Art Journal Page No. 26

Is it really enjoyable when you are able to use a a stencil in different ways and still find inspiration in them more than once?? 

Here is another page I created using the  © Madartists | Dreamstime.com - Woman With  
Long Hair stencil I made with the Brother Scan & Cut machine and Duralar clear film.  I was not sure where this page was going, but it was 12 am and I could not sleep.  I had been studying for a final exam and had a little too much energy, so I got my art journal and this is the result.

My process & materials:

• Dry wall tape and glued a couple of strips to the page.

• I got this flyer from Trader Joes® supermarket and I don’t know if you know the look of the flyer but it has a old world look to it and it is designed with images from Victorian ages.  Really cool flyer to add background to your pages.  I also used some strips of music paper from an old book of rhymes I have.

• I applied some gesso to softened the edges of the scrap the paper then used Inkadinkado Stamp #60-00435 “My thoughts are free to go anywhere….” to add more words to the background.

• Dylusions Spray Paints:  London Blue.  With a brush I lightly spread this beautiful blue over my pages to add color to the background.

• Folkart® “licorice” black paint: I stenciled the lady face at a angle on my page. I added a few more strand of hair to give it a fuller look.

• Tim Holtz® Layering Stencil Eye Chart #THS010: With the Berry wine Folkart® HD paint I stenciled the eye chart randomly around the page and slightly on the side of her face.

• Dylusions “Teal Calypso” spray & Ultramarine Blue acrylic (ProArt): With a wet brush and mixed this two colors and added the darker shade of blue aroun the face and around the page.  I just kept adding color and contour to the face, leaving the front of the face lighter for my final touch.

• Prima “Gardenia” Stencil by Jamie Dougherty: With some modeling paste I created the 3d flower. 

The message I was going for in this  page was to remind myself that I had to remember to take deep breaths and have some rest in order to complete all the demands in my life.  Sitting down and letting this page come to life calm my mind and sleep came to me.

Find your calm and be safe…

WonderingMindField

Art Journal Page No. 25

Did I mentioned how much I love stencils?  I reallyyyy love them.  So I got a few of them recently on sale and decided this is my page using all this lovely stencils. 
My Process & Materials:

• Strips of music paper and Tim Holtz® washi paper tape
• Tim Holtz Stain “Spiced Marmalade” for background color and mute the strips of paper pasted to the page.
• Joggles “Spirals (10-33738)” for background that’s the spiral shapes on the background. I used Reeves® viridian and silver to add the stencil shapes into the background
• “Art is…” Mini 6x6 Stencil TCW 261s: I taped the stencil with blue painters tape and using
  
  modeling paste and made a dimensional imprint of it in the page.  This is a technique I really love doing with stencils.  It adds great dimension and interest  to the layout.
• Zenspirations 6x6 Mini stencil TCW465s.  I used Folkart® HD “licorice” (black) paint to stencil the design.  This is the first stencil I have found from designer and creator of Zenspirations, Joanne Fink, and I hope there are more to come.
• Other thinks I used to add to the background were: Metal heart shape and Plaid® Swirl Stencil to add more interest to the background.
• I outlined the butterflies with Permapaque Sakura® marker in gold and silver.

The stencil I used with the modeling paste (TCW261s) has this message:

“Art is just another way of expressing our innermost thoughts onto concrete media.  Where form and function come together in beauty color and shape. We put our feelings and experiences onto paper, canvas, surfaces of all kinds.  Following ourselves to release and surrender to this all encompassing force.  This need to register what was today, what might be tomorrow.  Find what was yesterday and the day before that.”

This is a great message and loved using it in this page and I have used it many times as background on some of my other pages. 

Let your art speak for your soul and always remember to find joy in it…

WonderingMindField

Art Journal Page No. 24

I have mentioned the Folkart® HD Paints that unfortunately have been discontinued, and lucky me I had bought a bunch of them before they were taken of the shelf.  The are creamy and they have high shine to them that makes them have an oil look to them without the smell and the long drying.

Materials and notes:

• Dictionary paper paste it to the background.

• Reeve’s Acrylic paint: Viridian to color the background.

• Conte a Paris to draw the outline of the flower, plants and butterfly.

• Permapaque™ Sakura Marker to trace the outline after I was satisfied with the layout.

• Folk Art® HD Paints:  Engine Red, Yellow Citron, Magenta and Turquoise. To paint the flowers and butterfly.

• Sakura® White Gel pen for the writing.

The last thing I did was write some inspirational works on the leaves of the plant next to the flower and a little message on the corner with the gel pen.

This was a quick and easy page done in an hour and half while listening to some music and just enjoying the quite in my studio.

Keep safe and enjoy the calm…

WonderingMindField

Zenspirations #11

A quick one for today, got some homework to do!   I am trying some new hearts to incorporate on my Zenspirations drawing and these are some of the ones I have been practicing.

