I WANT YOU!

I've had ALOT of nervous energy lately

and needed an outlet....

BRING ON THE ART JOURNAL!

The only thing I knew when I started this spread was

it HAD TO HAVE A HEART!!

(SORRY.....no work in action photos!)

I cut a heart from a piece of cream patterned paper
pulled out a sheet of vintage music and
a dictionary page.

I cut a additional heart from separate piece of paper to protect my heart!

I laid two stencils on top of each other and taped them together

it was a "what if" moments and it turned out kinda cool!!

I applied a mixture of Apricot Lily and

Dove's Wings ~ Polishing Plaster

through the stencils!

Then I sprayed the background with

Glimmer Mist.

The next part was my FAVORITE....

I wanted a cracked heart....but all my

"crack" mediums were dried up....ooops!

So I pulled out a piece of TissueStock

covered the "heart" with Multi Medium

and squinched the TissueStock onto the heart.

When dry....I tore away the excess TissueStock.

I then mixed a bit of Peony Pink paint with

Perfect Glaze Medium

smeared it all over the heart....

let it dry for a bit then rubbed off the excess
with a baby wipe.
I smeared on some Tarnished Silver around the edges
with my finger.

I knew the heart needed a bit more....

so I pulled out my Believe Script stencil

and applied Shadow paint.....PERFECT!!

It was still looking a bit flat so I used

a Big Brush pen to go around the edges

and then with a fan brush I applied

a bit of gold Glitter Paste.

I then went in search of a quote that spoke

of how I was feeling....

I just want you
That's All
All your flaws,
mistakes, smiles,

jokes, sarcasam

EVERYTHING!
I JUST WANT YOU!

I wrote my quote on a piece of Kraft Cardstock

cut it up,

inked the edges and adhered to my heart.

I used a Petaloo Flower colored with the Crushed Shells

and accented with a vinatge button

because....it's just who I am!

Hope you've enjoyed my escape....

Product Used:

PERFECT PAINTS
Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Peony Pink

Tarnished Silver

Shadow

Polishing Plaster

Dove's Wing

Apricot Lily

Perfect Glaze Medium

Deco Art MediaGesso

Canvas Corp BrandsTattered Angels ~ Crushed Shells

The Crafter's WorkshopBelieve Script

Netting

Pointy Circles

Petaloo FlowersDaisy Layers

Faber CastellBig Brush Pen ~ Magenta

RangerArchival Ink ~ Coffee

Colors of Love

I have been in a bit of a creative funk lately....

so I started doing something I rarely do
I began watching Inspiration Wednesdays by Donna Downey.
I also watched a few videos by Marta Lapkowska.
My desire to create an art journal began to gnaw at me....
 then.....I FINALLY found a journal that I fell in LOVE with!!
The pages felt soooo YUMMIE!

As I dug through my box of The Crafter's Workshop stencils

I found just the PERFECT stencil that spoke to my heart....

TCW416 ~ Grunge Hearts

Now....I wanted to step out of my "color" box and work with
various products...so I pulled out my container of Faber Castell
full of Gelatos and Big Brush Pens
and chose....
Banana
Red Cherry
Grape
Mango
Squid Ink
I pulled out a paint brush
a water sprayer and I let the random stenciling begin!

Now, we need to back track a bit as
I forgot to tell you how I prepared the background.
(sadly there are no pictures)
I pulled out a package of 7gypsies Paper Tape (for the middle seam)
some vintage dictionary paper, adhered with Multi Medium
and covered lightly with Gesso.

I pulled out another The Crafter's Workshop stencil
TCW242 Damask
and applied Perfect Paints ~ Polishing Plaster ~ Apricot Lily
randomly over the spread. When dry I added
Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Coffee Shop.
Thank you Marta for this inspiration!

Then I pulled out one of my fave stencils

TCW541 Believe Script

I applied Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylic ~ Shadow

with a makeup sponge randomly on my pages.

Lastly, I pulled out my
TCW455 Love Post
applied some Perfect Paints ~ Shimmering Stucco
and colored the hearts with various Gelatos
and shadowed using a Big Brush Pen.

....at this point I started adding the Gelato colors
spritzed with water.
Can I say....this journal is the bomb! It took all
the liquid I could put on it....and stayed BEAUTIFUL!

I really need to work on my "handwriting" but for today....it works!

I hope you enjoyed my creative journey....
I really think I've tapped into something here!!
Can't WAIT to try my next spread!

what do you do.....

when life throws you a curve ball??

I head to the place where my mind quiets and I can find peace...

no assignments....no product requirements....just me and my stuff.

....this is what comes out of one of those times!!

I began the creative journey by gathering items out of my goodie box from
Tami Sanders and pieces parts from my "misfits" bucket.

I had no idea where I was going....I just let my creativity lead me.

I applied a layer of Ranger Ink~ Multi Medium to hold down the first

layer of goodies then I began applying

Perfect Paints White Stucco and Shimmering Stucco

to hold down other goodies and to soften edges.

When I had everything adhered down, I applied a layer of

Perfect Paints ~ Perfect Glaze Medium.

(sadly....at this point I became totally lost in the creative process

and stopped taking photos.)

The focal point and inspiration for the piece was this vintage postcard.

I began the next leg of my creative journey by randomly

applying a layer of Perfect Paints ~ Pearl Plaster ~ Bavarian Cream.

Then, I chose colors of Perfect Paints Shimmering Matt Acrylic

that matched......Coral, Espresso and Aged Copper.

I mixed equal parts of the paints with Perfect Glaze Medium

creating a more transparent paint.

I applied layers and wiped off with a baby wipe, as needed.

I used several The Crafter's Workshop stencils

and applied paint and texture medium.

When my background was complete I knew exactly what would be the perfect

focal point of my creation......

Blue Fern Studio ~ Sara's Screen Door!!

and lots of Petaloo blooms

with a few handmade flowers added to the mix.

I knew what the verbage for my canvas was to be....

I hope you have enjoyed my creative journey....

The situation hasn't changed....

I just have a bit more PEACE to walk the

road in front of me!

Product's used:

Petaloo International

Darjeeling ~ Petites ~ Teastained Spice

Butterflies ~ Teastained Spice

Penny Lane ~ Forget me Nots ~ Black and Antique Gold

Perfect Paints

White Stucco

Shimmering Stucco

Perfect Glaze Medium

Pearl Plaster ~ Bavarian Cream

Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Aged Copper

Coral

Espresso

Moss Green

Canvas Corp BrandsKraft Flute

Burlap ~ White and Natural

Kraft Cardstock

The Crafter's Workshop

Impressions ~ 12x12
Word Association ~ 12 x 12

Blue Fern Studio

Sara's Screen Door