today's post was prompted by these 2 questions...
#1...will you share more of your art journal pages?
I NEED to be inspired...
#2...what remedies do you have to jumpstart a mojo that has vanished?
yes...I am still creating art journal pages...
I was really focusing mainly on cards for CHA...
and to answer #2...
I go back to my comfort zone...
I'll start with color combos that I KNOW will work & make me happy...
I'll also go back to favorite stamps, but combine them with new stamps/stencils,
for a new look...
the page below is a "comfy" color palette for me...
2 of my favorite distress colors...
I used scattered straw & brushed corduroy,
combined with
the older stamps are the lamp post & the house...
the mini berry tree is new, as is the lines border that you see under the house...
look closely at the background to see some random lines from this stamp
that look like worn corduroy...
and I LOVE the "cracks stamp"...
it's perfect when combined with
the brick stencil...
I used the new oval spotlight frame stencil...
to set the stage for the focal point...
it is one of 4 stencils/masks included in this set...
I'm thrilled to have these...
having a stencil & the perfectly sized mask is really useful...
in the background you'll see...
2 great stencils for everyday use...
both great starting points or background fillers...
to accent the flame,
I added a tiny bit of
it was rubbed on with
the slanted end is perfect!
that gold line under the lines border stamp is also done with the gold foil sheet...
here's a better look at the flame &
I darkened the glass area with
I like watering can archival for background stamping & I save jet black archival for my main images & things that I want to be front & center...
I am LOVING these foil sheets...
what took me so long to figure this out?
that thin metallic line is a very cool detail...
now...
going back to the very beginning...
the background for this page was created with
tree branch & sky blue archival inks, using them with the rubbing alcohol technique...
the journal page above is the front...
after I dried the page,
I turned it over...
and I got this...
DO YOU SEE IT?
YIKES!
sure looks like face with sun glasses to me!
sometimes you get a surprise when you...
make art!
wendy
WAIT...one more thing...
just a reminder...
there's only13 hours left to visit
& submit your entries for a chance to win one of the three sets of my new archival inks & embossing powders...
there are several ways for you to enter...
GOOD LUCK friends!
Thank you for sharing. Your art is a perfect mix of everything beautiful. I very much enjoy seeing your work.
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty!!
ReplyDeleteLove that gold effect --what a charming card
ReplyDeleteIt's a very beautiful page. Love it. Thanks for sharing, Johanne Lacombe
ReplyDeleteW O W..... I really NEED foil sheets ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery cool page! Love the oval shape that way.
ReplyDeleteLove the touch of that gold foil! My favorite of the new ranger inks is sky blue.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning!! I love how you did the flame!! Amazing as always and so inspiring!! Have a great day :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the gold and all the other fine details!
ReplyDeleteI see her! I thought you were crazy until I saw that close-up pic! That's the next new stamp, right? I can picture her in a convertible with a beautiful, flowing scarf around her head! Love this page! I just got my order from Funkie Junkie yesterday ... playtime tonight!
ReplyDeleteMakes you feel like - take your shoes off and relax. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThe gold foil detail is just superb and I love your writing - the whole page is beautiful! Anne xx
ReplyDeleteFantastic page!! I saw the face immediately, I think it's an alien. ;)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous page! I saw the face too - spooky! xxx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous !!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love those pretty colors and the awesome details!
ReplyDeleteLove the journal page!! Great colors together. I didn't see "it" at first until you said/wrote it. Now it's all I see. LOL Hope it's not big brother watching....
ReplyDeleteI agree with you I am also working on making more journal pages, and it seems to me looking at other peoples work inspires me so much.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful piece. I love that lamp post and the quiet brick stenciled back ground.
all of your new products are fabulous.
susan s
Wow! Had to look a couple times at the close up. BUT I SEE IT! Face with sunglasses. It all turned our so awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow Wendy, I love this so much !!! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent !!!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh this is just amazing!!! Wendy you totally WOW me every time!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jo
Love this page Wendy. You have such an incredible eye for design. Having ordered the masks I can't wait for them to arrive! Jenny x
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this journal page! The colors are fabulous Wendy, but the whole captured scene is beautiful and "homey" feeling to me! Love it! That gold foil looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing this yumminess! :)
ReplyDeleteStunning.... I love all of those colors together. TFS
ReplyDeleteFantastic journal page. Love the colors, that oval and the gold foil accents. Thank you for sharing your project.
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining inks. I love using the Archival inks; they work really well!!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear more about using the pastes! Would love to win!