Gel Printing and Mark Making art journal page

Morning everyone, today I am sharing an art journal page that I have created for Scrap Matrix Design Team using scraps of Gel prints that I had left over from my first project

I have used the Art by Marlene Art Journal - love the fact that you can remove the pages and work with the singularly.

I randomly placed the gel prints around the page and stuck down with Matte Medium.

Once dry I I have then used Paper Artsy Paints and JOFY Stencil PS139

I have made some more marks using an old papertowl roll covered with bubble wrap and paint

I have then stamped my image using Paper Artsy Stamp ETS29 designed by Tracy Scott (Love this stamp!)  I have then used Paper Artsy paint in white to push everything around the flowers to the background.

I have used a white Posca pen to go around the petals very roughly and added some splashing of white and Tango Paper Artsy paints.

A little black ink around the edges, random marks on the page with my Fudeball pen and some saying from 13Arts Word Sheets and my page is complete.

I hope that you have enjoyed this little process and have a go at this months challenge - Gel Printing and Mark Making

Til next time - happy crafting

Little Art Journal for Scrap Matrix DT

Hi everyone, Lynn here to share a little art journal that I have made featuring this months challenge using mark making and gel printing

I dont think there is anything more satisfying - and messy as gelli printing !!

I got out my Paper Artsy paints, stencils, foam stamps, Dina Wakley Paints and assorted types of paper - music paper, lined paper, butcher paper, and plain paper.  

If you have not used a gelli plate before, I suggest you google or search you tube as there are so many ways you can use a gelli plate - and remember if you dont like it- more paint and cover it up!!!

Once I had enough papers done, I trimmed them up to size and created an "album" using some stiff cardboard for the front, spine and back.

I made three 'signatures' and bound them together using tapestry cotton,

I have used a number of Tracey Scott, Paper Artsy Stamps and Pitt Pens to create marks on the pages.

I encourage you all to give it a go - it is so much fun and very satisfying.  there are no rights or wrongs, no mistakes - just enjoyment,

Have a go and upload your project to our Scrap Matrix Shares page on facebook to be in the chance to win a voucher at the Scrap Matrix shop - simple = easy peasy.

Til next time - happy crafting and have fun

Products Used:

Paper Artsy Paints

Stencils

Foam Stamps

Dina Wakely Paints

ETS15 Stamp

ETS02 Stamo

ETS02 Stamp

Pitt Pens

Posca Pens

Scrapbook page for Scrap Matrix

Morning everyone, today I am back with the second layout that I have created for this months moodboard challenge. 

Here is my layout- I have gone with the greens and pinks for this page together with an array of summer photos of our pup "Rosie"

I began by cutting up the 6 x 6 La-La Lands Paper - Endless Summer and adhering to a 12x12 cardstock with matte medium. I then added a layer of gesso to push the paper to the background,

I have then used Paper Artsy Grunge Paste, Paper Artsy Infusion Green Man and Paper Artsy Stencil PS097 at the top and bottom of the page.

Once this was dry I have highlighted the paper strips with gelatos and words from Mambi sticks Stickers.   

Final touches with liquid pearls around the layout,

Here are some close ups:

I hope that this has inspired you to find some time to create and enter into this months challenge.  It is super easy - create a project and upload a picture to our Scrap Matrix Shares page, easy peasy.  Dont forget to let us know what products you have used that is available from the Scrap Matrix Shop.

Until next time = Happy Crafting

Art Journal Page for Scrap Matrix DT

Hi everyone, I am super excited to be back and to share this art journal page that I have created featuring Paper Artsy Stamps, Stencils and paints.

I begin without a clue what I was going to do - I had to trust my intuition - well hope that I did anyway !!!!!

In my Dylusions Art Journal Book I laid done some Paper Artsy Paints in Bubble Gum, Byzantum, Zesty Zing and Smurf.

I applied the same colours to a seperate piece of cardstock, blending the colours with a wet wipe.

I stamped the images from the stamp JOFY81 onto the page and fussy cut them out,

In the art journal, I have used a Tracy Scott Stencil - PS158 and Snowflake paint to push the colours to the background. 

After I placed the flowers where I was happy and adhered them with Matte Medium Gel and painted around them with Snowflake paint to further push the background design to the rear.  I have then added some details with white paint pens and coloured pencils to highlight the flowers more.

I have stamped the title "Let your dreams blossom" with Tim Holtz foam alpha "Ideaology" stamps and then went around them with white gel pen.

