Junk Journal Part 1- With Karyn Schultz!

  Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have part 1 of a junk journal project that I created using lots of fun products available at Scrapping Clearly! 

 

    

I've started with a Scrap FX junk journal kit LACE . These are the pages in the kit - there are die cut pages, book pages, map pages, acetate etc. 

 

I used my 8"x10" gel press and a variety of DWM acrylic paints and Dylusions paints to create backgrounds on the pages. Using a gel plate is quite messy so I don't have any photos of this process.

  These are all the gel printed pages (2 sides) before I sew them together.

I also printed on some extra white cardstock so I would have plenty to cut apart and use as embellishments on my pages. Look at all these pretty backgrounds!

I cut a number of tags, strips, and other shapes then used my sewing machine to stitch together for added texture and interest.  

 

I also stamped some images on book paper and cut out more shapes to use on my pages.

I followed the instructions in the kit to stitch the pages together. 

Here is the front page of my junk journal. I added some of the cut elements, splatters of gold paint, stamping, and Tim Holtz Idea-ol-ogy Small Talk Word Stickers. I also used some old bottle caps to stamp in gold paint on the page in places.

 Here is the first 2 pages of the journal. More element clusters have been added along with splatters of DWM lime gloss spray, stamping, and word stickers.

Here are some close ups of the pages. I love these gloss sprays for splattering! 

 Here are the next 2 pages in the journal - created using similar elements and techniques to tie the pages of the journal together.

 

Next week I will show more pages in this journal.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Page in the making - with DT Katie Howard

Good Morning! How are we all today? I have to admit that I am crazy busy now with a daughter finishing up year 12, new job commitments and the rest of the usual crazy for this time of year. So I thought I would do something a little different and bring you a page in two parts. Today I will show you the background that I created and then next time the page that I created with that background!

So, this page started with inspiration of colours from this months Mood Board:

Full of luscious reds, pinks, peaches and corals. So what is a girl to do but pull out her paints in these sorts of colours! I selected some Dylusions and Dina Wakely paints in these colours: Peony Blush, Rose Quartz, Tangerine Dream, Ruby and Penny. Next I pulled out some stencils, the ones that I used were Dina Wakely in Wallpaper and Jungle, but there are so many to choose from! Last of all I pulled out my small gel press plate, the one I have is a 3x5 size, but you can get a set of different sizes from Ranger which would be perfect also. Don't forget your brayer for the gel plate! Then I got started!

I basically used my gel plate on a stamp block like a stamp, I didn't do anything but layer some paint  on with my brayer and stamp onto my background cardstock, just creating random blocks of colour and changing the orientation from press to press, overlapping along the way and this is what I finished with:

At this stage I let it dry a bit and pulled out a script stamp and some black ink (archival ink is perfect for this job) and stamped randomly on the page. After the stamping I grabbed the jungle stencil, loaded my gel plate with the penny (a bronze colour) paint and stamped it through onto my page.

To finish off I grabbed the wallpaper stencil, some black paint and then used a foam brush to add some detail through the stencil. Once dry I grabbed my white dylusions paint pen and made some outlines around the black for some more detail. This is the final result:

Now my background is ready to go, just to find photos and figure out a design! So tune in next time to see what I create with this background!

 

 Thanks for stopping by, until next time.

Katie x

Using a Gel Printed Scrapbook Background

Hello Arty peeps!

Welcome again to the Scrapping Clearly blog, so pleased you're here.

I've been playing with my Gel Plate, inspired by all the pretty pictures I've been seeing on Instagram lately. I used up some old scalloped pieces of Bazzill card that have been in my stash for many years and tried a few different paints and stencils. Here are some of the results.

I liked this one so much I decided to use it for a page background.

It was done with Dylusions paints, applied to my Gel Plate with a brayer, and a mandala stencil.

Being just smaller than a 12" x 12" page, I decided to mat it on black cardstock. However having inked the scalloped edge black, it didn't stand out enough for my liking, and the scallops were a little too much. So I scraped some Vicki Boutin light green paint around the edge of my black card and trimmed the scallops off 3 sides of my original piece.

Not wanting to waste the scalloped edges I had removed, I layered them under the edge I'd left on. Then I inked all the bare edges and stuck it to my base. I considered machine stitching around the inside edge of the top piece because I wanted to frame it but since I had used double-sided tape I couldn't bring myself to put it through my machine. I found a solution in stamping tiny hearts around the edge, super cute, and a visual frame. These little Cocoa Vanilla stamps are my current crush.

This is my finished page.

6 x 6 papers and labels from the Pink Paislee Memorandum range were the perfect colours for adding a bit of grounding. Held on with Something Wonderful brads and tiny staples. I also used some Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers and chippy phrases.

My title is a gold acetate word from Heidi Swapp which I coloured the back of using an alcohol marker. I also embellished with some enamel shapes and used correction tape (Paper Mate WideLine) for my hashtag strips.

I love how this page turned out considering the twists and turns my process took.

I never know how it's going to look at the end, I am not a planner of pages at all.

How about you?

I'm also really pleased to have a ready-made stash of backgrounds for future pages having had a date with my Gel Plate. I think I might hit up YouTube for some further inspiration, there are just so many vids!!

Thanks so much for coming by,
til next time,
stay arty,

Quick Arty Gifts for Those You Love

Bonjour Bloggers, Lisa here with a Friday mixed media update.

Today I am sharing with you a couple of note books

that I have thrown together as a gift for 2 very special young ladies. 

At present we have a guest with us who we haven't seen for 20 years.

Thank goodness the internet and telephones have kept us connected.

I wanted to create something for his girls that was a little arty,

 but a physical item that could be a part of their everyday, 

and to hopefully instill a love of arty life journaling as well.

