Christmas Card - Nativity 3D paper tole style easel card

I made this card in the easel style that stands up on its own. I stamped the image 3 times with versa mark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I then cut out several of the elements of the image and built it up into the 3D paper tole scene. I used the Serenditpity stamp set called "Nativity". I used a Spellbinder die cut to make the shape and mounted the scene on gold paper.
This was intricate and fun to do and I gave it to my friend Linda.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or holiday as you observe it.
Take care!

Small Red Art Journal - Oriental inspired page

I sponged distress inks for the background on this page and then sprinkled some water on it to make water marks. I stamped many images and and used some outline stickers. I coloured with markers and metallic gel pens. Then I used a white gel pen to do some highlights. It was really fun and freeing creating this 2 page layout.
Have fun with your stash of supplies today! :D

Zentangle Inspired Art - The Nativity Scene

Jesus is the reason for the season!
While I was working on something yesterday I had an overwhelming urge to draw a zentangle nativity scene. I didn't have much time as I had to go out soon. So I grabbed a black ballpoint pen and a piece of scrap paper and did a quick sketch and filled it with tangles. Today I filled in the hay and then made some shadowing with a pencil.
I hope you enjoy this wonderful season.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Christmas Card - Poinsettia Frame with Peace, Hope, Love

I still love to give and receive Christmas cards.  I made this card with non-traditional colours. I heat embossed the frame with silver embossing powder, then coloured in with Stampin Up's Bermuda Bay ink and a blender pen. I popped up the sentiment in the middle. The frame is from the Gina K line of stamps.

I finished the inside with a lower weight cardstock insert. I stamped the sentiment and bell and snowflakes using silver metallic ink and Bermuda Bay ink. I sponged Bermuda Bay ink around the edges.
I also decorate the back of each card I make as well as the envelopes.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!
Ho,Ho,Ho!

Christmas Card - Silent Night, Holy Night

This is one of the Christmas cards I made this year. I used the Grace's Frame Cuttlebug folder and the scroll stamp. I coloured with markers and added glaze and stickles to the candle and berries. I sponged some colour onto the frame to give a more vintage look.
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful holiday season!!!

Tree Art Journal - White Crayon Resist

Oh my goodness, this was way too much fun!!!!

I took a white crayon to sketch on white paper and drew blind. I couldn't see much of what I was doing which made it so much fun! I just sketched very quickly and freely. Then I painted a wash of colours over the page with watercolour paints to "reveal" my sketch.
It was great to get to see what I had sketched.

Art Journal (Kraft paper) - Delightful

On this page I wanted to make the entire background from different coloured squares by colouring with markers. It took a long time but was fun and calming. Then I stamped the two corner images and the title in black. I then outlined in white gel pen and doodled around the edges for a frame.
I just love the freedom of experimenting in an art journal. You get to do any technique that you want to try just for the fun of it.
Happy creating! :D

Art Journal - Bedspread Flowers

I painted these pages in my kraft paper journal. First I applied gesso to the pages. Then I drew the design that is on the bedspread in our 5th-wheel camper. I then painted with acrylic paints. These are very different colours than the actual bedspread but I didn't have all my supplies with me when I was at the camper. I just wanted to use the design of the bedspread in my journal.
It's fun to just look around for all the designs around you and try one of them. Designs are everywhere so you always have inspiration.
Happy painting! :D

Art Journal - Small Red Journal - Wings

This multi media page spread was done by sponging inks onto the background and then stamping some images. I also added some stickers. I coloured with markers and added some stickles for the glitter. I added one beaded butterfly. Then I wrote the title and words with a black marker and drew in the flight lines of some of the butterflies and the dragonfly.
Would you like to be able to just fly away sometimes? I know I would! :D
Fly Free!!!

Zentangle Inspired Art - Branch and Flower

I made this page in my kraft paper art journal. I drew in the partial flower and branch of leaves. Then I drew some tangles in the flower petals. I added colour with markers. It's just a fun little page to have some play time.
I hope you're having fun creating too!

Zentangle Inspired Art - Mandala

Here is another Mandala that I did in my kraft paged journal. This one is done with micron pens in black. I first traced the circular shape with the apple slicer-corer in pencil, then drew my designs with the black micron pen over the shape.
I'd love to hear what you think of this and if you have tried a mandala yet.
Take care! :D

Zentangle Inspired Art - Mandala

I created this page in a 6.5" x 4.75" journal that has kraft coloured paper. I used metallic gel pens to draw the mandala.

First I traced around an apple corer-slicer with pencil. I saw this idea of using the apple corer-slicer on Margaret Bremner's blog called Enthusiastic Artist posted January 17th, 2011. When you use the apple corer-slicer it divides your circle into sections. Then you draw with your pens to create your designs. I added a flower shaped bead into the middle of the design to finish it off.

Many thanks to Margaret Bremner for the idea of using this kitchen utensil to trace a circle. Margaret is a CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher)  and a fellow Canadian from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Stampscapes - Wintery Mountain Cabin

I made this scene on glossy cardstock cut with the Sizzix Bigz Top Note die. I coloured by stippling dye inks onto the scene which was stamped with Archival Black. I used some markers for some of the colouring too. I think this scene has a chilly winter look to it without snow.
What do you think?
Have a fabulous day!  :D

Altered History Book Art Journal - Woven page

I decided to do some paper weaving in my journal. I first painted the page and then I used my exacto knife to cut wavy lines into the page. I had reinforced the back of the page with black cardstock. Then I cut wavy strips of scrapbook paper in the darker blue colour. I made the strips different widths so that my weaving would not be uniform. Then I wove the strips into the page and glued down all the ends on the back and front of the page. I drew and cut out the heart and glued it on to the page. The back of the scrapbook paper is white so that the back of this page is a black and white woven page.
Lots of fun!
I'd love to hear from you in the comments section!

Zentangle Inspired Art - with Outline stamps

I did this page in one of my art journals. I first stamped three different Outline stamp flowers and then I stamped the same leaf stamp twice. I drew tangle patterns in all of the stamped images and then I drew in the background. I coloured in the flowers and leaves with prismacolor pencil crayons and blended the colours with odorless mineral spirits.
Have fun with your creative side!