Super duper excited that my friend Birgit Koopsen and I will again teach a workshop together in the U.S. – March 24-26, 2017 a three day Art Journaling workshop in Syracuse, NY organized by OOAK Artisan Showcase.
Check out more details in this video:
Ready for some Color Crush? Check out more details and register here.
It is going to be super fun – come and join us !
“Be the kind of girl that makes other girls step their game up”
I started this page in one of my classes with the middle pattern showing one of the Versailles Foam Stamps stamped with acrylic paint.
and then kept on going at home adding more patterns using the Buenos Aires Border Stamp and the Buenos Aires Tile Stamp on top.
On the bottom I used one of the Chicago Stamps. To finish it up I layered some acrylic ink on top which was mostly resisted by the stamped images. This is a good way to add some color to the background after you stamped.
But it looked also very good without the colored backgrounds – next time I guess *wink.
Here are some of the supplies I used for this journal spread – some links are affiliate links:
Hope you are having a wonderful day
I had such a wonderful time teaching my Art Rules Workshop at The Ink Pad in NYC. It was a two day workshop and we explored lots of wonderful artists.
We created a huge amount of pattern using my new ArtFoamies designs which were …quite liked :)
We played with color combinations
and pushed and pulled layers in our art journals
and ….even played with some not yet released supplies …can you spy them ?
The second day we had to move into a different class room due to a little mistake by Westbeth but due to the amazing organization skills of Anna from The Ink Pad and our wonderful and helpful students, that wasn’t a big deal and we actually liked our second home a lot – it was a real printmaking studio.
It was such a wonderful group of students,
lots of laughter during the class
and happy faces
and beautiful artwork
each student exploring their own style.
Combining new and old techniques
and getting out of the box to be rewarded with awesome results.
Aren’t they the cutest?
Beautiful finished art journal pages make me happy …and I assume the students too :)
Thank you all so much for joining me, you rocked. And a huge thank you to Anna from The Ink Pad -it is always wonderful to teach for you!!! Cannot wait for the next time at The Ink Pad!
Would you like to come to one of my In-Person? Check out my next workshops at The Queen’s Ink in Maryland and more on my In-Person Workshop Page.
I would love to have you!
These photos are a treasure – they truly capture the fun we had as well as our creative work. Your teaching – and your Art Foamies – rock!
Anne, it was so wonderful to have you ! You guys were amazing and I had the best time- right back at you – Your rock !
WOW! Looks like a super fun class! Look at all those happy faces and layers and layers of great pattern. I spy some amazing stencils and stamps!! Well done girl!
thank you Michelle! We had a great time and you know those guys are always fun!
This year I have taken a big break from teaching due to the book, and I do have to say I really missed teaching. I had a fantastic time at The InkPad with a 2Day workshop on the weekend – here is a little peek of what we did and the new fun things we used. I will post more pix in a couple days. It was wonderful to spent time with super creative and fun students, see my new products in action and be equally inspired by my students and how they put their own spin on things!
Now I am getting ready for my classes at The Queen’s Ink in Savage, Maryland in two weeks. I am bringing three super fun workshops with me, which I have taught before and were a big hit – I cannot wait to spice them up with some super duper cool ArtFoamies and …did you spy them? – new stencils. There are still a couple seats left – so join me if you are in the area!
Friday October 21, 2016 – 11am-3pm
Walk With Me – Altered Book Class
Friday October 21, 2016 – 5pm-9pm
Play – Transform – Mixed Media Collage Class
Saturday October 22, 2016 – 10am – 6pm
Artvergnugen – Art Journaling Class
Have a gorgeous day!
For this Art Journal Spread I played a bit with my new Versailles Positive and Negative Foam Stamp Set.
I created a flap for the journaling by using a shipping tag which I applied with artist masking tape to create a hinge.
I love this quote: She never seemed shattered to me. She was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she has won! (unknown source)
I used the Versailles Stamp Set which comes with two Foam Stamps – positive and negative pattern- and I also used two StampBuddies, one for each stamp. Now what can you do with the StampBuddy? Wellllllll…some seriously cool stuff. Instead of applying acrylic paint with a brayer onto the Stamp -like in this Rule of Three Video – 3Ways to “ink” up foam stamps – which also shows you two more application ways, you can also use the nifty StampBuddy the following way :)
Using Archival Ink (any ink pad that is waterproof) I stamped each of the stamps on a StampBuddy.
The picture above also shows you how the stamps look like when stamped with a solid color – pretty cool – huh?
What I want to do though is coloring the stamps with different colors – like in the picture above.
So I gathered the colors that I would want to have appear on the stamps
and started to apply grey acrylic paint using a palette knife into the middle section of the StampBuddy. This is never going to be a perfect circle but that is beyond the point in my view. Soft Body or Fluid Acrylic paint works best, and you have to work a bit fast to not use too much paint as it soaks quite quickly into the StampBuddy.
