto the hand, another leaf near the thumbs and two more on the top left hand corner of the page.<br />
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Using the black paint pen, write some words, draw some leaves and add curly tendrils all around her head and hands.<br />
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Thanks so much for reading and checking out my artwork. Hopefully the instructions are easy enough to follow and inspires you to have a go :) Have fun!<br />
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Have a wonderful, happy creative day!<br />
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Jenny</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Dragonflies Hover<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Above the Waterlilies<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Hungry are the Fish</span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
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<i>by Jenny James</i></div>
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Who knew I could write poetry? There's a first for everything! My watercolour painting skills are constantly improving too, proving that with practice one can achieve anything.<br />
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This is my Haiku Art Page created for Pam inside her book as part of the Australian Art Journal Swap group (<a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/2019/07/haiku-art-hungry-are-fish.html" target="_blank">click here to check them out</a>). Today's blog post is more of a journey through how my painting was created rather than the usual step-by-step but it still includes helpful information and useful tips.<br />
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In the beginning... it always starts with scribbling out ideas on scrap paper then nutting them out in my journal.<br />
To make sure my elements didn't end up like cartoon characters, I used photographs I found on the 'net of fish, waterlilies, dragonflies and underwater views for inspiration and technical details.<br />
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Writing a poem with the correct number of syllables was interesting. Once I worked out what I wanted to paint or create (dragonflies and waterlilies) and realised it didn't have to rhyme, it was much easier.<br />
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It was planned to be a pair of koi (mine look more like giant goldfish) swimming with the dragonflies flying overhead, with the viewpoint being from underwater.<br />
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Less is more... so I started with water and pencils as I'm always heavy handed when I use paint. I coloured in areas then used a very wet watercolour brush (with soft bristles) to dissolve all the colour.<br />
I then waited an eon for it to dry. Well, maybe 10 minutes...<br />
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Still trying to be "less is more" but pencils weren't giving me enough coverage, so dug out my Winsor & Newton watercolour paint sticks... I've included this closeup to show the amount of paint used, hardly any compared to how I usually work. I love the texture of pencils and paint sticks on rough paper!<br />
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I painted more water onto the page (dissolving the paint sticks) and let it dry again... the second fish decided it didn't want to join us, so that's where the quote is going.<br />
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"Trust the Mess" ... that's what we're told to do so many times with abstract art and other types of creativity, but its harder to do than waiting for paint to dry! lol :) Took a couple of hours this time.<br />
This photo is showing what happens when you give up on micro layers and just go for it. Thank goodness its meant to look like water hey? At this point, I felt happy with the clouds and tiny forest in the background but the rest is such a mess!<br />
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This is my favourite palette! This pic was after adding pink gouache to the petals, brown to the stems and shadows in the water.<br />
Things we take photos of when waiting (again) for paint to dry...!<br />
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I really love painting with watercolours... especially when its working! Above is showing that messy page after it dried completely (lovely!) and includes the details added - lily pads, flower and leaf stems, bit more blue in the water and reflections under the waterlilies, forest and lily pads.<br />
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The flowers are painted using the magenta paint and brown for the shaping and shadows.<br />
All that's left to do are all the bubbles, the fish's details and other bits and pieces.<br />
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Here fishy fishy... meet my giant goldfish eyeing off the dragonflies above. The bubbles have white paint pen highlights and brown paint underneath to make them appear round.<br />
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Sorry, no progress pics for the dragonflies.... they weren't behaving! Thank goodness they turned out ok... especially after they'd dried. When the wings were still wet, they looked really dark but dried with a satisfying transparent finish.<br />
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To make the dragonflies, I used a sharp black water-soluble pencil to draw an oval for the abdomen, long super skinny tube shape for the body and long triangular ovalish shapes for wings. Add a bit of green to the body then using a fine wet paint brush and blend out the colours trying to keep the black to the outer edges.<br />
Add fine wobbly lines for the wing veins and antennae using a very fine paint brush (or pen) in black. Eyes are spots using white paint pen.<br />
I used more pencils and watercolours (using a dry paintbrush) to add depth and shadow to everything.<br />
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The lettering for the quote is drawn freehand with pale blue pencil then I went over it (sort of) with black pencil. Then using the blue pencil again, I added extra words to make the dodgy bits look like they were meant to be there (of course they were).<br />
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Haiku poems need to have a certain amount of syllables in each line... 1st is 5 syllables, 2nd is 7, 3rd is 5. Thankfully it doesn't need to rhyme but it should make a bit of sense and relate directly to the artwork. Definitely a challenge, but one I enjoyed :) You should have a go too!<br />
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Then the 3 little fishes with their teeny tiny bubbles were drawn in too, just because. The writing is all a bit crooked, but then again, it is underwater! lol :)<br />
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So this is my finished artwork for the theme, Haiku Art Page.<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting and reading my blog post. Hope my instructions help and it inspires you to have a go. The main thing to remember with watercolour painting, is to let the layers dry completely before adding more colour. Unless you're trying to create marbled blends then that's a whole other way to play!<br />
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Have a happy creative day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-50843791932697711562019-07-13T22:34:00.003+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.138+10:30How to Make 3D Bees<h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">This mixed media tutorial featuring honey bees and sunflowers was created using Sizzix Framelits "Entomology" by Tim Holtz, Dylusions Stamps "Sunshine Girl" and Ranger's 3D Clear Foam Tape... plus repurposed packaging (black card and cellophane) and a few other arty treasures.</span></h3>
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I used the black cardstock from the packaging of the Darkroom Door large stencils... its quire a solid colour and the card is smooth and sturdy. When I want to colour my die cut shapes, I usually use Tim's packaging as its a light brown with interesting texture or start with white watercolour or mixed media paper. But bees are usually brown or black and yellow :)<br />
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First thing I did was trim the black cardstock into 2.5" strips. Using my Sizzix Sidekick with the bee from Entomology Framelits and the two cutting pads, I cut out dozens of bees. Even one bee at a time doesn't take long. I cut out heaps of ants too but didn't end up using them for my page.<br />
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As a die cutting template is like a cookie cutter and presses out the shapes, the finished shape has two sides... the upper side has smooth rounded edges, the underneath has a sharper edge. I prefer to have the rounded edge as my right side.<br />
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Each bee had their stripes added using Pure Sunshine (yellow) Dylusions Paint Pen.<br />
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The wings are all cut out of cellophane, also from stencil packaging. Cello packets are found with all sorts of products, I tend to keep it all in a drawer along with acetate packing that might be useful. Its not hoarding at all, its saving and recycling!</div>
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Cutting fine cellophane can be done with a few sheets at the same time. How many will depend on your machine and thickness of cello you use.</div>
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The cello may get squashed together but separates again easily enough.</div>
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Iridescent shimmer can be added to cello with glitter glue or glue with dry glitter and left to dry. I used one called holographic glitter... so pretty! Being plastic, it can take longer to dry but is worth it.</div>
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Experiment with your glue as some won't stick to cello - but then if it falls of later, what a fab excuse to get out the glitter again! </div>
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The black bees had their wings cut off with fine sharp scissors. I felt so mean doing that, but reassured them that they'd all get new prettier wings!<br />
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At first, the two layers, cardstock and cello, were adhered together carefully lining them up so only the wings were showing. It proved tricky so I trimmed off all the legs from the cello bees leaving only wings with bodies. Adhering the two layers is much easier this way because if they're crooked the legs don't give it away!<br />
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To add the bees to the page so they were raised, I used Ranger's thick clear foam tape, stuck just underneath the body hidden from view.<br />
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Shown above are words from Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Chipboard Quotes. I've trimmed one quote with sharp scissors so it could be stacked.<br />
The pretty pattern under the quote is made using washi tape, trimmed to look like bunting.<br />
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Close up of my bees... I added more holographic glitter to the bodies and antennae as well.</div>
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The sunflowers were created using the flower from Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley stamp set, Sunshine Girl. Each flower was coloured with various inks (yellow, brown, green) plus spots of white paint pen for highlights.</div>
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Above shows my finished page featuring the swarm of bees taking the scenic route home.<br />
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The background was made using Dylusions Ink Sprays with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Sprays. The page was upright so the sprayed ink ran down the page, leaving a stripy texture. Both sides of the page were coloured this way.<br />
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Once the spray ink had dried, which took a day or two because I was a bit heavy handed with ink, I blended Dylusions Paint in Dirty Martini, Lemon Zest and White Linen through various stencils in honeycomb and hexagon designs.<br />
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Here's the other side of the page ... The rough looking honeycomb is Finnabair Plaster Paste. I spread the paste on a stencil then pressed it onto the page like a stamp.<br />
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Also shown is a strip of Tim Holtz Wallflower Vellum Paper (left), Idea-Ology Journaling Card (under the beehive), washi tape and a hive made of sticky back canvas coloured with Derwent Inktense Pencils.<br />
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I hope my 3D bees and sunflowers inspire you to take the scenic route and get adventurous with your art supplies and recycled materials. Sing out if you need a hand and have fun!<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-29809411767869202582019-06-26T16:54:00.002+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.137+10:30Book Art Journal Page - Underwater Library<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bTvW80y9YKU/XRMg-XA9DVI/AAAAAAAACIs/mjg_RlbHePg7-SIXQW7rKB8L5OZOV9w3gCLcBGAs/s1600/bookart-lisa-square-closeup-apr2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="artwork by Jenny James featuring Book Art with an Under the Sea Fairy Story" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bTvW80y9YKU/XRMg-XA9DVI/AAAAAAAACIs/mjg_RlbHePg7-SIXQW7rKB8L5OZOV9w3gCLcBGAs/s200/bookart-lisa-square-closeup-apr2019.jpg" title="artwork by Jenny James featuring Book Art with an Under the Sea Fairy Story" width="200" /></a><b>This art journal page was created for the theme "Book Art". The artwork seemed to have a mind of its own at times, but like all good stories, had a happy ending.</b><br />
