Category Archives: Stamping

Forest Whispers

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As it’s the first Friday of October, it’s time for a new challenge over at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

This whimsical autumn art journal page captures the essence of the autumn forest, with whispers of the wind and the gentle rustle of leaves (smile!).

The mixed media I used for this page were: Pébéo white gesso over the background as a base later, Distress Archival Inks and a Tim Holtz Falling Leaves Stamp Set to stamp the leaves, and when dry covering them with white gesso again using a brayer and then stamping more leaves on top; white Liquitex Acrylic Ink to splatter the page; two washi tapes to create the foreground and then smudging black Faber-Castell Big Brush marker over the top with my finger to give them definition; the bird and wording which I fussy cut from “Maremi’s Illustrationi Collage Ephemera for art journaling Autumn Stories & backgrounds book”, they were stuck in place using Liquitex Matte Gel Medium and when dry edged using a black Faber-Castell Big Brush marker.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designers and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

Although you expect to see the leaves changing colour and falling leaves now that it’s October, this photo was actually taken at the end of August, while we were walking at Lytham Hall. It seems that leaves turning colour and falling in August, though unusual, is a sign of tree stress, caused by the dry conditions or excessive heat during this year’s summer months. It triggers a premature “false autumn” in the trees with trees shedding their leaves to survive.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Spooky Treat

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I love autumn and have been enjoying creating a number of art journal pages (more to follow over the coming months) using my “Maremi’s Illustrationi Collage Ephemera for art journaling Autumn Stories & backgrounds book”; including this one featuring this Spooky Goose in a witches hat which seems to have taken over my art journal page (smile!).

In today’s tutorial, I’ll show you how to bring this spooky goose in a witches hat to life in your art journal.

https://youtube.com/shorts/sdoJ2_b3W6o

From inky backgrounds to whimsical jack-o-lantern illustrations, I’ll guide you through every step of this magical process. So grab your art supplies, don your witch’s hat, and let’s conjure up some creative magic together (smile!).

The mixed media that I used to create this A6 page includes Archival Ink, Stamperia Oh La La Stamp Set, Maremi’s Illustrationi Collage Ephemera for art journaling Autumn Stories & backgrounds book, Liquitex Matte Gel Medium, Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen Dual Tip markers, Free Stamp Set from a Magazine, UHU Stic, Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers, Pébéo White Gesso, Faber-Castell Gelatos and a UniPin Fine Line Marker.

It’s the season for all things pumpkin, so here’s a piece of homemade pumpkin cake filled with cream cheese frosting and my decaf coffee; my drink qualifies me to join in the fun over at T Stands for Tuesday – Happy T Day everyone!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! Jo x

Challenges

The lovely Mia is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Make Your Own Background as her theme and so I wanted to join her my Spooky Treat page.

Sunflower

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As it’s the first Friday of August, it’s time for a new challenge over at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

Sunflowers always remind me of summer and make me smile, so as today’s mixed media page showcases them.

Check out how this mesmerising sunflower art journal page came together in the video below. Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can Like this video and Subscribe to my channel.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ijoD7EYaEac

Follow along as we explore the world of mixed media with collage, stamping and inky watercolour to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art that’s sure to brighten your day (smile!).

The mixed media I used to create this page includes Design Pad Papers, Liquitex Matte gel medium, Pébéo White Gesso, Crafter’s Companion Stamp and Template set, Archival Ink, Distress Inks, UHU Stic, Stamperia Matt Glue and rounds gems.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designers and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

My lonely sunflower was inspired by this one that we discovered whilst we were walking on holiday in Tenerife, it looked like it was enjoying the sunshine – so pretty!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Chris from Pearshaped Crafting is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Hot Summer (Nights and Days) as her theme and so I’m joining in the summer fun with my sunflower page.

Say Hello to a New Season!

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It’s April and the first Friday of the month, so it’s time for a new challenge over at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

Welcome to my Spring art journal page, where I say hello to a new season!

To see how it all came together, please check out this short video, which is just over a couple minutes long; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can Like this video and Subscribe to my channel.

In this video, I’m excited to share with you my process of creating a beautiful art journal page that celebrates the arrival of spring. Using a combination of Tim Holtz products, including Distress Paint, Ranger Inks, and Stampers Anonymous stamps and stencils, I’ll show you how to add colour and texture to your page. If you’re looking for inspiration to get creative with art journaling, then this video is for you (smile!).

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

My spring page colours and cute bunnies were inspired by this lovely display that we saw whilst out shopping and …

… also the floral feel is inspired by the blues/purples of the crocus that are flowering in our garden – it looks like spring is finally here (smile!).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Erika from her blog BioArtGal is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Spring Birds as her theme and so I’m joining her with my spring related page.

Life is more beautiful

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It’s time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Autumn Magic.

I’m creating some autumn magic with these adorable forest friends (smile!).

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is only a couple of minutes long; it shows the essentials of how I created this page taking a step-by-step approach and showing you the mixed media that I used.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how this page came together; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the autumnal creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

As T Stands For Tuesday, I’m sharing this fun toadstool mug that we saw in a local home store; as I love all things pumpkin I’d also love to try the pumpkin spice latte – yum! Wishing you all a very Happy T Day (smile).

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m so pleased to join Alison/Craftytrog with her theme of Autumn Colours and Inspiration‘over at Art Journal Journey with my autumn page.

Cherry Blossom

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Spring.

My Spring page is full of cherry blossom – I hope you like it!

