tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58745131445594165212024-03-12T18:40:34.884-07:00Love. Laugh. Create.Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-17358107587671071032015-06-09T14:56:00.001-07:002015-06-09T14:56:54.531-07:00MemoriesI decided to join The Summer of Color 5 hosted by Kristin Van Valkenburgh. Color makes me happy and I can use a large dose of happy about now!!<div><br></div><div>This is week 1 and the colors for the challenge are blue, blue, green!! I had fun playing with fluorescent colors, it's a bit outside of the norm for me. 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Instagram seems to be my media of choice. It's much easier to share photos and life there. I'm looking forward to a summer filled with family, friends, creating and most importantly calm and healing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Big hugs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Christy</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br><div><br></div></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-88412530649621396282014-02-05T18:30:00.001-08:002014-02-05T18:32:28.493-08:00My Inner Artist Guardian<div style="text-align: center;">
Life Book 2014! Wow, this journey is far exceeding my expectations! I have never considering drawing, I didn't think that it was something I could accomplish. Thanks to Tamara LaPorte I was able to complete my first face. The lesson was to draw your inner artist guardian and Tam made it so easy to follow, step by step. She also prompted you to pick a word for the year and include it in your painting. I like this idea much more then setting a new years resolutions that I never keep beyond February! lol </div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-7336465183755462162014-01-22T17:25:00.000-08:002014-01-22T17:27:41.268-08:00My Lifebook Journey<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow, its been a while huh? The last few months have blown by so quickly, but I'm back at it!</div>
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We have a bit to catch up on :)</div>
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Back in October I started searching the Internet for a local art retreat. I was longing for a deeper connection in the art world and desperate to learn more about mixed media. While web searching I stumbled upon an AMAZING artist, Tamara LaPorte and her website<span style="color: magenta;"> </span><i><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.willowing.org/" target="_blank">Willowing Arts</a>.</span> </i>On her website I learned about a year long mixed media e-course called LIFEBOOK. It is taught by 23 different teachers with a lesson or bonus released each week! There is so much I want to say about Tamara and Lifebook, but this post would be entirely too long! She is amazing and the course has already changed me.... This course it not only about amazing art, but also about healing. You don't have to participate in the healing lessons if you don't want to, its just there as an added bonus. You can learn more about it<b> <i><a href="http://www.willowing.org/life-book-2014/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">here</span></a></i></b>. Plus, its super affordable and you still have time to sign up!! </div>
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I was planning on asking hubby to purchase it for me as a Christmas gift, but before I even had a chance to ask him I received an email update from one of the blogs that I follow.....<span style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://kollaj.typepad.com/kollaj/" target="_blank">CREATIVITY UNLEASHED by Traci Bautista</a> </span>(another amazing artist). She happens to also be one of the teachers for LIFEBOOK 2014. She was hosting a giveaway for the upcoming Lifebook 2014! So obviously I entered and I bet you will never guess?!?!?!?! <i>I WON!</i> I was so beyond excited and grateful for this opportunity! I was in the car when I found out that I had won the giveaway, don't worry hubby was driving! However I did scare the crap out of him with my gasping and squealing! LOL</div>
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So fast forward to now....staying true to myself....I am already behind on the lessons! </div>
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Lessons started January 1st, I'm not too far behind so there is hope! So far the journey has been amazing and its not even February yet! I cant imagine what this year has in store for me...</div>
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So here is my first finished lesson from week one. It was just a warm up to get your creative juices flowing. It was fun to just sit a play while following directions given by someone else! Following along with Tam took away the dreaded blank page syndrome. It was so relaxing to just sit and play along....</div>
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Here is a sneak peek at what is coming up next. This lesson is all about drawing your inner artist guardian for 2014. My drawing is complete, I just have to add some paint! </div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-49264755385439325802013-09-15T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-15T07:00:02.845-07:00Journal background using Vaseline Resist Technique<div style="text-align: center;">
This is another journal background I completed for the mixed media resist challenge over the summer. I learned the technique of using Vaseline as a resist from Julie Fei Fan Balzer. You can watch her video demonstrating this technique <span style="color: magenta;"><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCPtjqXcXWA" target="_blank">here</a>. </i></span></div>
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Beware....This is a VERY messy technique, but you get a cool look on your project.</div>
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I started by covering my journal page in black gesso.</div>
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I then applied the Vaseline through my Donna Downey/Prima 12x12 Floral stencil. After I finished applying the Vaseline, I painted the page with some acrylic paint mixed with Liquitex glazing fluid. I used short strokes so the Vaseline wouldn't shift too much. Once the paint dried I wiped off the Vaseline with <strike>several </strike>TONS of baby wipes...once again, this is a very messy process! LOL</div>
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This is what you are left with! I love the look! I think I will have a hard time journaling on this page, its just to pretty :) I may have to try this on a canvas.</div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-72486227980699857392013-09-14T07:00:00.000-07:002013-09-14T07:00:06.883-07:00Water Colors and Black Glue Technique<div style="text-align: center;">
While participating in a few mixed media challenges over the summer I created the art journal pages below. The challenge was to use watercolors and some black glue. I had never heard of this technique before and it intrigued me. I had fun playing with the black glue!</div>
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On this first page I created my circles with the black glue and let it dry. I then added the color with my Caran D'Ache NeoColor II crayons (Naples Yellow, Jade Green, and Turquoise). I activated them with water and let it dry. I then dropped some fluid acrylic inks in pink and blue and added the stamped words. </div>
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On this page I put down the color first with my Reeves watercolor set. I then sketched out the tree with a pencil and then went back over it with the black glue. The inspiration for this came from a tree painting I saw on Pinterest. I tried and tried to find it again so I could link back to it, but sadly I could not find it again. If I ever come across it again I will come back and add the link....</div>
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I recently participated in a mixed media challenge with a group of girls on Facebook. </div>
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The challenge was to create a resist on your journal page and then paint it. I created this resist with Golden Gel Medium. After getting the gel medium on the page I embedded some leaves I found on vacation near the beautiful Truckee River into the gel medium. While that was drying I mixed some artist quality watercolor paint in Quinacridone Gold with Liquitex Glazing Fluid and painted it in the page. I let it sit for a couple of minutes then wiped off the paint with a baby wipe. The color remained in the nooks and crannies. I picked up this technique by watching a <strike>few</strike> TONS of Donna Downey Inspiration Wednesday videos! It worked beautifully! Now I have a gorgeous background for a art journal page! :)</div>
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Getting tired of Gelli Prints yet?!?!?! Not me! I may be late to the game, but better late than never! LOL</div>
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The next set of prints were done outside of my art journal to be used for various mixed media projects. The prints were made on some cheap card stock and a few on tissue paper.</div>
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This first print is one of my favorites! Looks like a sunset :)</div>
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Heidi Swapp Tiny Hearts and Sunshine stencils</div>
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(This print was done on white tissue paper)</div>
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The letters were made with an old alpha paper stencil set from my stash</div>
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Circle were cut from cereal boxes and used as masks</div>
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Circles were cut from cereal boxes and used as a mask. This one makes me laugh because you can see from the gelli transfer what cereal box I used! LOL Can you spot it?!?!?</div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-89922998442486963612013-09-11T08:30:00.000-07:002013-09-11T08:30:02.202-07:00Gelli Cards!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello again! </div>
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While making <strike><i>several</i></strike> TONS of Gelli prints the other day I decided I should make a few cards on the Gelli Plate. Having extra cards with a background ready to go sounded like a good idea to me! Plus, it gave me a reason to play with the Gelli Plate a little longer :)</div>
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As always I will try to list the stencils used under the picture. </div>
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If you have any questions please feel free to ask.</div>
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This first card I made into a thank you card for our teenage neighbor who watered my garden while we traveled this summer. It was enhanced with a black fine tip sharpie and a white gelly roll pen, splatters of Dylusion Inks and a thank you stamp from my stash.</div>
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Balzer Designs Mix and Match Hearts, Heidi Swapp Tiny Hearts</div>
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Gelli, Gelli, Gelli! I have spent at least 12 hours playing with my Gelli Plate over the last three days! I love how every print is different and unique. Its almost impossible to duplicate a print twice! </div>
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I thought I would share some of my favorite prints, but I will break it up into a few different blog posts since there were so many. </div>
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This first post is all about the prints I created as backgrounds for my art journal. </div>
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I first removed the pages from my Mixed Media Strathmore Visual Journal for ease of printing. This is one of my favorite journals to work in. The pages are 9x12 and the paper can handle anything I throw at it! The pages can accept layer after layer of different mediums without compromising its integrity. </div>