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My underwater world featuring adorable crabs, narwhals and bubbles of text was created using Tim Holtz Collage Paper, vintage book pages, Distress Inks and Paints, matte gel medium, Spray Inks, string, Finnabair stickers and a variety of stamps by Tim Holtz, Dylusions, Jane Davenport and Darkroom Door.<br />
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In the Beginning...</span></h3>
Choose 2 contrasting blue paints (I used Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass). Drip small amounts of both colours onto the surface. You don't need much if its a fluid paint.<br />
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Using a seasponge press lightly everywhere all over the page, covering the whole surface but at the same time, leaving speckles of white areas here and there.<br />
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If you don't have a seasponge or a coarse sponge, scrunch up a dry piece of paper towel (kitchen paper) so it has a rough, random appearance.<br />
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Next, spray or splatter the surface with Dylusions Ink Spray in both Lemon Zest and White Linen.<br />
Mist with water to blend (it breaks up the blues) and then spray or splatter Dylusions Ink Spray in London Blue.<br />
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Lightly press paper towel over the whole page to reduce any puddles of excess ink. Some puddles you might want to leave as they'll dry eventually. Our paper towel has wavy lines embossed, so any marks left behind would look like waves.<br />
Alternatively, select another sheet of paper and press over the whole surface - this gives you a second background to use another day.<br />
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Sprials shown in the photo above are created using a thick black foam stamp with light blue Distress Paint (Tumbled Glass). In hindsight, white would have looked better as the blue appeared to blend into the background (it was too similar).<br />
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Leave to dry for a few hours or a few days... time depends on availability and how much paint / ink was used! While waiting, create all the scenery and characters.<br />
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Creating Characters...</span></h3>
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I'm not fond of ripping up books, even ones I don't like so I'm grateful to have been given a few pages as part of a swap. Stamping out text, script and sheet music with an Archival Ink beforehand would give the same effect.</div>
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Using a blue coloured pencil, I drew dozens of scribbly circles (bubbles) and a daisy (which was turned into more circles). Use a regular, non-soluble pencil so it won't disappear if it gets wet.<br />
Each circle was cut out by hand with scissors. Use up the page by drawing more circles and cutting them out. All leftovers were kept to one side (they get turned into rocks and seaweed).<br />
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I don't have a before and after photo of the stamped narwhals, crab and books ... but this is how they were made :<br />
- Stamp the narwhals and crab in black Archival ink onto readymade pages or stamped paper.<br />
- Stamp the Open Book and pile of books in brown Archival ink.<br />
- Cut out the animals using fine pointed scissors and dust all edges with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, dark brown).<br />
- Blend grey Distress Ink (Pumice Stone) over the abdomen of the Narwhals (making sure to leave their fins clean).<br />
- Blend Distress Ink over the page sides and spines of both book images using a warm brown and very dark brown Distress Ink (Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso).<br />
- Splatter lightly with water, then once dry, blend Black Soot roughly around the same areas to give a mottled, rugged look.<br />
- To give a vintage look to the pages, lightly blend over brown and grey ink before gluing in place.<br />
- Once the books are dry, give them another blending of ink to deepen the colours.<br />
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Set all elements aside while finishing the background. Don't throw any bits out just yet!<br />
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FYI, the stamps I used were ... "Narwhal" by <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport" target="_blank">Jane Davenport</a>, little crab from "Under the Sea" by <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-stamps" target="_blank">Dyan Reaveley</a>, both books are from <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/darkroom-door/book-stamps" target="_blank">Darkroom Door</a> (Bookworm stamp set and Open Book frame stamp).<br />
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The Background...</span></h3>
The background should be dry by now. To make it more like an ocean, print with various stamps using a mid green Archival Ink Pad (for the illusion of undergrowth and seaweed).<br />
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The writing you can see scattered across the page is the background image from the Tim Holtz Entomology Stamp Set (the gorgeous insects collection).<br />
The halftone dots across the base of the page is from Tim's Psychedelic Grunge Stamp Set (one of my faves, it has such groovy textures).<br />
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Using a gel matte medium, I glued down torn pieces of <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-paper-card-surfaces/tissue" target="_blank">Tim Holtz collage tissue</a> "Melange", a beautiful design, full of butterflies, moths and music.<br />
You don't have to worry too much with any of Tim's collage tissue papers, when glued down in this way the design remains the focus while the opaque paper seems to disappear into the background.<br />
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To make rocks and seaweed, fussy cut and tear the leftovers you put aside earlier into strips and odd shapes.<br />
Glue down using the gel matte mediums and then add the crab, books, narwhals and bubbles to the page.<br />
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Thankfully the gel medium takes a little while to dry so you have time to move elements around until they're where you want them. Don't forget though, that tissue and vintage paper is fragile when wet!<br />
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Leave to dry, overnight if you can... with so much glue and paint, it might take a while! At this point in my page, I wasn't fond of the colours... but thankfully once dry, it was more olde worlde than grey grunge!<br />
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Adding Details and Other Elements...</span></h3>
Using Walnut Stain Distress Ink or dark brown watercolour paint, add shadows to the crab, rocks and seaweed with a paintbrush.<br />
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The quote on the right hand side are from stickers by <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair" target="_blank">Finnabair</a> (Sentiments Sticker Book) and says "Give a Voice to Your Story".<br />
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Add Ranger's Glossy Accents (a 3D shiny varnish) to edges of most of the books (not all) and other areas to give the impression that they're all wet.<br />
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For a mini bookmark, add a tiny paperclip from <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-ideaology" target="_blank">Tim Holtz's Idea-Ology collection</a> tied with a Distress Ink stained piece of muslin.<br />
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The narwhals had a pretty glitter glue on their horns then a splash of Glossy over the top.<br />
The crab was given shiny eyes and had his book dunked in "water" aka Glossy while all the bubbles were coated with Ranger's Gloss Texture Paste.<br />
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The above photo shows the whole page so far... just when I thought it was finished. But then I had a delivery in the shop of a whole new collection of arty treasures... Tim's groovy Idea-Ology Baseboard Dolls and the gorgeous Transparent Wings! The page didn't feel finished anyway! lol :)<br />
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I simply had to use the Wings and Baseboard Dolls somehow, so chose the one seated and gave her wings so she could fly!<br />
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To make the ocean coloured string, I started with a yellow one and stained it using Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Pad. Tap the ink pad onto the craft mat. Loop the string into a curl and smoosh into the ink on the mat, then spray with water. Move the string around in the puddle of watery ink. Wipe up the excess ink or the string will be too soggy.<br />
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Add a 20 cent piece sized puddle of gel matte medium to the craft mat and mix in the string until it is coated with the glue.<br />
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While the glue (gel matte medium) is still wet, curl the string around and around on the page to represent waves in the sea.<br />
Being a matte medium, it will dry clear and blend into the background. If you used other kinds of glue, they may remain visible even after they're dry.<br />
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Dolly's Transparent Wings were coated with iridescent glitter glue underneath so the veins of the wings weren't covered. Her dress has splashes of Glossy Accents (it got everywhere).<br />
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How not to add Dolly : I glued the doll down with gel matte medium... then lifted her to add the wings, then lifted her again to add the glitter glue to the wings... then once more to add the ends of string underneath. I don't recommend this "technique" but luckily she's a tough dolly and didn't hurt her a bit!<br />
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Its a better idea to apply glitter glue to the wings and let it dry before adding the wings onto the doll or the page.<br />
When staining Paper Dolls or Baseboard Dolls, decide on a colour before starting because it doesn't come off again!<br />
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So here it is... my finished art journal page. Click the image to view bigger. I always find it interesting to see how the artwork changes with every layer and element added.<br />
For me, this is a little friendly crab telling stories and sharing books with his fairy and narwhal friends while hanging out in an underwater library. Maybe its a poetry reading!<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting and checking out my journal page. I hope it makes you smile too!<br />
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Have a wonderful, happy creative day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-51991558072909635392019-05-26T17:00:00.000+09:302023-01-14T16:06:45.959+10:30Dreamer of Dreams Art Journal Page<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8669939712178219852" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>This art journal page was created inside a friend's book (as part of a swap for <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/2019/03/all-about-jenny.html" target="_blank">the Australian Art Journal Swap group</a>) using the theme, All About Me. So I've "painted" a beautiful garden of daisies, I've used Dylusions Acrylic Paint with various stencils and my favourite colour, green.<br />
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Arty Treasures used ...</h3>
- Dylusions Acrylic Paint<br />
... Dirty Martini, Cut Grass, Lemon Zest, Pure Sunshine, White Linen, Slate Grey, Black Marble<br />
- Dylusions Stencils<br />
... Squares, Flossie (you could use Maisie, Martha, Ben or any other mask), Its Raining Cats, Keyholes, Spring Bloom (large and small)<br />
- Tim Holtz Stencils<br />
... Organic<br />
- Darkroom Door Stencils<br />
... Wildflowers (large)<br />
- Finnabair Paint Brushes<br />
- Ranger's Mini Ink Blending Tools and Foams<br />
- Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Embellishments<br />
... Snarky Stickers, Chipboard Quotes, Metallic Quotations<br />
- Dylusions Glue Stick<br />
- Washi Tape or Purple Painters' Tape
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The Background...</h3>
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Sometimes its useful to see exactly how a page begins so I've included a photo showing you the blank slate.<br />
The colourful border around the paper is scrap paper that I've put underneath, protecting the other pages in my friend's book. I've also placed a strip of book tape (its like translucent washi tape) along the spine. This gives a smoother surface and helps stop paint from leaking into the spine.
