Life's Snapshots!

Welcome Bee Arters!  

Today's project provides a 'shapshot' of the upcoming collection Destination Anywhere by Queenie Y.  The Destination collection to be released mid April can be pre-ordered through the Bee Arty Kit Club - click on the link to subscribe.

This journal page uses some cardstock and stencils from the range to create a metaphoric relationship between the photographic process and life's challenges.

 Materials required

• Art journal book (I have glued the cardstock page into my art journal book, but you could easily use the cardstock as a photo layout)
• Adhesive or matt medium
• water soluble pencil in a dark brown colour
• palette knife
• Colour paste – leather, sienna and bling
• Destination Anywhere Collection collection by Queenie Y.
• A6 Traces Stencil
• A5 Capture Stencil
• A4 Pavement Stencil
• Journey cardstock (from collection)
• Notes (from collection - small section cut out)

I cut the cardstock to fit into my art journal book (A4) but you could use the whole sheet as part of a photo layout just as easily.  Adhered into journal using craft glue or matt medium.

Using the spotted part of the Destination Anywhere Collection - Pavement stencil, apply a liberal amount of Colour paste - sienna over the cardstock.  

Using the A5 capture stencil from the Destination Anywhere Collection, apply a liberal amounts of  Colour paste - sienna through part of the stencil, dry off.  Then apply more Colour paste - bling over the other part of camera stencil to blend the pastes through.

Apply Colour paste - bling liberally through the A6 Traces stencil Destination Anywhere Collection, over several places on the top and bottom of the page.

Use a dark brown (water soluble pencil) to outline the camera, the border of the page and around the Traces stencil.  Spray the pencil with a little water to allow the pencil to move and drip around the page.  Dry off.

Finally, add some Colour paste - sienna around the edge of the page with your finger.  Dry off.

Add a photo or sentiment to a cut off section from the Notes cardstock Destination Anywhere Collection.  Again I added Colour paste - sienna around the edge of the cut out section with your finger.  Dry off.  Use tape to adhere the cut out to the main page.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are encouraged to pre-order this amazing collection from Bee Arty Kit Club.

Enjoy!

Linda Pearson

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au 

Boho Gypsy by Linda Pearson

 Hi Bee Arters!!  

In this journal project once again I have integrated the Bohemian Bliss collection designed by Sue Smyth.  I wanted to create a page that incorporated a face surrounded by a bouquet of flowers and feathers coming back to thoughts of the iconic artist Frido Khalo for inspiration.  I hope this project inspires you to create your own page using this amazing collection.

Bohemian Bliss collection designed by Sue Smyth

• Daisy Daze A6 stencil 
• Calendula metal die
• Fine Feathers metal die
• Delicate clear stamp set
• Bohemian Bliss collection paper - 12x12" scrapbooking paper, market days, patchwork, wildchild, sweet talker word sheet, cutout flowers, butterflies

Ava face A4 stencil

Bow chic metal die

White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12"

x-press it double sided tape 6mm

Art Glitter Designer Adhesive 

Colour paste  - Tangerine dream (added Pyrole red to paste) and Stormy Weather (with Payne's Grey paint added)

Shimmer dust  -  Duke

Colour Spray  -   Lagoon

Life of colour pens - black

Dorlands wax

Black archival ink

Glitter Card

Coloured string

Muslin sprayed with Lagoon colour spray 

Used the market place card as the under paper, tore wildchild (both sides) strips and pasted to left hand side of base paper (Bohemian Bliss collection paper).  On the right hand side added Delicate clear stamp set to top and bottom of base paper.

Add Colour paste - tangerine dream through the Daisy Daze A6 stencil.  Sprinkle Shimmer dust  -  Duke over the stencilled flowers, then spray with water to spread over the shapes.   Wipe off excess.

Apply the Ava face A4 stencil to the base paper using black archival ink.  

Hair:  Colour paste  Stormy grey (with payne's grey paint added) to make a deep blue applied the paste to the paper following the outline of the stencil.  Scratch lines into the paste to create hair strands.

Lips:  Colour paste - Tangerine dream mixed with Pyrole red paint fill in lips and nails.

Eyes:  Paint the eyes in green with turquoise 

Eyebrows and eyelashes:  add detail to the eyebrows using Life of colour pens black to add long lashes to the eyes and strands to eyebrows to create messy brows (like Frida Kahlo).

Fussy cut flowers and butterflies from the cutout sheet (Bohemian Bliss collection paper).

   

Using the Bohemian Bliss collection paper - 12x12" scrapbooking paper  -  patchwork, glitter card cut lots of shapes using the above die cut 

     

   

Adhere the flower cut outs and dies around the hairline.  Glue the muslin to the bow tie die cut.

Feather braid:  glue the cutouts together add string to feathers, glue under the bow tie.  

