“Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked!”
To create my background here I used Moonlight duo ink pads with my Triangle Love rubber stamp set. The figure is a pulled magazine gel print.
On this side I used my Art Deco Empire stencil with Moonlight duo ink pads and then added in my quote.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“If I would have known what I know now, would it have been easier to endure?”
Again for the backgrounds on this one I was using papers that I had previously stenciled using my Signals and Space Age Modern stencils, RubberMoon ink pads, and a blender tool. I just pasted them into my art journal and then used deli paper to sketch out the figure. I was working on the back of the deli paper, layering my Wabi Sabi stamps with black archival ink and then painting over it. I cut it out and adhered with a glue stick.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“When you know better you do better.” – Maya Angelou
My background is from papers where I had used my Art Deco Fairview, Art Nouveau Wallpaper , and Art Deco Empire stencils and Moonlight duo ink pads with a blending tool. I attached them with double sided tape and then GASP when I reorganized my studio I cut up a painting – just the part I liked and added it to the art journal – can you believe it?!?
The quote was written with acrylics marker on watercolor paper which I cut out and then adhered.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“Of course I struggle. I just don’t quit.”
I used grid paper to play with some patterns that I had stashed away – it fell into my hands while reorganizing the studio so time to use it again. I adhered it with doublesided tape and then stamped with Moonlight Duo ink pads and some of my favorite stamps for pattern making: Triangle Love, Hex Set Small, Mini Motifs, and Floral Tile Small. For the dots? A pencil eraser. And then I sketched my figure using a bamboo sketching pen, acrylic inks and markers on deli paper.
I added my quote with Posca markers to finish things off.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“She believed she could but she was tired…so she rested and you know what? The world went on and it was ok. She knew she could try again tomorrow.”
I created my page using gelli printed collage paper (actually from the bag from Sarah in ArtCollab Episode 2 – I used it as a texture tool with a gelli plate), Posca and Liquitex markers, gesso, my Fan-Tastic rubber stamps and the new white Moonlight ink pad. I am really happy with how the layers and color palette came together.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Excited to share another gorgeous Guest Post from Creative JumpStart 2021 teacher Riikka Kovasin! Today she shares a stunning art journal page using my Grove Street and Fairview Fan foam stamps.
Enjoy Riikka’s artistry!
Hi there! It’s Riikka here with my third and final guest project! I hope you have enjoyed them so far. They are all quite different, but that’s just to show that Nathalie’s stamps go so well to different projects and styles!
As my final piece I made an art journal page. I really love how versatile the “Grove Street” stamps are. In the card they reminded me of a sun with the rays of light, in the earrings they made me think about Nordic patterns and Marimekko and here I turned them into a crown and neck ruffle! All with the same stamp set!
I recorded a little video this time, too:
I started the page by making some patterned paper of my own. The stamps make it easy as you can combine them in various ways. I created one bigger pattern and another smaller one. The bigger one then became the background for the page whereas the smaller one ended up being a piece for the dress. I used the Grove Street foam stamps and the Fairview Fan foam stamps.
The character I made for the journal has a head from an actual painting. The painting is by Anthony van Dyck and it’s of Queen Henrietta Maria, done in the 17thcentury, 1638. I printed the head a couple of times as I wasn’t sure about the size but went with the middle size one.
The part that’s not visible in the video is the collaging or adhering. After I have the background painted and the elements embossed and printed, I collaged them all together using an acrylic gel or a glaze of sorts called Izink ICE. This way I could make the background older looking by using a tea-colored glaze there and make the blue dress even more vibrant using blue gel. I’ve added a link to a series I made as a Seth Apter Creative Team member about ICE to the description box of the video, so you can see more, if you wish.
Thank you for this chance, Nathalie! I hope you have enjoyed these projects and thank you for stopping by today!
All the best, Xoxo Riikka
Thank you Riikka -absolutely love how you used the foam stamps for that collar and dress! Henrietta has some serious style :)
Want to give it a try? You can find all my Foam Stamps in my Online Shop and here are some of the other supplies Riikka used:
Riikka lovely video and gorgeous results
Thank you!
Beautiful! Love the rich palette and how much the white really pops. Nathalie’s stamps work so well, especially for the ruff! Just gorgeous. Thx for doing this guest tutorial.
Thank you so much Wendy!
Love it! The words are an especially nice message.
Thank you so much Sue!
When day comes we step out of the shade,
aflame and unafraid
The new dawn blooms as we free it
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it
-Amanda Gorman
I was so inspired by Amanda Gorman’s poem from the presidential inauguration, and particularly the final lines.
For my background I used my Fairview Fan foam stamp and also the Fairview rubber stamp from my Fan-tastic Small set. I added little dots under some stamps to make them look like exclamation marks – words fly…
I sketched Amanda on Dur-a-lar matte with acrylic ink and paint markers.
Are we ready to be the light? I think so!
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
I used black acrylic paint with a brayer to ink up my Love Story and Mini Motifs foam stamps. Then I colored them in with watersoluble wax crayons.
I like the stained glass effect when you use black for the stamps and then fill in with colors. I added some highlights with a Pitt pen in white.
I used a fude pen for my journaling.
What kinds of connections are you making these days? It’s definitely more challenging but so rewarding.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“Stability is sometimes just the bodega in your neighborhood” . I played around in my art journal for a painting of this building on canvas.
I built up my background with my Manhattan stencil and acrylic spray paint. I also used my Gnarly and Far Out foam stamps along with ink and acrylic paint.
I also used various acrylic markers for my sketch and journaling.
Does your hood have a bodega or corner store that has all those little things you need?
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Love the colors and the quote. So often we think the world will stop if we take a break, but it will go on just fine.
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