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I used many different stencils for my prints from Crafters Workshop, Balzer Design, Prima, Heidi Swapp, and old stencils from my scrapbooking days. Stencils are definitely my favorite tool to use when playing with the Gelli Plate.</div>
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I also used many different types of paint from Sargent Arts, Amsterdam, and cheap craft paint. I have to say that my favorite paint to use on the Gelli Plate is the Amsterdam paint. It says wet for a decent amount of time and is thick enough that I can pull several prints from one application.</div>
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I will try to list the stencils used under the picture, but if you have any questions at all about what was used for a particular print PLEASE feel free to ask me! </div>
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Hope you enjoy!</div>
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I <span style="color: #6aa84f;">LOVE</span>, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">LOVE</span>, <span style="color: #a64d79;">LOVE</span> my Peacock Feather stencil by Balzer Design/Crafters Workshop! It's my go to stencil for all kinds of projects. I used the 12x12 stencil on this card. </div>
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To create the shimmery raised peacock feathers I mixed Liquitex Basics Iridescent Medium with Liquitex White Opaque Flakes Texture Gel and applied it though the stencil with a palette knife. It's hard to see on the photo, but it came out so beautiful! I absolutely love this look! </div>
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After the feathers dried I applied the background color with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Seedless Preserves). </div>
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I finished off the card with some black mesh ribbon and the Oh Happy Day stamp by Stampology, Autumn Leaves set. </div>
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Loving - Lazy summer days! Sleeping in, swimming, hanging with the kiddos, watching the hummingbirds and dragonflies zip around the backyard.</div>
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Reading - How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal, it's just an easy summer read :)</div>
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Eating - Angelcots, heavenly white apricots. I can't stop eating them!</div>
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Drinking - When I'm not drinking coffee....Passion Tea Lemonade, delish!</div>
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Anticipating - Family vacation! Can't wait to spend a few days with the whole family hanging out at the beach laughing and eating to much!</div>
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Listening - Jack Johnson, I Got You. I can't wait for the whole album to be released in September. </div>
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Watching - Movies, tons of them! Thank goodness for Netflix and $5.00 movie days at our local theatre! Every Monday my daughter have "Classic Movie Monday" at home. Audrey Hepburn movies have been our favorite lately :)</div>
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Planning - Starting to think about holiday crafts! It's only a few months away! Yikes!</div>
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Creating - I haven't been creating a whole lot these days. I have just been spending my time coloring my favorite digi images. I have been enjoying my new Neocolor II watercolor crayons. At least I will have some colored digis ready when when I need them :)<br />
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Hoping - I'm hoping for another summer storm to pass through. We love swimming in the rain....</div>
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Hello from sunny and HOT California! We hit 108 degrees yesterday! A new record! Thank goodness today is much cooler :)</div>
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I recently have had several searches and comments on my 'Stache Bash Invites blog post from January, so I thought that some of you may like to see the rest of the party 'stache fun I created for my daughters 11th birthday. I apologize in advance because this post is a bit long! Hopefully I can remember exactly what went into each creation, its been a few months. If you have a question on anything you see here please, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to remember. I will add links at the bottom of the post for some of the items I used.</div>
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These are the cupcake toppers I created. The adorable girl image is a digi stamp from Saturated Canary, her name is Starla. The cute mustaches are also digi stamps from Angie Delarie. When creating Starla I let my daughter color her hair and clothes on the computer using the Paint program and then printed them out. I then finished coloring her with my Copic markers and added some Stickles Glitter Glue to her hair. The mustaches came pre-colored so all I had to do was print them out and add a bit of Stickles Glitter Glue. I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Big Scalloped Circles and my Cuttlebug to cut out and emboss the edges of each cupcake topper. I also misted each one with a fine glitter mist. I then used my hot glue gun to glue each topper to a black coffee stir stick that I had pre-cut in half so they weren't to tall.</div>
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I spent too much time creating the cupcake toppers so I decided to just order the cupcakes from my local bakery! Gotta cut corners where you can! :)</div>
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I had searched EVERYWHERE for some mustache streamers and couldn't find any so I decided to make my own. I purchased regular streamers in black and white and then glued a piece of ribbon down the middle of the streamers. I bought a 2 inch mustache punch from Hobby Lobby and punched out a TON of mustaches with pink, white and black card stock. I then used glue dots to adhere the pink mustaches down the center of the streamers. I used the extras mustaches as confetti for decoration on the food table.</div>
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What's a 'Stache Bash without mustache straws! I printed out some extra mustache digi stamps by Angie Delarie and used a hole punch to add a hole for the pink straws to fit through and PRESTO! </div>
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My daughter and I decided it would be fun for her and her girlfriends to have 'stache sticks for them to use in photos and also thought it would be a cool take home gift for her friends. I found some black and clear glittery party straws at Hobby Lobby for the sticks. I tied some fabric ribbon and some pink curling ribbon around the sticks. I then printed out some more girly mustache Angie Delarie digi stamps and cut them out. When each girl arrived we had them pick out a stick and a mustache and then I used the hot glue gun to adhere them. These came in handy for the photo booth! </div>
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I thought it would be fun to surprise my daughter with a poster size picture of herself for a game of Pin the Mustache on McKenzie! I had her dress up in her dads clothes and hat so I could take a picture, but didn't tell her why :) </div>
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I used my mustache punch to make the mustaches in various colors for the girls to use. They had a blast playing the game. They played several times throughout the night. I'm sure it added a level of fun having a huge print of their friend to use for the game! Lots of laughs were had during the game!</div>
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With a little nudge from Pinterest I decided it would be great fun to have a photo booth area set up for the girls to take some group shots. I lined a wall with black, pink, and white balloons. Hubby helped me string each line of balloons with a needle and heavy duty thread so they would hang straight and somewhat even! It worked well, but we still had to add a little scotch tape in the center where it would start to sag.</div>
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I wanted a frame for the girls to use as a prop in the photo booth. I really wanted a huge, vintage looking, white frame for them to use, but couldn't find one at our local thrift shops. I was running out of time so I purchased a cheap $5 frame from Walmart, took out the glass and added some of the mustache punch outs instead. </div>
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Here are some of the photos taken in our custom photo booth :)</div>
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I also provided a bag of props for the girls to use during the photo shoot!</div>
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<br />Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-61091545075194042122013-06-08T22:48:00.000-07:002013-06-08T22:48:27.183-07:00Weird is a Side-Effect of Awesome! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I saw this quote somewhere in the world of Pinterest and I fell in love with it. I just knew I had to add it to my art journal! </div>
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The background was created with various spray inks and stencils. I just wanted to get a feel for the different sprays I have been collecting. I used some homemade sprays, Heidi Swapp sprays, and Dylusion sprays. I then added a layer of stamps for a little texture. I stenciled in the quote with an old lettering stencil from my scrapbooking days and then painted the letters in with some Bombay India Ink. The adorable owl is a stamp that I picked up from Typo.</div>
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<br />Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-46973456852134196982013-06-05T22:23:00.001-07:002013-06-05T22:23:23.791-07:00Garden 2013Thanks to my son I was able to do a little gardening this year! I was afraid we were going to have to do without flowers and veggies this year!! I am thankful for my strong young teenage boy. I think he may have even enjoyed gardening a bit!! It was a good day :) <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OLEmdtMjRhc/UbAcyaCsZUI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/CnWKCXzjiaQ/s640/blogger-image--1124749788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OLEmdtMjRhc/UbAcyaCsZUI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/CnWKCXzjiaQ/s640/blogger-image--1124749788.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fZVL55V4Uao/UbActLjNWtI/AAAAAAAAA2A/H91edzLr-s8/s640/blogger-image--1763355161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fZVL55V4Uao/UbActLjNWtI/AAAAAAAAA2A/H91edzLr-s8/s640/blogger-image--1763355161.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hmtvZwPoOzQ/UbAcuzHGeUI/AAAAAAAAA2I/hnQ-ARfH-Rg/s640/blogger-image--790587573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hmtvZwPoOzQ/UbAcuzHGeUI/AAAAAAAAA2I/hnQ-ARfH-Rg/s640/blogger-image--790587573.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-552sitcFDIs/UbAcwpdrsKI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/G8R6cEt4PLQ/s640/blogger-image--459420782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-552sitcFDIs/UbAcwpdrsKI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/G8R6cEt4PLQ/s640/blogger-image--459420782.jpg" /></a></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-72238302927696781432013-06-04T16:40:00.000-07:002013-06-04T16:40:36.027-07:00Do it today....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #741b47;">This is a journal page I created in early May. It is a reminder to love, create, and smile everyday. I need a little reminder every now and then :)</span></div>
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The background was created with some cheap craft acrylic paints. The poppy stamp is from Donna Downey's Poppies and Peonies Collection. The butterflies were cut from a wallpaper border I picked up on a clearance table at Walmart. The faint circles you see are from stamping with the end of a wine cork :)</div>
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I know I'm not covering everything I did to this page, so if you have any question please feel free to ask!</div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-3806639752457523282013-06-04T10:42:00.005-07:002013-06-04T16:40:53.462-07:00Summer Love<br />
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The last few months I have submerged myself into the colorful world of art journaling. </div>
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I think I have found my true crafty passion. I love everything about art journaling. It gives me a type of freedom in my creativeness I have never experienced before. I love all the different mediums and experimenting with them. However, I was really starting to miss my favorite Saturated Canary digi images and my beloved Copic markers! </div>
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Then it hit me...DUH! </div>
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I can totally color my images and add them to the journal! I'm a little slow these days! Lol</div>
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The background was created with Pan Pastels (Yellow Ochre, Magenta, Orange, and Permanent Red Tint) and 2 Heidi Swap 12x12 stencils (Sunshine & Tiny Heart). </div>
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The Saturated Canary image is Cali Girl and she is colored with Copic markers. I finished this page just in time to enter it in the Saturated Canary challenge #44 Hair that is different... </div>
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The tag started out as a white canvas tag that I treated with some canary yellow craft paint. I also added a little bit of my yellow Twinkling H20 watercolor to make it shimmer (hard to see in photo). I hand wrote i love summer with a white paint pen.</div>
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The big heart is a cardboard piece by Maya Road treated with Faber Castell Gelatos. The smaller hearts from the stencil were treated with some Stickles (fruit punch) for a little sparkle.</div>
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The butterfly I found at Ikea of all places! lol I am always on the lookout where ever I go! You never know when you might find an item that can be used in your crafts! I just recently bought a roll of camera gaff tape at the Sony production lot for my art journal! The cashier looked at me like I was nuts :) </div>
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I hope you enjoyed my summer journal page. I am so glad that the warmer weather is finally upon us. I guess I have finally turned into a true Cali girl! It took me almost 20 years, but finally my heart belongs to Cali! lol </div>
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So I have been housebound and laid up the last month because of a couple of herniated discs in my lower back. This has given me a lot of time to search Pinterest and watch art journal how to videos via YouTube. I have always admired people who could art journal and I have always wanted to try, but wasn't sure how to start. I have learned so much during this not so convenient down time! Lol Not to mention the inspiration I have received from other artists! There are so many talented artists out there and I'm so grateful that they share their experience and work with us via YouTube, blogs and on the various social media websites!</div>
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Now comes the fun part! I have been playing like crazy! Every chance I get I disappear into my studio, pain permitting. I am having a blast finding my own style and technique. There are so many wonderful products to try! What a journey I am on......</div>
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Here is my first completed art/inspiration journal. I hope you enjoy my pages and that you find a little inspiration of your own. </div>
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This is the cover of the journal. There are several layers. I used Tim Holtz tissue paper, Pan Pastels, and Faber Castell Gelatos. I used Tim Holtz Grungeboard letters to spell out art. They are colored with the Gelatos as well. The edges are covered with washi tape.</div>
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This is the book I started with. It is just a cheap little book made for scrapbooking. I didn't want to buy a mixed media journal until I played a little and was positive I was going to enjoy the whole art journal process. It is now my passion.</div>
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The small hearts are chipboard covered in Gelatos.</div>
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This is the inside cover and the first page. I adhered more Tim Holtz tissue paper to the inside cover. I will add more to it when inspiration strikes. I'm not sure what to do there... maybe some actual journaling! lol</div>
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I covered the first page in white gesso and then painted it with cheap craft paint. I used modeling paste through a circle stencil, swirly stamps, heart punch outs, and Gelatos to add color to the modeling paste.</div>
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I'm not sure what to say about this page! When I had the first couple of layers down I really disliked it so I just kept adding more and more layers! lol Now I'm not sure what I think of it, but that's ok because I learned a lot about different products from this page. I started out with a layer of gesso and plain white tissue paper. I then added lots of splatters with Twinkling H20's (LOVE this product!), acrylic paint, bubble wrap dipped in paint, heart punch outs, heart stencil, and Bombay india inks. There are probably more products on there, but I cant remember because I keep going back and adding to it trying to fix it! lol</div>
