Almost end of summer.

Wow, can you believe it is the end of the summer? Time just flying and I am not doing much but getting my art on. Here are a few things I made this week.

These are some tip-ins for art journal books.

The start of a new art journal book, another record book but this one is from 1963. I also used my Marilyn Monroe stencil which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!

I love how this came out.

This is a cover I did to finish of an art journal book I have been working on for awhile.

The book itself is from an estate sale I went to in the beginning of summer. It is the record book from 1954 of a local doctor office. Pretty cool.

I got some new Prima Marketing Finnabair Art Extravagance Texture Paste!!!! 

For this layout I used their Texture Paste - Black Sand. I love how really gritty this one is, awesomeness!!!

For this layout I used their  Texture Paste - Platinum Crackle, this one did not thrill me at all.

I did use a heat gun on one side of the page and on the other I let it dry over night.

 Both were about the same effect. I used Tim Holtz Distress Stains on top and like how it came out.

The graphic is from last months Sport Illustrated magazine.

 My artsy friend, Jackie sent me the carton of a 6 pack of beer with skulls on it. Finally got to use it and my new sugar skull duct tape too :) .... The sunflowers are some real photos my artsy friend, Lori gave me. 

This started with some dylusions acrylic paints and inks, I drew the flowers with neo-crayons

I added some water to let it get the drippy look. I got the skull stencil from my dear artsy friend, Dori.

I love how this came out, don't ask me why. lol

I book down and got the new issue of "Art Doll" what a wicked cool magazine.

Well that is it for this week. Many many thanks for stopping by.

Have a great week!! Until next time "Get your art on"

New ATC's and PLP's

Made some new ATC's and PLP's this week. I do sell some over at ARTFUL EXPRESS.

I've been blessed to be able to sell some of my ACEO's and PLP either full decorated or plain and you can decorate them.

The four above was made on a double page watercolor paper. I loved it and need to get more.

With these PLP sets I decorated on in rockabilly art and the other I left plain.

here are some ATC's or ACEO's since I do sell them.

here are some ATC backgrounds I made too. 

Just playing around after I seen a video tut on how to use one stencil over another.

This page I made with tons of happy mail goodies.

OMG!! I'm starting to hoard paints LOL!!!!

I made a ribbon doll with some tutu material I got from Lynn.

 Speaking of that double page watercolor paper. Here is the cardboard from the back of it. I got to use my new James and Marilyn stencils.

Made some plain PLP backgrounds again using my new James and Marilyn stencils. I love'em!!!!

I got them over at Ebay, A seller called Black Jax Custom Stencils.

 Here is another art journal page I made using some new Golden Paints.

 Yep I found this cute little dude in some junk mail!

This is an ATC I made for a swap over at, Artful Mail Group

Another ATC I made with some hometown pride! 

Well thanks for topping by and will see you Sunday when I post the next Artful Journey prompt.

ARTFUL JOURNEYS - WEEK #27 ~ Ocean waves~

ARTFUL JOURNEYS - WEEK #27 ~ Sea/Ocean ~ 

Hello everyone, Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July!! I had a very relaxing weekend doing nothing but art. So this week the prompt was Ocean waves. I am a true blooded Michigander and not much into the Ocean or waves, give me a good old lake any day. There's no sharks or jellyfishes lol to worry about. But anyhoo it took me a moment to wrap my head around this prompt.

I started off by using scraps from background pages I had done all week. I cut them in strips and glued them down on my blank page. Then I fussy cutted out a mermaid I found online.

I glued her down but left her hands along for now. 

My dear friend Yvonne stop buy Friday and brought me some goodies. She just happen to have some cheese cloth in the package and I was think, it would make a great net for my page. I also had some tiny seashells to hot glue down.

When I am in my art room I ALWAYS have music on, and just happens Led Zeppelins song "Down by the seaside came on" 

so I started writing the lyrics in the mermaids body and tail and then titled it over the fishing net.

Yvonne also gave me some beautiful blue glass shavings and I used them as my ocean water, in the photo glue is not all the way dry but I was loving ow it was coming along.

I really love how  she came out.

Some prompt stress me out a bit but once I got my head wrapped around it, I learn not to stress and worry and to just let it flow.

 I made a few PLP Background and PLP and sold them at Artful Express this week. I am very blessed to have some members buy them, helps support my art.

My reto gals PLP

Below are some PLP just backgrounds.

Here are a few ATC's a.k.a ACEO's. I was on a rockabilly reto kick all week. I found some cool art of Crystal Wall Lancaster to use.

More PLP's

More ATC's a.k.a ACEO's.

Well that was most of what I created last week. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.