ART ► Majo

 Hello my friends,

unfortunately this will be a very short post. I pinched a nerve in my back, right underneath the shoulder blade, and I can hardly move. So, please bear with me. 

I show you a card I made for the Craft Stamper Magazine, unfortunately it was not published, since the magazine closed down completely. 

I show you some pictures and the stamps I used, ok?

 

I used the following stamps:

20363

19038

1948

19896

20328

You all have a good time, stay safe nd find time to craft ♥

Brave Wings

 OK, so you may have noticed that I just LOVE all of the Scribble Girls by Ms. Tina Walker, and if you haven't...trust me when I say I DO!

Today I have a tag to share with you combining the new release of stamps with a previous release of Scribble Girls.

The tag is pulled from my stash of gelli printed tags and papers.

Stamps used:  Scribble Girl with Curlers and Earrings, Tina Walker Wings

She is stamped in archival ink and colored with Posca Paint pens.  My favorite was to dress the girls!!!

I cut the earring with a craft knife so I could but the wings under them.  The wings are stamped on a magazine page from my stash that was gelli printed.

I do most of my gelli printing with Dina Wakley acrylic paint, I just love the colors.  The sentiment is written with my favorite Posca's.

I have a feeling this tag is going to end up in a journal, what do you think??

Until next time...get inky!

Enchanted - Quick bookmarks

 Hey everyone,

Today I'm sharing two bookmarks with you. No fancy techniques this time, even no coloring, just a little stamping to fill up my lunch break while I was working from home.

I must admit that I have been a little uncreative over the last month. Such more simple projects help me getting back to the crafting table. So if your muse went on vacation, this might be a way to get back into your creative flow.

Here's how I made the bookmarks:

I cut the two pieces of paper to a size of 7 x 2.5 inch and used a small corner chomper. For bookmarks I prefer having round corners. Then I stamped the goddess on one and the raven on the other tag, using Versafine Clair ink. The next stamp I used was the "enchanted" lettering along with a multi-colored embossing powder. This creates some nice interest on the bookmarks as it contrasts the other more neutral colors I used.

For a little visual texture I grabbed the lace background stamp as well as a writing stamp from the same plate. Fun fact: When I stamped the lace I was really dissatisfied with the look - lucky that changed once I added the other stamp over it.

I added some ink to the edges and some mettalic thread to the top and that's it.

 

Here are some more detail photos of the two bookmarks:

Stamps used:
Raven Looking Up (20269)
Whimsical Tree Lady Nude (19681)
Lace Background (19298)
French Writing Background (19297)
Enchanted (18823)


Other supplies:
- left over paper (watercolor paper, kraft cardstock)
- corner chomper
- Versafine Clair ink (nocturne)
- Versamark ink
- Archival ink (pebble beach, watering can)
- WOW! embossing powder - Seth Apter "space dust"
- thread or ribbon

Hope you like my project, even if it is such a simple one.

See you soon

 

Wicked

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the VLVS! blog where today I am sharing an art journal spread. I was a relatively simple one too but I enjoyed making it.

Here's how I made it:

First I painted the pages with shades of blue and purple. I mixed in white paint to get some different hues. 

Next I stamped this doily (a full list of the stamps I used is at the bottom of my post) and heat embossed it with white powder. So pretty ! 

I then added some stamping on the background.

Next I stamped, coloured and cut out this lady.

Here she is all finished on the page. I added some washi tape here and there, some doodles and a word that I cut out of a sentiment. 

I have used the following stamps:

18846 - Medium Doily

7681 - Sheer backing

20150 - String of tassels

19416 - Waybill Invoice background

19659 - Numbers set

20122 Something wicked

Other materials :

Acrylic paints: PaperArtsy

Ice Blue, Summer Sky, Snowflake and Forget me Not. 

WOW embossing powder in white 

Archival inks in Jet Black and Deep Purple

Versafine ink - Morning mist

Copic markers

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

It's time for Halloween ► Majo

Hi folks, finally it’s time to start into my favorite season:

HALLOWEEN

I made a page for my smaller Art Journal book.

I started by stamping the beautiful lady, masked her and stamped the harlequins and the waybill on top using different colors of ink. I added the birds and the sentiment (a few times) and computer generated the/her  question.

After rubbing off the masking I colored the lady and ready is yet another page I my little book.

 

 I have used the following stamps:

12744

18920

19416

8709

13039

I wish you all a nice weekend, please find time to craft and stay safe ♥

 

The Scribble Girl Bunch!

 I just LOVE Tina's Scribble Girls and this new collection is SO.  MUCH.  FUN.