Add butterflies around the page.  

Add the sentiment cut out from the word sheet Bohemian Bliss collection paper.

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda Pearson

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

MANDALA BLISS! by Linda Pearson

 Hi Bee Arters!  

Today's blog is a quick sneaky peak of a mixed media canvas workshop coming up in late March at Shelley's Land craft shop at Rochedale South  (Brisbane, Australia).

The Bohemian Bliss range designed by Sue Smyth are the products highlighted in this mixed media project.

Kaleidoscope A5 stencil

Imagination A4 Stencil

Fine Feathers metal die

White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12"

The canvas has been created with layers of stenciled colour and paint over a collaged paper base.  

The mandala and borders are added with texture paste mixed with a mystery product and applied using a palette knife.

The feathered strands are decorated with die cuts and other embellishments.

If you would like to know more and create your very own Mandala canvas contact Shelley's Land to book your spot.

Thankyou and I hope you are inspired to create your own Mandala canvas.

Bye for now!

Linda Pearson

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

Tip In Flourishes

 Good morning Bee Arters! 

Hope you are enjoying your Australia Day holiday ... why not celebrate by creating a journal page by supporting a proud Aussie based company https://beearty.com.au/ 

In this Blog entry I have added a tip in lace flourish to the page.  Enjoy the process and have some fun. 

List of materials used in this project

• White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12"
• boning tool
• masking tape 
• Acrylic paints of choice - blue, wisteria, turquoise, light yellow, magenta (fluid paints can be used for this project)
• Silicone sponge (makeup) 
• Boxed in stencil A5  (background stencil)
• Flux A6 stencil  (focal stencil)
• Xacto craft knife or similar (must be sharp)
• Colour paste - Rose Petal
• Life of colour pens - yellow
• Heartfelt clear stamp, 
• Live your art clear stamp set, 
• Kind heart clear stamp set
• Black archival ink

The finished product of this journal page is A4 size, I used a piece of White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12".  I made a crease at the A4 measurement to create a 'tip in' fold using a boning tool.

Firstly, mask off the crease line to keep the 'tip in' clear of base coat paint on main page.  Apply small blocks of colour over the A4 background using your finger in 'figure 8' fashion.  Add each colour in turn leaving the yellow and magenta last.  You may wish to dry off in between to eliminate muddying of colours.

N.B.  I did not gesso this paper in this instance, but you could if you prefer too.

Be sure to cover the whole of this A4 section of paper.  Completely dry off.

Using the Boxed in stencil A5, choose one of the background colours (not the pop colours e.g. yellow, magenta),  add a little white beside, blend using the silicone sponge then apply randomly over the stencil (don't have to use whole stencil).  Dry off.

Continue this process in same colour over the entire surface of the page.  Dry off.

Select another colour from your palette (not the pop colours e.g. yellow, magenta), again apply the focal stencil Flux A6 stencil randomly over the page, apply stencil in different directions. Dry off.

Remove the masking tape from the 'tip in' section.  In this project I opted to hand draw a similar 'flourish' design using the stencil as a guide only (see below).  If you are an accomplished craft knife user feel free to use the Flux A6 stencil to draw a pattern over the white area for your design.

I drew this design on a spare piece of card and adjusted until I was happy with the design then transferred this over to the 'tip in' page.

Before cutting out the shapes I marked in the areas to be cut out with a X to ensure I removed the correct sections.

N.B.  please use caution when using craft knives always place the non dominant hand well away (behind the cutting area) and always turn the page to make curves do not twist your arm.

After cutting apply more masking tape along the coloured background area along crease.

Select a 'pop' colour, Magenta, colour the cutout sections, may require two coats on both sides of the 'tip in'. Dry off and remove tape.

   

Mix Colour paste - Rose Petal with texture paste apply through Flux A6 stencil over the stenciled surface, allow to dry.

Add some intensity and dimension over the focal stenciled area using Colour Spray - Bubblegum.  Cover the page with power towel so the page is protected from over spray of ink.

Add some paint spatters in light yellow colour to add contrast and to soften the page and including both sides of the 'tip in' flourish also.

Add highlights to the pink flourishes using Life of colour pens - yellow around all of the stencilled areas.

On the underside of the 'tip in' highlight the cutout design shapes with the yellow pen.

On the upper side of the 'tip in' I chose to use a dashed line to highlight the cutout shapes.

In this project I also drew around the tip in cutouts, in yellow pen, onto the back page to create bubbles for the stamped sentiments.

Add small word / sentiment stamps that fit in the size of the cut out shapes.  In this project I included; Heartfelt clear stamp, Live your art clear stamp set, Kind heart clear stamp set with archival ink.

    

I hope you have enjoyed this fun project and you are inspired to create your own.  

Thank you and see you next time for more creating fun!

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au