MixMedia Card #4

Well another day, another card and more fun making these cards.  They are much quicker

than doing an art journal page which makes them perfect for art on the hurry.  Like cards 1-3 this one also has a heart theme.   I've been debating whether each series should have four or five cards, so we'll see where my mind takes me, maybe just four cards per series.  

I do have an idea for my next set, to use dresses and let my inner fashionista come out!  Well, at least I hope...!  I only own one dress so what do I know!

Moving on...Here is the list of materials I used to create this card:

• Mixed Media Cardstock: Strathmore 400 Series
• Crafters Workshop Stencil:  TCW473s Mini Texturized Stencil
• Andy Skinner Stencil: Industrial Elements - Andy107
• Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Chevron and Eye chart
• Dylusions: "further around the edge" DYR34513
• Book pages scraps
• Tim Holtz paper washi tape
• Modeling paste
• FolkArt HD Paints:  Magenta. licorice, yellow light, cayman blue, and yellow citron
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Words stickers

 Have a great day and remember to always find your creative joy!!!

WonderingMindField

MixMedia Bookmark #3

All righty!  Finished my third bookmark on this first series of mixed media bookmarks.  The process has been very inspiring and I am feeling creative.  Ideas for some cards and journals are coming into my wonderingmind and I hope to find the time to give them form.

For this bookmark I used pretty much the same materials as my other two bookmarks:

Bookmark card stock

Drywall tape (texture and dress belt)

Heart Cookie cutter (to trace hearts)

Dylusions "around the edges stamp set" (leaves on the background)

Modeling paste (dots)

Scrapbook paper scraps (dress)

FolkArt HD Paints (green foliage, magenta and licorice)

Cosmic cricket Tiny words

I did want to mention that the paints I've been using lately, the FolkArt HD Visual Texture, are no longer been produced.  I just happen to have a nice stash (25 bottles) of them I purchased when they were on clearance at AC Moore ($.50) a while back.  I contacted FolkArt and they said they do not make them anymore and have no substitutions.  I do love them and the picture does not show how nice they are in reality. They have a nice consistency and dilute well with water.

Needless to say any acrylic paint will do and mixing colors and brands is something I constantly find myself doing.  One thing we crafters and artists love is to stock up on materials and mix-an-match like crazy, it is the end result that matters.  

Have a nice stash of scraps which I used on this project.  With my Brother Scan-n-Cut  I've cut all kinds of shapes and used them for little projects like this one.  Nice and handy!

Enough rambling, THANK YOU for visiting this little corner of my mind and have a safe and creative day!

WonderingMindField

Mixed Media Card #3

This is my third card in my set and I am enjoying this process and the new way of expressing good thoughts and encouragement through mixed media.  With my tight schedule is really encouraging for me to be able to complete these little mixed media treats and not feel that I am neglecting this form of expression by not been able to do a larger art journal.  These cards take me less time and I am pleased with the results.

One product I love to use is the Folk Art HD Visual Texture Acrylic Paints and the bad news is that these paints (first promoted by Donna Dewberry) are no longer available.  I did stock up on a clearance sale but I really need to find a substitute.  They are creamy and have the look of oil paints.

Products I used:

• Strathmore Mixed Media paper cut 4.5 x 6.5
• AC Cardstock Black 5x7 Card
• Old book paper scraps
• Tim Holtz: Bubble THS002 Layering Stencil
• Crafter's Workshop: TCW437s Mini Textured stencil
• Permapaque Sakura markers: black
• Dylusions: Further around the edge stamp DYR34513
• Drywall tape (grid texture)
• ModPodge
• Folk Art HD Visual Acrylic Paints:  yellow ochre, viridian, magenta, lemon yellow
• Dylusions Spray Paint:  Vibrant Turquoise
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Stickers

Unfortunately my camera is in the fritz and the picture doesn't really show that the green is much deeper. Hopefully for my next blog I can use my daughter's fancy camera.

Take good care of yourself and remember to find art in your every day.

Wonderingmindfiedl

Zenspirations #20: “My Sunshine”

Practicing with some newer dangles and trying different pens.  Traditionally the Sakura® Micron is the pen for both the Zentangle® method and the Zenspirations® method, but I find that I am very heavy handed and the point of the marker gets destroyed before the ink is gone on the pen.

I have been using the Bic™ Intensity Fine pen marker and is very sturdy and handles the pressure well.  For this drawing I used the Zentangle® apprentice pen which has a felt like tip and is also a pretty good pen.  Both the Bic and the apprentice Micron work well for me because they are able to withstand the pressure of my heavy hand.  As usual I use an assortment of gel pens brands to do my coloring.
The lesson been that I really need to loosen up a little and not let my stress take it out on the poor pens or they’ll never last.
Take care, thanks for vising and hopefully your pens are not in pain…

WonderingMindField

MixMedia Bookmark #2

Feeling pink!  This is a color I hardly go for most of the time but kind of like when I do.  I'm not the most girly person and most of the time I am dressed in black sweaters and jeans due to the nature of my day job, but once in a while the girly in me sneaks out and this is the result.

