Which Artist Inspires you ?

Salutations Bloggers , Lisa here with a Mixed Media update .

Today I am sharing with you the last circle journal ,I have completed in the Scrapping Clearly Circle Journal Swap. And that is the last one ,I have to complete in this swap. 

I really enjoyed the swap process and putting in some heartfelt creative goodness into the pages of each and everyone of the journals that past over my art desk .

The theme of this Journal was Inspiring Artists.

I picked the incredibly talented Australian Artist 

Del Kathryn Barton

Winner of the Archibald Prize in 2008 and 2013.

With so many wonderful layers and details to Dels' incredible work that I am just enchanted by

 the magic of each piece of her incredible work.

 I had planned to just print a few pics and talk about why her work inspires me, but the instructions in the journal asked each participant to attempt to paint in the style of the artist , 

so that is what I did, well sort of .

 I started by rubbing off some DWM paint through a stencil to add some subtle layers to the background , then roughly drew a form and using Liquitex Gesso painted that form onto the page.

Now its all about layering into the piece. More paint, pen, and pencil.

I have a new pen passion,

The Jane Davenport Inkredible Pen.. oh my lordie -insta love.

So a little more detailing with paint , my new pen , prismacolour pencils , a trusty white posca, 

that rad paint brush stamp, and some cutting of extra photos to add a little collage style Del into my own work, and I was happy with the result.

I have added the 2 artworks that inspired and where used within my Del attempt.

I just love the freedom of Collage style creative fun.

 I finished the piece with a few paper clipping from an article about Del and a

 Thickers Black font title .

I am curious what Artist/s inspires you ? 

Definitely leave a comment to share your inspiring artist/s,there are just so many to choose from.

Thanks for dropping by the SC blog , 

I will be back next week for a Friday MM update .

Lisa xx

Smells like Teen Spirit . - A Circle Art Journal Swap

Howdy Folks , Lisa here with a Friday Mixed media update .

I've been a bit slack at keeping up with the last of the SC Circle Journal swaps journals.

But Today I can happily say that I only have one left to do and 

Ill be handing yours back to you next month Bec and that will complete the whole group..

I'm lucky enough to have mine already,but these 2 journals just have just been playing with me somewhat .. when I get a journal in my hands , I need time to ponder over the theme and then to think about the page and what I want to do with it . I really want to connect to the theme and relate to what the sender is trying to get from those in the circle . its not just about slapping stuff down , its about thinking and putting my love and heart into the work.

 I found this old  Who Magazine (circa 1994 ),while clearing stuff recently ,

 and the hoarder in me couldn't throw it out..

 Stoked I didn't, as I had an epiphany and let loose on this baby .

 I attempted to make a Kurt Cobain Stencil, which worked out ... sort of ok ,

 but I felt it didn't define him enough,and it was a little to big for the page,so that idea got ditched.

I do love making my own hand cut stencils, as they are super easy to make ,especially when you use the rad Crafters Workshop Stencil Blanks that come in a 3 pack. I just trace my image and cut out the elements with a sharp craft knife . so easy .

Back to the drawing board.

I made up another piece of folded cardstock  and adhered that to the journal , to add extra room for me to work on and to allow space for the CD to go into the journal.... you cant have a Circle Journal about music go around and NOT have some music to play with it .. 

I do consider music to be one  of the most amazing forms of inspiration for creative flow .

I started with a simple Brickwork stencil patterned background and then , 

using the FINELINER Masking Fluid I scratched in "Smells like Teen Spirit ".

After it was completely dry , I covered the whole written area ,

 with black paint and  again allowed the paint to dry completely .

 Then , using my finger I rubbed over the words and removed the masking fluid ,

leaving the words the exposed and revealing the painted background underneath. Such a cool result .

I then added to the background and title with a little Posca detail, a couple of stickers,

 stamping and some extra doodling....

Within the Journal , I have included a Cd from my band of choice and in laid the actually cd and booklet from the CD into a pocket , with the left overs ,

 I cut them to add interest and extra detail to my piece.

This is what it ended up like . I am very much hoping that Rachel , 

will think that this was worth the wait .

Do you have a favorite song ?, Is it even possible to pick just one ?

Or have you joined in on a circle swap before ..?

they are so much fun to participate in..

 Apologies again to those 2 remaining ladies waiting ..

 lucky they love me ,otherwise , I would be in strife . hahahaahaaa.

Posting this baby today ..

Ill be back next week with a little more mixed media inspiration.

Thanks for dropping by .

Lisa xx

Art Journalling - With Karyn Schultz!

Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!!! 

It's Karyn here and today I have some Art Journal pages to share with you, made using lots of arty goodies from Scrapping Clearly. 

These are some of my pages in one of the paper bag journals for the "Circle Journal" group I'm in.

I've used Dylusions paints (fresh lime, bubble gum pink, calypso teal, white linen, black marble) applied with a Ranger mini-ink blending tool.

Next I use some stencils to apply the same colour paints across the pages. I also use a variety of different sized round lids to stamp paint (white and black) across the pages.  

Then I've stamped various stamps across the page and around the borders. I've used the white Dylusions paint pen to draw some circles in clusters on my page - these pens are fabulous!! Lastly I smeared black Gelato around the edge of the pages with my finger.

I also created a tag using the same techniques - I just love how it turned out. I prefer the smaller size of a tag compared to a journal page :) 

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include

Dylusions Paints  
Ranger mini ink blending tool 
Stencils
KaiserCraft stamps 
Dylusions Paint Pens
Black Licorice Gelato 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn

Art Journalling - With Karyn Schultz!

Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!!! 

It's Karyn here, today I have some Art Journal pages to share with you and a little step-by-step, made using lots of goodies from Scrapping Clearly. 

I'm part of one of the "Circle Journal" groups organised by Scrapping Clearly where we have all made a journal out of brown paper bags (yes! can you believe it!!). We have decorated the cover and a page inside then we send it on to other members of the group. In 12 months time it will make its way home to me with pages decorated by all the other lovely people in the group - how fun!!! 

I thought I would share how I made one of the pages in one of the circle journals.

In the first pic you can see the blank paper bag pages. I've put a sheet of copy paper under each page to minimise transferring of paint to other pages in the journal. I've laid out the Dylusions paints I wanted to use (fresh lime, cut grass and calypso teal). I've used a Ranger mini-ink blending tool to apply each of the paint layers. I use the blending tool to take some of the paint off the lid and apply it to my craft mat - this allows for a more even coverage of paint.

In the next photo I've applied fresh lime paint over all of my pages. I use a circular motion to apply using the foam blending tool.  

 

I use a similar technique to apply the green and blue paints randomly across my pages. 

Next I use 2 different stencils and apply the lime and green paints through the stencils across the pages. 

 

Next I applied texture paste through a stencil. Then I added some background stamps over my page and a Darkroom Door "Leafy Lady" feature stamp. I added some black gelato around the edges of my pages and rubbed them in with my finger.

 

Here are my completed pages.

I printed out a quote onto some copy paper, cut it out and stuck on my page.

I added some glitter glue accents on my "leafy lady". 

Scrapping Clearly products I've used include

Dylusions Paints  
Ranger mini ink blending tool 
Ranger Dylusions brick Stencil
The Crafters Workshop 6x6 Mayan Calendar   
KaiserCraft stamps 
Darkroom Door Leafy Lady stamp 
Texture Paste   
 
Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx
Karyn