Starting, I purchased a note book from Kmart, and gave it a coat of Gesso.

Then added a few strips of gelli plate tissue paper from my random paper stash.

A little Dylusions and  DWM paint and applying stencil imaging and script stamping.

A few random dashes in black posca and then it's ready for another layer of goodness.

 I stamped a Peace sign using black Stazon ink and added the bold black paint to add drama.

 A floral paper cut out from a Heidi Swapp Die Cut paper pack,

introduced a softness and extra focal element. 

 Then it's all about this cool flower power photo of the girls.

 I used Matte Medium to adhere it to the cover,

then a little more DWM paint to tie the elements together.

A name/title in AC thickers, strips of beautiful blue flocked pattern paper, 

and some sweet flowers (a gift from our guest, he so knows me).

To finish I will coat the whole piece in Vicki Bouton gel medium

to give overall support to the piece and elements used.

I applied the same formula to this one.

But for this one,

 I cut the star out of the photo and 

placed her into the celestial universe.

 These cool Kinder Kreations chipboard stars added 

a supporting element to the cover of Juliette's journal. 

I felt like she got a little lost on the cover so I painted a gorgeous Kinder Kreations frame in 

Prima Art Alchemy crocus fields purple and stuck it to the cover with Express it glue.

I then coloured in around our focal point using a pink Posca.

Enamel dots, a charms creations felt star, and a few details finished this piece.

Now I'm off to the Australian Reptile Park to snap

 some interactive kangaroo photos with our wonderful Belgian guest.

I'll be back next Friday with a new mixed media update.

Have a creative crafty weekend.

Lisa xx

Cathartic Art - An Art Journal step by step.

Howdy Bloggers, Lisa here with a Friday Mixed Media update.

I've had some me time this week, unfortunately due to a shoulder issue, and so I've been taking it easy.

On top of a little home therapy and physio, I allowed myself time to create.

This piece is a dedicated HeART piece that goes out to my dad.

Taken from our family in 1972, in the prime of his life, 29 years old,

 the youngest Head Lighthouse keeper in Australia.

When I started this piece, I didn't really know where it was heading, 

it just evolved into the work below.

I started with a smear of DWM Black Gesso across a double page using a palette knife,

 inside a Ranger Dylusions Square Journal.

Using a DWM Bee Hive honeycomb stencil and a babywipe, I wiped off some paint

while also imprinting the stencil image across the page. Drying time,

then a few pieces of ripped gelli plate tissue paper in tangerine and lemon was adhered with matt medium.

After more drying time, I took to the page with my thin black pen and drew a few branches and leaves

and filled them in with Inktense water colour pencils

(inspired by the incredibly beautiful details in Del Kathryn Bartons work).

 Then I needed to add some colour. I started with a little Golden Neon Pink, some DWM magenta, and some DWM turquoise, again using a spatula and the beehive stencil to reinforce the pattern. Next a little DWM Gesso, to tone it all down a little (yes, very unlike me). 

Then a few marks onto the page.

1. Red dashes in Prismacolour pencils.

2. Inked circles in black using a Darkroom Door background stamp.

3. Random lines right across the page, from one side to the other using a fudeball black pen.

4. A few random mini flowers among the leaves with inktense pencils and graphic pen.

5. DWM "Stop Thinking, Just Create " from the splatter girl stamp set.

 At this point, I felt I needed to pump up the contrasting black element,

to reinforce the honeycomb pattern and provide a journal spot opportunity.

The "LEFT" letters I cut from a random magazine clipping.

I also felt that the lighthouse needed a lift so, after detailing it with my fudeball black pen,

I added radiant beams with an old circular stencil from Studio Calico (*i think) and Colourblast Sunshine texture paste. 

*****COLOURBLAST PASTES when used in your journal,

 MUST be covered with Dorlands wax medium to avoid the pages sticking together. Unfortunately I closed this book before sealing (with 2 days drying time open) and have returned to a torn page , which I now have to fix and seal. 

"Since your life was stolen from you and you left.

I know that you didn't want to leave. 

But the reality of life took over.

I am forever missing you."

 Thanks for dropping by the blog today.

I hope I have inspired you to bust open your art journal and
 create something Cathartic or possibly something starting with a black base.
 Have a super creative weekend,
 I'll be back next week with a new Scrapping Clearly Mixed Media blog update.

Lisa xx

Happy Birthday To Me :-)

Good Morning Arty Peeps!

Welcome again to the Scrapping Clearly Blog.

Today is my birthday and I have just spent the weekend

hanging out with my two favourite girls

who live a day's drive away.

If I ever win lotto I'm moving closer!

I did this layout to celebrate our friendship.

Here are the details.

I had these two backgrounds already made.

My art room works like a production line when I have new products, this time it was a Gel Press

and my Distress Oxide ink pads on heavy weight card. I made about a dozen of these

so thought I might use up two on the one page by cutting one into circles.

After inking the edges of the circles I stuck them down around my page,

trimmed the edges by 1/4" on each side and matted the whole thing

on black card (being sure to cut out the middle first to mat my photo).

I wanted to use the dreamcatcher sticker from this sheet but it was a little clean,

so I added some matching Distress Oxide colours to it too. I love these acetate words from Heidi Swapp,

I inked the edges with an alcohol marker to make them stand out a bit more,

and used 2 on my page, attaching them with staples coloured with Stazon ink.

Dymo filled in the gaps, of course.

 The only other things I added were the super cute banner,

and some black splats of Dylusions spray ink.

It's all held together with double-sided tape and staples.

So quick and easy with ready-made backgrounds!

There are just a few more days to get your entries in for our challenges this month, store credit for the winners.

Load your work into these FB folders in our group.
Sketch    Moodboard

Thanks so much for coming by,

happy creating,