Materials:

• Cardstock bookmark
• Tim Holtz Die cut dress form
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Words
• Heart shape cookie cutter
• Tim Holtz paper washi tape
• Dry wall tape
• Tim Holtz Layering Chevron Stensil and Eye Chart Stencil
• Dylusions: "Around the edges" stamp set
• FolkArt HD Paints:  Licorice, magenta
• Neocolor II Pink
• Gesso and ModPodge

Process:

1. Cover the bookmark with gesso.
2. Glued about half of the dress form and trimmed the rest.
3. Layered the washi tape, and dry wall tape to the right of the dress from to add texture. 
4. Covered the dress form with paper washi tape to add interest and colored using a Neocolor crayon in a magenta color. Used water to dilute the color to a more pink hue.
5. With Magenta acrylic paint I stenciled the chevron pattern.
6. Light inked leaves from Dylusions "around the edges" stamp set to add more textured to the background.
7. With the cookie cutter I traced the hearts with a black acrylic and the Neocolor Black crayon I colored the inside of the hearts added shadows around the dress form. These Neocolor crayons are water soluble so they are not entirely opaque.
8. With Cosmo Cricket tiny words stickes I created the sentiment then use the Uni-ball Vision pen to trace around the words and around the dress form to add make them stand out.
9. Cover the entire bookmark with Golden Semi gloss medium and Voila!

     Step 1-3                                                                           Step 4-7

This bookmark is part of a set of three I am creating, using dresses and the dress form.  Very feminine and it has inspired me to create a bigger art journal page I will show soon.

Have a great day and have keep searching for inspiration all around you!

WonderingMindField

MixMedia Card #2

Here is another little mixed media card  I created out of some scrap Gelli Arts™ Plate prints.  This was a background created with an assortment of stencils, acrylic paints, paper washi tape (Tim Holtz®), modeling paste and sticker words (Cosmo Cricket). I also used Uni-Ball® Micro pen to draw heart and stitches as well as outlining the words and phrases.  The leaves where drawn with the Uni-Ball and silver Sakura Permapaque® marker. The piece was sealed with semi-gloss Gel Medium (Golden®)

I did not have any rhyme or reason as to what the theme was going to be, it wasn't until the background was finished that it occurred to me that I should just add another heart and add it to the first card I did.  Sort of make a heart series!

Who know what goes in this mind!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by and taking a peak at this "Wondering Mind Field" of mine.

Be safe!

WonderingMindField

"White on Black" - Zentangle Large Tile

This bit of Zentagle® I found among a box of scrap paper!  How did it got there is beyond my wondering mind.  I swear my short term memory is practically non-existent and my long term wants to take a vacation.  Anyhow, I do remember creating this drawing in the beginning of my discovery of Zentangle®.  

I used regular black card stock and a Sakura™ White gel pen.  I’m not a big fan of many white pens and this one is not necessarily my favorite.  You do have to be careful of smudging and not putting your palm on the ink unit it dries.  This is the main reason I don’t use black paper or tiles often.  Still trying to find a good white pen!  If anyone has any good recommendations, I would greatly appreciate the comment.  Black tiles are fun and is something I want to do more often if I can find the right pen or pencil.

Have a great day and as always take care, create with your heart and remember that perfection is an illusion because there is beauty in imperfections.

WonderingMindField

MixMedia Bookmark #1

Currently working on updating and adding some more things to my Etsy shop.  Since I started school is been very hard to make time for art, but thankfully I have been having more time on Sundays and now got a few things to put out there.  I am working on a mixed media series of bookmarks that I'm enjoying making.

This bookmark was inspired by a pattern on my Bother Scan-and-Cut machine of a very simple dress.  I have wanted to do something with dresses for the longest time and this was my first chance.

I cut a bunch of these from different pattern papers  from a 6x6 paper pad by "Hey you."  I honestly do not know where else to get these papers for the exception of Tuesday Morning store where I got the pad for $1.99.  I love going to this store every few weeks and see what things I can find at really discounted prices.

"Make beautiful things everyday.  Art = happiness"  this is a saying that I created using Cosmo Cricket tiny words and I strongly believe that we as human need to surround ourselves with more beauty.  By beauty I mean, love, honesty, respect, and laughter.  In this day and age is hard to see these qualities, but so worth the search to not only find them in yourself but on those we surround ourselves with.

Whether your are a beginner or an experience artist, art will always bring happiness to your soul.  Color a coloring page with your kids, makes a mess out of paper mache, or just paint a plaster figurine, create art whether possible and see how your mind and heart will receive the joy.

Have a great day and create happiness in your life.

WonderingMindField


P.Sssss. Materials used:

• Crafter's Workshop TCW437 Texturized Stencil
• Dylusions: Further around the edge DYR34513 stamps
• NeoColor II (black)
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type words
• Drywall tape
• Heart shape cookie cutter
• FolkArt HD Paints:  cayman blue, yellow light, licorice and magenta

Zenspirations #19: “The Garden”

Carrying a small drawing pad has become a must in my purse.  I love drawing my Zenspirations in a Strathmore® 400  Series Drawing pad.  Normally a 6x8in which fits in my purse with a pencil pouch that holds my Micron®, pencils, mini ruler, and eraser. 

I actually completed this drawing on my break at school and flowers are one of my favorite things to draw in Zenspiration.  I have mentioned it before but remember this is a method developed by Joanne Fink and by clicking on her name it will direct you to her blog.  She is a wonderful artist who loves to express her art and faith through her drawings and writing.

I colored the leaves and flowers with my assortment of gel pens using the ones with a bit of glitter to add that extra sparkle. 

Have fun and let the joy of life enter your life.

WonderingMindField