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Before you get started, gather your favourite colour paint for the background with the other main colours. Aside from look fabulous on the table, its useful to have the colours you're using nearby. Also gather all the tools you need so you don't have to go searching later. The stencils I gather while waiting for paint to dry as often, what I want to use changes with my mood or ideas that fly around my brain!<br />
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Using a paint brush or ink blending foam tool, paint or blend (also called smoosh) Dylusions Acrylic Paint diagonally across the page... I started off with Dirty Martini (earthy green), then on the rest of the page, Cut Grass (bright green). I worked in circles but it doesn't matter what it looks like at this stage, you're just creating a base coat.<br />
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<b>Important : Dylusions Acrylic Paint Housekeeping</b> ... don't forget to put the lids on your jars of paint so the moisture doesn't evaporate while you work. When you've finished for the day, spray clean water into each colour (1 or 2 pumps will do), put the lid back on and give it a little shake. This puts back any moisture that escaped when you weren't looking, ensuring the paint is beautifully smooth and creamy for next time.<br />
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Add another colour of paint over the page lightly (so not covering every inch) using a sea sponge, blending tool, texture tools or roller to create subtle texture. I've used Polished Jade with a coarse synthetic sponge roller.<br />
The next step is to wait for the paint to dry. Sometimes the hardest thing to do!<br />
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Once dry, attach a temporary tape to the back of a mask or stencil and place on the page. This mask keeps an area of the page in its original colour. I missed a photo at this point, but you can see the mask of a girl underneath the squares above :)<br />
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This mask is named 'Flossie', a silhouette of a girl by Dyan Reaveley. Dyan's current designs are Jay, Ellie, Ben, Maureen, Martha and Maisie. Each set has both the inner and outer (positive and negative) of each character in various sizes. I've used the middle child :)<br />
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To make a double sided tape from single sided tape... Wrap the temporary tape in a loop with the sticky side out, place on the mask and press lightly onto the surface, just enough for the mask not to move.<br />
Also, if you're worried the tape is too sticky, simply press it down onto a piece of fabric (not a fluffy piece!) and lift off again. Depending on your tape, it may need doing a couple of times.<br />
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This is a great way to hold stencils and masks that don't have enough room for fingers, if you have limited mobility, or want to add multiple layers without it moving, like we are here.<br />
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If I didn't tape Flossie down, she'd end up leaving paint marks every time she was nudged. Not that it would be the end of the world as you could fix that by saying its just how its mean to be or doodling around the image after it was dry :)<br />
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The easiest way to get started it to begin... I sound like Mary Poppins or Maria from Sound of Music! lol :)<br />
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Anyway, I began by blending Dylusions Lemon Zest paint through the Dylusions large stencils, Squares and Its Raining Cats. I've used a clean foam on my Mini Ink Blending Tool to keep the yellow fresh.<br />
To choose stencils, use those that either compliment your theme or simply make you smile!<br />
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Next add a large simple design in a contrasting or shadow colour (I used Dylusions Slate Grey). This is the Darkroom Door large stencil, Wildflowers. Can you see Flossie?<br />
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Shown above is the background drying while I was deciding which other stencils to use... I chose the Dylusions small Keyholes and Tim Holtz Layering Stencil called Organic. They were added wherever there was a large gap between the squares and cats, using the Lemon Zest and again, the ink blending tool.<br />
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The next step of adding all the white flowers needs to be done after everything is dry so the white paint doesn't blend into the other colours.<br />
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<b>The Daisies...</b></h3>
Daisies are my most favourite flower ... all kinds including Gazanias, Sunflowers, Marigolds, Gerberas, Chrysanthemums, Dandelions - they're all such friendly flowers.<br />
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All the daisies were added using both the large and small Dylusions stencils called "Spring Bloom". First the larger ones then the smaller ones to fill holes or grow the garden higher. I've used Dylusions White Linen acrylic paint and an ink blending tool (a clean foam as its white!).<br />
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After one coat of paint, it dries to a semi-translucent finish. Leave them to dry.<br />
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Once dried, painted all the larger flowers and some of the smaller ones with a small round paintbrush (round no.4), again using White Linen. Leave some unpainted so they appear to be further away.<br />
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Adding white spots everywhere gave the garden a whimsical look. Hold the paintbrush vertical and simply dot the surface using a different pressure for different sized dots.<br />
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The centres of all the daisies were created in the same manner using Dylusions Slate Grey acrylic paint and the same paintbrush.<br />
Starting off a flower centre with a neutral colour helps guide the size and shading. It can easily be painted over with another colour, whether lighter or darker if you want to change their spots.<br />
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So that the flower spots don't blend together and remain as little round spots, wait for each colour to dry. Don't worry if your spots aren't perfectly circular... some spots will appear squashed while others look like round speckles... just go with it. There are no mistakes in art!<br />
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The spots for the centres were painted in this colour order... Slate Grey, Pure Sunshine, Lemon Zest, White Linen and lastly, Black Marble.<br />
Keeping the black to just around the bottom area of each centre while the white spots are towards the top left of each centre, helps give an impression that its a raised rounded shape.<br />
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Carefully lift off your mask. Don't forget to wash the paint off before it sets but don't panic because you can always use a mild soap with a soft nailbrush to wash these stencils as they're a durable plastic :)<br />
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To emphasize Flossie's shape that was left behind from the mask, paint a wash of black to add shadows on the inner edge of the shape. Just like the flower centres, this gives the eyes an idea that the shape might be rounded.<br />
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You can create a wash with 5 parts matte medium with 1 part paint (use gloss medium if your paint dries shiny).<br />
Or if you're not fussed about exact quantities ... simply use a paintbrush to put a spot of paint on a palette or craft mat, then add matte medium until its a puddle of very translucent black paint. It will look watery as if there's not much black in it at all.<br />
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Use the small round paintbrush to blend around the inner edges of one side of the marks (I've chosen the right hand side, as if the light is from the top left).<br />
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<b>Quick note on shadows</b> ... Unless you're a movie star where light comes from all kinds of directions so there are no shadows, lighting is usually from one direction. I usually always end up creating shadows that appear as if the light is from the top left corner of a page. One day I'll mix it up and move the sun so I can have the shadows somewhere else! lol :)<br />
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Other ways of adding shadows are to use markers, pencils, crayons, watercolour markers or watersoluble crayons. Make sure you wait 12-24 hours before using pencils and markers. The paint needs to be completely cured so the pencils don't tear the paper and the markers don't get blocked.<br />
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Adding Thoughts...</h3>
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To finish off the page with some thoughts, why not use stamps, your own handwriting or stickers?<br />
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I used a mixture of words from Tim Holtz Snarky Stickers, Chipboard Quotes and Metallic Quotations.<br />
I've applied Dylusions Glue Stick to them all, even the stickers, so they're there forever!<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8669939712178219852" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>So this is me... Dreamer of dreams, feeling free to fly while creating art from the heart in my happy place! The little frog in the corner is a sticker too, making this page about me complete (I love frogs!).<br />
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Tim's Snarky quote in the top left hand corner says "We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public." - who says we have to grow up anyway? lol :D<br />
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Thanks so much for reading and checking out my journal page. I hope it makes you smile and encourages you to have a go. I'm here if you need help anytime :) Have fun!<br />
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Have a wonderful, happy creative day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1South Australia, Australia-30.0002315 136.2091547-43.6980585 115.5548577 -16.3024045 156.86345169999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-44027194317572479712019-03-09T11:44:00.003+10:302023-01-14T15:52:34.303+10:30Bear on a Tricycle Art Journal Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This art journal page featuring my handpainted bear on a little red tricycle, was originally created inside a friend's Vintage Circus journal as part of a swap. The original post is <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/2019/01/vintage-circus-bear-on-tricycle.html" target="_blank">here at the Australian Art Swap Group</a>'s blog. My recreated page (see below) has a few differences, mainly the placement of the bicycles and it doesn't include the vintage poster.<br />
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List of arty treasures used ...</h3>
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/watercolour-paper" target="_blank">Watercolour Paper</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/watercolour-paints" target="_blank">Watercolour Paints</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-distress-oxides" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks</a> (inkpads, reinkers and sprays)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stamps</a><br />
... I used <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-theories-cms329" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theories</a> and <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps/products/tim-holtz-cling-rubber-stamp-set-handwritten-thoughts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handwritten Thoughts</a><br />
- Fine Black Marker (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers" target="_blank">click here for all pens and markers</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack" target="_blank">Dylusions Mini Collage Glue Stick</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Acrylic Journal and Stamping Blocks</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">Paint Brushes</a> (link is to all paint brushes)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-distress-sprayer" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Bottle</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/ink-blending-tools" target="_blank">Ranger Ink Blending Tools</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini" target="_blank">Ranger's Ink Blending Tool with Mini Round Foams</a><br />
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Instructions ...</h3>
To create this page, the first thing I did was scour the internet looking for vintage circus ideas. But while searching through the really old photos, I found myself getting angry and teary at all the abuse and neglect the animals suffered (at the hands of people who should have cared for them). I printed out a few pictures and attempted to start... but the more I was scribbling and drawing, the worse I felt. Its not that I didn't know about it but didn't have it at the forefront of my mind.<br />
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It wasn't fair how they were all treated... its now all in the past but it will always be remembered. Thankfully, more and more people and organisations are looking out for animals and their rights. I know you all agree, animals deserve our love and respect. Always.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Scribbling ideas with the bears (above) holding hats and signs saying "Free the Bears" didn't help my mood. I wanted the page to be a happy one, positive and uplifting. So it was put aside for a while...</span></div>
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<3 br="">A few weeks later, with a fresh mind I refound an image I'd seen online and used it as a reference for my own bear on a tricycle. He's drawn freehand on Strathmore Watercolour Paper with pencil then inked with fine black felt tipped pen.<br /></3><br />
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I erased the pencil marks before adding colours with watercolour paint. I used the spots of paint from a sample swatch of Daniel Smith Watercolours (saving for the tubes now!) and my trusty waterbrush. The bike frame was painted red, then the wheels in grey, all while reminding myself constantly, to let areas dry before going further. Watercolours won't layer properly if they're not let to dry, they'll just blend into each other (fantastic for galaxies or background washes).<br />
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<i>The photo with my painting is what I found in a Google search. I'm not sure who owns the actual picture as it was shown a few times in various locations with no name. Thank you to whoever it is :)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: start;">Once the bear's basic colours and shading was completely dry (the next day), I used a very fine paintbrush (and the same colour brown) to paint in some fur structure and deeper shading. Just before I cut him out for the page, I added highlights using a white gel pen. </span></span><br />
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<3 br="">To make the background for the bear, I stamped images and then blended over the background colours. Doesn't really matter which way round you do these steps as the Archival and Distress inks work well together.</3><br />
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<3 br="">Using Ranger's Archival Ink in dark brown and black, I stamped images and a quote from Tim Holtz Stamp Sets, Theories and Handwritten Thoughts (</3>always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder). Tim's antique style engravings are perfect for a vintage themed page!<br />
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The backing base colour was made using an Ink Blending Tool (foam blender) with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads.</3><br />
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<3 br="">Patchy clouds of Antique Linen (cream) and Tea Dye (light warm brown) were blended around the sides of the page, then splattered and splashed with water (I like to use Tim's Sprayer Bottle) before being air-dried with the heat tool. Next, Tumbled Glass (pale blue) was blended over the page using the same process (blend, splatter with water, dry with heat). Lastly, to give it a bit of a border, I added Walnut Stain (very dark brown).<br /> </3><br />
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The next step was to add some interest into the background (ie, give the people something to stand on). I've used stamps from Tim Holtz's Psychedelic Grunge Stamp Set with Distress Oxide Ink Pads. The faded dots across the base of the page were stamped using Tea Dye first, before stamping the larger circles using both Tea Dye and Tumbled Glass (ink the stamp with both colours at the same time).<br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The above photo shows my bear placed loosely on the page to see how he'd fit. He seemed happy enough so I continued, adhering him to the page with Ranger's Dylusions Glue Stick.<br />
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<3 br="">To finish off the page, I used a couple of stamps from Tim's Tiny Things 2 Stamp Set (mini sheet music and a gramophone) and Theories (bicycles). The sheet music is along the "ground" for the bear to ride along and I've "tied" the gramophone onto the high-wire with a brown fine, felt tipped pen (so it won't fall off of course!). All were stamped using the Distress Oxide Walnut Stain Ink Pad.<br /><br />The end result is a good one... my bear seems content while peddling along his musical path as the circus world carries on around him.<br /><br />
Thanks for reading! Hope you find time to have a go, its good fun to get ink on your fingers! I'm here to help if you need a hand.</3><br />
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<b>Listen to your heart, use your wings, always believe, remember me ... Adding thoughts to an art journal page finishes it off, whether its a simple phrase or the novella of your life. </b><br />
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There are endless ways to add messages, words and quotes to artwork too... stamps, die cut letters, stickers, quote strips, tags and tokens, stencils, drawing it freehand, printing from the computer, writing in a beautiful script (maybe with a quill) or scribbling in a scrawl only you can read. Its your artwork, so dream up whatever you want to say, then write, draw, stamp, cut out, print or stick it down!<br />
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This pretty pink, purple and golden art journal page was created during one of my 'Something on Saturday' workshops. Art journal pages are a great way to learn techniques, they're like an art and craft sampler! I didn't take alot of photos this time, but it should still give you an idea on how to recreate the page at home.<br />
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List of arty treasures used ...</h3>
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/books-and-journals" target="_blank">Dylusions Mixed Media Art Journals</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
... Bubblegum Pink, White Linen<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-ink-spray" target="_blank">Dylusions Ink Spray</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
... White Linen<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair/finnabair-metallique" target="_blank">Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique paints</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
... White Pearl, Antique Coin (gold)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair/finnabair-metallique" target="_blank">Finnabair Art Alchemy Sparks paints</a> (link is to all colours)<br />
... Iris Potion (purple)<br />
- Stencils by Tim Holtz, Finnabair and Darkroom Door (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks" target="_blank">click here for all stencils</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/finnabair/gloss-medium" target="_blank">Finnabair 3D Gloss Gel</a> (translucent glossy gel medium that dries shiny, clear and raised)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack" target="_blank">Dylusions Mini Collage Glue Stick</a><br />
- Tim Holtz Plastic Spatula (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/spatulas-and-palette-knives" target="_blank">click here for all spatulas</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">Paint Brushes</a> (link is to all paint brushes)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/tim-holtz-alterations-sizzix-thinlits-scribbles-and-splat" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Thinlits - Die Cutting Set by Sizzix - Scribbles and Splat</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-distress-sprayer" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Bottle</a><br />
- Ranger Ink Blending Tools (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/paint-brushes-and-blenders" target="_blank">click here for all blending tools</a>)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/tim-holtz-stickers" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stickers</a> (link to all Tim's stickers)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/tim-holtz-idea-ology-chipboard-quote-chips" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Chipboard Quote Chips</a><br />
- Ranger Liquid Pearls (available to order anytime)<br />
- Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue (available to order anytime)<br />
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Instructions ...</h3>
After gathering all your hearts, golds and favourite stencils together, put them to one side and pick up your foam blender or Ranger Ink Blending Tool.<br />
Working in small circles, use it to blend Dylusions Acrylic Paint in Bubblegum Pink with White Linen over your whole page (mine is a double page spread in a small journal).<br />
Add a few rounds or circles of Finnabair Metallique Pearl White Acrylic Paint over the top.<br />
You're aiming for the appearance of fluffy clouds, not a solid coverage.<br />
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To use the Ink Blending Tool with paint, add a spot of paint to your craft mat and roll the blender around in the paint, working some of it into the foam.<br />
The above picture shows the Finnabair Metallique Pearl White being added into the rough mix of Dylusions Bubblegum Pink and White Linen (with the pure Bubblegum Pink underneath). The Pearl White adds a hint of shimmer to the pinks.<br />
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I didn't take as many photos as I usually do, but I'm pretty sure you can imagine a whole page of pink fluffy clouds that shimmer in the sunlight...<br />
The above closeup photo is showing how it looks after adding the initial stencil designs. First, the Bubblegum Pink was blending through the large Darkroom Door Wildflowers stencil, then I used White Linen (with the same blending tool so it was more like a very pale pink) through the Tim Holtz Ornate and Dylusions Love Hearts (small) stencils.<br />
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Alternating between pink and white, I blended more layers of stencil designs using Dylusions Arrows (small) and Tim Holtz Tinsel, Bubbles and Code.<br />
Afterwards, using the large Darkroom Door Wildflower stencil again, I repainted the flowerheads with the darker pink.<br />
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With the Finnabair Sparks Iris Potion Acrylic Paint and the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil, Flourish, add beautiful swirls of purple to parts of your page (shown above, on the right).<br />
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The spots of purple and gold to the left in the above photo were created using a custom texture paste. Use an equal amount of gel 3D gloss medium and Finnabair Metallique Iris Potion (purple) acrylic paint. Mix together with a spatula on your craft mat or palette. Blend this through the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil, Bubbles with the spatula (shown on the right after gold leaf has been added).<br />
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Flip the stencil over and press onto your page to print the reverse image of the bubbles. This gives a great effect while also uses the excess purple paint left on the stencil.<br />
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<b>How to Make a Golden Scribbly Heart...</b><br />
Cut the heart shape out of cardstock using the Tim Holtz Thinlits Scribbles and Splat Die Cutting Set by Sizzix. I used a silver cardstock in case some of the gold leaf didn't stick!<br />
Apply glue to the whole surface of the heart and layer on the gold leaf sheet or flakes. Press it into all parts of the heart using a large soft paintbrush. Leave it to dry.<br />
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Once the heart is completely dry, hold it in your hand and gently brush away the loose gold. Use your fingers to gently smooth off any edges and buff the surface.<br />
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If you clean off the Scribbly Heart over the top of your artwork, then the leftover gold leaf that falls onto your page will adhere to any parts of the page that isn't dry. Texture paste may take a while to dry so you've plenty of time to work.<br />
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Using Finnabair Metallique Antique Coin Acrylic Paint and the Finnabair Stencil, Manuscript, add golden areas of text to your page. Its just to add an extra bit of interest and break up the pink!<br />
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For a dramatic effect, spray or splatter Dylusions Ink Spray in White Linen over the page. Ideally, this should be done before you stick on the Scribbly Heart as it will save you masking it off to keep it free of white spots.<br />
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Adhere your Golden Scribbly Heart to your page using adhesive, matte medium or a gluestick.<br />
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The little hearts and spots of gold are created by hand using Ranger Liquid Pearls (gold dimensional pearlescent paint), Ranger Stickles (gold glitter glue) and Finnabair Metallique Antique Coin Acrylic Paint.<br />
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To complete the page, I've glued on phrases from the Tim Holtz sticker collection and Idea-Ology Chipboard Quote Chips.<br />
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Have fun creating this pretty in pink page! If you need a hand, I'm here to help.<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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My mixed media collage artwork was created as part of an art journal swap for the '<a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap Group</a>'. In Colleen's book, the theme was "Napkin Art"... create something using printed paper napkins or serviettes. So, together with acrylic paint, matte medium, paint pens and splash of glitter glue, I've created a garden with a girl, flowers and big beautiful dragonflies!</div>
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List of treasures used...</h3>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/books-and-journals" target="_blank">Art Journal</a> (link is to all Dylusions books)</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/products/jane-davenport-collage-papers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Collage Papers</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/ranger-multi-medium-matte-118ml" target="_blank">Ranger Multi Medium Matte</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">Paint Brushes</a> (link is to all paint brushes, I used a basic flat wide brush)</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-tonic-scissors-mini-snips" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Non-Stick Mini Snips</a> to trim off the excess collage paper</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a> (link is to all colours)</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-foam-cling-stamps-idea-ology-cutout-floral" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Cling Foam Stamps - Cutout Funky Floral</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-stickers" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stickers</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/products/dylusions-dyary-sticker-book" target="_blank">Dylusions Creative Dyary Sticker Book - 24 Pages</a></div>
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- glitter glue (I used a clear glue with iridescent glitter)</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/products/dylusions-paintpens" target="_blank">Dylusions Paint Pens (black and white)</a></div>
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<b>Shop online at <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/" target="_blank">www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au</a></b><br />
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How I Created This Page ...</h3>
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To start off, I tore two sheets of <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/products/jane-davenport-collage-papers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Collage Papers</a> (printed serviettes) into smaller pieces, keeping the portrait of the girl intact. I pieced them back together around the girl's portrait.<br />
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A busy design such as this makes it easier to piece back together as the joins don't get noticed.<br />
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Using a <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/matte-medium" target="_blank">Matte Gel Medium</a>, I glued all the pieces down... the end result looks like I drew the face and simply added the collage around it :) This photo (above) shows the paper while its still wet.<br />
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Once dry, I painted the shapes of the dragonflies and flowers in lightly using <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions acrylic paint</a> (Calypso Blue). Then I filled in the rest of the background leaving the dragonflies, flowers and her hair free of colour (so it showed the serviettes).<br />
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Next was the greenery for the garden. I used <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions acrylic paint</a> (Lemon Zest, a clean bright yellow) mixed into the remainder of the Calypso Blue I had on my plate. The variation of the green was created simply by adding more yellow to create a lighter green, with some areas using only yellow. Being a semi-translucent paint, it layers beautifully :) The blue flower is left free of green paint showing the layer underneath.<br />
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All the pretty white and green flowers were created using foam flower stamps (from Tim Holtz's Idea-Ology Foam Stamps, Cutout Funky Floral) with acrylic paint (white and yellow). The white flowers were also repainted with more white paint, which ended up cream because I didn't wash my brush!<br />
The stamens and centres for the flowers were handpainted with a small round brush in spots of black, white and yellow.<br />
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Each of the dragonflies had a whitewash (watered down white paint) over the tips of their wings to lift them off the page. Shadows were added around the hair, body of the dragonflies and part of the flowers, using a wash of black paint (watered down black paint).<br />
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Once everything was completely dry, all the extra details were drawn in using white and black paint pens.<br />
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While wandering through my stash of <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-stickers" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stickers</a>, I found some quotes that suited my page perfectly. The super tiny tattoo style stickers I've had for ages work well too, the perfect size for this girl... so cute! I haven't added anything else to the original print of the girl except for altering her eyes ever so slightly with a pen.<br />
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Can't really see, but there is glitter glue over the wings of these dragonflies (above)...<br />
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The finished page is full of beauty and wisdom. Thoughts added from Tim Holtz Stickers were 'Shine brightly, be fearless' and 'Do all things with great love.' and my current favourite...<br />
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<b>Not only does my mind wander… sometimes it walks off completely.</b></blockquote>
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Finally, I stuck down a quote sticker from Dyan Reaveley that says “Never forget your sparkle” (with more glitter glue over the word sparkle, of course).</div>
At the top right, I added some mini banners made from scraps and wrote the letters a r t in glitter glue. There's something magical about glitter :)<br />
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Thanks for reading and looking :) I hope it made you smile!<br />
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Have a wonderful arty day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-69640605548443743392018-11-04T16:41:00.000+10:302023-01-14T16:06:45.959+10:30How to Create an Underwater Garden for an OctopusI do love Dyan Reaveley's adorable fish, octopus and crabs with their cheeky attitudes! They're just so much fun to stamp, colour and cut out. Here I've used them to create an underwater garden for an octopus (he's too big for the scene, so is hanging around the top of the page).<br />
Swimming along with these creatures are a seahorse and lobster from the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-sea-life">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Sea Life</a>. The quote is from the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-stuff-to-say">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Stuff to Say</a>.<br />
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<b>List of treasures to recreate this page</b>...</h3>
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/books" target="_blank">Art Journals</a> or use blank paper (my page was approx A3 in size)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/acrylic-watercolour-paint/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Acrylic Paints</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/archival-ink-pads" target="_blank">Archival Ink</a> (I used 'Jet Black')<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">Paint Brushes and Blending Tools</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/under-the-sea" target="_blank">Dylusions Stamps</a> (I used "Under the Sea", "Ocean Backgrounds" and "Flight of Fancy")<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-sea-life">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Sea Life</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-stuff-to-say">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Stuff to Say</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks" target="_blank">Stencils and Masks</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/tim-holtz-tonic-scissors-mini-snips">Tim Holtz Non-Stick Micro-Serrated Mini Snips</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/mermaid-markers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers</a> (watercolour ink brush pens)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/gansai-tambi-watercolours" target="_blank">Gansai Tambi Watercolour Paints</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/under-the-sea" target="_blank">This link is to everything labeled "Under the Sea"</a> (might be useful)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack">Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Mini Collage Glue Stick - 3 Pack</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/distress-ink-pads" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/mixed-media-supplies/products/ranger-texture-paste-transparent-gloss-116ml" target="_blank">Ranger Transparent Gloss Texture Paste</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/acrylic-art-journal-block-by-dylusions-4x12">Dylusions Acrylic Art Journal Block</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/all/stamping-accessories" target="_blank">Other Stamping Accessories</a><br />
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Instructions...</h3>
As usual, I stamped out more than I needed onto <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/dylusions-mixed-media-cardstock-8x11" target="_blank">Dylusions Mixed Media Paper</a> (see below), using black Archival ink and an Acrylic Journal Block.<br />
I keep all extras in a tray to wander through now and then. All get used eventually, on cards, ATCs and other journal pages.<br />
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The background was created using 2 colours of acrylic paint (dark and light blue, use whatever paints and colours you wish). Using a rubber roller (brayer), paint was applied and rolled back and forth until I liked what I saw, then dabbing with a sea sponge to break up all the lines.<br />
There isn't a photo of this technique in action, only the above photo of the dried paint with the plants already started.<br />
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The seaweed, coral and ground (scalloped sea floor) were stamped directly onto the page using the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stamps/products/dylusions-cling-rubber-stamps-ocean-background" target="_blank">Dylusions Ocean Backgrounds Stamp Set</a>. After altering the plants and drawing more elements with a black marker, they were then painted with yellow acrylic paint.<br />
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I probably should have waited for the page to dry properly before I continued, but I went straight on with it and used Distress Inks with an ink blending tool and a bunch of different stencils - all of which disappeared as it dried except a few that were over the yellow plants. I was having a lovely time, layering and inking so while you can't see anything, it wasn't totally wasted!<br />
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Still not waiting for layers to dry, I added a few patches of hearts and bubbles with <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/mixed-media-supplies/products/ranger-texture-paste-transparent-gloss-116ml" target="_blank">Transparent Gloss Texture Paste</a>, wiping it through the stencils using a spatula. Not waiting for the ink to dry caused all my texture paste to get a yellow and blue glow, proof that the Distress Inks were definitely on the page.<br />
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It was cool watching the texture paste dry as I painted all the scenery... magical almost!<br />
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I painted the plants using a brush with just the basics, white yellow, red, blue, purple and black acrylic. The sea floor was sponged using a homemade mix of browns and greens (whatever was left on my plate after painting the plants).<br />
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It was a couple of days before I could get back to it, so by the time I gathered my fish, crabs, seahorse, lobster and other creatures to colour, the background was well and truly dry.<br />
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I've coloured the critters using the Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers and Gansai Tambi watercolour paints, then covered most of them with a coating of iridescent medium to give an extra bit of shimmer.<br />
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I usually colour stamped images before trimming, then apply ink around the edges (using the ink blending tool) hiding the white paper.<br />
The inked edges seem to lift them off the page better, giving a bit of definition to their outline. On really tiny pieces, I use markers or pencils to ink the edges either in colours to match the background or the images themselves. Use whatever feels right or what makes you smile :)<br />
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Placement was fun... they kept moving around when I bumped the page! The photo above was taken while I was deciding if I needed to colour more or start cutting out. The photo below shows all the critters slowly being cut out and stuck down.<br />
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The sign was stamped in black Archival ink then blended around the edges (and some in the middle) using the Peeled Paint (green) Distress Ink (with an ink blending tool) and splattered to give a bubbly look.<br />
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Well, its taken a fathom of text (I know but it couldn't be helped! lol) but here it is (above), the finished page of my octopus's garden.<br />
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You may have noticed that all eyes and expressions have been altered from the stamps, creating both happy, excitable and nervous creatures. I've used white and black paint pens to do this as well as redraw some of the linework that was covered with paint.<br />
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These little guys are blue ringed octopus all the way from South Australia, friends of the giant octopus who claims this garden as his own. Dad came along while I was taking these pics, looking for the yellow submarine...<br />
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As the little fish swim around the giant octopus' tentacles, they have to change colour so as to stay hidden from being someone's lunch!<br />
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The sandworms like to hide inside their bright green tubes as they watch the others swim about the garden. A small fish should be smarter than to go after something as big as this octopus, unless he's chasing the dark blue fish...<br />
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I'm so grateful to Lousie (AAJS) for organising the journal swap and to Danie, who's theme and book it was that allowed me to enjoy such a magical journey. It was so much fun :)<br />
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I hope this art journal page inspires you to have a go, whether an underwater world or you give them wings! If you have questions or need a hand, sing out anytime :)<br />
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Remember, the world of reality has its limits, but the world of imagination is boundless.<br />
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Have fun!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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<i>This is an edited version of the blog post I wrote for the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/2017/11/an-octopuss-garden-for-danie.html" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap</a> in 2017.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0South Australia, Australia-30.0002315 136.2091547-43.6980585 115.5548577 -16.3024045 156.86345169999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-34044005660988104772018-10-06T19:35:00.004+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.137+10:30Twilight Pumpkin Patch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These totally adorable Tim Holtz Pumpkinhead Stamps (<a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-pumkinhead" target="_blank">CMS309</a>) were happily growing in the veggie patch when a flock of ravens flew in for dinner. </div>
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Not many photos were taken when I created this art journal page but these will hopefully give you an idea on how to create your own twisted wild garden. Enjoy :)<br />
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Treasures used...<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/jane-davenport-mixed-media-journal">Jane Davenport Mixed Media Journal - 6x9in</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/books-and-journals" target="_blank">All blank art journal books</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/strathmore-art-paper-watercolour-s500-hot-press-8x10">Strathmore Art Paper Watercolour - Series 500 Hot Press - 8x10</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/strathmore-watercolour" target="_blank">All Strathmore's watercolour paper</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-pumkinhead">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Pumpkinhead</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-stamps/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-ravens">Tim Holtz Cling Stamps - Ravens</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/products/archival-ink-pad-jet-black">Archival Ink Pad and Reinker Set - Jet Black</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/acrylic-watercolour-paint/dylusions-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a><br />
... I used Laidback Lilac, Slate Grey, Black Marble.<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-layering-stencils" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Layering Stencils</a><br />
... I used Mosaic, Tinsel, Twisted Branch, Pines, Flames.<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-tools-storage-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini">Ink Blending Tool - Mini Round Foam - 2 Tools</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz-tools-storage-accessories/products/tim-holtz-tonic-scissors-mini-snips">Tim Holtz Mini Snips - Non Stick Micro Serrated Scissors - 5 inch</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/acrylic-watercolour-paint/watercolour-paints" target="_blank">Watercolour Paints</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes/products/zig-watercolor-brush2o-medium">Zig Watercolor BrusH2O Long Waterbrush - Medium Tip</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">All paint brushes and blending tools</a><br />
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The Background...</h3>
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I used a damp fine cloth (you could use a wet wipe or babywipe) and smooshed Dylusions Acrylic Paint in Slate Grey over the whole surface of the page. Simply dip the cloth in the lid of the jar to pick up a spot of paint (its easier to collect a small amount if you're not dipping into the jar) and wipe over the page... doesn't have to be perfect or even.<br />
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You could use a soft piece of silk if you wanted a reusable wet wipe - it needs to be damp almost dry, not wet.<br />
Anything thicker than silk will soak up the paint instead of allow it to blend over the surface. Tissues and kitchen paper towel, while quick and easy, often fall apart leaving fluff and bits everywhere and will to soak up the paint.<br />
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Or use a paint brush, roller, brayer, blending tool, foam block, sea sponge, your fingers... really, you can use anything for blending colour over a background.<br />
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So, can you image a patchy plain grey page? Cool :)<br />
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Next, I applied the pastel purple paint, Laidback Lilac with a 2" wide rubber brayer (also called a roller). Use the wet wipe you've just put down to collect a dob of purple paint from the lid and put on your craft sheet, paint palette or scrap paper. Roll the brayer into the paint and then roll over the grey page. I went up and down, then across back and forth. Using the now grey-purple cloth, I blended around all 4 sides of the page.<br />
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<i>Another reason to take paint from the lid, so you don't mix up your paints when doing things like this! Especially when using white or yellow after any other colour.</i><br />
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I chose a few Tim Holtz Stencils to match my theme of a wild twisted garden and blended through them using an Ink Blending Tool (with the round foam), alternating between the Slate Grey and Laidback Lilac paints, mixing the colours together more and more as each stencil design was added.<br />
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I added Black Marble at one point (see the Mosaic) but it was too dark. Easily fixed by adding a grey layer after it dried.<br />
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The Pumpkins and Ravens...</h3>
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I've used Strathmore's hot-press watercolour paper for all the pumpkins and ravens, printing with Ranger's Jet Back Archival Ink Pad then left to dry for a few minutes. As you can see in the above photo, I also use an orange ink pad but didn't like how it looked.</div>
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All pumpkins were coloured using watercolour paints in yellow, orange, red, blue, green... bit of a mix and match technique! All were cut out by hand using scissors then glued onto the page as shown in the photos.<br />
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Here's how you can recreate them at home :<br />
- Blue pumpkinheads : light blue watercolour paint all over, while still wet (so the colours blend) apply a darker blue only around the outside of the pumpkin and stalk. Tip areas with yellow to give them a green tinge.<br />
- Green pumpkinhead : paint pale yellow all over and while still wet, apply blue around the outside of the shape.<br />
- Yellow pumpkinheads : paint all over with either light yellow then (while wet) add either orange or blue around the edges.<br />
