Friday Fun Day!

Hi All!! 

In these crazy times we are living in at the moment I hope this post finds you all safe and well!

Living in Melbourne has been a challenge lately as we are back in lock down once again. 

 Last time we were in this situation I created up a storm, then flatlined with my motivation and avoided my room like the plague! Well this time around I have started with the flatline.....arghhh!!!!

 I am totally unmotivated, and struggle every time I enter the black hole that is my "room"!

What to do? What to do?

I would love to hear how you break that cycle of apathy toward creativity.....I really need it right now!

So what do I have for you today? 

Well, as I hate to let people down, all I have been attempting, is my DT commitments, so I do have something for you today...a very simple Art Journal page created in my Dina Wakley Mixed Media Journal out of scrap paint and after cleaning off a stencil.

So here is the page called 

"Wild & Free"

Such an appropriate title really as I totally dream of being so!

I knocked back the busy background with white paint and a palette knife so that it did not hurt your eyes LOL! This made it a lot more appealing and manageable.

Now the colours I found in the background were Dina Wakley acrylic in Turquoise, Cheddar, Fuchsia and Eggplant. Also I added some Liquitex Acrylic Guache in Fluro Opera Pink, this colour is freaking awesome and a little goes a long way so don't be tempted to add too much to a page!

I then dragged out a stamp I have not used in a while from Dina Wakley "Scribbly Birds in Flight" and stamped them on to old book paper with Archival Black Ink. Now I do know that Kylie has not got this stamp ATM but I am sure if you ask she will be able to get it in for you, and if you do have this one in your stash rip it out and have a play!

After cutting them out I then grabbed the coordinating Dina Wakley Chipboard Shapes- Flying and sprayed the shape with Gloss sprays in Eggplant, Cheddar and splashed a bit of Turquoise.

If you do this in stages it works fab!

I attached it all on my page chose a title and the page was done!

Products Used:

Dina Wakley Mixed Media Journal 

Dina Wakley acrylic

Liquitex Acrylic Guache in Fluro Opera Pink

Archival Black Ink.

Dina Wakley "Scribbly Birds in Flight"  

Dina Wakley Chipboard Shapes- Flying

Gloss sprays 

I hope you are all creating up a storm and staying safe....Hopefully I shall kick myself out of this funk in time for next week.....in the meantime stay Happy folks,

Cheers,

Hey Hey it's Friday!

Hi Everyone, are we all ready for the Cyber Crop tomorrow??? 

Very exciting and busy behind the scenes as Kylie and the team prepare a day of inspiring arty fun.

So I am here with a quick art journal share in my Dina Wakley 6x6 journal.

So here it is: 

"Let Art Get You Through The Dark"

The background was a painted striped number that I really disliked so left for ages! So I needed to revisit it and make it presentable.

The stripes were Dina Wakley acrylic paint in Sky, Cheddar, Blushing and Lemon.

I used lots of left over bits of book Paper and Scrap FX Ricepapers including my "Sketchings 1" and "Sewing" attached to the page using Gel Medium under and on top.

This made the page quite busy and chaotic.....not ideal!

So when the page becomes too much I needed to push it back....calm the chaos so to speak. So first I added a few scrapes of White Acrylic paint with a palette knife. That did not do enough so it was time for the big guns....Night Acrylic Paint and Dina Wakleys Stencil "Halves". I painted almost the entire page with night then placed the stencil over the top and rubbed the paint away through the stencil revealing the background through the halved circles.

After that was dry it seemed a little better and it was time to add a focal image.

I reached for Scrap FX Graffiti Peeps ricepaper sheet, added one of the figures to the page using the Gel Medium and the page was just about done.

All that was left to do was some scribble writing using a Posca paint pen in Black and white, and a quote/ title. I thought this quote was appropriate during these trying times so stamped the letters with an old alpha stamp set. So then I called the page done....it was not going to get any better anyway LOL! 

Products Used:

Dina Wakley 6x6 journal

Gesso

Dina Wakley acrylic paint: White, Night, Sky, Cheddar, Blushing and Lemon.

Scrap FX Rice paper designs:"Sketchings 1" & "Sewing"

Old Book Paper

 Gel Medium 

Dina Wakleys Stencil "Halves"

Scrap FX Graffiti Peeps

Posca paint pen

And that my friends is me for today, I will be back tomorrow to join in the fun....see you then!

"Oops..."

Hey all, yes it's Friday, and I am back to share a really simple page

 in my 6x6 Dina Wakley Art Journal . 

I used mostly Dina Wakley products to create this, purely unintentional but it just happened that way!

So here it is:

"Oops..."

 As with all the pages in this journal this page came together super quick, I just love this size to just play around and have fun.

In the background I used Dina Wakley paint colours in Ruby, Cheddar, Lemon, Turquoise and white. 

To create the background I used a layering process using the paint and flicks of water.

The first layer was a combo of Cheddar and Lemon. I dried this layer completely, then added a Ruby layer and flicked water on top in places while the paint was still wet. I then dried most of the red layer and wiped the splashes of water that hadn't dried up leaving behind puddles of the under colour to shine through. I then added a turquoise layer using the water flick and wipe away method again, and lastly same again with a white layer, and I got the look I was wanting. 

I love the organic random nature of this technique.

You can keep adding as many layers as you want! 

When everything was dry I added some random background script using the Entomology stamp by Tim Holtz and Archival ink in Jet Black. 

For the focal point image I used Dina Wakley Stamp: "Oops Oh Well" and some book paper and adhered it to the page with Matte Gel Medium, while it was  drying I also used the edge of the same stamp to add some scribbles around the page. I then added a title from the same stamp set, but stamped onto tissue and used the medium again to get in on the page.

I then added some marks using Posca Paint Markers in Black and Red, and the page was complete.

Items used:

6x6 Dina Wakley Art Journal . 

Dina Wakley paint 

Entomology stamp by Tim Holtz

Dina Wakley Stamp: "Oops Oh Well"

Archival ink in Jet Black.

Matte Gel Medium

Posca Paint Markers

Book paper

And that is me for the day, hope you give the background technique a try, it turns out awesome with very little effort or skill!

Till next week, 

Michelle

"Find Yourself.."

Happy Friday everyone! 

Michelle back at you with a journal page using some old and new Dina Wakley goodies in my 

Art by Marlene Journal.

So here it is: " Find Yourself..."

 There are a heap of layers on the page as it started out being a page full of left over paint from other projects. So this page came together so fast as  most of the colour was on the page already.

I worked with a 12x12 The Crafters Workshop Stencil called Mesh Blocks and baby wipes with various colours and the wipe back method to create a pattern to the chaos.

Then I went in with white paint and the new Dina Wakley Stencil Large Fractured Chevrons using the same wipe back method, this created unity to the page. 

I added a few spots in Turquoise Dina Wakley Acrylics through the

  Heidi Swapp Mini Stencils Insta Patterns, then I was ready for the main focal point.

I stamped the main image on to tissue paper first using Dina Wakleys' Splatter Girl" stamp and an Archival Ink Pad in Black, adding a few details with a Posca Paint pen  and a Stabilo Pencil.

I then added some stamped leaves using the same ink pad and Inkadinkado stamps "Fern" then added the same image but using silver paint to stamp with.

I added a few more silver details with a Posca Paint pen and all that was left to do was add the tissue title out of a Dina Wakley Collage Words Pack with Matt Gel Medium.

 

Supplies Used:

Gesso

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: Turquoise, Magenta, White & Black

Dylusions Paint: After Midnight

Art by Marlene Journal

The Crafters Workshop Stencil 12x12 Mesh Blocks

Dina Wakley Stencil Large Fractured Chevrons 

 Heidi Swapp Mini Stencils Insta Patterns

 Dina Wakleys' Splatter Girl" stamp

Posca Paint pen 

Inkadinkado stamps "Fern"

Dina Wakley Collage Words Pack

And that is about it from me for the day, catch you next time!

Michelle

Live Fully

Hey All!

I am back with another art Journal page, created with loads of goodies from the Scrapping Clearly store.

So without further ado here it is:

"Live Fully"

This is an Art Journal page done in my 8x8 Dylusions Journal. On a "Gessoed" page I used Scribble Sticks to create the circle in various colours from blue/greens to yellow/pink, I then added loads of water to activate the colour and move it around for a smooth blend. I added a little shimmer with Nuvo Mica Mists in Fresh Pear and Nebula Blue.

Once dry, I added the stamped face (on Tissue paper) to the circle with Gel Medium, then used The Crafters Workshop Stencil "Rose Bouquet" and Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint in Fuchsia and Magenta to create some flowers around the face.

 

Once this was all dry I added details with paint pens, a Stabilo Pencil and more scribble sticks (particularly to the face). I still felt it needed something more so I went a little crazy with the Inkadinkado Cling stamps: "Ferns" to add some foliage to the flowers.

I then stamped the Title with my trusty Alpha stamps from years gone by and I called the page done!

Items used:

8x8 Dylusions Journal
Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks

Dina Wakley Stamp "I Want...."

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint
Gel Medium

Nuvo Mica Mists

The Crafters Workshop Stencil "Rose Bouquet"

Inkadinkado Cling stamps "Ferns"
Gesso
Alpha Stamps
Black Archival stamp pad
Gold, White & Black Paint Pen
Stabilo Pencil

And that is all from me this Friday.....hope I have inspired and you all find a little time in your day this weekend to play!
Till next week!
Michelle.

"Fractured" by Michelle Logan.

A Big Hello to Everyone and welcome to my very first project for Scrapping Clearly!

 I hope I can inspire some creativity today with an Art Journal Page.

Truth be told, I have a lot of Journals on the go, but this one is currently my fave.... a 19x25 journal by Art By Marlene. I just love how you can take out the pages to work on so you no longer have to worry about spoiling the pages before or after....yes I am messy!

So here it is:

"FRACTURED"

I used lots of acrylic paint, all found in store, stencils a plenty and of course stamps. 

There are loads of layers and it did go through many ugly stages, before I had to stop.

I started by stamping the faces on tissue and getting them on the page with Gel Medium.

Once dry, I stamped randomly with a Carabelle Studio Stamp called Mixed Media Strips. I then started throwing the paint around using, predominantly, Dina Wakley's acrylics in Black, Turquiose, and Ancient. For the touches of red I used  Art Anthology Velvet Dimensional Medium in "Desire".

I applied the Ancient coloured paint through a 6x6 stencil by The Crafters Workshop called "Infinite Lace". I then added some more stamping and made some marks with white and black and Turquoise Posca Pens. I also added more scribbly details to the faces just for fun.

  

Lastly I created a title using an old alpha stamp set and I called it done!

Items used:

Art Journal

Carabelle Studio "Mixed Media Strips" Stamp

Dina Wakley Soul and Heart Stamp

Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint: Turquoise, Black and Ancient.

Gel Medium

Art Anthology Sorbet Paint: Ferrari

The Crafters Workshop Stencil

Posca Pens

I hope I was able to inspire you all today, see you next time, 

Cheers! 

Michelle