Texture

Morning All!

Here's today's mini artwork for Carabelle Studio's Artist Trading Stamp Challenge on Instagram. The theme is Texture.

I started by adhering a piece of crumpled teabag paper, then I used DecoArt Texture Sand to stencil with a Carabelle Studio number stencil.

Next I glued and stapled some orange threads, and finished with an appropriate word sticker. I love how this one turned out, and I feel much younger than 35! Sometimes!

I'm linking to Leah's Art Every Day Month Day 11.

Have a happy new week,

Alison xox

Home Comforts

Hi Everyone! Today I have another page build up for Birgit Koopsen's 31 Products Challenge on Instagram.

Day 21 - Collaged Under-Papers

Day 22 - DecoArt Sand Texture Paste scraped through a stencil

Day 23 - DecoArt Traditions Quinacridone Gold Acrylic Paint, a thin wash applied all over

Day 24 - Swiped an embossing ink pad over the texture, then used Stampendous Frantage Shabby White EP to emboss

Day 25 - Pebeo Prisme Fantasy Paint, Turquoise and English Red. As these paints are rather old, there wasn't the usual effect of the colours mingling and creating cells sadly

Day 26 - Highlighted the diamonds with a black Stabilo Aquarellable all surface pencil, and used a wet paintbrush to activate. Then I finished with a book text quote.

As home is always a comfort, I'm entering my page in Linda's Creature Comforts Challenge at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks so much for visiting. Wishing you all a very happy Sunday.

Alison xox

October Art Journal Calendar & 31 Products

Hi Everyone! It's a new month (well, 3 days in!), so today I'm sharing my art journal calendar for October.

I started by using my finger to make the circles of Fresco Acrylic paint, then I sprinkled on some warm shades of PaperArtsy Infusion powders and activated them with a spritz of water. I stamped a Carabelle Studio leaf with white and black ink, added white paint splatters, then stamped the title and added the day numbers. I've used warm shades and my comfort colours of blue and green, so I'm entering this spread for Linda's 'Creature Comforts' Challenge at Art Journal Journey.

Next I have a couple more pages to share for Birgit Koopsen's 31 Products Challenge on Instagram.

Day Two - Modelling Paste - I made patterns with the end of a paintbrush, splashed on some tea and finished with some found book text. I couldn't find a tea-related phrase, so the coffee one was the next best thing! Lol!

Day Three - Adirondak Colour Wash Spray - I spritzed Raisin, Terracotta and Cranberry through a Seth Apter stencil, outlined in black, then added some found book text.

Hope you're all having a fab and arty week,

Alison xox

Taking Risks

Greetings to all my lovely followers, and a very Happy Independence Day to my American friends.

Today, I'm sharing another art journal page with Chris' 'Art For Art's Sake' Challenge at Art Journal Journey. 

My inspiration was taken from an AJ video tutorial by Leanne Jago, using lots of DecoArt Media products I haven't used in a while, including Antiquing Cream and Interference paint. I also used Dina Wakley and That's Crafty stencils, and DW stamps.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Alison xox