"Fly Through the Air" Art Journaling featuring "Mad Tea Party"

Hello All!

Keri here. 

Today, I am sharing with a piece i revolt did in my art journal. It's a little reminder to myself to let go and be free...just like a bubble. 

To make my background, I first adhered a sheet of watercolor paper to my journal page. This keeps the page from warping when I add my paints and matte gel medium. 

I then convered that with a piece of the "Tea Party" paper from the "Mad Tea Party" collection. 

I had some paper doilies from Wilton's that looked very similar to the background lace in the paper, so I added those on top. 

Next, to make an antique gold color, I mixed together Liquitex Basics Acrylic paint in Gold and Burnt Umber. Using a stiff brush, I dry brushed the edges and some in the middle of the page. 

I used this page for a little face drawing practice. Used a Black Scribe-All pencil and clear gesso for the base. 

Later, I added color using craft acrylic paint. 

TIP: if you don't feel comfortable drawing your own picture...look online for face outlines or images. You can easily find an image you like that you can just fill in! 

To finish my page, I cut circles from the " Wonderland", "Tea Party", "Alice" and "cut and Create" papers from the "Mad Yea Party" collection. I laid them out so they looked like they were floating up. I used my antique gold mixture to edge them and added a few pieces of "Junque & Gems" rhinestones for added depth and sparkle. 

I finished by cutting strips from the "Tea Party" paper (striped side) to use as journaling strips for my words: Fly through the air, just like a bubble, above the crowds and above your troubles." 

Here's a couple of closeups!

I hope you have enjoyed my Art Journal page today. 

Until next time.... 

Xoxo, 

Keri 

My Treasure Chest: Before and After

Hello, hello

Today I want to share my latest project with you,

which is a shabby Altered Box for Marion Smith Designs.

You probably know that I love to change

ordinary things into something special and beautiful.

That was also this time:

Before:

... and AFTER:

For this project I used vintage scraps from these collections :

Mad Tea Party 

Nirvana:

Motley:

 

and:

You can see some similar project HERE :)

Do not forget do add a lot of gesso or acrylic, white paint 

for a more shabby look.

Just a quick reminder about my challenge.

It's still time to win this fantastic prize:)

That's it for now my dear friends.

Hope you've enjoyed it.

Have a nice weekend everybody!

xoxo

Aneta

Home sweet Home- by Ana Paula Leal

Hello, 

Ana Paula today bringing you a project to decorate your home in a shabby style 

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I bought this frame from my favorite woodworker,
it is divided into small frames that I lined with beautiful papers by  Marion Smith Design.

 
After  I lined each fund, I painted the frame with diluted white paint,
and , to give a patina effect,
the entire set was sanded after dry well.

 
The project was decorated with beautiful paper flowers Petaloo and small  resin roses by Marion  Smith

 
Beautiful metal ornaments gave an additional charm to the piece,
which emphasized soft colors and delicate embellishments.

 

Is ready to hang on a wall and convey the message that this is:

 a sweet and pleasant home.

 

Thanks for looking our blog!

Ana Paula Leal

My Honey Bee Layout by Tonya Gibbs

When my sister-in-law called and asked me to take pics of this little honey bee in the pumpkin patch,  I didn't hesitate.  She was  buzzing around the pumpkins, like she was pollinating a garden. The entire time, her wings were upside down, her tongue hanging out, and buzzing noises coming from her mouth. She was so busy and absolutely ADORABLE! 

Marion's Nirvana collection was the perfect backdrop for this photos.  I used the Photo Ops for my base, because it has a nice muted turquoise color and orange damask on the b-side.  The contrast was just what I needed for my photo to take center stage.   I used smaller pieces of the Typograph paper as accents around the photo.  

For embellishments, I reached for Marion's stamps.   

The  alpha stamps were used to spell out My Honey Bee on a banner cluster at the bottom of the layout.

I used the large rose from the Curious set with some water colors in pinks and gold.  To make the flowers have a little depth I decided to mix them in with mulberry flowers, colored to match.   I also used clear gold glitter nail polish in the centers of the stamped images to give them a little texture.  

The Doilies were stamped with black ink onto a scrap of  paper from the collection, and I trimmed around them to make them look like border.  For a little added shimmer I dripped Gold Ink and the Tim Holtz bronze metallic distress paint all over the layout near the photo cluster. I love how it looks like dripping honey.  The camera really doesn't do justice to the shimmer on this layout. 

Thanks for stopping in today, please don't forget to subscribe.  If you like what you see here, please visit my blog at  for more great projects! 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com 

Mine Would Be You

Hey there happy Sunday!! Sarah here and I wanted to share a layout with you, using the brand new and gorgeous new line "Mad Tea Party!" These papers are so beautiful, the colors, the roses, everything is amazing. As soon as I saw the patterned paper with the roses on it, I could not WAIT to start fussy cutting lol! The inspiration I used for this layout came from a new song that I love by Blake Shelton, called "Mine Would Be You." I love this song! It makes you think about all the little things that you love about someone, good things and even difficult times. That's what life is about, that is what it is made of. All the things that make us who we are. A messy mix of good and bad and trials and beautiful and difficult and busy and frustrations and blessings and what a wild ride it is! My favorite line of the song is "What's the greatest chapter in your book?" That's the line I based my page on, and my favorite chapter is my beloved boys.

 

To create the journaling part, I combined two new sets of stamps from Marion's new products, one is alphabets and one is a really cool mixture of elements that you can use to create your own "chalkboard art" like line breaks and things of that nature. This was so fun! I'll admit I was scared of them at first, but I just got out a scratch piece of paper and started playing and it is really neat!  Yes, my letters and things are crooked, and I'm sorry. But the important thing is that you can read it and totally get the point right? I like to call it a fancy mess, kind of like me haha!

 

 

 

 

Another new stamp I used from the new sets was this darling little butterfly! I heat embossed them with light pink powder. They have a lot of pretty details that make them look so dainty, something I know my boys will love (haha!!)

 

 

I used an older picture, but I don't scrap chronologically, I like to use pictures that tug at my heart strings and will trigger a special memory or a tricky time we were in at that moment.

 

Lots of fussy cutting and tucking ;) I used some vintage book paper to go along with my book and chapter theme, but I wanted to add some pink so I sprayed it down with the new Blush Color Shine by Heidi Swapp. I was a little nervous at first because it's old paper but it took it like a champ and it looks very shimmery and pretty!

 

I hope I inspired you today! If you haven't already, check out the new Mad Tea Party Line and Marion's new stamps!!  They are so so beautiful! Have an amazing day!

 

Love, Sarah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Media Canvas - Tonya Gibbs

Hi everyone, today I want to share a piece of art that I created to inspire a group of friends.  For those who have followed me for a while know that I'm in Weight Watchers.  Last week we had an awesome meeting where we shared our  group's success stories.  The three who shared lost a combined weight of over 160lbs.  WOW!  That in itself is encouraging to me!  We discussed the power in believing in yourself.  I was inspired in that meeting to create a canvas that I gave away at our meeting last Monday night.



 

 

Showcased at the bottom of the frame is Marion's Rolled Roses.  I love how the black in the roses pulls in the black from the chalkboard.  I also used scraps from her other digital journal lines to create the butterflies.  The butterflies were then dipped into melted UTEE to give them a glass like texture.

 

 

 

I wanted the frame to have a weathered inconsistent look.  The frame is one of the ornate wood frames with an inside opening of 5x7.  I painted a base coat with bronze distress paint, then crackled small portions.  I used an  Off-White linen acrylic paint to white wash over the top.  Once it was dry, I then sanded some areas to further disstress the wood. I used an Unity Stamp that says "If You Can Imagine It, You Can Achieve It!"  repeated all over the top  of the frame's surface.   I like that you are unable to see it printed clearly anywhere.  This makes you really focus on the words, and not just the quote.

 

 

For the background, I chose the Mad Tea Party paper "Roses 'R' Red".   I loved the repeated rose and clock patterns.  So I ripped it into irregular pieces, and combined it with some vintage recipes from a low-calorie cookbook.  I then covered it in gesso and recolored it with pink and gold gelatos.   A TCW damask stencil and molding paste were then added and the entire piece was colored again with gesso, gelatos, and finished off  with the bronze distress paint.  When you look at this canvas, the background stays in the background, but a closer look reveals the subtle hints of the patterned below the layers of paint!

 

 

For the quote, I used a saying from another Unity Stamp "Trust in your potential, enjoy the process, try something new, explore possibilities, but most of all BELIEVE!"   The stamp was ATC size, so I had to hand write it on the 5x7 cardstock.  Hidden inside the spray at the bottom, I have a clock - to remind you to take time for yourself.  A token that says "courage"  so you remember to have the courage to change your habits. And one that says "Believe" To reinforce belief in yourself!  

To me - this piece looks like a Tuscan kitchen.   The strong terracotta colors, combined with the rich roses and the chalkboard draw me in, and take me to another place. 


Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs
http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Resources:

Marion Smith Designs  Roses R Red, Rolled Roses
Faber Castle Design Memory Craft:   Gelatos - Pink, Hot Pink, Gold
Liquitex -  Gesso & Surface Prep Matt Medium
Ashley Home Decor - Vine
Martha Stewart Crafts - Butterfly Punch
Ranger - Utee, Distress Paint in Bronze. Coffee & Jet Black Archival Ink
Idea-ology - Tokens
Gely Roll - White Gel Pen
Cardstock
Cookbook
Doily
Prima - Clock
Unity -  Stamps