On the right side where there was no title, I have highlighted the stencil area using a white gel pen.

I have then added a border with white and black paint pen to being the layout together.

Here are some close ups:

I hope that you have time to enter into this months challenge - Just follow the moodboard below:

create a project and upload a photo to our Scrap Matrix Shares page on facebook - it is that easy !!! 

I will have another project for late this month but in the meantime I look forward to seeing what you create.

Art Journal page for Scrap Matrix DT

Hi everyone,  I am back with another art journal page that I have created for this month's challenge - Powerful Blooms

Here is the inspiration for this month:

I began this page with a complete blank and thought I would see where my inspiration took me.  

When I have these days I always find it easier to use my "go to" colours - Orange, Red and Yellow.  They instantly put me in a good mood!!!!!   I have added a red and purple as well.

In my Dylusions Art Journal I have used Paper Artsy Paints in the following colours:

Eggplant

Zesty Zing

Tangerine Twist

Bubble Gum

Cherry Red

I have then used my fingers to spread the paint

I always put scrap paper behind the pages I am working on as I am a messy worker and end up with paint on the other pages - no matter how hard I try not to!!

I have used stencils and Paper Artsy Purple Rain and Snowflake paint and to add some "texture" to the page

Stencils used:

TCW384 - Well Rounded

TCW385 - Moroccan Tiles

TCW330 - Numbers

I felt it needed more - maybe some bolder shapes so I continued on

While I waited for this to dry I started on the flowers.  I have used JOFY stamps for the images.

I tore a  piece of paper from the Dylusions Journal - I love this paper and alway tear from a middle page so I dont have random pages falling out!!

And the colouring begins - I find this part very therapeutic.  I have used Prismacolour Pencils for the flowers as that is what I had in my stash - but any colour pencils will work.  I have used fine tip black ink pen for the stalks and around the petals.

I have fussy cut the flowers out and added them to the page with Finnabair Soft Matte Gel - I use this as I like to add shadowing with the Big Brush Pitt Pens and the Matte Medium prolongs the drying time of the pens. (any matte medium works fine for this)

I have stamped a quote from the stamp set - Paper Artsy JOFY72 onto cardstock

Finishing touches include the Big Brush Pitt Pens around the flowers to create shadows, Stabillio ALL pencil close around the flowers, White Posca pen to create marks in the background and on the flowers, and Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges of the page.

I hope that you have enjoyed this small explanation of my page and find some inspiration to enter this months challenge - there is still a week to go - all you have to do is upload a pic of your project to the Scrap Matrix Shares FB page and tell us of at least one product that you have used that is available from Scrap Matrix.

Til next time - Happy crafting

Guest Design Team Spot for Scrap Matrix.

Hi everyone, Lynn here back to share an art journal page I have created this month as a Guest Design Team creator for November.

It is super exciting to be a part of this months awesome challenge - Powerful Blooms.   

To me nothing speaks blooms better than Tracey Scott  Paper Artsy Stamps - so this is what I have created.

I began by place random patches of paper artsy paints on my art journal.  I have used Zesty Zing, Tangerine Twist and Cherry Red.

I have then used tissue paper to create some background.

I probably should have done the tissue first so it blended into the background - never fear - I just used my fingers to rub more paint around the edges and it looks blended!!!

I have then used a stencils (listed below) to create some background patterns using the same colour palette - I have done this using Big Brush Pitt Pens and Paper Artsy paints.

I have then used the Paper Artsy stamp by Tracy Scott - ETS28 onto another piece of Dyslusions paper (I have torn it out of the art journal book I am using - just make sure you tear from the centre of a signature so you dont have random pages falling out!)  

Once the ink was dry I have fussy cut the stamps and adhered them to the page using Matte Medium Gel

I have gone around the outside of the flowers with a Big Brush Pitt Pen and blended it with my finger.

I have also used a paint pen and added dome doodling around the page.

Final touches include a saying and some black and white in to highlight the centre of the flowers:

Here are some close ups:

Products used 

Dylusions Journal

Paper Artsy Paints

Paper Artsy Stencil - PS135

Carabelle Studio Stencil

Big Brush Pitt Pens

Stamp - Paper Artsy ETS28

Ranger Ink Pad

White Posca Pen

SO why not have a go this month:

All you need to do is create a page, scrapbook layout, a card or two, canvas - the list is endless - and upload it to the Scrap Matrix Shares facebook page and let us know what Scrap Matrix Products you have used  - it is that simple!

Til next time - Happy creating