Mixed Media Art Journal 4-3-13 Art Makes Me Happy

So here's a my journaling for today....  What I like most about this page other than the title - Art Makes Me happy is the fact that I total freehanded everything on it.  The flowers...  and the birds - this is a big step for me... and I totally am so proud of them.

I take the Life Class 2013 by Tamara Laporte

Week 14 - was a series of Quirky Birds

This isn't my lesson I have to do still do that - but after watching her lesson - I got motivated to do something with birds.

I did this in my Creative Journaling book - which I love.... 

And I used put the Caran D'Ache Neocolor II

used water to paint them on the page

pulled out my wood stencil by Crafter's Workshop

and colored modeling paste

And then stickers - "art makes me happy"

and then had fun with paint - drawing the flowers

and below I explain my birds.

 Check out my birds up close..  I hand drawn with pencil.  Then I painted - didn't like the color - so I cut out book paper and glue it down - painted over it - still was not happy - and then put modeling paste and painted that - and got to the point I loved them.

My Mail Delivery Today... YAH!!!!!!

So today I got my 2 deliveries I have been waiting for...  Did a bit of shopping off  Etsy Store & Collage Stuff

Etsy - Alleystamp

Collage Stuff

Got a bunch of Crafter's Workshop Stencils

Balzer Designs Tiny Circles

Donna Downey Studios Perforated Dot Flowers

Dina Wakley Casey & Penelope

Tile Texture

Reversed Chickenwire

Fence Frame

StarBurst

Window Screen

Paint Lids

Life Numbers

Numbers (Small)

Tim Holtz Ideo-Ology Melange Tissue Wrap Paper

Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Sprays - The complete new colors

Faber Castel Mix Match Paper Crafter Crayon Blue/Green

Dylusions Luve Struck Lucy Stamps

Christy Tomlinson Stamps - Painted Punchinella

Christy Tomlinson Stamps News Classified

Christy Tomlinson Stamps Cooped Up Notes

And final

Donna Downey Stamps - Create to Breathe

Love every single thing and can't wait to use them in my journal...

Please share what new supplies you have received....

Mixed Media Journal Page 2-18-13 Learning to Heal

So this is a page from my heart....  I did the beginning of the page when my husband and I separated...  I just wrote out how I was feeling - was very angry, hurt, upset...

These last few weeks we have both been trying hard to fix things... so Monday night I actually felt moved to change the page...

This was just using Gesso on the page, then using a few stencils and Dylusions Sprays

Alot of dripage

And then writing these words with India Ink

I then took some acrylic paint and started painting over the page...  Of course realizing very quickly how deep India Ink is going to stay on the page.

So I pulled out the Chicken Wire Crafter's Workshop stencil - and Pan Pastels - and started having some fun.

I then pulled out another stencil by Crafter's Workshop Aspen Trees

And used 3 different colors of Pan Pastels

I also just used a few Tattered Angels - Glimmer Screen Winter Trees and used the black Dylusion Sprays

Pulled out the book and scissor and cut some shapes - and then used Modge Podge and glued them down.

Then painted some blue acrylic tape down and used a paper towel to pull some of the paint off.

Taking out my black market and highlighting those pieces - and then using my bubble wrap with white acrylic paint -and I really loved how it started looking at this point.

Then I took out my stencil by Dyan Reaveley's 9x12 Chequered Dots

Outlined the board in black Pitt Bold Markers - and then went over it in Black paint.

And used the alphabet stencil and wrote out 

Learning to Heal

Forgive

And then used my white pen to outline it so it stands out.

This was something that really came from the heart...

I hope you like it...

And please comment and share..

Mixed Media Journal Page 2-19-13 Needs And Wants

So here's a page I did last night....   Of course this was after working on my financial budget...

The circles were left blank for me to fill in over time things that I Need... verses Want..  I have a feeling the wants are going to need more circles LOL....