I started by covering the page with water and then adding Red Madder Kuretake watercolour, so it pooled on the page, and then I left it to dry. Next I stamped the blossoms using a Stampendous stamp and Picked Raspberry Distress Archival Ink. The Cherry Blossom image was recycled from an old calendar and contains a Buddha quote which reads “Learn to let go. That’s the key to happiness”.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

Cherry blossom always reminds me of my dear friend who lives in Maine, America. With all the Maine related T Day posts last week, you had me thinking of my dearest friend, so here’s a blast from the past from when she visited us here in the UK, we just couldn’t resist having fun (smile!).

As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m pleased to join the T Gang and share a yummy Belgian Cherry Wheatbeer that we enjoyed recently – cheers and Happy T Day!

I hope that you are staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Traditional Christmas

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which is Traditional Christmas.

I had fun creating this page which features traditional Christmas colours and images (smile!).

I started by stamping the foliage onto the page using Cottage Ivy Memento Ink. The pretty robin and foliage were cut from a party cracker that I recycled from last Christmas. I arranged them onto the page using a glue stick and then I edged them using some washi tapes. I finished the page by adding gold snowflakes and stars, which were outline stickers.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies (grin!). I hope you are inspired to join our challenge; it would be lovely to see you there!

These were the party crackers that we enjoyed last year at my family’s Christmas celebrations; I loved the beautiful festive foliage and of course the robin, which is my favourite bird especially at Christmas time (smile!).

I hope that you are staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

Art Journal Journey which I’m pleased to be hosting this month and the challenge theme that I’ve chosen is Nature.

MIUCB #68: Nov 1 – Dec 15 — Anything Goes + optional Stamping (rubber/clear – no digis)

I’d send you a blizzard

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Robins are my favourite bird, and are synonymous with winter which is just around the corner. So when my hubby kindly bought me a gift with robins and this wonderful quote, I knew I had to use both on my page – I hope you like it!

I started by creating a masterboard from mixed media paper by first stamping the robin image using black Archival Ink and black Ranger Embossing powder. Next, I stamped the pretty snowflakes using the Simon Says Stamp Frozen Fractals stamp set and Versamark Watermark ink which I covered with white Stampendous embossing powder. For each of the embossing powders, I shook and tapped any excess powder off the page and then I used a heat gun to melt the embossing powder until it became smooth and dimensional with a glossy finish. I positioned a circular template onto the page to depict the sun and then I painted the different elements using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour paint set: for the sky background, I flooded the page with water first and then applied Ultramarine Pale, Ultramarine and Turquoise Blue colours using my paintbrush, gradually shading and blending the paints; for the robin image, I used Red, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Black, Sap Green Light, Sap Green, Hooker’s Green and Viridian paints; and for the sun I removed the sun template and applied some watered-down Lemon Yellow paint. Then I ripped the masterboard into pieces and arranged them onto my chipboard page using a glue stick. To finish, I added the wording which was stamped onto white cardstock using black Archival Ink.

Here’s the pretty plaque that my hubby gifted me, it take pride of place on my dresser so I see it every day (smile!).

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

Art Journal Journey which I’m pleased to be hosting this month and the challenge theme that I’ve chosen is Nature, with my wintery robin page.

MIUCB #68: Nov 1 – Dec 15 — Anything Goes + optional Stamping (rubber/clear – no digis)

Winter Magic

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My page today is for our new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which is Baby It’s Cold Outside and features a pretty bird enjoying the cold!

I started by stamping three different foliage stamps onto the page using Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint Distress Archival Ink and Pine Needles Distress Ink. While the inks were still wet, I used a wet wipe to mute and smudge the colours. Next I added the bird photo, which was cut from an old magazine and framed with some leftover stitched design paper. The pine cones and holly were cut using Funky Festive Sizzix Thinlits set by Tim Holtz from different colours of Kraft Cardstock-Classic by Tim Holtz and layered together. To finish, I added the topper wording by Docrafts which I backed with some leftover papers.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies (grin!). I hope you are inspired to join our challenge; it would be lovely to see you there!

I enjoy watching the birds in the garden this time of year, here’s an Eurasian Blue Tit (as featured on my page) visiting our feeder – so pretty (smile!).

I hope that you are staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

Art Journal Journey which I’m pleased to be hosting this month and the challenge theme that I’ve chosen is Nature.

Triple B Challenge Blog – Birds, Butterflies & Blooms – November Challenge

With love

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Sparkle All The Way.

I love the embossed sparkle of the flowers on this page; it was created using a flower stamp from Paperbabes Stamp and some black Archival Ink which I covered with Cosmic Shimmer Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder – Black Mirage. As this was a single flower stamp, I made a template and stamped it multiple times on the page layering the flowers together.

When heated with a heat gun, the sparkle is amazing (smile!). Next I coloured the background with Kuretake watercolour paints by adding water with a paintbrush and then the paint creating a cloudy effect. The flowers were also coloured using Cadmium Scarlet and Lemon Yellow Kuretake paints, using the same technique of applying the water then the paint. The wording was a sticker from Kaisercraft and to finish, I splattered the page with black DecoArt acrylic paint.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies (grin!). I hope you are inspired to join our challenge; it would be lovely to see you there!

I love autumn, so the sparkly flowers on my page were coloured in autumn splendour like this year’s autumnal and Halloween window display. It’s so beautiful and it seems to have grown over the years – yay!

I hope that you are staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes