Abstract art journal page with stamp collaging

Hi everyone,

today I want to share this mostly abstract art journal page with you that I created with a whole bunch of stamps and a few sprays.

My surface is a 9 x 9 inch watercolor paper that I glued to my album after it was finished. I started by grabbing a few stamps with patterns, marks and typo and just stamped them on the page. I concentrated the stamping to the upper right and top left corner to keep some white space. This helps to not overload the whole page.
I also did some kind of masking for the tag image by just putting a sheet of paper over it while adding some stamps (not all, some are still overlapping it).

After the stamping was done, I started by adding some Lindy's Gang sprays. I started with blue, then the reddish brown and at least the golden color. I dried the page between each color and also added a little water every now and then.
Regarding my tag, I was careful not to add any of the dark colors to it to keep it kind of standing out visually. This kind of stamp collage doesn't necessarily need a focal point or focal image, it was just something that I found nice while I was in the process.

For finishing the page, I stamped the quote onto some paper I used to clean up my desk during the previous process. It had some nice and not too bright stains on it. I ct it to strips and glued it into the top left corner.

Stamp collaging is a simple technique to create a page that I have always liked. You can play with different stamps, colors and layouts, add a focal image or not and get totally unique results every time you do it.

 

 

Stamps used:
Army Baggage Tag (20690)
Pensylvania Railroad Baggage Tag (20694)
Thick Lines Row (20696)
Writing and Scribbles Collage (20695)
Writing Chevron (19824)
Row of Chevrons (19829)
Doodle Triangles (20572)
Plus Sign Background (20571)
Rows of Numbers (20170)
Row of Scribble Squares (20164)
Row of Scribble Circles/Eyes (20172)
Punchinella/Sequin Waste Border (20161)
Art is Anything - Andy Warhol (20169)

Other material:
- Canson watercolor paper
- Versafine Claire Ink (nocturne)
- Lindy's Gang Starburst sprays (dragonfly denim, gnome berry bordeaux, sparkling sunset)

See you soon!

It's A Wrap!

Hello, Mary here!  Today, I bring you pattern. 

Not only is stamping your own pattern a great way to jazz up your cards or scrapbook layouts, it's FAB for creating unique gift wrapping, too.

Here, I've stamped the Lightbulb image repeatedly in varying directions onto some simple brown postal paper with StazOn jet black ink to create a fun and funky gift wrap.

A bit of black jute, and this package is ready to go!!

Not only can you stamp onto your favorite papers, but fabrics, too.

I LOVE personalizing ribbon and creating all types of  stitched treasures with my custom stamped fabric.  I've found that a tightly woven, smooth fabric lends the best results.  Below, I've used a white muslin.  It's my favorite for stamping!!  And I definitely recommend using a permanent ink.  You want those images to stay put through any wear and tear.  Once again, I've used StazOn jet black ink to stamp my images every which way.

And here's a little peek at what I've done with my freshly stamped fabric...

These sweet little pockets are the perfect size for gift cards, handmade jewelry and so much more!!

I've simply folded my patterned fabric roughly into thirds and run a stitch along the edges to create a pocket.  A bit of hand-dyed ribbon colored up with my favorite Distress Inks stitched to the bottom and an eyelet will keep the pocket closed.

And finally, here's a closer look at the stamped pattern on the back.

VLVS! stamps used:

Lightbulb

Butterfly Specimens

Geo Tag Large

Geo Tag Small

Pointing Hands

Rose

I gotta say, with a bit of paper, fabric and my favorite VLVS! stamps on hand, I may never buy gift wrap again!!

xx Mary