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I love the color of this page. I used various Dylusion spray inks and then wiped it down with a paper towel and it left me with a soft mix of colors. The heart flowers were made with a stamp and heart punch outs from a dictionary. I then covered the hearts with a mix of the Twinkling H20's. I also used modeling paste through a circle stencil and stamps for the hanging twigs and bird.</div>
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On this page I started out by covering the page with a butterfly napkin I found at Tuesday Morning using Collage Pauge by Traci Bautista. I also added the paper doilies to the corners using this Collage Pauge. I watered down white gesso for the drip affect and Bombay india ink for the splatter drops. Once again I used modeling paste for the circles and the clouds are from a punch.</div>
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I had so much fun with this page. I had no idea what I was going to do when I started. I just started by laying down a few of my favorite paint colors. I used a very cool pebble stencil that I found at Michaels by Folk Art. Its hard to see, but I used the end of a wine cork dipped in black paint for a little bit of texture. There are also a few drops of Bombay india ink, washi tape and an alphabet stamp by Stampabilites found at Hobby Lobby.</div>
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This was another page that I didn't like in the beginning, but now I LOVE it! I started out by laying down white gesso and then I covered the page in drywall joint tape that I found at Ace Hardware. I added the flowers that I fussy cut from some junk mail and then added several layers of Dylusion spray inks and acrylic paint. The feathers were created with modeling paste and a stencil designed by the fabulous Julie Fei Fan Balzer called Peacock Feathers. While I was waiting for the modeling paste to dry an amazing thing happened! The modeling paste absorbed the color from underneath it. I had no idea this would happen! I LOVE the way it turned out! I completely left it alone after this point. What you see is exactly how the modeling paste absorbed the color! Gorgeous!</div>
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This page makes me laugh :) I have been taking some VERY strong pain meds for my back. One day I told my hubby that it made me feel floppy and he laughed and told me I should put that in my journal. So I did :)</div>
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I started by covering the pages in black gesso (which I love!) and then used modeling paste and the circle stencil to add some texture. I used the Twinkling H20's for the drips that also ran over the modeling paste. I stamped the hearts and funny face with some white pigment ink. Easy Peasy Fun!</div>
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I love tea and have been drinking TONS of it lately since I can't mix my beloved nightly glass of red wine with my pain meds. As you can see Tazo Calm is one of my favs so it had to be put in the journal! I started these pages with a layer of black gesso and some acrylic paint. I layered the tea bag wrappers, white doilies, and scrap pieces of white lace with Collage Pauge. The two tea sayings are from a 12x12 paper pad by The Paper Studio. I also used a little bit of lace tape in the corners.</div>
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My last page is also one of my favorites so far. It was an easy and relaxing page. I covered the page in white gesso and applied a few different blue acrylic paints with a foam brush. I then used a palette knife to apply some gorgeous gray acrylic paint. The swirls you see are from a swirly stamp using black ink and traced with a white gel pen. I covered a phone book page with orange, green, and gray acrylic paint and then punched out the clouds. I also used this phone book page with Tim Holtz Umbrella Man die. I outlined the clouds and Umbrella Man with a black Faber Castell Big Pitt Artist Pen and a white gel pen. The stamp is also from Tim Holtz. </div>
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My daughter turns 11 years old this month. I can hardly believe the teen years are almost upon us! Where does the time go?!?!?!</div>
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She decided months ago that she wanted to have a mustache themed sleepover party this year. Fun right?!?! We have a whole night of fun planned for a <b><i>'staching</i></b> good time (sorry...couldn't help myself!) LOL</div>
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These are the birthday invitations I made using Angie Delarie's digi stamp set, Manlie Mustache. The link to her etsy page will be listed at the bottom of this post. Check out her stamps, they are so fun to play with!</div>
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Some of Angie's stamps come pre-colored, which normally I would never use because I LOVE to color digis myself with Copics, but for the sake of time I decided to use the pre-colored image. It helped that they were already colored the same colors my daughter selected for the party! </div>
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My daughter wanted to help with the invites so I had her layer washi tape on the top and bottom of the card. The pink washi tapes can be found at Michael's and the black heart washi I picked up at Typo. </div>
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My husband thought it would be fun if the girls had to show up wearing mustaches, so I picked up these self stick 'staches from Party City. I just hope the girls remember to bring them! </div>
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<i>I just want to shout out a thank you to my big brother for taking the time to create an awesome watermark for me to use on my blog photos! I LOVE it! Thanks big brother!</i></div>
