“Tomorrow will be a new chapter in my life. This book is getting very interesting.”
For the background I used the Van Vorst and Versailles rubber stamps from my Floral Tile Large set. Then I went back in with water color to bring out certain areas of the pattern.
The red was spray paint that I had on a stencil and cleaned off on the page before getting started. I loved the little snippets of the paint as random marks.
Here are some of the supplies that I used:
Pretty much how I want to feel right now with everything!
This spread started out as a demo page at my workshops in San Jose in January . I actually showed how to use spray paints with stencils and we used some Montana water based spray which I really fell in love with. They have a matte finish – and the look is so different from the look of the more shiny glossy finish of my Liquitex Spray paints. Plus…they come in those mini spray cans! I am still debating if I should buy those…because I do have…enough …spray paint…but ….you know ;)
I used the Versailles Stencil on the left and the Buenos Aires Stencil on the right. I added some of the background color and added it with my finger to the middle top, smoothing it out and bringing both sides together by journaling over that part.
This page makes me happy – happy memory from the process of making it and my awesome students , happy colors and good message :)
Here are some of the supplies I used for this spread – some links are affiliate links
Wishing you a wonderful day!
So glad you like it Julie! Go get your time :) Even if it is only 10 minutes a day- I am always surprised how much you can actually do in just 10 minutes ….the downside is …many paint splatters on clothes that are not meant for painting “oh ….I am dressed for going out but hey…only 10 minutes and I should not get paint on my clothes” yeah – sure ;)
You can never have enough paint as it gets used up…just saying. Enjoy your day Nat.
Hehehe- I know ;) I bought it …ahem ;) Enjoy your day too Sue and have a wonderful weekend!
This is another project I did for the ArtFoamies booth at Creativation. For this project I used a square piece of hard board and glued down some corrugated cardboard here and there around the edges. (I just used pieces from an old shipping box). Then I painted the whole board over with black gesso and let it dry.
Using my Versailles Negative and Positive Foam Stamps I stamped first one pattern with Embossing Ink onto the middle of the background , sprinkled some Aged Embossing Powder on top, heated it up until it was molten and then repeated the same with the same Stamp until a tile pattern was created. Next I used the other Versailles Stamp Set and stamped also with Embossing Ink on top of the already embossed areas, repeating all stamps but this time with a different color of Embossing Powder. Oh my ….do I love this crusty, textured outcome !!!
It feels really good and it looks even better in person. I used a gauge which I had found a couple years ago at a flea market and saved for a special project and mounted it to the board with Extra Heavy Gel Medium.
I really love how the Positive and Negative Stamps work with Embossing Powder- definitely something I will play more with .
Here is a little list of the supplies I used -some links are affiliate links:
Have a gorgeous day!
Nat
Great effect. Love the border. I must try foamies and add them to my collection.
Thank you so much Mary. They are really fun and versatile to use, I hope you will give them a go :)
That is sooo cool , I love the texture it created and even more awesome how you could use the positive and negative stamps together like that ❤
Hi Sherry, thank you so much! It was really fun! Have a wonderful week! <3
Love the gauge on that piece and the layers are fun (using the positive and negative).
Thank you Sue! Yeah the Gauge finally was used- LOL- I have kept it forever hoping for the right piece to use it.
Wow, Nathalie! Love this!!! It looks wonderful! I’m going to try this with my foam stamps, too. Thanks for sharing –
Yeah- give it a try Donna, it was really fun to do and it feels pretty cool. I think I will do this on my art journal cover too :) Have a gorgeous day!
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself!
I painted the background with different blue and teal acrylic colors – also mixing some white gesso in there in between.
I layered the Versailles 9×12 Stencil on top and sprayed some orange and parchment colored acrylic spray paint over the stencil.
I love the dimension spray paint layered up can give and this is definitely one of my favorite stencils.
