Make art, not war - AJ page by Corrie

Hello everyone,

welcome to the VLVS! blog where today I have an art journal page to share.

I don't think this is my best work, I am just not very inspired at the moment but these things happen and usually they pass ! Anyway here's how I did it :

First I painted the pages roughly with pink, yellow and orange acrylic paints by Amsterdam.

I then knocked it back by brayering white paint over the top. 

I then stencilled over the top with the same three colours of paint. 

Again knocking it back with white. 

I then added some stamping...

...some more stencilling with white paint, doodling and splatters with Posca paint pens also in yellow, pink, orange and white. 

I stamped the man on book pages and cut him out, the sentiment was also stamped on book paper but on the unprinted edge. I adhered everything to the page and added some washi tape here and there. As an afterthought I added some more black stamping with the 'x's'. 

I have used the following stamps :

20419 - Vintage African American gentleman

20342 - Library return dates

20166 - Scribble Circle

20162 - Carved X's

20165 - Cross Marks background

19973 - Banksy make art not war

Other materials;

Amsterdam paints :

Azo Orange - Nickel Titan Yellow - Quinacridone Rose - Titanium White

Posca Paint pens:

Orange, yellow, pink and white

Bookpaper

Washitape

Black fineliner

Stencil

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

#Hastagthis

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my blogpost, the first one of March! I have made another art journal spread. It is still my favourite thing to do.

I started out with painting the pages from blue at the top via yellow to orange at the bottom. 

Next I stencilled the whole pages with a Tim Holtz stencil and white acrylic paint and then used a brayer to tone it down even further. 

Next I stamped, and stamped some more, lol, I love stamping and usually do it in clusters. I also added some washi tape. 

Next I stamped the sentiment and the main image and adhered them to the pages. I also doodled along the edges and around the sentiment. 

I think it turned out OK. 

I have used the following stamps :

20163 - Typeset Scallop 

20171 - Row of distressed lines

20162 - Carved Xs

20170 - Rows of Numbers

20165 - Crossmarks Background

20342 - Library Return dates

20099 - #Hastagthis

19152 - Weeping Statue of Liberty

Other materials :

Amsterdam Acrylics in the colours:

- Napels Yellow Deep

- Azo Orange

- Sky blue light

- Azo Yellow Medium

- Titanium White

Archival inks: 

- Jet Black

- Watering can

Distress Oxide Inks:

- Tumbled Glass

- Carved Pumpkin

- Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz stencil:

- Ornate THS076

Dina Wakley Washi tape 

Bookpages

BLack Pen

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Awesome | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone!

It's Sue Plumb here to share my latest Viva Las VegaStamps design team project with you. Today I have a 12x12" mixed media scrapbook layout to share that features some new release library-themed stamps, as well as a few others from my stash.

I created this page to document some photos of my boys that I captured in a hospital waiting room one day, while they both practised their reading and writing skills.

I began my layout with a sheet of white cardstock, and a couple of pages torn from some old books. I collaged the pieces onto the cardstock, then applied acrylic paint over the top with a brayer to give the page more of an aged paper look. 

Once the paint had dried, I stamped the new Library Return Card stamp multiple times to define the focal area of my page where my photos were going to be placed.

I then used the This Book Belongs To: and the Library Return Dates stamps to add some extra interest and structure to my background. 

(These three stamps are all available together on plate #1508.)

With all that text in place, it was time to add a few images to my page. I used a series of dragon images (all with a book theme) designed by Brian Kesinger - Aagar the Emotional; Telkyn the Learned; and Vornii the Bookish. (These three stamps are all available together on plate #1499.)

I stamped the three dragons around my page to form a "visual triangle" around my photos. 

With all my background in place, it was time to add some papery layers to form a mat for my photos. Naturally, I turned again to book paper (a logical choice for this page, right?) 

I layered some torn pieces of paper, along with some brown paper, small white tags, and a large kraft tag that I had also stamped with the Library Return Card stamp. 

I stapled all the papers in place along with some frayed gauze, and then added my photos on top before turning my attention to adding some embellishments to finish off my page and tie it all together. 

In keeping with the reading theme of my page, I chose a handmade book paper star from Charms Creations, and tucked it under the right edge of my photo.

I added three wood veneer stars from Cocoa Vanilla Studio, layering one on top of the book paper star and using the other two to again form a "visual triangle". 

To the left of my photo I added a wood veneer arrow, and then below my photos the large awesome wood veneer piece for my page title (all from Cocoa Vanilla Studio). 

I added some simple handwritten journalling below my title using a felt pen, and my page was complete.

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. I hope I have inspired you to get inky too!

Stamps used:

- Library Return Card

- This Book Belongs To:

- Library Return Dates

- Aagar the Emotional

- Telkyn the Learned

- Vornii the Bookish

Other materials:

- Bazzill cardstock

- Mont Marte acrylic paints

- Book paper, brown paper, gauze, tags

- Miracle Tape

- Tsukineko Staz On ink

- Cocoa Vanilla Studio wood veneer pieces

- Charms Creations handmade book paper star

- Felt pen