Hi Everyone.
Today I'm sharing a birthday card that I made for my niece. I got my inspiration from a Tracy Evans video on YouTube. You can watch Tracy HERE.
I basically cased Tracy's card, although I used different inks, stamps and washi tape. Tracy's card was so pretty though, that I wanted to make one just like it.
Thanks for visiting me today.
Alison xox
Hello All.
Here are two more sets of mini collages for the 365 Somethings challenge.
Days 284-287
Days 288-291
Thanks for visiting me today.
Alison xox
Hello all.
I have some more art to share with you from the free Wanderlust Live taster classes.
Expressive Floral Art Journaling with Traci Bautista.
Incorporating Photos on your Art Journal Page with Jane Chipp.
Creating Collographs with Claudette Hasenjager.
I used a base of cardboard, with yarn, fun foam and lace. I used black acrylic paint to print.
Angel Collograph created with yarn. My first attempt.
A quirky woman Collograph created with fun foam, lace, and a tiny piece of yarn for her chin.
I've nearly finished the classes. Just 4 more to go, so hopefully I can do them soon.
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit me.
Alison xox
Hello All.
I've been catching up with my mini collages for the 365 Somethings challenge. I hope you enjoy seeing them.
Days 276-279
Days 280-283
You may have noticed some coloured teabags in the first set. I had a lovely session colouring teabags using PaperArtsy Infusions coloured ink powders, and also 3 coloured Bistre powders. The first photo is the Infusions, the second is the backs of those teabags, and the final photo is the Bistre powders. I was very pleased with the results.
I just spritzed the empty teabags, sprinkled on the coloured powders, then spritzed again. No other mediums were needed.
Thanks for dropping by,
Alison xox
Hello All.
I've been a very bad blogger lately, although I have been making art, and continuing with the Wanderlust Live free taster sessions. They are still available on the Everything Art website if you want to jump in.
Did I mention that I recently had a holiday in Derbyshire, and the Everything Art shop was in the next town? I had to visit of course, and I met a lovely lady called Rachel that I met through Instagram there. And we also met the talented owner Kasia Avery, who is every bit as lovely as she appears in her videos. It was definitely a highlight of the holiday. Well that and the badgers we saw each night outside of our cottage 😊 😍 We stayed on a farm, and the farmer put out peanuts for the badgers every evening.
Anyway, I digress! Here is an intuitive art journal page I made for Iris Fritschi-Cussons' second Wanderlust Live class.
I'm linking this spread to Try It On Tuesday's Autumn challenge.
Thanks for visiting,
Alison xox
Hello All.
Here are my latest two sets of mini collages for the 365 Somethings challenge.
Days 268-271
Did you spot that I used some pieces cut from the watercolour flowers pages that I made in Wanderlust live recently? Francisca suggested cutting them up to use on our art.
Days 272-275
The wonky black circles on these are a Crafty Individuals stamp.
Thanks so much for visiting and leaving your lovely comments on these little collages. I really appreciate it.
Alison xox
Hello friends.
Today I'm sharing my art journal calendar for October.
I started by gluing down some torn 7 Gypsies patterned paper and book pages to my pages, placing a piece with 'Life Is Good' in the bottom right corner. I added a light layer of gesso to this. Then I stamped some Stampin Up gears with Ranger archival sienna ink.
I found a piece of Tim Holtz red paper from his Christmas patterned paper pad, and brayered some PaperArtsy Cherry Red Fresco acrylic paint on to make it a deeper red. I cut out 31 1.5 " squares for journaling, and stamped gears and clock faces on them in Sienna ink.
When I was gluing down my red squares with gel medium, a happy accident occurred, the sienna ink bled and turned my background a lovely rusty colour 😁
I stencilled my title using a PaperArtsy stencil and Cherry Red Fresco acrylic, then added outlines and numbers with a black gel pen.
I'm linking my October Calendar to Neet's In Gear theme at Art Journal Journey.
Finally, here's my completed September calendar.
Thanks for dropping by. Have a wonderful October.
Alison