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<br />Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991551111191782612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874513144559416521.post-62359191405163468902012-12-06T11:26:00.000-08:002012-12-06T11:26:26.994-08:00December Daily 1 & 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I can see how this is going to go this month! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">My daughter and I are having a hard time keeping up with our December Dailies, but we are not letting it stop us! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">We make little notes and take pictures every day so we do not forget what we did that day. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The weekends will be our "catch up" days :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Here are pics of Day 1 and Day 2, hope you like them and are having better luck keeping up with your own DD's!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong>I can't believe it is Sunday night already! This weekend was a fun filled holiday weekend spent with my funny and beautiful 10 year old daughter. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><em>We drank Starbucks hot chocolate.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><em>We decorated the tree.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><em>We ate See's candy.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><em>We danced to Christmas tunes.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><em>We giggled. A lot.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong> We also started our December Dailies by the fire while listening to Christmas music and the sound of rain and wind. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pure Perfection</span>.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13;">Here are some pictures of my December Daily Daybook.</span> </strong></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>My cover is an overlay I picked up at a Scrapbook Convention so I'm not sure who makes it. I embellished it with AC Thickers and Glitz & Glitter Stickers. I
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>I decided not to embellish or number the pages ahead of time. This will allow me more freedom day to day. You never know if you might need more space for a 2 page spread! The way I take pictures, some days may turn into a 3 page spread! :)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">When my 10 year old daughter learned
that I was going to complete a December Daily this year she immediately decided
she wanted to do one with me (she knows how to melt my heart!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I'm sure this will quickly turn into
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This is the daybook I made for her to
use as her December Daily. She picked out the papers and I cut, scored, and
sewed the binding for her. I didn’t embellish the inside like I normally do on
my handmade daybooks because I wanted her to be able to make it her own.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">However, I couldn’t resist
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The snow speckled overlay I picked up
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The mustache is from a punch I found at Hobby Lobby and the washi tape is by Recollections from Michaels. I used AC foam thickers for the year.</span></div>
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Hubby and I wanted to take a little time to enjoy each other before the busy month of November. We decided to visit wine country and drive the Silverado Trail in Napa County. I can not put into words how <strong><em><span style="color: #990000;">STUNNING</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: #741b47;">BEAUTIFUL</span></em></strong> the area is this time of year. Hopefully you can get a feel for how <strong><em><span style="color: #f1c232;">AMAZING</span></em></strong> the colors and sites are from my pictures. If you have ever wanted to visit California's wine country I <em><span style="color: orange;">HIGHLY</span></em> recommend doing so during the Fall. I hope you enjoy my photos, there are many! I took over 300, but won't post them all :) Thanks for looking!</div>
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I have a special place in my heart for Whimsie Doodle Digi Stamps. They are the first digi stamps I used when I discovered the world of digi stamps and Copics. I am now addicted to both digi stamps and Copics! I can't imagine a creative life without them! </div>
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My favorite time of year is Fall. I love the change in the weather and all the glorious colors that come to life. When I discovered that the October Challenge over at the Whimsie Doodle Blog was <u>Its FALL Y'all</u> I knew I had to participate! Plus they released this adorable image as a freebie!</div>
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The image is called "Leaf Me". It is no longer a freebie, but you can find it here </div>
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I colored him up with my Copics and cut it out. All three backgroud papers I created myself with some white cardstock that I applied Dylusion Ink Spray (Postbox Red & Pure Sunshine) and Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Wild Honey). This was my first experience with Dylusion Inks and I LOVED them! Im officially hooked! They are so much fun to play with!</div>
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I distressed all the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs & Fired Brick). I applied yellow stickles to the butterfly, leaves on image, and the leaves at the bottom of the card. Hopefully you can see the stickles. It was a hard one to photograph! :)</div>
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The burlap layered behind the image is from The Canvas Corp, found at Hobby Lobby. The red burlap ribbon is by The Paper Studio, also found at Hobby Lobby. I stiched the little X's with some brown embroidery string I had stashed away.</div>
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