Do something you have never done

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Michelle

A couple of weeks ago I started working on this page in my Moleskine journal

I colored the background with NeoColor II crayons over white gesso and stamped the girl stamps onto dictionary paper and old maps. One of the dresses is from a Gelli Print. The border is also from some Gelli Prints that I had previously done on Deli Paper. About a week later I added some rub ons. That is one of the fun things about working in multiple journals, you can always go back and add a little more to each page while you are waiting for another page to dry.

here are some of the close up detail shots

I will continue to work on the page before I add my journaling.

Supplies Used: Neocolor II Crayons, Dina Wakley’s Stamps set – Scribbly women & Textures, Dina Wakleys Stencil – Affirmations, Black & White Gesso, Rub Ons – Tim Holtz

Pencil Cases

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Michelle

ok, so big surprise I have been playing with my Gelli Arts plate again. This time instead of printing on paper I decided to print on canvas.

I have these cute bags which were just begging me to print on them.

I used Pebeo Paints on the Gelli Plate along with a variety of stencils.

The first one I made was the Red Bag. I used a paper stencil that I made to add the black pattern.

Front View

Back View

Close Up

and here is the second one I made

Front View

Back View

Close Up

I was experimenting with the addition of adding Fabric Medium to the paint. I added it to the Blue/Green Bag but did not to the Red/Orange bag. I think as I am using it for a product I am not going to wash or wear the next time I do this I will not bother with the fabric medium. When I do it on an apron I will make sure I use it.

Did you notice the architectural plans under the bags. I lay these papers down on the desk in classes and encourage people to brayer or paint on them. It keeps our tables clean and I get some fabulous papers which I can cut up for collage.

If you need a Gelli Plate, Pebeo Paints or a Canvas Pencil Case you can get them here at Everything Scrapbook & Stamps. It is a fabulous mixed media art store located in South Florida and the staff are just fabulous, if I do say myself, wink!

Beware of the shadows

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Michelle

This was a clean up page on my large Dylusions Journal that just came together by itself.

The blue in the background was a stencil clean up from a previous page and the black silhouettes were a Dylusions Stencil clean up of Distress Paint. It was just a serendipitous accident, I added a little teal and lime colored NeoColor II crayons to add some more color to the background and then added the words using a combination of handwriting and 7 Gypsies stamps with Archival Ink.

and of course here is a close up:

In Order to Fly

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Michelle

This is a Journal Page using Dylusions Inks for the background.

I used the new Rebekah Meier Stencil from The Crafters Workshop, I love all of Rebekah’s stencils in this release. I once was fortunate to look through one of her fabric books, what a stunning piece of work.

This is in my large Dylusions Journal, the sprays work fabulously on this paper. They are so vibrant and Dyan Revealey’s ghosting technique works wonderfully.

The words read: In order to Fly, you must leave the corner. Words that resonate with me and something I struggle with daily as I have always felt more comfortable in the background.

Here are a couple of close ups

Color changes your world

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Michelle

I think color changes everyone’s world.

I love vintage pieces and natural patinas but, there is something fun just working with bright vibrant colors, it just makes you a different kind of happy.

Last year at Everything Scrapbook & Stamps we got the new Hero Arts Neon Daubers

Bold and bright with a sponge dauber top for easy application these inks coordinate with their stamp pads.

I made this Art Journal page with 3 of the ink colors above and allowed the inks to blend together to get some custom colors on the background. Once dry they are permanent.

The brushes were stamped onto map paper and the “world” was cut with a die.

The letters were a variety of letter stencils from the Crafters Workshop. I used Inktense pencils to color the word “Color” and black gesso to paint the other words. When I have black words on a page I tend to use Black Gesso as I like flat color instead of the reflective quality of most paints.

All stamp images are from Impression Obsession.

Here are some close up images of the page.