- Orange pumpkinheads : colour all over with dark yellow and blend around the outside using red or dark orange.<br />
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<b>Basically</b>... start light and add darker colours gradually. Working while the paint is wet enables the colours to blend as they dry. If you want a more layered look, wait for each colour to dry before adding the others.<br />
Stick to the colour groups for best results - warms with warms, cools with cools - or you may end up with muddy colours or brown (unless you want a muddy brown!).<br />
Experiment and see what combos you come up with that make you smile!<br />
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The birds are all stamps too. The flying ravens were stamped directly into place using the black Archival ink, then overpainted using Dylusions black paint.<br />
The two standing ravens were stamped onto watercolour paper using black Archival ink then fussy cut using scissors. Their edges were inked in black before being glued in place. I used <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack" target="_blank">Dylusions Glue Stick</a> for adhering everything in place.<br />
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You could save time by using the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/die-cutting-templates/products/sizzix-thinlits-die-set-by-tim-holtz-feather-and-ravens">Tim Holtz Thinlits - Die Cutting Set by Sizzix - Feather and Ravens</a> to cut out a whole flock of ravens. Either use black paper or card or colour it black before or after you cut out the birds.<br />
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Here is the finished art journal page, 22.5cm x 29cm wide. I've placed the pumpkinheads in groups so they can chat and laugh together while the birds circle overhead. I expect the grumpy ones know they're on the menu or are just annoyed that someone with sharp talons is on their head!<br />
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I hope this fun page inspires and helps with your creative journey. Sing out if you have questions or need a hand, I'm here to help. Have fun!<br />
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Have a happy creative day!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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Life of a gypsy has always appealed to me... living in a gorgeous wagon drawn by a huge, friendly Clydesdale horse, with beautiful surroundings and a peaceful lifestyle - nothing but painting, drawing, crochet, embroidery, colouring and reading. A world of happy, friendly animals and wildlife. Of course my cats wouldn't hurt a fly so they're able to hang out with me in the sunflower garden (birds, frogs and lizards feeling totally safe of course! lol).<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The theme was "Gypsy" and is part of the Australian Art Journal Swap (</span><a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: times; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">click here to visit the AAJS blog</a><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">).</span><br />
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<b>Here's a quick reference list of treasures to make this page</b>...</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-creative-journal" target="_blank">Dylusions Mixed Media Art Journals</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/strathmore-paper-pad-mixed-media-9x12" target="_blank">Strathmore Paper Pad - Mixed Media - Series 400</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini" target="_blank">Ink Blending Tool - Mini Round</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini-replacement-pads" target="_blank">Ink Blending Tool - Mini Round Replacement Foam Pads</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Acrylic Stamping Blocks</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks/tim-holtz-stencils" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stencils</a></div>
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... Pines, Heartstruck, Leafy, Feathers, Flourish, Wildflower, Blossom, Lace, Trellis<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/studio-light/products/studio-light-mixed-media-stencil-flowers" target="_blank">Studio Light Stencils, Flowers</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dyan-reaveley-stamps" target="_blank">Dyan Reaveley by Dylusions Stamps</a><br />
... Sunshine Girl, Everything's Rosy<br />
- Laurel Burch Stamps<br />
... stamps with cats, dogs, horses and mermaids to be added online soon :)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/products/kuretake-hikkei-brush-pen">Kuretake Hikkei Double Ended Brush Pen</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/products/archival-ink-pad-jet-black" target="_blank">Ranger Black Archival Ink Pad and Reinker</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/mermaid-markers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/wonder-tape" target="_blank">Ranger Wonder Tape Double Sided Adhesive</a></div>
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<i>If you need a hand finding anything or would like to order something, sing out anytime :)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started the page by painting a Dylusional Rainbow. I used a Ranger Ink Blending Tool and at first, painted strips of colour across the page but got quickly tired of the long lines. Dabbing made the colours appear to blend (they just overlap) and was easier to fix when I went overboard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amazingly enough, I didn't make a huge mess on the backs of the pages (phew!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The colours used were : Postbox Red, Tangerine Dream, Lemon Zest, Cut Grass, Dirty Martini, London Blue, Calypso Teal, Crushed Grape for the initial rainbow, then layered using Tim's stencils with Lemon Zest, Pomegranate Seed, Mushy Peas, Crushed Grape and After Midnight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The pic to the right is just to show what the ink blending tools look like. They're wooden handles with Velcro to hold the found pieces of dense foam. Washable and reusable :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I use them just like I use sea sponges - dabbing, smooshing, blending, spotting, dusting, swirling, whatever the hand and paint want to do. I used to also use those house painter's foam rectangles till I discovered the world of Ranger! They were more furry than foam... meant for fast, drip free wall painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used a variety of stencils by Tim Holtz (wildflowers, blossoms, trellis, lace, flourish, pines, heartstruck) and Studio Light (above)... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Above shows how heavy handed I am with paint! lol :) If you saw a closeup of someone else's artwork, you'd see even coats of paint without those edges, borders, bumps and messes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An overview of the background as its drying. See? Much nicer than my spotty rainbow :) Love the colours!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Inbetween the different layers of the background were drying, I stamped, coloured and cut out my collage pieces. I was itching to use Dyan Reaveley's gorgeous new stamp set "Sunshine Girl".</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've never felt so attached to someone else's design before :D She's just like me! lol :) I wear shift dresses over leggings and long sleeved shirts, short boots (always wanted red ones), have a beanie that is just like that hat (Mum made it years ago - she called it my Wee Willie Winkie Hat) and I have purple hair (used to be curly and have always loved ringlets). Naturally purple of course :)</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So anyway, as usual these days, I reached for those Mermaid Markers of Jane Davenport's. My greens and yellows are running out too! Lucky I know where I can get more :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The gorgeous dark brown in the centre of the flower is made up of yellow, green, brown and black.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">With white spots made using a paint pen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The petals are the two yellows with a hint of pink and brown for the shadows.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I cut the flower out with scissors and inked the edges with the lime green marker after gluing it together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used Google for help on how a wagon should look, making my own a mix of all I saw that had wooden spoked wheels and fillagrees. I like wooden wheels. Many modern wagons I found had car tyres that while practical, are simply not beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes things look so much better after they're cut out... The flower stems are from "Everything's Rosy" and the two adorable cats are stamps by <a href="https://laurelburchstudios.com/" target="_blank">Laurel Burch</a> (Stampendous).</span><br />
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Do you ever find it can take ages to finally decide where everything should sit?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ink now, worry later! lol :) I find if I fluff about too much with pencil before I put the ink down, I have too many eraser marks on the artwork.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I practiced in my <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/products/dylusions-creative-dyary-2-large" target="_blank">Dyary</a> first (its such nice drawing paper, see below), then used a bit of scrap with the quote scribbled down, as a guide for the size and keeping it straight (ish).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The lettering is from an old book I've had since I was in high school "The Lettering Book" by Noelene Morris (top right, its a bit tired). I flicked through a few and settled on an old favourite Noelene called "Mod Ombre".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>"She dances to the songs in her head </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>and the rhythm of her heart."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The actual quote I found said "She dances to the songs in her head, speaks with the rhythm of her heart, and loves from the depth of her soul." By the time I got to "head", it was clear I was going to run out of space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm happy with how it turned out and thoroughly enjoyed the whole process, from looking up variations of gypsy wagons to washing my stencils and stamps. Every part of creating an artwork is a wonderful thing... how it turns out is such a fabulous bonus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks so much for reading about my page for Louise. I hope it made you smile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you used these stamps or paints in art? I'd love to see it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add @Art.by.Jenny or #ArtbyJenny to your Instagram post if you feel like sharing :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a happy creative day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jenny</span><br />
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<b>Butterflies are incredible creatures that are in thousands of different shapes, sizes and colours... such variation - some wander for thousands and thousands of kms, others stay close to home, some live such short lives. All are extroardinary and beautiful.</b></div>
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The above photo is a closeup my art journal page covered in beautiful flying creatures made from Tim Holtz Stamps, Framelits, Bigz Die and Embossing Folder. The theme was "Exotic" and is part of the Australian Art Journal Swap (<a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click here to visit the AAJS blog</a>).</div>
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I've also used Dylusions paints, Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers and Tim Holtz Foam Stamps to create a magical garden for these exotic beauties.</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-creative-journal" target="_blank">Dylusions Mixed Media Art Journals</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/products/strathmore-paper-pad-mixed-media-9x12" target="_blank">Strathmore Paper Pad - Mixed Media - Series 400</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Acrylic Paint</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini" target="_blank">Ink Blending Tool - Mini Round</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ink-blending-tool-mini-replacement-pads" target="_blank">Ink Blending Tool - Mini Round Replacement Foam Pads</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/detail-blending-tool" target="_blank">Detail Blending Tool - Double Ended - 5 Pack</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Acrylic Stamping Blocks</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-stamps-flutter" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stamps, Flutter</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/die-cutting-templates/products/sizzix-framelits-tim-holtz-flutter-by" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Framelits, Flutter</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/die-cutting-templates/products/sizzix-bigz-die-by-tim-holtz-layered-butterfly" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Bigz Die and Texture Fades, Butterfly</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks/tim-holtz-stencils" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stencils</a></div>
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... Pines, Scribbles, Leafy, Feathers, Flourish</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/stencils-and-masks/darkroom-door-stencils" target="_blank">Darkroom Door Stencils</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-foam-cling-stamps-idea-ology-cutout-floral" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Cling Foam Stamps - Cutout Funky Floral</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/products/archival-ink-pad-jet-black" target="_blank">Ranger Black Archival Ink Pad and Reinker</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/mermaid-markers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-eclectic-elements-cotton-thread-50yd-neutrals-4-spools" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Cotton Thread</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/wonder-tape" target="_blank">Ranger Wonder Tape Double Sided Adhesive</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/wink-of-stella" target="_blank">Wink of Stella Shimmer Paint Pens</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/winsor-newton-water-colour-iridescent-medium" target="_blank">Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-sidekick-starter-kit" target="_blank">Sidekick Die Cutting Machine</a></div>
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- Cuttlebug Die Cutting Machine (or use a Big Shot, Vagabond or other die cutting machine - so many to choose from. Jane's even getting one under her brand too, she's working with Spellbinders to make a pretty blue one covered in mermaids!)</div>
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The Background</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The background was created layer upon layer, using acrylic paints with stencils and foam stamps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The first layer (above) was simply Lemon Zest and Dirty Martini, smooshed all over the page then left to dry as I sifted through my stencils.</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Using the foam blending tool, I blended the Tim Holtz Leafy and Feather stencils using just the Dirty Martini paint.</span><br />
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This pic of my paint covered stencils is just to show you what the stencils look like :) Thought it might be useful considering I don't seem to have any action photos showing them in use!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">For the next layer, I've used the large Darkroom Door Fern and Blossom stencils and then the Tim Holtz Pines, Scribbles and Flourish stencils with Polished Jade (the darker green), Dirty Martini and Lemon Zest. The Blossom was blended with a mix of Polished Jade and Lemon Zest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">Using the Vibrant Turquoise paint and Cut Out (Funky) Floral Foam Stamps by Tim, I printed the foreground foliage.</span><br />
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The above shows the background before I added all the flowers. I was on a roll, mixing the greens, blending the yellows, "growing" the garden! So much that my coffee went cold... as it often does :) lol Gotta love my mug though! My son gave it to me :D Its beautiful.<br />
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Above: As you can see, I add the paint to the foam stamp using the foam ink blending tool, collecting paint from the lid. This gives the foam stamp an even coverage of paint. If you dip into the paint you may get lumps of paint where you don't want them!<br />
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When leaving your pot (or jar) of paint open for a while, make sure you add a spray of water before closing again - this will ensure your paint stays beautifully fluid to the last drop.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">To paint the flowers I used Lemon Zest and Pure Sunshine... the fab thing about foam stamps (apart from their cool shapes and not having to cut apart potatoes!) is that you can see exactly where to overlay the image when printing with multiple colours.</span></div>
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To add white tips to the petals, simply add paint only to the tips of the petals on the foam stamp then press over the flower on the page.<br />
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Centres of the flowers were added using the groovy little Detail Blending Tool. This is a useful little stick with foam circles on both ends. Luckily it is in a pack of 5 so I don't have to wash off the paint. Now I have a stick for yellow and white, and 4 others for another day :)<br />
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Above: photo showing the finished garden on the right hand side of the journal page.<br />
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The Butterflies</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">The two giant butterflies were coloured using Jane's Mermaid Markers (Pirate's Gold with Starfish; Lagoon with Bali Blue and Byron Bay) and left them to blend naturally as they dried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">They were both cut out with the </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">Tim Holtz Butterfly Duo Bigz Die using my Cuttlebug. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">Then they were rolled through again using the matching texture fades embossing folder to give them the raised pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">A splash of contrast was added using Black Soot Distress Ink and an ink blending tool. The abdomen was coloured with the dark brown Reef Mermaid Marker.</span><br />
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The butterflies were given a splash of shimmer using Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium.<br />
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I love how the colours blend and how the medium adds life! I should mention that the paper I've used for all butterflies is Strathmore Mixed Media Paper. In case you were wondering :)<br />
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All butterflies need antennae to feel their way and chat together... sadly the Bigz die cuts them off but they're easier enough to add back. Sometimes I'll use twine or string but this time I've used Tim's cotton thread and bit of double sided tape.<br />
As you can see above, I use one piece of cotton and bend it under the tape.<br />
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All the small butterflies were created using Tim's Flutter By stamps and matching Sizzix Framelits. <br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">To make them, I stamped them all using an Archival black ink pad. I was going to use colourful inks, but our encyclopaedia shows nearly all butterflies have either black, white or brown outlines.</span></div>
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In the photo above, I've shown you what the difference inking edges and bodies makes. Left is before I've added Stormy Seas Mermaid Marker to the body/abdomen and Black Soot Distress Ink to the edges. Its only a subtle difference, but it hides the white paper they're made from and helps lifts them from the page :)<br />
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One by one, their antennae was added back (after being cleanly cut off using the Sidekick and Framelits) using the thick cotton thread and double sided tape.<br />
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One day Sizzix will make dies for butterflies and dragonflies with all their anatomy in tact. Maybe even embossing and cutting at the same time. Have you seen the Impresslits yet? Very clever!<br />
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A quick closeup of all the butterflies waiting together for the next step.<br />
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After adding antennae, inking all the edges and painting the bodies, I added a splash of shimmer using Wink of Stella... black for the bodies and clear for the wings.</div>
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Finishing the Art Journal Page</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16px;">Closeup pic of one of my faves... who am I kidding, all the butterflies are my faves. Even the red ones after I added white spots and more glittery shimmery stuff.</span><br />
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Placing elements on a page to make it appear like it was random isn't as easy as it seems... I started by letting them fall wherever they wanted but it was a tad lopsided.</div>
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In the end, after about an hour! lol, I placed the big butterflies on the right hand side - flying into the page together, while the little ones flew around them.<br />
All butterflies were glued down with the double sided tape. I didn't add more, I used the same piece that held on the antennae, allowing all their wings to be free to fly.<br />
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I then added thoughtful words and sayings like 'go with your heart', 'can never have too much happy' and 'adventure awaits' using Tim's stickers and washi tape.<br />
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Above shows the completed left hand side of the spread and below shows the right hand side.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">So there we have it. A completed flock of flutterbies and butterflies, almost as beautiful as what Mother Nature creates :) I love moths, caterpillars and dragonflies too! They're all incredible!</span></div>
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Thanks for reading my blog :) Hope these butterflies made you smile and inspired you to paint, colour and create!</div>
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All treasures available from my online shop at <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/" target="_blank">www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au</a> :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-2325555763571531322018-05-22T18:18:00.001+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.136+10:30The Magical and Mystical Cheshire CatThis painting was created inside a friend's book as part of the <a href="https://australianartjournalswap.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/the-cheshire-cat.html" target="_blank">Australian Art Journal Swap group</a>. I've always loved everything about Alice in Wonderland, so painting something with this fabulous theme was absolutely awesome. I loved every moment, even when it wasn't going so well (I messed up the background and started again). I've so pleased with how my Cheshire Cat turned out that I'm grinning like he does! lol :) Hope you like him too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above : the one, the only, the amazing Cheshire Cat!</td></tr>
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Painted by hand with only a few treasures : <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/acrylic-watercolour-paint/dylusions-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions acrylic paint</a>, <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/jane-davenport-base-paints" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Gesso</a>, <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes" target="_blank">paint brushes</a>, <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/watercolour-pencils" target="_blank">watercolour pencils</a> for sketching out the cat and <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/products/jane-davenport-magic-wands" target="_blank">coloured pencils</a> for my initial drawings, when choosing a colour scheme. Plus you'll also need a <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/books/dylusions-creative-journal" target="_blank">Dylusions Art Journal</a> :)<br />
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<b>Background Colour List</b>:<br />
- After Midnight (dark blue)<br />
- Laidback Lilac (pretty purple)<br />
- Vibrant Turquoise<br />
- Black Marble<br />
- White Linen<br />
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<b>Tree Colour List</b>:<br />
- Ground Coffee (dark brown)<br />
- Melted Chocolate (medium brown)<br />
- Dirty Martini (earthy olive green)<br />
- Lemon Zest (bright yellow)<br />
- Cut Grass (bright green)<br />
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<b>Cheshire Cat Colour List</b>:<br />
- White Gesso<br />
- Laidback Lilac<br />
- Vibrant Turquoise<br />
- Black Marble<br />
- White Linen<br />
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For a free template to print, colour or trace click the link - <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/blogs/art-and-craft-news/the-magical-cheshire-cat-free-template-to-colour-and-paint" target="_blank">The Magical Cheshire Cat - FREE Template to Colour and Paint</a> :) Have fun!<br />
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Scribbling out thoughts, deciding upon design, characters and choosing colours. So many fantastic characters from these books that are fun to portray in art!<br />
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The final design is based upon the original sketch of the Cheshire Cat by John Tenneil when he (CC) was telling Alice the best way to go.<br />
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I was going to add a quote but forgot all about it after I started the actual painting! lol :)<br />
I remembered <i>after</i> I posted the book so its a journal page without a written message. All is not lost, after 150 years of Alice, I think most of us know a few favourite quotes from the Cheshire Cat so quite possibly think of them whenever the cat is around.<br />
For instance “If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.” or “I am not crazy, my reality is just different from yours.”<br />
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<b>Step one... The Background</b><br />
Round and round and round I went with the paintbrush ... layers of purple, dark blue then turquoise, more dark blue and lightly with the black. I then added white splatters using a <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/paint-brushes/products/tim-holtz-distress-splatter-brush" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Splatter Brush</a>... dip in the paint and flick towards the page. Creates much less mess than using an old toothbrush!<br />
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The spirals are made up of the same colours, swirling around and around with a small round brush until they looked like mini abstract galaxies.<br />
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<b>Tip</b>... Wait until the background is completely dry before drawing in watercolour pencil. Dylusions Acrylic Paint is permanent once dry, so if you make a mistake, it can be wiped off easily with water (damp cloth) - without ruining your beautiful background.<br />
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<b>Step Two... The Tree</b><br />
Freestyle with a flat brush using Ground Coffee and embellished with Melted Chocolate swirls... sounds delicious! Coffee and chocolate always go great together!<br />
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Quite a nice combo, the two browns. Pre-mixed colours make painting much easier. Not only does it use less paint but it means you don't have to worry about needing to match the colour if you want to use the same colour another day.<br />
That said, I do love mixing colours, even just adding a smooch of white or spot of black to anything makes me smile...<br />
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<b>The leaves</b> were painted in layers, one colour at a time. First I painted all the leaves with Melted Chocolate, then half of each leaf with Dirty Martini (yummy earthy green, my fave). Dylusions paint allows the colours underneath show through which helps add depth and extra dimension.<br />
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Next I added a line of Lemon Zest (yellow) along one side of each leaf then waited for them to dry before painting over the same side of the leaf with Cut Grass (bright green). To finish the leaves off, I added a line down the centre with brown.<br />
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<b>Step Three... the Cheshire Cat Himself</b><br />
I painted his basic shape in Jane Davenport's smooth and creamy white gesso. I painted his stripes and features a few times to get the shape and stripes looking how I wanted.<br />
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Once the white shape was ingrained into my head (don't ask), I put some Laidback Lilac and Vibrant Turquoise on the <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/jane-davenport-mixed-media-mixing-palette-pad" target="_blank">palette paper</a> and mixed part of each to get a blue-purple mixture. The darker splosh is from adding dark brown (but I didn't use it).<br />
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I painted the whole cat in the purple and blue, then where the colours met, blended it with the blue-purple mixture.<br />
I should mention that I don't clean the paint brush inbetween the purple and blue... which why having a palette is so important - it keeps your pots of paint clean :)<br />
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Don't forget, if you use pots of acrylic paint like Dylusions (and live in warm dry climates like Australia), to add a spritz / mist of water into each pot of paint after the day's session. This puts back any moisture that evaporated while the lid was off. I didn't do this with my black and it looks like black cottage cheese! lol :)<br />
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The colour combination makes it look mystical and magical, almost glowing :) Pretty cool hey!<br />
I swapped between a flat brush and round brush back and forth to paint the stripes and details.<br />
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A splash of white, dash of black, smoosh of turquoise and he's a completed cat. Wasn't quite as fast as all that but once his stripes were brushed into place, the face came together wonderfully. I used the dark blue and black for his nose and mouth, white with a hint of black and purple (tiny hint) for the teeth and eyes. Made the whiskers and highlights appear even brighter!<br />
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Finally, to tidy up the left hand side edge, I added a strip of <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/products/jane-davenport-washi-tape-fantastical" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Washi Tape</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much for reading this blog post :) Hope my Cheshire Cat inspires you to get arty and crafty! If you need a hand with anything arty, sing out anytime. I'm here to help :)<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669939712178219852.post-23214964011384780582018-04-20T18:20:00.004+09:302023-01-14T15:21:27.136+10:30MultiColour Stamping with Patchwork Butterflies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>A quick and easy card to make for Mother's Day using a big beautiful butterfly with different background stamps. A pretty card that can be used to say anything at all.</b></div>
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<b>For these cards, you only need a few treasures</b>...</div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/card-canvas-paper-and-other-surfaces/strathmore" target="_blank">Strathmore Paper</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/darkroom-door/products/collage-stamp-patchwork-butterfly-darkroom-door" target="_blank">Darkroom Door collage stamp, Patchwork Butterfly</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/darkroom-door/products/background-stamp-tribal-darkroom-door" target="_blank">Darkroom Door background stamp, Tribal</a></div>
