Wish upon a star

I was in a hurry to finish up a journal page that I started awhile ago for the Words & Paintery June Challenge.   I also mixed in circles and stars because of the Mixed Media Monthly - Reach for the Stars and the Country View Challenge to use Circles. 

I started with using the edge of the acrylic block and running it through acrylic paints.  I dragged them down the mixed media cardstock to create streaks of paint. 

 After that I wanted a focal point so I created a big circle by dipping in paint the bottom of a pail sitting on my desk.  I repeated a couple times to give multiple circles.   I added lots of splattering over the background with the same paints.

 I then pulled out this sentiment from Yvonne Blair/Impression Obsession and stamped it on tissue paper to put over the top of my background with decoupage medium.  I stamped a fine text randomly in the background which includes the definition of dreams.

I used crackle embossing paste to add a smattering of small stars in the corner and waited for them to dry and sprayed them with distress stain spray.  Then it sat for a week while I tried to think what I wanted to use to add layering.  I decided on die cut stars to layer and ink up in coordinating colors.

Products: PaperArtsy Fresco Paints, Memory Box - Stars Stencil, Memory Box - Dreams Stamp, Sizzix Stars, Impression Obsession - Yvonne Blair - Sentiment, Idea-Ology - Chit Chat Stickers


Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

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Summertime

Good Morning!  Happy Friday!  I have been playing around this week in my journal combining a few challenges together including the Anything But Cute Vintage Garden,  and Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - May's Flowers.  I decided to create a journal page celebrating flowers in a summery garden.

 I started with a layer of gesso in the background.  I then stamped some words in a vertical pattern using a gray ink.  I wanted to add partial bricks so I used the layering stencil with embossing paste to add some areas of distressed brick.

 I added the brick with a mix of sprays to add the color over the background. After the brick and color was dry I added the flowers with embossing paste and white gel pen.

I then added the sentiment and the dragonflies. 

 Sometimes I end up loving a piece of my journal page more than the whole page.  I decided to use a portion of the page as  my new blog header. I might cut down my page and use a piece of it on a card.

Have a great Friday!

Suzz

Inspiration

If you could see your creativity flowing would it look like this?   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  is Faces.  You can take your inspiration from face stamps to the face of a clock, cameos to silhouette.  

My project started from this:

A blend of mists spritzed through a stencil onto papers.  I created several pieces with different colors.

 I ended up with these scraps because of playing with projects like this:

My journal is an old ledger which I like to use for times when I am trying out new ideas.  I put a coat of paint over the middle of the page and started to layer on the left over scraps. I kept going until I had a lovely mix of pieces.

Then I decided to add the face. That led to what do I do with the top of her head?  I decided to create her mojo flowing out of her head. 

I had fun with this journal page although I had a hard time leaving the bottom half of my project without anything else. 

Products:  Ranger Archival Ink - Hydrangea, Ranger Archival Ink - Monarch Orange, Versafine Toffee, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Yellow, Orange, Blue,  The Crafters Workshop - Circle stencil, Stampers Anonymous - Dreamers, Stampers Anonymous Damask, Stampers Anonymous - Courage, Stampendous - Life is Art, White Acrylic Paint, Butterfly Punch, Maya Road Art Journal Stamps, Hero Arts Designblock - Fabulous

Why not share your take on about a face for a chance  to win a   Simon Says Stamp $50 Gift Voucher.   There is a new release  from Simon Says too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz