"Nourish Your Soul" Art Journal by Fiona

Hello VLVS! peeps. Fiona here with you today to share an art journal page that I have created using the amazeballs Viva Las Vegastamps!

I decided to go a little bit black, white and red for this one! This Lotus Petal Silhouette stamp is so simple and beautiful. I wanted to feature it for it's simplicity.

And to balance the page I added some quintessential Viva Las Vegastamps! designs ..... like this Lingerie Model stamp. It's so unique ... you wouldn't find anything like this any where else but at VLVS! 

The pop of red on the page makes both of these stamps a feature which is exactly what they need to have.

  I also love to stamp on book pages when it comes to "see through" or silhouette style stamps like these two.

I also tried some stamping on some calico to give the page a bit of texture. Even though the red is nice it is also good to have some depth through texture.

So of course some hand stitching needed to be added. This tied the fabric elements together.

To top it off ... one of my most favourite sayings "If It Doesn't Nourish Your Soul Get Rid Of It" ... such good advice.

Viva Las Vegastamps Used:

Lotus Petal Design Silhouette

Lingerie Model

If It Doesn't Nourish

Thank you for hanging around throughout the year guys. It's been a blast. I'll see you all again in 2019!

Color Your World by Fiona Paltridge

Helloo VLVS! friends. Fiona here with you today to share a vibrant art journal page I have created using the coolest Banksy inspired Viva Las Vegastamps!

The page, other than the obvious stamping, was created using Posca Paint Pens. I'm really beginning to love these guys. They are so vibrant and fun to use.

"Spray the world with your ideas" is the theme for this page. I say ... why not, and the best way to do that is through your art!

I just love to use lots of colour in conjunction with my stamps. It helps them to pop off the page.

Viva Las Vegastamps! used:

Banksy Ladder Painter

Banksy Pulling Back The Curtain

Banksy Keep Your Coins

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I've also made a little process video for you to check out. While you're over on the Viva Las Vegastamps! YouTube channel don't forget to subscribe!

Until next time peeps ... Have an awesome Christmas and New Year!

Art Journal Page by Fiona

Hello my VLVS! peeps. Fiona here with you today to share a little art journal page I have created using the awesome rubber from Viva Las Vegastamps!

 I love working in my little mini art journal. It gives me an opportunity to try out new techniques but in a quick and efficient manner. This page came about because I wanted to use this awesome "That's a Horrible Idea" stamp ... me to a T!

 I had the idea that it would work really well with the Vintage Bicycle stamp .... the fact that it was off the end of each page in a follow me sort of way!

I really love this concept. I often don't put that much thought about the meaning behind my art journal pages but in this case the page was created solely around the idea of this follow you blindly concept.

I am really pleased with how it turned out and now I know it's a concept I can use with other substrates.

 Viva Las Vegastamps! used:

That's a Horrible Idea

Bare Footprint Silhouette

Vintage Bicycle

Thank you so much for popping in and checking out my art. See you all again soon xx

Shout It Out a Journal Page by Fiona

Hello my VLVS! peeps. Fiona here with you today to share an art journal page I have created using the uber talented Tina Walkers stamps.

 I absolutely love the hand crafted look to these stamps and couldn't wait to give them a go.

 My art journal page today is all about shouting out about your art .... we often are our own worst critiques and often don't even call our art art! So this is me saying ... shout it out ... shout it loud!

 This is a huge shout out for my friend Tina to celebrate her amazing art! She is such an inspiration too me and I think you'll agree, her art is awesome!

Viva Las Vegastamps Used:

Banksy Wall Singer

Ethos Seeing Eye by Tina Walker

Ethos Flower by Tina Walker

Banksy Just Because

Ethos Hands by Tina Walker

Thank you for popping in and checking out my art. Later in the month I'll have a little video tutorial for you sharing another arty creation using the fabulous VLVStamps!. See you then xx

"The Ghost Ship"

Hello my VLVS! peeps ... I'm back!! I've been on a little holiday around Australia these last few weeks and so haven't really been able to post much for you. But .... I'm home now and I have a ripper under the sea art journal page I created using Kaitlyn Paltridge's new stamp designs.

 My art journal is an old story book so this page already had the title "The Ghost Ship" and a gorgeous old illustration of a captain on his ship with his crew. It was just waiting to be VLVS-a-sized!

Kaity's Aquarium Space Girl and Garden Space Girl designs were a perfect fit for this ghost ship theme along with the wonderful Humpback Whale!

Lots of background work with some acrylics and it got pretty busy so I stamped the space girl designs onto card stock and cut them out and glued them over the top so they would stand out as a focus on the page.

VLVStamps used:

Aquarium Space Girl Designed by Kaitlyn Paltridge

Garden Space Girl Designed by Kaitlyn Paltridge

Humpback Whale

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Plate 1501

Thank you for popping in today. I'll see you all again soon xx

A Punk Page by Fiona

Hello my VLVS! peeps. Fiona here with you today to share a very colourful art journal spread I have created using the fabulous red rubber from VLVS!

 I really let my hair down with this one. Colour was my inspiration .... can you tell?

 I featured some of the punk style VLVS! stamps .... they are honestly some of my favourites!

 I decided that "Born To Be Wild" was the perfect sentiment for this page. I think we should all aim to be a little bit wild every now and then.

Viva Las Vegastamps! used:

Banksy Line of Punks

Banksy Mom Preparing Anarchist

Born To Be Wild

Flower Garden Journal Page by Fiona

Hello my creative VLVS! peeps. Fiona here with you today to share an art journal page i have made using the fabo Viva Las Vegastamps!!!

My background is all gel printed. I printed directly into my art journal. A little bit challenging but definitely worth the effort!

 I stamped once it was dry with basic black ink so the images would stand out against the busy gel printed background.

 I just love the "Doodle Flower" stamp and so I emulated it by painting in some extra flowers to make a very colourful garden on my page.

Viva Las Vegastamps! used include:

Doodle Flower

Doodle Frame

Writing Chevron

Lots of colour in this one .... A feast for your eyes. Thanks for popping by. I'll see you all again very soon xx

Watercolor Background and Stamping Journal Page with Fiona

Hello my gorgeous VLVS! peeps! Fiona here with you today to share an art journal page I have created with the amazing red rubber from VLVS!!!

 I had lots of water colour fun in the background with this one. I love the unpredictability of using water colours. They just do whatever they please ..... no point trying to control the outcome. Once I got the hang of that rule ... I then began to love using water colours in my work.

 They can be a little bit difficult to stamp onto though as they often warp the paper and make it difficult to get a clear image. So I do a little double stamping technique that I'll show you in my next VLVS! tutorial video.

I didn't over use the stamps with this page. I was looking at creating a simplistic effect. A lot of my journalling now days has got really busy and full of doodles and mark making so for this one, I wanted to pull it all back a wee bit.

 There is still some mark making but it's very tame in comparison to what I normally would do and it is with water soluble markers so it would blend in seamlessly with the background.

Viva Las Vegastamps! used:

Butterfly Lady

Butterfly Gossamer Large

Alis Volat Propriis

I hope you like my little creation and I'll be back again very soon with some more creaty arty farty stuff xx

Let's Face It - Art journal Page by Fiona

Hello Viva fans!! Fiona here with you today to share a little art journal spread I created using some of Mary Vogal Lozinak's amazing stamp range over at Viva Las Vegastamps!

I have to say, I wasn't "in love" with this page until almost at the very end. It took a long time to come together. Maybe because I'm so used to creating with lots of bright colour and this time it was a lot more darker with the black I added to the top corners.

 I also struggled with liking my abstract faces I drew. I wanted to practice them, I see everyone really good at drawing faces and I know I suck at it so I thought maybe if I do them really abstract that would appease my inner critic ..... but alas, I'm not convinced I like them LOL

I do really like the stamped faces on this page. They are not stamped very clearly but that doesn't really phase me. I enjoyed highlighting them with my white marker to bring out their inner beauty.

I'll continue to practice my face drawing and maybe one day I'll be as good at it as Mary is .... cough cough I doubt it. the lady is a genius!!!

What I really like about this page is the message in the title "Let's Face it, We're all the same" I truly believe in equality and am very passionate about it so this works for me. I don't often get political in my art but for this page, I'm willing to make an exception

Viva Las Vegastamps used:

Whimsical Tribal Face

Whimsical Girl Face

Whimsical Leaf Lady Face

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Plate 1496

I hope you've enjoyed my facey page. I think the more I look at it the more it grows on me. I'll catch you all again soon xx