She was a Dreamer : Guest MAJO

Hi folks!

Majo here from the Guest Inspiration Team. 

I hope you are all doing well. I'm happy & excited to share a project for Viva Las VegaStamps. 

I've created an Art Journal Spread "She was a dreamer" using some gorgeous VLVS! rubber stamps. 

1.    I stamped the Whimsical Lettered Man twice, once on my spread and once on a piece of scrap paper to mask my image.

2.    I stamped all other elements in different colours over the image

3.    The main image was coloured with Pitt Artist pens

4.    To create some kind of a frame I added the stitches

5.    I stamped the sentiment several times without reinking my stamp

6.    I distressed the edges with some ink

7.    At last I added some inked water splashes

I have used the following stamps:

19679 - Whimsical Lettered Man 2

19565 - Measuring Tape Section

20172 - Row of Scribble Circles/Eyes

20170 - Rows of Numbers

19643 - Sawtooth Stitching lines

19635 - She was a dreamer

Other supplies:

Florence Watercolour Paper

Ranger Distress Inks

Thanks a lot for your precious time.

Majo

Irish Stained Glass

MAY already!!!  Can you believe it??!
Michele here on this happy Wednesday with a pair of ATC's using the newest stamps by Tina Walker for Viva Las VegaStamps.  These are based off her HAND CARVED stamps inspired by a trip to Ireland.  Love, love and LOVE.

This stamp is the PERFECT size for an ATC!

Stamps used:Ethos Stained Glass, Ethos Not Everything in Black, Ethos What Are You.

The stained glass is colored with Distress Inks.

A little Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder for the sentiments.

Stamped with Archival Ink on vinatge dictionary pages.

Awesomeness right?!!?

Maybe a series of ATC's using this stamp...hmmmmmm!!

Until next time, get inky!!

Mister Weirdo

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the VLVS! blog where today I am sharing a journal page that I did. I must have been in a really strange mood because it definitely turned out weird !

This page was made on a mop up page from the gel press plate. They sometimes turn out better than the proper prints. Anyway, I added some stamping with Distress Oxide inks, and a light grey Stazon. Later on I added the black stamping with a VersaFine Clair ink pad. 

I stamped the focal image in book paper and tore the edges. I have been intrigued by this image for years and finally ordered it ! I also looked up what Creanciers means (the name of the stamp). Turns out it means creditors but in this case it was a play written by August Strindberg and it is his face on this stamp. 

I decided to call him Mister Weirdo and place a griffon peeking out from behind his shoulder. Can it get any weirder ! lol 

Here is a close up of all the stamping. I love cluster stamping, it adds so much interest. 

I have used the following stamps :

15438 - Griffon on ledge

3613 - Creanciers

20275 - We are the weirdos, mister

20342 - Library return dates

19571 - Writing triangles

19572 - Tape X

19567 - writing circles background

19568 - Double coffee rings

19569 - Mesh Texture

Other materials :

A gelli print from my stash

Distress Oxide Inks:

Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint

StaZon :

Dove Gray

Versafine Clair:

Nocturne

Bookpaper

a black pen

Thank you for stopping by today !

Whimsical Snail Mail

Hello Crafty Friends!
Happy Mail Art Monday!

Today I want to share a fun and whimsical envelope for mail art Monday.

Stamps Used:

whimsical snail

creepy creature sitting

doodle circle

Punchinella/Sequin Waste

I started with an A2 envelope, and began by stamping the whimsical snail in black memento ink. I then masked him off, and stamped the punchinella/sequin waste along the bottom in Mowed Lawn- Distress Oxide ink. 

Next, I stamped my creepy creature sitting.  I used a mask to create an address box.  Last, I stamped doodle circle on the boarder. 

I used various alcohol based markers to color my base images, then I masked everything off. 

With everything masked off, I used salty ocean- distress ink to color the background. I used more salty ocean ink and mowed lawn distress oxide ink, through Tim Holtz layering stencils. 

I hope you enjoy this fun little envelope!

Just Because by Leanne Jago

Hello everyone,

I hope your Easter or Break or just this time of year has been fantastic.

Today I am sharing a Banksy inspired piece using some of the freaking fantastic Banksy stamps. Yes I love everything Banksy; his art, his message, his secrecy and the visual simplicity of his statement pieces.

So with that in consideration I set out to create a pretty simple but fun and unique piece.

To be totally honest, it was a pretty simple make but it had quite a few layers and steps. AND worst of all waiting…….

And I did for a minute think of leaving it once I finished stitching the pieces together…

How about joining me and watching the whole thing unfold …

But instead I continued on and ended up with a piece that I absolutely love, that much that it is already hanging up on my loungeroom art gallery wall..

Here are a few more close ups.

VLVS! Supplies:

Banksy: Wall Singer  sku: 20303

                You have 0 Friends Kid  sku: 20077

                Enjoy Your Life  sku: 20064

                Just Because  sku: 20293

                Butterfly Shooter  sku: 20300

                Ladder Painter  sku: 20298

                Zebra Washing  sku: 20297

Cross Marks Background   sku: 20165

Carved X’s  sku: 20162

Stazon Jet Black Stamp Pad

Other supplies:

Tea and Coffee Bags

Lindys Magical Shaker: Cowabunga Copper, Grab a Guy Gold

Stabilo All Pencil Black

Atelier: Gesso Primer- white

Matisse: Gesso – Black

Encaustic Wax

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Leanne

Painted Terra Cotta Pots by Jenn Engle

Hey everyone! Since Spring is finally here, I thought I would paint some terra cotta pots for my plants. The new plate 1512 has different carved flowers that I thought would be perfect for my little pots.

