ART JOURNAL/SPRING FLOWERS...playing with mixed media

well, well.

i had to jump on week 9 of 

Joggles Art Journal.

i will make up for the miss pages, hehe.

this week's inspiration are spring flowers. 

you can see barb's (joggles owner) art page here.

Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate!

It's a Spring thing!

is what i called my page because of the stamps i used.

here is a sneak peak but i have 5 more pics below.

i wasn't feeling the way i started this page. i went over it with gesso and started all over again.

 all the imperfections from the page that didn't make it just added beauty to this one, in my opinion.

after i applied the gesso, i went over with the crayola watercolors. i used yellow for the top, blue for the center and green for the bottom. i then mixed them all and what you see is the gorgeous result. 

i added some circles in different pigment ink colors using a piece of a stencil made out of one of my paper punches. i outlined them with a black pen and added some clear wet embossing to some of them.

I also stamped the word celebrate three times and the phrase It's a spring thing! and boxed them in.

the banners were also stamped with pigment ink and outlined in black. i added those x's to the flowers to simulate the stems.

the flowers were also stamped, on some patterned paper, cut by hand, color with some gelatos and glued to the page. i also added some shadows around the page with some charcoal color pigment.

i also stamped that cute butterfly on the left because it was a bit empty on that side.

and this is it.

i hope you like it and join us. 

they are so much fun. 

i love making them and playing with all these mediums i have accumulated over my years of crafting.

there is no right or wrong, just go with the flow, that is the way i do it. 

if it makes you happy, hey...who is anyone to dispute it, right?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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ART JOURNAL/CIRCLES...playing with mixed media

sharing another mixed media project for 

joggles art journal challenge.

-this time we are using circles-

CHEERFUL STATE OF MIND

i called it

i enjoyed using some gelatos for my background. the colors are tangerine, red cherry and lemon. 

i started applying them with my fingers but ended up using the brush and mixing them with water on my mat. i also applied them on the watercolor paper, sprayed water and mixed them with the brush. i think i got a good mixing of colors.

for the circles i used sun images from various cricut cartridges: gypsy wanderings, just because cards and, soccer.

i outlined them with a black marker and then with a white gel pen.

for the phrase i used joy clair stamps.

i know i am super late with these challenges and i am not able to upload them to their site but nonetheless you can enjoy them here as  much as i am enjoy them. you should come and give them a try too.

i would love to see what you make.

thanks so much for stopping by

and have a great sunday!

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ART JOURNAL/POTION GRIDS...playing with mixed media

this is my second entry for the art journal challenge from joggles. 

no experience necessary, it is just for fun.  lol.

Potion Grids

the apothecary bottles are cling stamps from graphic 45 and the background is a mix of spray inks, acrylic paints and gesso.

the numbers and arrows are clear stamps. 

had fun making it. not as many steps but just the same. 

4fun. 4fun. 4fun.

NOTE: i lost the chance to upload it to their blog because i was super late--- a month late, ouch! :(

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ART JOURNAL/YOU MAKE MY HEART SING...playing with mixed media

you should know by now i like to dab here and there and my style is all over the place or eclectic like some call it and because of it all i do too like mixed media and that is nothing new but i haven't played with it for a while so here i am...lol

-you make my heart sing-

(you can click on the pics for a bigger view)
 you should also know i hardly ever plan my projects and this one is no exception. i normally just go with the flow.
all i knew was i wanted to use some stamps, some spray inks and some texture paste.

if you want to have some fun but are a bit intimidated, please, do not be.

i just carelessly....wet the paper, sprayed the inks, stamped, used textured paste (using a stencil i made from a heart paper punch), added twine, a piece of corrugated cardstock (from a previous project), embossed the chevron heart, added some flowers, some sequins, some stickles and that is all i did. i did not use the word carelessly lightly, belive me. i was really care free.
i like the unplanned and the fun in throwing things together and see what happens kind of attitude. sometimes if i think and i plan too much things do not turn out nice and easy.
have you have those moments too? i bet you have.

the heart, the phrase, the snake skins, the birds...are all from dollar clear stamps. well, not the snakeskins, they are from inkadinkado but the sequins are from a dollar pack too. the prima flowers i had forever in this tube with hundreds of flowers (i think we all bought the same tube at one time or another). hehe.
the pp is an oldie from mme. oh, the chevron heart's flower center is one of the mini hearts from the stencil covered in golden glitter. so cute!

and here is the entire picture. not too shabby, huh? for being thrown there just for fun.

want to give it a try? go ahead and have fun. do not over think it. just go with the flow.
impress yourself, you can do it too.

thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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