Artful Journeys Week 20 - Use a napkin in your art

Welcome to Artful Journeys Week 20 - Use a napkin in your art!

I decided as of today I will not be name dropping on what product I use, I bought it and I feel I don't have to mention the designer each and every time I use their products. I am not going to be their walking advertising board when you can't even get a comment on your blog from them. I already lined their pockets when I bought their products.  So screw them! Ok off my soap box now.

I really had to rack my brain on this. The napkin are the flower and vases on lower left corner and the trim on right lower  corner. I started my page with some gesso. I painted 2-3 colors, add some flower stamps and different color inks. I also used a couple stencils and more paints.

I used a white pen to outline my stencil to make it pop a bit.

I also outlined my lettering with a white paint marker and then with a black BIC pen. (my favorite pen)

The girl is from  collage sheet from CBD. I doodled a little on her to make her pop too.

The swirls are a mix of paints/inks and paint markers. I really truly love how she came out.

Here are a few projects I did during the week.

These are "Tip-in's" for my journal books, I have double sided tape on the edge. You just un-peel and stick to any page. 

Some times I use them or give them away in happy mails.

Here are a couple ATC's I made using some postage stamps.

Here is one of my favorite Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander!!!! 

Here are a few ATC's I made with a new face stamp I got off ebay for a BUCK!!!

This is an art journal page, I used the other face stamp I got in this. If you look closely you can see her and her wild hair!! The vintage gal is from a paper doll book,.

I am an ARTIST, I sold my first piece of mix media art, woohoo!!!!

I made this art journal note pad. It started off as a doodling project and ended  up into this adorable note pad. I put it up for sale at ARTFUL EXPRESS and it sold within 15 mins. I almost fainted I was so surprised. I never thought of myself as an "ARTIST" I think of me as someone who makes paper look pretty. LOL it was exciting and humbling.

Each page has a front and back with some room to 

journal in. I am really proud of this AND I got a custom order to do another, woohooo!!

Here is the very first one I made and gave away on my facebook page :)

The winner was Nancy a very dear fairyland friend I have known for years. Congrats hun!

And this is a pocket letter made for a private swap. I am very happy how it came out and hope my partner likes it too.

I made an altered key for a swap I am in, yeah yeah the wings are upside down, OPPS!!!

but I love it anyways. LOL

Well that is it for now, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

ARTFUL JOURNEYS - WEEK #12 All About Spring and NO FLOWERS

ARTFUL JOURNEYS - WEEK #12 All About Spring and NO FLOWERS

LOL no flowers and spring? I was at a lost and it is also still cold here in the "D". So I only made a tip-in to use in one of my AJ books. 

I did get to use my spanking brand new stamp sets, one is "Ruby Rainbow" from dylusions and the other set is from Finnabair called "Don't forget to fly". I love both of these sets!!! 

I use a box top with the flap. When I am done with it I add double sided tape to the flap so I can attach it to any AJ page. I laid some gesso down with a credit card I had seen many gals do it in the youtube video's I watch. I loved it went on a little smoother then using a brush. When I stamped my Ruby stamp down I decided to color her in with good old fashion gel pens, lol I have a few Copic pens/markers but to be honest, I don't like them. 

WHY? Well you have to have special paper to make them look nice and I am not rich enough to pay this kind of paper for that pen/marker/. It is the same for the T.Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks I bough because everyone else did and little did I know you need some kind gloss paper and nope photo paper didn't cut it, so now I am stuck with over a $100 of those inks and can't really play with them like a pro. 

I do plan on selling them in a facebook art swap group and use the money to get some more heavy acrylic paints maybe from Golden. Oh sorry to ramble back to my tip-in, I just wrote the quote and added a word with a black pen. Easy peasy!!!! 

Now check out what I found in an old shoe box filled with vintage ribbons I had gotten from today's trip to my FAVORITE local thrift shop "Finders Keeper" Vintage seeds packs with the seeds in them. Some are from way back as 1953. Just too cool and I am so delighted!!!1

Thought I lost my MoJo somewhere this week, but it came back and started kicking butt I did five pages in one day! LOL

The fairy doll and tiny home are from a kit from Crowabout StudioB.

I was inspired by a video I seen on pinterest. The vintage gal came from Crafty Button Designs newest kit "Darkest Before The Dawn"

 This has many piece's of happy mail I have gotten from some wonderful gals.

And this one I used some happy mail from Carol. I lost the envelope with the goodies as I was cleaning my art room last week.

This is just one of the four sides to my ghetto art room which I love!!!

LOL Yep I had to clean this room! Sorry I didn't even think to take photo's of it when I cleaned it.
Anyhooo about Carols envelope well I found it and used most of all the goodies in it!!!

This was the first page of the day I made, used some paper napkin die cut flowers my dear buddy, Lynn sent also some of her plastic flower die cuts!!! The vintage gal is also from CBD newest kit, "Darkest Before The Dawn"

I also made my facebook page a new timeliner.

and of course I had to make AMG one too.

Well that is about it for now, I want to thank you for stopping by and please come again.

Sharing a couple photos of my Lil' Picasso (Liam) He loves coming into Memaw's art room.