Stamps Used:

Stamps from plate 1512

Wonderland

I started out with small pots that I got from the Dollar Store (3 pots for $1!) I sprayed them with 2 coats of a teal spray paint. My spray paint is gloss, so I made sure to scuff them up with sandpaper after they dried to help my paints adhere to them.

 On my first pot, I used a whole bunch of colors of Dina Wakley acrylic. I blended a little bit in between colors, but mostly I used my paintbrush to pounce blobs of colors around. I was trying my best to channel my inner impressionistic painter. I just tried to be mindful of how the colors next to each other would mix. To finish of this pot, I stamped Wonderland on tissue paper and adhered it to my pot.

For the second pot, I applied Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks to the different plants and flowers stamps from Stamps from plate 1512. Then, I just stamped them right onto my pot. It was a little difficult because the pot is curved, but if you go slow you can apply them just fine. After the scribble sticks dried, I went in with Dina Wakley acrylic to add pops of color, highlights and to fill in any areas that didn't stamp completely.

 To finish them off, I added 2 coats of Liquitex Gloss Gel to protect my pots and give them a nice shiney look.

For my final step, I put plants in my pots and set them outside by the pond. They are a nice pop of color and my mind is racing with what other stamps I can use on my pots! 

Stamps Used:

Stamps from plate 1512

Wonderland

Other Products Used:

Terra Cotta Pots

Teal Spray Paint

Scribble Sticks

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint

Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium

Thanks for looking!

~jenn

"Love.Repeat" Art Journal Page | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone!

Sue Plumb here with my latest design team project for you. Today I have a mixed media art journal page to share that I created using a variety of stamps, inks, and assorted collage materials. This piece was inspired by a gorgeous art journal page shared last month by Jenn Engle. (You can see Jenn's page HERE) I really loved the balance between colour and white space on Jenn's page and wanted to create something similar - but with my own twist, of course.

I was working in my 9x6" Jane Davenport journal for this one (it has watercolour paper pages and takes wet media fairly well with no bleed through). I started by putting down multiple layers of Colour Blast Colour Artist Ink; drying between each one with a heat gun to get the "hard" water lines.

Once I had the colour down, I began adding some structure. I started with the Punchinella/Sequin Waste Border; which I stamped vertically using black Staz On ink.

Next, I used the Double Coffee Rings stamp with 'Mowed Lawn' Distress Oxide; stamping it several times over the top. 

I then used the Cross Marks Background with black Staz On to add some marks around the edges of the colour.

Now it was time to add some texture to my page. I used small torn pieces of washi tape and some snippets of punchinella.

I also added a piece of paper doily, some plasterer's tape, and some frayed gauze - all layered in the central focal point of the page.

I then stamped out the focal image for my page using the Squiggle Heart stamp and Staz On ink onto some white cardstock and fussy cut around it. I used a shimmery watercolour paint to colour the heart before sticking it down onto the page.

To finish off, I stamped the sentiment Love.Repeat a few times and then splattered a little bit of blue ink around the edges.

I was really happy with how this page came out - thank you Jenn for the inspiration!

That's all from me today, thanks for stopping by. I hope I have inspired you to get inky too!

Stamps used:
- Punchinella/Sequin Waste Border
- Double Coffee Rings
- Cross Marks Background
- Squiggle Heart
- Love.Repeat

Other materials:
- Jane Davenport art journal
- Colour Blast Colour Artist Inks
- Tsukineko Staz On ink
- Ranger Distress Oxide
- Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Cube
- Assorted collage materials (as listed in post above)

baaaaa...

Hot off the presses just in time for Easter!!!

Michele here with a quick and super cute tag using some of the BRAND NEW stamps designed by Tina Walker for Viva Las VegaStamps!!

On Plate 1512 there is a trio of adorable Irish sheep.

The background is done with Distress Oxide inks.  Doodling and outlining all with Posca Paint pens.

These images are based on Tina's hand carved stamps that were inspired by her trip to Ireland.  They are SO GOOD!!!

Until next time...get inky!!!

Some people...

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my blogpost where today I am sharing an art journal spread with a process video. It was a fairly quick one but I still had some problems getting the background the way I wanted it to look.  In the end I think I was happy with how it turned out.

Click HERE for the video or go via the pic below: 

I have used the following stamps :

18194 - Some people

18206 - Stressed lady

20342 - Library return dates

19567 - Writing circles background

19571 - Writing triangles

19578 - Six staples

Other materials:

Gelli Arts Gelli plate 6 "x6"

Amsterdam Acrylics 

- Napels Yellow Deep

- Quin Rose light

- Azo Orange

- Titanium White

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic

- little black dress

Dina Wakley Stencil - Wallpaper

Molotow white paint marker

Black fine liner

Distress Oxide Inks

- Picked Raspberry

- Carved Pumpkin

Archival Inks:

- Watering Can 

- Jet Black

Thank you for stopping by today !