Here are the supplies I used for this art journal spread – some links are affiliate links:
have a beautiful day!!!
Absolutely FABULOUS – wow… wow… love this. And…. YOU dear Nat are always just YOURSELF and BEAUTIFUL! Xj.
Hello! Today Michelle Rydell from my Creative Squad is sharing a super happy art journal spread using my Versailles Positive and Negative Foam Stamp set, my new Star Tag Cling Rubber Stamp, and her take on this month’s theme: Dream a New Dream. This January, let’s focus on all the possibilities of a fresh start. What are your dreams for this year? Whether it’s art-making, family, travel, or work related, January is a great time to dream about what the future could hold.
This month’s theme is sooo perfect for me, because New Year’s Eve/Day is my favorite holiday! I adore the fresh start and the time to “Dream a New Dream!”
I had a quote that I wanted to document in my journal, and this was the perfect opportunity…
I’m creating this spread in my 8” x 10” junque journal. For reference, here’s what the pages looked like before I started…
I started building the background with a coat of gesso, some random stamping of one of the Versailles stamps (the negative), and a thin coat of turquoise paint.
The second layer was done with paint pen doodles and a couple of paper bits.
Third layer includes more scraps of paper – purple to bring out the underlying stamped images, and lime green for contrast…
One of the cool things about the Versailles stamps, is that, when I look at them I see designs within designs! Here, I wanted to bring out the circular part of the stamp, so I cut a circle in some deli paper – just the size of the part of the stamp I wanted to capture; then painted up the positive stamp and stamped thru the hole in the deli paper. (You could actually do this without the deli paper, if you were a little more careful than I was with the paint application)…
I outlined the circle patterns with a white paint pen…
Then I turned the spread sideways, stamped the negative stamp with black paint along the left edge, and added some flow paint along the bottom. Lifted the page so it dripped randomly down the page. These drips would work as journaling lines for my quote…
To finish the page, I filled in the spaces on the border and added the quote with a paint pen, used a Faber Castell Pitt Brush Pen to darken the background in places, and added some embossed white stars, using Nat’s new Star Tag stamp.
Thank you Michelle! I love Michelle’s uplifting quote and how she used the drips as journaling lines! In addition to some collage paper, Michelle used these supplies – some links are affiliate links:
Play along with us! I love to see how you interpret our monthly themes. Email me how you used my stencils and stamps with the theme and email me an image – I would love to share your projects in my “n*Spiration From Around the Globe“.
I love your tutorial, too! It is awesome!!!!
Michelle, your style is absolutely amazing. I love everything about your art journal spread and your take on the theme.
What a gorgeous page and a great tutorial. I love that quote, the stamps, and Michelle’s exuberant style!
For this art journal spread I played with my ArtFoamies Versailles Positive and Negative as well as with my Manhattan Border Stamp.
I added different acrylic paint colors to each of the ArtFoamies StampBuddies included in the Versailles stamp set and then stamped first with the one stamp and then filled in with the other stamp . I love how you can use the stamps each just as they are or layer them on top of each other to get really intricate designs. I stamped around the border of the tag with the Manhattan border stamp.
For the art journal background I used the same colors on top and stamped right into the journal- then added some green acrylic paint here and took some areas off again, while the paint was still wet. I wanted to have the stamped images show through the paint at places to give it a more layered and dimensional look.
I adhered the tag to the background of the right side of the journal with some double sided adhesive and then used my new Varco ArtGraph to write out the words. I went over them again with a small wet brush.
I love the result- it is a bit wild and yet cohesive as the pattern and colors get repeated. That was a lot of fun.
Here are the supplies I used- some of them are affiliate links:
Hope you have a wonderful day today filled with Live, Laugh and Love
Thank you for the inspiration to integrate two very different pages into one whole piece (God only knows how many of those pages i have; now i just need to carve out some time). I love this page…it makes me very happy two and brings back fond memories of your visit. Thank you, thank you!
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