Next I massaged some teal acrylic paint into the remaining uncovered area.
which results into this fuzzy guy – but don’t worry- since your StampBuddy is always approximately the size of your stamp – you will get the different colors at the areas where you want it.
Your StampBuddy has now become your “Ink” Pad – filled with acrylic paint instead of ink.
I stamped a tile background into my art journal by lining up the stamp in rows. You can easily see how to line up the stamp when you look from the side. LOOOOOVEEE!
Now I did the same thing with different colors on the second StampBuddy. Since the yellow I used is not opaque you can still see the stamped image peeking through. I could have stamped different rows but HA – here is another cool thing you can do with those stamp sets :)
You can actually just line up the second stamp on top of the other stamped image – again you will see where it lines up from the side – and it will stamp perfectly into the white space filling it up with juicy yummie colors.
I love this – such a cool tile pattern, don’t you think???? Yes- I jumped up and down like a little kid when I did this because it was exactly how I envisioned my stamps to work *Wink.
Just a couple tips:
I cannot wait to show you more fun stuff and patterns with my new ArtFoamies Foam Stamps.
Here is what I used for the art journal – some links are affiliate links:
Hope you enjoyed this post and wishing you a wonderful day!
“Sometimes the city beats to the pulse of my heart, sometimes slightly off”
Last week the city was beating slight off my heart pulse, meaning I was grumpy at the city – yup that can happen – but playing with some of my brand new ArtFoamies Designs helped *wink. In case you have missed the big news- check them out – you can order them now in my store
I used the Manhattan Border Stamp and the Manhattan Positive & Negative Stamp Set and went to town for some fun pattern play.
The Manhattan Positive and Negative Stamp Set comes with both stamps and you can use them either alone, together or …even cooler on top of each other – yeah!!!
I played with all three variations and added the Manhattan here and there and then outlined some areas for a city scape.
I added the journaling with a black marker and traced on top with a white signo pen. And…I felt way better about the city again – no more City Blues *Wink
Here is what I used (some of the links are affiliate links):
Which of my new ArtFoamies Stamps do you like the best and would take away any Blues from you?
In case you are in the NYC- Area – there are still a couple seats open for my two day and super duper awesome Art Rules Workshop at The InkPad this coming weekend. Check it out- it is going to be amazing and we will use all the new stamps and even some other fun secret things *wink
October 8-9, 2016 in NYC at The Ink Pad in NYC, NY
Have a wonderful day!!!
Wow – awesome new stamps Nat. How exciting. And super fine journal pages created with a new one too!! Xj.
“you are at the right place, when you travel and have a splendid time and come home and fall over in love again with your home”
Loved making this grungy spage using a handcarved stamp as well as my Urban Scribble and Grunge Stamp Set.
I added some marks and painted details to blend the elements together and I like the overall feel of this page.
This art journal spread reminds me how excited I am every time I come home from traveling and how happy it makes me to see the statue of liberty and the skyline of Jersey City and New Jersey and sometimes even my house from the airplane. I guess I am home here now *wink
Here are some of the supplies I used for this art journal spread – some are affiliate links:
Wishing you a beautiful day!
Oh wow – these pages are just amazing Nat. There is so much to see and so much dimension – the buildings go in and out and up and down and it’s just sooooo awesome. Seems like THIS needs to be a painting SOON. It’s really splendid. Xj.
“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen”
Word!
For this spread I had painted some happy colors onto the art journal pages and then used a pencil to scratch in some journaling. Next I colored in circles and before the paint dried, I layered the stencil which his included in the Fashion Dame Stamp Set over the wet paint. I took off the wet paint through the stencil with a baby wipe. I used the rubber attached to my pencil and dipped it in paint to add little circles throughout the spread.
I stamped the Fashion Dame and layered the skirt and jacket on top and colored it in with acrylic paint.
As you can see, lot’s of layers and it was fun to create.
Here are the supplies I used for this art journal spread – some links are affiliate links:
Have a gorgeous day and …always believe!!!
Attitude is everything!
Thanks for spreading some joy with your art and blog Nat!!!
Thank you Sue for your support and making me believe :)
“A Bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song” Maya Angelou
Such a beautiful quote! I used my Bird Stamp Set and my initial bird that was the start of my stamp design.
I created a background using the masks and stencils in the Bird set, and then used the patterned foam stamp and painted inside with brush.
I played with overpainting areas and revealing them again as well as shadows.
I really love the outcome .
It was a good song :)
Here are some of the supplies I used for this art journal spread – some are affiliate links:
Hope you have a gorgeous day!
Yes – I agree with Janet! Thank you Nat for singing your song to us today through your bright and happy pages. You have started my day off with a smile. Xj.
Love this! Thanks for singing a song this morning!
So love seeing you and your students at work Nat. And YES… beautiful outcomes. I know you were a great blessing to them all. Xj.
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