You will notice in this ATC trio I am sharing today some matching washi tape!!  OMG!

Stamps used:  Scribble One Earring, Scribble Girl Pigtails, Scribble Girl Big Lips, One Human Race, More Pride, More Acceptance, Round Brushstrokes Large, Brush Hatches

These super fun ATC's are created on a piece of gelli printed card stock.

Subtle background stamping and then the girls!!!

Their 'bodies' are created with custom washi tape by Tina Walker and outlined with my trusty Stabilo All pencil.

These new sentiments are perfect for these three!!

And of course they are colored with Posca Paint pens...don't they look like abstract paintings??

Thanks for the visit!

Until next time...get inky!

Mixed Media Tag - Boy on swing

Hey everyone,

Today I'm sharing this vintage mixed media tag and a super fun stamping technique with you.

 

I cut my tag from a piece of watercolor paper to a size of 6 x 3,5 inch and simply added some stamping. 

Next, I spread some texture paste with a palette knife in various spots of the tag. The paste I used is quite thick (an older one, already starting to dry in its container). I would recommend using a heavy body paste or gesso for this technique, but honestly I haven't tried out a thinner one. Now comes the fun part: I took a stamp and stamped right into the paste before it's dry. You will lose some detail, so the stamp shouldn't be too delicate, but even the numbers that I picked worked well.
Make sure to clean your stamp immediately with water. A stiff brush can also be helpful. You really don't want that texture paste to ruin your stamp, right?

After the paste was dry, I started building some layers of color with some Lindy's Gang Moonshadow Mists.

I added some more stamping with the numbers, but this time in a more common way. For a little color pop I sprinkled acrylic spray over the tag.

After browsing through my stamps I chose this guy on a swing as a focal image, stamped him dirctly on the tag (no fussy-cutting this time) and added a little color with some ZIG brush pens. I also darkened up the edges with some Oxide Ink and Archival Ink. 

I added the little die cut birds and a quote, embossed in gold onto black cardstock. To finalize my tag I adhered it to some cardstock and added a bow.

Stamps used:
Vintage Boy on Swing (19729)
Numbers Set (19659)
Writing Circles Background (19567)
Don't Waste A Moment (19786)

Other material:
- Canson watercolor paper
- Black cardstock
- Archival Ink (jet black, pebble beach, seafarer)
- Versafine Ink (onyx black)
- Versamark Ink
- Distress Oxide Ink (ground espresso)
- texture paste (heavy body)
- Lindy's Gang Moonshadow Mist (treasure island aqua, van dyke sepia, buccaneer bay blue)
- ZIG real brush pens
- embossing powder (Altenew - antique gold)
- die (Memory Box - small flock of doves #99015)
 

Hope you're giving this technique a try and that you found some inspiration here.

See you soon,

Sweetie

Hello everyone,

For today's project I have made a mini journal page. These are really just postcard sized pieces of paper that I stick in my journal. I really like how this one came out.

It was made with a piece of watercolour paper. I recently bought some Infusions powders and I had a play with them to create this background. I also used some white gesso to tone it down here and there. Next I added some modelling paste; this is a graphite one and it has little sparkles in it. 

I added a tiny bit of stamping and some black paint around the edges. I stamped the girl and the sentiment, matted them both on black card stock and adhered them to my panel after putting down some washi tape. 

I have used the following stamps:

19659 - Numbers set

20163 - Typeset scallop

20162 - Carved Xs

16127 - Folded hands girl photo

208 - Sweety Darling

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

More Halloween cards with Josefine

And more, and more, and more ;)

I ordered all the latest plates-o-rubbers and just had to start playing with the Halloween set and the mark maker set (my two favorites from the release). And what better way to play than to combine the two?

I started by stamping the gravestone cross in a nice, black ink - once onto my card base and then on masking paper.

Then I added the masking paper on top of the stamped cross and stamped the lines with squiggles in a light grey on top. This way it looks like the lines are behind the grave once I removed the masking paper.

Next, I used the sentiment "No Tears for the Creatures of the Night", stamped it with Versamark ink, and embossed the sentiment. Since I created multiple cards at the same time, I decided to use different colors of embossing powder - one in white, one in purple, and one in orange.

As a final step, before mounting everything onto a card base with a black frame, I added a few orange and purple splatters to the background. 

And voila, new Halloween cards using the two new plates :)

I love how the colored embossing powder looks on the lines.

I have a feeling this is going to be a great Halloween season :P

Stamps used:

- Plate 1522

- Plate 1525