So put this into Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Journal

This page was actually one of those back pages in your book when you are working on other pages and you take the stencil and then press it into another page - so the black squares was left over from another page...  this was created with Crafter's Workshop 12x12 Cubist which I bought from Overstock.

I then used my Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Crayon Set that I got from Jerry's Artarama

I used Fast Orange, Lime Green, Lilac and Mauve

You just color the crayon just like when you were little - then take a brush with water I used my Aquashbrush which I bought from Donna Downey's store.

That just smooths out the Crayon and it looks great.

I then took out my favorite tool...  The empty Toilet Paper Roll - and used black acrylic paint - and stamped circles all over it.

I also used the rest of my Bazzil Just the Edge 12" Cardstock Strips Perfectly Pleated Dictionary. 

I then used the Crayon's again and the Aquabrush and colored that in as well...

I then also took out my circle templates on the ends where I used Modeling Paste to make some texture

I then pulled out my pan pastels (thank you Donna Downey) and inspiration wednesday.... opening up my eyes.

I then pulled out my Faber Castell Gelatos to fill in The other circles.

Pulled out my markers and wrote Needs & Wants.

Gave it a Spectrafix Spray to seal it...

And it's done.

I hope you enjoy it...

Please comment and share...

Thanks

Mixed Media Journal Art 2-18-13 Texture Fun

 So here's a new Journal page I did starting last night.. and finished tonight...

And I totally love love love how it came out.

This is in my Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Journal

I used the Dylusions Ink Sprays

Postbox Red

Black marble

Lemon Zest

Crushed Grape

I used my alphabet Stencil - which I used Dylusions Black Marble

Then I used Crafter's Workshop Art Is..

I used my favorite tool - empty toilet paper roll with black paint and stamped it on the page.

I also used Dylusions Chequered Dots 

And then I used Pan Pastels to color them in Black & White

I then used Spectrafix to seal it.

I hope you will enjoy... and please comment and share...

Thanks

Lisa

Mixed Media - Journal Page Rainbow Fun

So here's a page I worked on friday that came out totally different then I started thinking about it.

So I did this in my Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Creative Journal

Then I used my Dylusions Ink Sprays.

My favorite Colors...  Crushed Grape, Cut Grass, Squeezed Orange, Lemon Zest and London Blue and Black Marble

I also used acrylic paint (green, and pink) with the Crafter's Workshop Stencil 12"X12"-Cubist

I also Used White Paint on bubble wrap and pushed that on the pages.

And used the large Rubber Stamp background with Black Ink (clocks)

And also used the large rubber stamp background scrip

Also took a piece of black screen (from Home Depot) and then used the Black Marble Dylusions Inks Sprays over it.

I also used Around the Edge Dylusions Rubber Stamps

I then also stamped with Donna Downing Stamps insightful meadow stamp set

I also then colored in the leaves with Paints.

And then covered it with Ranger - Glossy Accents

And finally - used Dyan Reaveley's Stencil Chequered Dots

I love how this page came out...  Hope you enjoy it.

Mixed Media - Journal Page - Time Will Pass

So this is my Journal Page from yesterday that I worked on...

After spending the day with my family...  This is the thought that has come into my head.

All things good or bad will pass.  So when it's bed just wait it will get better.

Did this in my Mixed Media Journal Book

I gesso the page

I then put down the Crafter's Workshop stencil  12"X12"-Cubist

Laying it down and then sprayed with my 

Favorite product - Dylusions Ink Sprays

I also used a 2 Rubber Stamps I got from Michaels

a large background stamps - with Clocks on it

and the other Large Background stamps with script words

I then hot glued down Burlap to the page - 2 different colors - Lime Green and a aqua blue I got at Michaels.

I then glued down these chipboard clock pieces that I have had forever - not sure of the brand.

Put down a few crystal buttons I had as well.

I then put Glue down on the page - and put textured sand - colored on it.

Used Washi Tape

and

I then used Ranger Staz On Black Ink Pad

using the stencil mini chicken wire.

And then put letters glued onto the page - not sure of the brands.