The gel pens I used for these are from Fiskars®.  They have a more finer point than others so there was more control with the flow of the gel pen.

These heart would probably make great drawing for smaller cards.  Very simple!

Have a great day and most of all be safe!

WonderingMindField

Art Journal Page No. 23

I wanted to make something whimsical and I saw this image at Dreamstine.com and really liked it and wanted to make something with it.  I have Brother Scan and Cut machine from my husband and daughter for mother’s day and could not wait to try making a stencil out of this lovely image.

My process:

• Image was purchased and downloaded from:  © Madartists | Dreamstime.com - Woman With
  
  Long Hair Flowers Photo and uploaded image to the Scan&Cut Canvas  site: https://scanncutcanvas.brother.com/en/Home. 

• I took Duralar® .005 Clear film which is a acetate alternative and worked pretty well for cutting in the scan and cut.  As a try out it works well and I can use the image a few more times. 

• Materials I used to create the background:

1. Paper:  Michael’s “Songs of Spring” packet
2. Writing:  Stencil TCW261s (6x6) Mini Art Is…
3. Paints:  Reeve’s Deep Turquoise acrylic, Titanium White, and Silver
4. Folk Art® Clear Medium to make the paint for fluid.

• I paste scraps of the paper and the butterflies were cut out of the paper I paste on the paper.  I also used washi tape strips and with the stencil I stenciled the phrases on the page.
  

• The deep turquoise was thinned out with the gel medium and I colored the entire page.

• Using the titanium white and stenciled the image and then with the silver I did some shading.

I love the color turquoise is one of my favorite colors and any time I get to use it makes me happy.  Than is the idea of art journal, use colors that bring you joy and give your soul a boost.

Be safe and be well…

WonderingMindField

Bookmark No.9

This was quick and easy bookmark I created while waiting for my dinner to be ready.  I just took a small stencil from the Crater's Workshop, Ronda's Fragments, and trace it.  I use Zentangle patttern "hallibaugh" to fill in the background.

I colored the clock parts with Tim Holtz Distressed markers: blacksoot, wild honey, and barn door. Added some shading and sealed with golden Gel Medium. Voila!

I've been reading the FBI psychic series by Shiloh Walker (link) so this little cutie was on my paperback as soon as the ink dried.

Always practice and create even if you only have a few minutes.  It is the journey and the experience that brings us joy and satisfaction.

Take care and be safe,

WonderingMindField

Zenspirations #10

“My Strength comes from those that love me unconditionally and without judgment.” – ConsueloM.

 This drawing is for the two people who give me the strength and determination to face myself and the world.  They love me no matter what my imperfections and sometime because of them.  They know me in my darkest and in my lightest.  They keep me sane and at times pluck me from the edge.  A smile, a joke, a hug or just a look is all it takes for them to find my heart and nourish it.  I love them unconditionally.  They know me like no other and I am blessed everyday to have them in my life.

WonderingMindfield

Art Journal Page No. 22

Started this journal pages because I wanted to use some stamps with a skeleton theme on it.  I started with red acrylic paint and did stamping with a few stamps I have. (Pic.#1).  Then I had to leave for school and when I got back I realized I had no idea where to go from there in order to finish the page.  I had no real inspiration so started to just do some writing and left the page alone again.  Did some Zenspirations instead.

A couple of days later I found some images on online and found this really cool skull image and inspiration struck me! Let create a Mexican skull in honor of Halloween. 

Image link: http://www.bestcoloringpagesforkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Sugar-Skull-Coloring-Pages.jpg

I downloaded the image then with carbon paper traced the image into the page.  I used Sakura Permapaque fine point marker to outline the image.  I then used Folkart HD Paints to color the skull.  I really like these paint because they give a oil pain look to the image (it looks better in reality). 

Unfortunately I believe these paints are discontinued, I got my paints a couple of years back and thankfully I stocked up.  Thank goodness they have a long shelf life.

I finished by outlining with black and silver Sakura Permapaque and here is the finished product:

Always trust inspiration is just around the corner or a few mouse clicks away as in this case.  Be safe and always inspire your soul...

WonderingMindField

Zenspirations #9

Alright another Zenspiration drawing I made recently while sitting quietly waiting for my husband to come home from work.  I really enjoy the few minutes I get sometimes at night, with the house nice and quite.  There is such tranquility in spending a few moments in the quiet, specially after a few stressful weeks that have felt like a mini tornado.  Now after a few weeks of anxiety and stress I can finally take a breath and a slow deep breath!  I decided to just draw something that would reflect what a few moments of quiet means to my mind.

It is time to regroup and remember to make time for quiet.  I know I sound like a fortune cookie , but I guess is better that medication.

Enough self pity, hope you like the drawing and I can’t say enough about how much I like all my gel pens and the Zenspirations.  It's fun and very relaxing.  A big thank you to Joanne Fink, the creator of Zenspirations it has been a mind saver!.

Have peace and enjoy the quiet...

WonderingMindField