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.

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.