Playful art journal page 6

Today I tried another variation of Versamark and Pan pastel technique background. I have a new 6 Dylusions paints in my stash, so I wanted to see how would they look like in my journal book. When I put these colors in my Dylusions color swatch, I cleaned the foam applicators in my journal. And than I decided to transform this really colorful background in a new journal page :0). I used Versamark stamping (few different stamps at one time) and white Pan pastel over it again. Than I recolored roses with black ink marker. Border, on the other hand, I stamped in black Versafine ink and than put white pastel on it, so the result is more grey now. And the Pan pastel covered the shapes perfectly again. After polishing the page with dry cloth all was perfectly fixed.
There were only two surprises - when I wanted emboss the words under the shoe (clear embossing powder over black stamping), I did not use the baby powder first, so embossing powder covered also the surrounding of the letters, especially the parts stamped with Versamark and covered with pastel. Another thing was, that when I stamped my quote with Versafine, this Versamark/pastel text was still quite visible through the ink, so I went with my black marker over it again. The images of the shoe and owl are also stamped in black and embossed with superfine clear embossing powder, so I could colored it easily with Dylusions sprays in waterbrushes with colors corresponding with background Dylusions paints. I finished the page with white Signo uni-ball pen.

So there it is, a result I like a lot, colorful journal page Nr. 6 in a Seawhite hardcover art journal (25x19 cm / 10"x7.5").

25.3.2016 Playful journal page 6

Playful art journal pages 4 and 5

Another two small art journal pages today. It is mostly about background. I wanted to try a Versamark or Watermark ink technique with a combination with Distress ink pads and Pan pastels.

I need to say, that first trial - Nr. 4 is a quite out of my comfort zone - red color for the background and green (complementary color) leaves in foreground, that is definitely not my cup of tea. On the other hand I wanted something a little bit romantic what would fit with my background Vintage alphabet stamp. Unfortunately this time I did not the technique correctly and the final result was not according to my expectations, so I also used some stencils to finished it. But I like a lot the watch and squirrel :D

Second trial - journal page Nr. 5 - is much much better :D. I like it a lot. I used Distress ink pads, stamped the lattice background stamp with Versamark ink, spritzed the page with water and dried it with heat tool and paper towel. I used Distress ink pads again a little bit to softened some lighter spots. Than I stamped the leaves and applied the white Pan pastel with Distress foam applicator. The result was magical, especially when I burnished the whole page with dry paper towel, so the Pan pastel was fixed on the stamped places and the colors became a little bit more pastel. Finally I used this technique again with music notes stamps. For the image I wanted to use a one layer technique, so I stamped Gorjuss girl stamp, masked it with low tack paper mask and stamped a beautiful tree stamp from Chocolate Baroque over it. The tree stamp was originally bigger and there were two birds, but i masked them out with masking tape before stamping and than I used just a part of the stamp, so it is narrower now :0)

For both pages I used Seawhite hardcover art journal again (25x19 cm / 10"x7.5").

20.3.2016 Playful journal page 4

23.3.2016 Playful journal page 5

Playful art journal page 3

Another small playful and a little bit mysterious art journal page today... Sometime you switch on the light and there it is... ,0). This time I did not use a book art journal page, but a free page - Canson Mix Media small art book page 14 x 21 cm (cca 5.5" x 8.5"). I saw a few videos with Tim Holtz's new Distress paper mosaic kit and I wanted to try a glazing medium in it. Unfortunately I don't have any, but I was thinking about an alternative I have - Liquitex String gel. It is also a gel medium in a similar consistency as that glazing medium and holds a shape easily. I poured it from the jar to the small bottle with a narrower nozzle and I used it on the light bulbs. It worked perfectly :0D. Also a drying time is quite short, just in hours, although they say, that medium is totally dry after 48-72 hours. Maybe one day I will try also a Golden alternative - Tear gel. 

So here it is...and I wish you a very nice sunny day :0)

13.3.2016 Playful journal page 3

Playful art journal pages 1 and 2

Today I have just two small art journal pages. I really would like to do something just for the fun, not too complicated, something I can finish in few hours, without too much thinking about the subject (just to be inspired with something - technique, color, shape, picture) and feel that great satisfaction from the finished work in the same day - or the next day at the latest :0)) For me it is very difficult, because I mostly have a quite exact idea or topic in my head and I try to transfer it on the paper as best I can (at least in my own eyes) and sometimes it takes a lot of time and there is not so much creative fun and relaxation I would like to feel during the process .... These two pages are my first trials for a relatively quick and playful creation and I hope that it will be easier and easier for me ,0) 

I decided to use Seawhite hardcover art journal for it (25x19 cm / 10"x7.5").

Have a nice and playful day too :0)

18.2.2016 Playful journal page 1

8.3.2016 Playful journal page 2

Art journal page - Winter

Hurray, hurray, hurray :0)

My mini series is finished - today I would like to share with you the final - Winter - art journal page :0). I need to say, that this is an awesome feeling, because I was not able to thing about creating anything else before finishing this mini series of journal pages - Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter. It started very innocently with nice magnolia stamp I wanted to use, than I named the page Spring and that was, surprisingly, just beginning :0)) Anyway this page shows my favorite winter - a lot of tea and books, pleasant view from the window in a warm room - watching the sparkling snow and the snowman we made this year - winter paradise :0))
This time I used books stamp from Sheena Douglass, snowman from Stampendous, tree stamps from Chocolate Baroque and snowflakes from Winnie and Walter. For background and textures I used Tim Holtz Knit texture fades which I really love and wood grain embossing folder from Crafter's Companion. Beautiful sparkle on the snow and text (unfortunately not so visible on the photo) is Ranger's Clear Rock Candy on the sticky embossing powder. And all images are colored again with Distress mini ink pads used on my craft sheet as a palette. At the and of the coloring I covered some parts of the pictures with Ranger Distress micro glaze, so they become waterproof and the colors intensified. Textured background is gently sprayed with Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Spritz (Steel Shimmer).
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

I hope you've enjoyed this series and if you want, please leave me a comment - I would be happy to know what do you think :0)

Art journal page - Autumn

Hi,

today I have an art journal page with autumn theme. I wanted to make an impression of changing colors of the autumn nature. Therefore, I have a two-tone background this time :0) I used leaves stamps from Penny Black and some old clear (no name) stamps, mushrooms from Chocolate Baroque and Sheena Douglass and rose hips and chestnuts from Chocolate Baroque. Trees are just hand drawn and for more interest used a wood texture stamp from Kaisercraft.  This time I colored all images with Distress ink pads - I used mini ink pads, put them on my craft sheet and used them as a palette. The alcohol markers I used just for shadows of the object on the background. For better control of the color intensity I used just an ordinary small round brush dipped in water droplets, not a water brush. At the and of the coloring I covered all the objects (except trees and mushroom legs) with Ranger Distress micro glaze, so they become waterproof and the colors intensified. Background is a combination of two Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays (Bayou Boogie Gold, Cajun Carnelian Red), Prima Marketing Color bloom sprays (Sorbet, Gilded), gesso and water droplets.

Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

I hope you like it and I would be happy if you would leave me a comment :0)

Importance of having sun .0)

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today I am very very happy, because I solved one big problem...how to show true colors of my artworks. And yesterday I found a great solution - sunlight :0). On February, there are not many sunny days, but yesterday I wanted to make some pictures of my new work in progress and I wanted to record all the nice colors and shine of it. But unfortunately my workroom window is to the north, so there is no chance to make a good photo. I went on our south balcony and winter sun shined directly on it. And the photos were so great that I decided to re-photograph my artworks (those I still have) from my previous entries and updated my blog and Pinterest gallery with them, so you could see all the beautiful true colors of my works just like I do :0) Please enjoy them with me and have a great beautiful day (although today it is a rainy one here) :0)

Art journal page - Summer

Hi,

today I have an art journal page with summer theme and colors :0) I used shell stamps from Chocolate Baroque, Inkadinkado and Sheena Douglass and also some labels from sea-themed JustRite stamps . Lovely cherries are also from Chocolate Baroque stamps and tiny birds are from one of the Xcut "build a scene" die sets. The bottles are made from two layers of the acetate sheet and inside colored with Ranger alcohol inks with a little help of StazOn ink pads. Because both layers with the alcohol ink in between them are a little bit sliding, I glued them together with a glossy acrylic medium. On the back side of them I also put one layer of a translucent tracing paper, so the plastic is not so so transparent at the end :0). Other images are colored with Spectrum noir and Twin Touch alcohol markers and some Distress ink pads. Background is made with combined technique of three Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays (Baby Blue Eyes Aqua and Delphinium Turquoise), gesso and water droplets.

Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

Art journal page - Spring

Hi,

today I have one more thing I would like to share with you. New art journal page with early spring theme and colors :0) I used Stampendous bird stamp and Chocolate Baroque Magnolia stamp and colored the images with Spectrum noir and Twin Touch alcohol markers. Background is made with combined technique of three Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays (Magnolia Magenta Gold, Salt Water Taffy, Creme Brulee Cream), gesso and water droplets.

Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

P.S. This page won the Chocolate Baroque first Spring art competition in May 2016  :D I'm so so happy and proud :0) 
Their beautiful stamps you can find on www.chocolatebaroque.com :0)

Handmade mobile phone case

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today I would like to share my new mobile phone case with a magnetic closure, I made from wonderful "leather like" paper Kraft-tex. Original color of the paper was chocolate, I changed it a little bit with Ranger's Archival ink pad Coffee. Front cover is embossed and finished with brown alcohol marker. Inside of the case I put a black felt and final decoration is hand made stitching all around the edges. I really like it, it fits perfectly into my hand :0)

2015 Christmas cards

Christmas cards for 2015 :0)

Embossed and distressed base white cardstock and distress ink pads background with water droplets technique and white embossing powder pattern, all brown toned with Ranger archival ink pads. Colored with Spectrum noir and Touch twin alcohol markers. 15 x 15 cm (cca 6" x 6")

Best of my art journal pages and cards till 12.12.2015

I would like to start my blog. And I think that a good beginning could be to post my creations until now. So enjoy this first (and a little bit longer) entry and please feel free to let me know your comments :0)

26.3.2014 "Beginnings and endings are difficult, I am at the beginning."

My first art journal page. Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

2.4.2014 "Fruit of the tree of knowledge. ....and in the beginning was the word..."
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

7.4.2014 Illustration to the poem Crystal Fountain with the text (ending) of the poem.
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

4.5.2014 Inspired by the song "Tea for two".
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11"x 11")

8.5.2014 Inspired by the song "Lady come down" from the film The importance of being Ernest.
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

22.5.2014 "Beautiful words are all around us, just unlock them the way."
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

20.5.2014 "Private paradise."
Square 28 x 28 cm (cca 11" x 11")

14.7.2014 "Rainbow of stained glass of temples will shine on the wings of angels."
Background is the sprayed solution of the instant coffee - still smells beautifully :0) A4 (cca 8.5" x 11.5")