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... <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/darkroom-door/background-stamps" target="_blank">all background stamps by Darkroom Door</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-stamps" target="_blank">Tim Holtz stamps</a>, <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-stamp-set-patchwork" target="_blank">Patchwork Background</a> and <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-rubber-stamp-set-crazy-talk" target="_blank">Crazy Talk</a></div>
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... <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/background-stamps" target="_blank">all background stamps by Tim Holtz</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/distress-ink-pads" target="_blank">Distress Ink and Oxide Pads</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Acrylic Stamping Block</a> or <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/tim-holtz-stamp-platform-and-accessories" target="_blank">Stamp Platform</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/embellishments/design-tape" target="_blank">Washi Tape</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/pencils-pens-and-markers/products/kuretake-fudegokochi-brush-pen" target="_blank">Black Fudegokochi Fine Point Brush Pen</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/tim-holtz-tonic-scissors-mini-snips" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Non Stick Micro Serrated Scissors</a></div>
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- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/adhesives-mediums/products/dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-mini-collage-glue-stick-3-pack" target="_blank">Dylusions Glue Stick</a></div>
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Everything (and more) is available at <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/" target="_blank">www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au</a>.</div>
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Choose two ink pads in similar tones. In the pic above I used Distress Oxide Tattered Rose and Lipstick. Other combinations I used were Antique Linen and Tattered Rose, Antique Linen and Iced Spruce, Antique Linen (its my current fave, could you tell?) and Fossilized Amber.<br />
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For stamping multiple colours at the same time, ink up part of the stamp in one colour and the remaining rubber with the other colour. Its not necessary to be precise as its just a background.<br />
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Even though some combinations may show a strong contrast between the two colours, where the colours meet isn't really noticeable once the butterfly is stamped.<br />
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Some of the backgrounds had borders made of dashed lines (to represent stitches) hand drawn with black pen. You can always use a ruler if you want straight lines.<br />
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The Patchwork Butterfly by Darkroom Door was stamped in two colours before printing as well.<br />
First I inked the wings with Distress Oxide Walnut Stain, then used Black Soot for the body and antennae.<br />
To get the black ink only over the centre of the design, hold the inkpad at an angle, tilted so the corner and edges of the inkpad are touching the surface. Again, its not a precise thing, and you can always re-ink the wings with the brown before pressing the butterfly onto the card.<br />
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I've also used Wilted Violet with the Black Soot to compliment the pink background shown earlier.<br />
You can use any colours you want for this technique. Choose the colours that make you smile :)<br />
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For a guide, keep the warm colours with warms (reds, oranges, golden yellows) and cool colours with cools (greens, blues, lemon yellows). The warms and cools are fine to have other colours (black, brown, purple, white) with them to compliment, enhance, add contrast and interest.<br />
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Mother Nature is the perfect example of what colours to put together - trees (green, black, brown), sky (blue, white, red, orange, purple), rainbow (everything). When she puts contrasting colours together, its not usually an equal amount - just a hint of red with green (berries on trees) or hints of orange with blue (sunsets).<br />
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Choose colours that make you smile :)<br />
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Across the middle of the cards with the Patchwork Background stamps, I used Tim Holtz Washi Tape from the Aristocrat set. I like how it compliments the sewing and patchwork theme.<br />
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To make the border strips, I stamped the second larger design from the Tim Holtz Patchwork Backgrounds Stamps in Distress Oxide Iced Spruce onto mixed media card. Once it dried, it was trimmed it into rows of hexagons to add on the edges of the cards.<br />
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There are hundreds of greetings that can be used on a card. I've used "hello friend" from the Tim Holtz Stamps, Crazy Talk (stamped in Black Soot).<br />
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The cards I made using the DD Tribal Background Stamp had the thinner tape from Dylusions Designer Tape. Use a sharp craft knife, carefully trim around the butterfly wing. Washi tape is semi-transparent, so its easy to see where to cut.<br />
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I've added two rows of tape to the Tribal cards. At the moment, these ones have no message on the front... this gives flexibility of who the card is for and what its going to say. But just quietly, one will be saying Happy Mother's Day! Shhh, don't tell her :)<br />
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Change the colours and you've made a card that looks exactly the same but different!<br />
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The above pic shows the four different cards made using this technique. You can mix and match the background stamps to create an endless array of beautiful butterfly cards.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>More Ideas</b>...</span><br />
1... If you don't want the background to show through the butterfly, it just adds one more step. Stamp the butterfly onto the card and again on a piece of plain paper. Turn the second butterfly into a mask by trimming around its shape. Place this over the image on the card before printing with the background stamp.<br />
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2... Colour in the wings with your favourite solvent based markers (as watercolour pens will blur the design unless you spray with a fixative).<br />
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3... Stamp the butterfly onto mixed media paper, trim around the design and glue onto the background. Make tiny scraps of card folded in a concertina fashion and glue them under the wings to give them lift. The tiny zigzagging pieces go flat for inside an envelope and then pop up when on display.<br />
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There are no limits to cardmaking... get creative and have fun :)<br />
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If you need a hand, sing out anytime. I'm here to help as well as sell you awesome arty treasures!<br />
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Happy Creative Day!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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This has to be the pinkest artwork I've created for many years! Usually I opt for greens but I guess sometimes we need a change. I made it for an art journal swap with the theme "Stuff and Nonsense".<br />
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Here's a quick rundown on what products I used. These arty treasures used are all available at <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/" target="_blank">www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au</a> ...<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-ink-spray" target="_blank">Dylusions Ink Sprays</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dylusions-paint" target="_blank">Dylusions Paint</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/die-cut-pieces" target="_blank">Dylusions Dy Cuts</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/dyan-reaveley-stamps" target="_blank">Dylusions Stamps</a> (Flight of Fancy, Everything's Rosy, Anatomy of a Page)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/dylusions/acrylic-blocks" target="_blank">Dylusions Journaling Block</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/ink-pads-and-spray-stains/archival-ink-pads" target="_blank">Archival Ink Pads</a> (Jet Black)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/products/ranger-non-stick-craft-sheet" target="_blank">Ranger Craft Mat</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/products/jane-davenport-inkredible-pen-black" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Inkredible Pen</a> (for the sketch in the background)<br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/mermaid-markers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/jane-davenport/glitz-sea-markers" target="_blank">Jane Davenport Glitz-sea Markers</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/products/tim-holtz-cling-rubber-stamp-set-crazy-dogs" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Crazy Dog Stamps</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tim-holtz/tim-holtz-stencils" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Layering Stencils</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/ink-blending-tools" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Ink Blending Foam Tools</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/tools-and-accessories/scissors" target="_blank">Sharp scissors</a><br />
- <a href="https://www.shop.artbyjenny.com.au/collections/strathmore/products/strathmore-paper-pad-mixed-media-9x12" target="_blank">Strathmore Mixed Media Paper</a><br />
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How I made this artwork...</h3>
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The first thing I did when planning this artwork was draw out a few ideas with the stamp sets next to me. In the sketch at the back of this photo, you can see I was thinking about the adorable Dyan Reaveley birds with long flamingo legs, Ruby Rainbow with her groovy brolly and the beautiful roses from Everything's Rosy.<br />
With art, you've got to go with the flow as sometimes things just don't go according to plan, especially when you have so many ideas racing around your mind!<br />
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To create the hills, I used the scallop border stamp and placed it in a wavy line on the acrylic block. Rubber is flexible so with the thinner stamps like this one, they'll hold still (most of the time) until you've finished. Then it flings back into its straight shape.<br />
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Once I finished stamping out the octopus tenticles, flower heads and scallop hills, I got inky with the Dylusions Ink Sprays. I used Calypso Teal, London Blue, Lemon Zest and Dirty Martini.<br />
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Remember what I said about art not behaving? Well, I should have used watercolour paper, mixed media paper or applied gesso first because the inks didn't blend, they just soaked into the one spot. Ah well, a few more sprays of London Blue on the hills and base of the page sort of helped. And I wanted a cloudy day anyway! lol :)<br />
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After it dried (thank goodness for hot summery days), it didn't improve. I'd made such a mess of it, so I added some Dylusions Paint in White Linen through a few stencils in an attempt to calm it down. Didn't work. To me, this page ended up being a total disaster so I left it, uncovered at first but had to hide it because it was messing with my mojo!<br />
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I left the background to dry and got busy stamping and cutting out characters and flowers for the garden. I coloured them with Jane Davenport's Mermaid Markers and Dylusions Ink Sprays (just take off the lid and dip in a brush).<br />
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<i>Have you used Dylusions inks with a brush yet? Or tried the Mermaid Markers? The colours are gorgeous... so vibrant and clean - when you mix the colours, they stay vibrant :) Always a great thing. Both make beautiful pastel shades when mixed with white and wonderful dusky darks when a dash of grey, black or brown is added.</i><br />
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While colouring I had a brainwave (it happens sometimes)... and stamped out some tentacles, feathers and flowers, and drew some wings for the dog. These were all fussy cut with scissors before using the Mermaid Markers to ink around the edges to hide the white paper.<br />
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The time cutting out the critters refreshed my mind and I took out the Dylusions Ink Sprays again... this time in Bubblegum Pink, Postbox Red, Pure Sunshine (golden yellow) and Pomegranate Seed (which is a beautiful dark red).<br />
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Basically, I sprayed the Bubblegum Pink across the top, Postbox Red at the base and where the two met, I sprayed roughly with the yellow. Then a drop more pink and some Pomegranate was added before sending it outside into the summer sun to dry. The paper itself was upright during the spraying process (I turned it around a few times) rather than left flat on the table. This enabled the ink to run down the page, creating the drips and shadows.<br />
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While outside, I splashed White Linen Ink Spray about. To do this yourself, take off the lid and either splash about like a vinegar bottle (using your finger as a stopper) or use the straw of the lid to dip and shake off the ink. I did both :)<br />
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After this dried I sprayed the whole page with an aerosol fixative (should be available at your local newsagent, contact me if you can't find it).<br />
Dylusions inks remain reactive with water even after they've dried in 40+C sunshine, a splash of water in the wrong spot could mess up my new creation. Being reactive enables the ink to be lifted off to create faux bleach effects or to change sections to other colours (wet with water and blot with dry kitchen or blotting paper to lift off the ink).<br />
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The different textures in the background were added using Dylusions Paint (White Linen), Distress Oxide Ink Pads (Fossilized Amber and Tattered Rose) and a foam blending tool with a variety of my stencils by Tim Holtz : Ornate, Flames, Mosaic, Bubbles, Dot Fade, Splatters and Zig Zag.<br />
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I drew the snail with a spiral staircase on his shell so he could easily reach his fab row of houses. They were made from the hair or hat of one of Dyan's Dylusions Dy-Cuts (All The Gals).<br />
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I gave the fairy dog a glittery collar and sparkly nose using Jane Davenport's Glitz-Sea Pens (they are so pretty!).<br />
The little dragonfly (on the toadstool) was added afterwards along with a few scribbly flowers along the base of the page. The octopus flowers turned out pretty cool with their feather leaves.<br />
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The other fairy is from a pack of Dylusions Dy-Cut... she's on a mission flying through the air with her toothbrush and butterfly wings (stamps). She's made up of a couple of paper dolls with a few changes including scallop skirt hem, different legs and some glittery ink added to her sunglasses. I love her curly hair and spotty stockings :)<br />
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Thanks for reading my blog post. I hope it makes you smile and inspires you to get messy with paints, inks and other arty treasures!<br />
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Have a happy creative week!<br />
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Jenny<br />
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