You Can Fly - Art Journalling!

Today I have another art journal page to share with you.

I've decided that I will just do single art journal pages for now. My reasons are 2-fold. Firstly I'm nearing the end of my large Dylusions journal and it is getting harder to paint a double page because my book doesnt lie flat. Also I like to record how I make my page - so I do this on the facing page.

This page is the first in a series of experimenting with Dylusions ink sprays. 

I chose 3 Dylusions colour sprays (pink, red, yellow) and I sprayed across the page in strips. While it was still wet I flicked water on the page. I used paper towel to dab off the excess then I sprayed water through 2 different stencils (Dylusions and Studio Calico) and used a paper towel to dab off excess. The water tends to remove colour from the page. 

After this had dried I applied white gesso through a selection of stencils (TCW) across my page. Then I added some stamps (Stampin' Up! butterfly and KaiserCraft crackle).  

Lastly I added a title/quote from Colour Me Positive 2016 - week 12.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Live For Today Canvas - With Imaginarium Designs!

Each month with Imaginarium Designs we have a theme for one of our projects and this month the theme is "Off the page". I decided to create a canvas using lots of bright colours and lots of gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard. 

My inspiration behind this canvas was a Fiona Paltridge Class I attended at Seriously Scrapbooking (bright colour sprays, stencils, texture paste, and chipboards!).

I started my canvas by using a Pebbles stencil and Whipped Spackle. Once this was dry I sprayed 4 different Dylusions ink sprays across the canvas.  

I applied white gesso to all of the chippies then I painted on the Dylusions ink with a small paintbrush. I painted the Eiffel tower chippie with black Dylusions paint - I love the contrast it gives! The Eiffel Tower chipboard is such a stunning centerpiece for the canvas!

I splattered the same coloured inks on a white tag - to add some white space to my canvas.I then added a few paper flowers and some splatters of white and black paint.

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes

Nats hearts 1 : code IDD0042

Edward Relief small : code IDT0032

Dress, small : code IDT0005

Brackets on oval frame : code IDT0013

Eiffel Tower, large : code IDS0043

Live for Today coming soon!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Cherries - With Scrapping Clearly!

Today I have another scrapbook page share made using lots of goodies from Scrapping Clearly. 

The photos are of Rachael and Jessica enjoying new seasons cherries at our local cherry farm :)

I created my background by using ColorShine (mint, teal and citron). I used a paintbrush to paint the colour onto some old plastic packaging then I stamped the plastic across the page. I did one colour at a time and added more ColorShine as necessary.  

I then used a stencil and gold texture paste (both Heidi Swapp) in places across my page.  

Once this was dry I matted some papers (Heidi Swapp) under my photos and added a title using Thickers. 

Lastly I added some wood veneer (Coco Vanilla Studio) and paper flowers from my stash. 

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include

Heidi Swapp "hello gorgeous" 12x12 paper pad 
Heidi Swapp colorshine 
Heidi Swapp stencil 
Heidi Swapp gold metallic texture paste 
Cocoa Vanilla Studio "hello lovely" wood veneer 
American Crafts jumbo paper clips
American Crafts teal script thickers 

I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Something Beautiful - Art Journalling!

Today I have another art journal page to share with you.

I initially created this page to test out a background technique where I adhered chipboard pieces to the background before I started adding paints and sprays. I wanted to see how it looked and wanted to confirm my spray colour combination. That is what I love about art journalling - I try things out and record what I did so that I can use the idea later with my scrapbooking.

I used a selection of Tattered Angels chalkboard sprays to create my background (after painting on gesso over my page and the chipboard pieces). I dried off each colour before applying the next. 

I then added a selection of stamps across my page (Stampin' Up! "Natural beauty" set). Then I used a stencil and Inka gold paste.

Next I mixed some microbeads (Finnibair) with a heavy gel gloss and applied through a stencil - I loved this look and will be trying this again!!   

Lastly I added a title/quote from Colour Me Positive 2016 .

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

An Acrylic Album - with Scrapping Clearly!

Today I have a different kind of crafty project to share with you. It is an Acrylic album! This is a fun project to make that is perfect for a gift or just a special way to document an occasion. The album is an exclusive to Scrapping Clearly and they have a fun range of various shapes.

I've used a sequence of photos of my girls taken at a photobooth near the cinema we go to. Each photo is quite small but is perfect for this sized album.

I love that the albums are clear - printed transparencies are perfect to use and still maintain pages that you can see through.

I've used a pack of Basic Grey journalling cards and transparencies as well - these were perfect mats for my photos.

Word stickers in various colours and textures make this sort of project more achievable and look fabulous!

Puffy shape stickers are also fun embellishments for the pages. 

I have a "less is more" philosophy for my crafting - I dont like to cover up all the pretty patterns!

I had so much fun making this album and have plans for many more - why dont you try one too. I'd love to see :)

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include

Scrapping Clearly acrylic album, small scallop 
Basic Grey journalling cards and transparencies
Hambly Screen Prints transparency - printers type teal 
Hambly Screen Prints rubons - antique frames
Pink Paislee Citrus bliss flamingo transparency
Heidi Swapp teal glitter stickers 
Heidi Swapp black word stickers 
Heidi Swapp favorite things puffy shape stickers
Pink Paislee "Cedar Lane" gold glitter paper arrows

I print my photos on an Epson XP-600 printer. 
Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn