Entomology Tag by Emma Zappone

Hello everyone.
Today I share a video and a tag created using a mix of products you can find in Kylie's shop.
It focus's on Stamperia product, resin and texture.

This tag is approx 5"x7" and created on packing board. Nice & Sturdy.
It is then primed with some white gesso to get it ready for all the paint to come.
I then chose a couple of earthy colours for my background from Art By Marlene in Tuscan & Tobacco.
And then a little watercolour concentrate from Prima.

You can see how I added the colours in the video. Then I added some texture with some modeling paste. I grabbed a sheet of the Stamperia collectables paper and tore what I needed and then blended it into the tag background with more paint and some rubons. 

Once the background was complete, I chose what I needed to decorate the front. I knew I wanted to use butterflies especially since I had this beautiful resin butterfly from Kylie. So I made this my centre focus. I painted it in a couple of Stamperia colour gels, Gold Dew & Star Blue.

I fussy cut some of the butterflies from the same collectables paper pad and then to make it look like one of those butterfly display boxes you see at the museum, stamped with Tim Holtz Field Notes to add the Fig.1 ect next to each butterfly.

I flicked with remaining ink and a few matching Prima watercolour concentrates.

I hope you enjoy the process video which shows how it all comes together.

Stay safe and Happy Crafting.
Em xx

 

'Brave' Art Journal by Belinda Spencer

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!!

It's Belinda here with you again today and I have my latest art journal spread to share with you using lots of awesome product available in the Scrapping Clearly store.

'BRAVE' Art Journal

To start with I laid down some colour in my DINA WAKLEY MEDIA 6x6 White Journal using PRIMA Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour in Peacock and Truth. I spritzed the pages with a LOT of  water first and then just dropped the colour on. I picked up the journal and played around with the colour letting it swish this way and that.

Next I added some salt crystals and set aside to dry completely.

The salt crystals didn't really work as well as they normally do so I ended up covering most of this up! I think they didn't like such a textured surface. Lesson learnt!!

Next I tore out a face from the DWM Collage Paper Faces Pack and added to the page using a matte gel medium. I use a silicone brush to apply the gel to the surface, lay down the image and then use the silicone brush to smooth some more gel medium over the top. 

I wasn't 100% happy with the salt crystal effect so I tore up some papers from the DWM Collage Collective Book and applied to the pages using the same matte gel medium. Oh and also a strip torn from the DWM Collage Paper Backgrounds Pack. I then set it aside to dry. (To be honest I was too impatient to wait for it to dry so I sped things up with my heat gun taking care not to heat too long or too close in the one spot or the papers will bubble.)

Next I grabbed my DWM Scribble Sticks and coloured in some hair across the pages. I used a large soft wet paintbrush to activate and blend the crayons and set aside to dry. (You can see on the face that I started experimenting with the next step too)

Time to start adding colour to the face! I used the beautiful Soft Neutral PRIMA Watercolour Pencils to add some skin tones to the face just by scribbling on the colour; darker colours in the shadow areas and light where the sun hits the face.

I activated the pencil using the same paintbrush and then set aside to dry. (Or impatiently dried CAREFULLY with the heat gun again).

She needed a bit more colour so I added some more using the Scribble Sticks again and then activated and blended with the paintbrush.

Time for some detail now! My go to pens for adding final details are Posca Paint Pens and also the new Pilot Pintor Paint Pens. I used white and black Poscas as well as the Light Blue Pilot Pintor Pen for the eyes.

Next I added some stencilling using a KAISERCRAFT Mini Stencil with heavy white gesso. I added a quote torn from the DWM Collage Papers using the gel medium. I added some circles using the DWM Mini Boulders 6x6 Template and Scribble Sticks.

I finished by adding some more stencilling and doodling with the black Posca Pen. I added the title too by stamping onto plain tissue paper using the HEIDI SWAPP Old School Alphabet Clear Stamps and RANGER Archival Ink in Aquamarine and Jet Black.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to have a play with your Scrapping Clearly goodies too or check out some of the awesome stuff in store now.

Cheers

Belinda

The Painted Paper Project - Mixed media fun with Lisa Oxley

 

Howdy Bloggers, Lisa here with a Scrapping Clearly update.

I've been playing with Watercolours. Yeah not my usual bag of tricks but quick and easy when your energy level is zero, but you still want to create something.

Inspiration again from Instagram, the awesome Rae Missigman and #thepaintedpaperproject.

 Go hunt it out if have a little spare time and you are feeling inspired.

Heres a few of the pieces I have made.

Here's one of the layouts I have created using a few of the abstract flowers.

Using this Tim Holtz Collections Folio

I created this.

Plus a few bits and pieces from Scrapping Clearly like,

Transparency

Acrylic Paint

Matt Medium

Rub Ons

Stencils

Stamps

Thanks for dropping by the Scrapping Clearly Blog today.

Ill be back very soon with a new SC mixed media update.

Lisa xx

Remember To Play

Hi All! I am popping in with an Art Journal share today. I have used the Dina Wakley Media Journal 8” x 10”. 

From time to time, when I have a play in the art journal: this is the one I have been working on.

I have used one of my favourite techniques – water colours! Personally, I find it therapeutic doing this. Now, as I was going to use a lot of water, I first chose the watercolour paper in the journal and used the Dina Wakley Clear Gesso to prime my page.

Then I stamped the page with a permanent black Stazon Ink Jet, using the gorgeous Dina Wakley Media unmounted rubber stamp – Scribbly Bird Cousins.

This stamp set, with its scribbly lines, is great to use for water-colouring.

To watercolour the page, I used (from the store) the following paints… Dina Wakley Media – Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in Turquoise, Sky, Night, Marine Cheddar, Lime, and Evergreen. All of these paints worked so beautifully with water.

 

I used Colour Blast Shimmer Spray in ‘Bling’ to add a bit of shine to the page.

Finally, for the title, I used this one from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection ‘Small Talk’.

Thanks for joining me today.

Ciao, Amy 😊

 

In Search of Mojo - What do you do?

Hello Arty Peeps!

Welcome to March on the Scrapping Clearly blog.

Life has been a bit of a struggle lately and my creative mojo has gone walkabout.

So, inspired by my favourite creative comrade Lisa, I decided to try working with a formula.

Alas, my imagination was also lacking until I remembered these mixed media idea cards I have had for years.

I committed to a play date with my art journal yesterday.

I shuffled the deck and started at the top, no rules except I would use warm colours and whatever I had to hand. The goal was to reacquaint myself with free creative play, it didn't have to be pretty just cathartic.

Here is my first effort

Not so pretty but it got me started in a big way!

Here are the cards I turned up and what I did with them, in order.

- draw or paste a self-portrait                           I drew stick figure style face with a Posca

- add acrylic paint                                             black Ceramcoat

- journal with a permanent pen                         black Posca again

- sew something on                                            twine used to sew on mesh down left side

- draw, paint, or colour a border                        red bingo marker with correction fluid

- add texture paste through a stencil                  Prima copper crackle + TCW mini mosaic

- add fluid paint                                                 watered down orange paint

- use a sponge to dab paint in random places      Dylusions Funky Fuchsia

- include a tag, label, or envelope                      Heidi Swapp kraft tag

- use stickers                                                     Alphas, Simple Stories + CVS

- add washi/tissue tape                                     Tim Holtz music tissue tape

- add a piece of your recycled art

- add an ink wash                                             Dylusions Lemon Zest

Here's a closer look at the stitching,

I'm not too fussed on the mix of colours here but I do like the variety of textures.

While I waited for my other journal to dry I played in my smaller square one.

Here are my cards

- add a silhouette                                   DW TCW stencil + Ceramcoat black

- go wild, choose your own                      I stamped excess paint with a stencil

- rubber stamp                                        DWM faces + Archival ink

- use a colour you typically don't use       purple watercolor

- write with a paintbrush and ink             India ink

- splatter paint                                        crimson watercolor

- doodle                                                  correction fluid around writing

At this point I was quite liking what I had, so I stopped using the cards.

I added some stamping with heart bubble wrap and doodled around the hearts,

then added some yellow watercolour (ink spray) with a wet wipe.

It was a productive play date as it got me started on a mini album I have been planning for a while,

something I'm looking forward to sharing with you later this month.

So what do you do when your mojo is missing but you still have the need to create?

Does a formula work for you?

Leave me a comment and let me know.

Thanks so much for dropping by,

til next time,

Art Journalling - With Karyn Schultz!

Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!!! 

It's Karyn here and today I have some pages in my art journal to share with you

made using lots of fun products available in the Scrapping Clearly Store. 

I created this page for the recent Scrapping Clearly 10th birthday cybercrop

where one of the challenges was to create and "List your 10 favourite things".

I created my background with watercolours. Prima Watercolor confections are some of my favourite

but you could use any pan paint or water soluble ink (eg Dylusions).

I masked patterns in my background using a thin washi tape.

This does take some effort but it is worth it.

Next I work section by section.

I start by painting water in the section.

I load up my paintbrush with watery colour and paint in 1 of the corners.

Then I add another colour in the rest of the section.

Repeat this for all of the sections, varying the colours used.

When you have finished, let the paint dry thoroughly before removing the washi tape.

To decorate these pages I've used some tags and labels from the Fancy Pants Joy Parade Tags and Labels pack.

I loved the background so much I didn't want to cover it up :)

I love how these tags coordinate perfectly with the paints I used.

How cool does the feathering in the watercolour look!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn