Art journal page - Searching for the good life

Hi and  welcome back :0) Today's page is again in 6" x 8" (cca 15 x 20 cm) Hahnemühle journal book and it is an entry for Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge What is your favorite color?, for Allsorts challenge Week 746 and also my second entry for Stencil Fun September challenge. 

I admit that I have more than one favorite color, but one of them is definitely an orange.

I started with Lindy's orange magical powder Teenie weenie bikini applied with a brush and few layers of water droplets.Than I used Barbary stars stencil from AALL and Create together with Distress inks Spiced marmalade, Carved pumpkin and Rusted hinge and Memento dual marker (and more water). For the lower part of the page I used chess board stencil from Clarity stamps. This time I added also Vintage photo and Ground espresso Distress inks. And water droplets of course :D

I finished the page with one of the beautiful images from Etsy, Tim Holtz's and 49 and Market's rub-ons and a printed quote. And I need to say, how much I love the contrast between green and orange colors, they nicely fit together :0)

Thank you that you've stopped by, feel free to leave me a comment and have a very nice Monday :0)

P.S. I'm very happy that this page was in Simon Says Stamp "What is your favorite color?" Designer spotlight :0)

18.9.2023 Searching for the good life...

Art journal page - Where do you go, my lovely?

Hi and welcome back :0) Today I have another page in 6"x8" (cca 15x20 cm) art journal from Hahnemühle. This one is my entry for Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge Take Flight.

Background is a combination of Lindy's magical shakers Pinkies Up Pink, Pass the Jam Jane, Have a Scone Heather and Spill the Tea Teal. When I was satisfied with the final mix I added a few layers of water droplets to create a texture (and I must say that this paper is great to hold such amount of water) and some pearl white and white splatters as stars. 

For a planet I used Crumpet Crumbs, Pinkies Up Pink and Pemberley Pride Purple shakers - a lot of layers combined with a lot of water mists and droplets :0). Finally I added 49 and Market and Tim Holtz rub-ons and a quote inspired by a song from No Mercy (oh the memories :0). 

For the focal point I use an image from Etsy again :0)

Thank you for your visit, feel free to leave me a comment and have a very nice "again so sunny" day :0)

12.9.2023 Where do you go, my lovely?

Art journal page - Everything you can imagine

Hi and welcome :0) This is a page from my smaller 6"x8" (cca 15x20 cm) art journal from Hahnemühle.

This pate is an entry for Stencil Fun blog September challenge.

I created a background with water and more layers of Lindy's magical shakers Lizzy's Cuppa Tea Teal and Spill the Tea Teal.  I added stenciling with Dylusions small Suits You Sir stencil and Salvaged Patina and Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxides and finished the background with 49 and Market and Tim Holtz rub-ons and a quote.  As my focal point I used another image from Etsy :0)

Thank you for your visit, feel free to leave me a comment and have a very nice "still summer" weekend :0)

8.9.2023 Everything you can imagine

Art journal page - Own your story

Hi and welcome :0) Here is a new page in my smaller 6"x8" (cca 15x20 cm) art journal from Hahnemühle. 

I've chosen Dylusions sprays this time - Lemon zest, Funky fuchsia and London blue. I mixed them with my brush directly on the wet paper and added some water splashes. I applied Stamperia Black silver Glamour paste through an older Finnabair stencil , let it dry, made a few circles with a white gel pen and added my focal image - beautiful Audrey Hepburn. For the leafy "frame" I used Alexandra Renke dies. And final touches - white rub-ons from Tim Holtz - stars and quote. 

Thank you for your visit, have a beautiful Sunday and see you next time :0)

23.7.2022 Own your story

Art journal page - Good times

Hi and welcome back :0). This is a page for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge "Make your own background". 

After a small holiday break I was looking forward to try a new Distress colour from Tim Holtz - Uncharted mariner. This blue is a much more green-blue colour than on my photo and really very nice one. I'm happy to have it in my collection. 

I started with a simple layering background and added some rub-ons, collage elements and also my focal point and quote. I wanted to stay mostly monochromatic so the "mariner" is still the main colour of my page. As a final "gentle" touch I found some butterflies and butterfly wings :0).

Thank you for your visit and have a very nice summer day :0)

14.7.2022 Good times