Vintage Art Journal Cover

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Today, I've altered old notebook into Art Journal in which  I can attach new art pages.

  

To start with, I covered whole book with canvas, and applied gesso. When it dried completely, I added many layers with distress stains and paints and some Glimmer mists. 

 In this close up photo you can see paper layers as well. I've used text stamped tissue wrap paper in between pattern paper and map.

I stamped the image of Ship with Crafty Individuals stamp on PP with Archival ink. Bird stamp is from Hero arts. I had the gold charm in my stash which I colored more with Tarnished brass distress paint. Wooden button is also painted with same color.

Here is the old book

I am sharing this with :
Eclectic Paperie - Alter a Book
Stampotique Designers Challenge #140- France Papillion is hostess for this week's challenge, she is one of my favorite, who wants us to make any vintage project.

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Shadow box with Jar Lids

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Fun challenge at Beyond grey this fortnight - Recycle any dinnerware. I've altered the Mason jar lids to create Shadow box.

 I was inspired by all lovely projects created by DT at BGC and my friend Rupa, who has mastered the art of Recycling. Visit her blog  TOFA for some awesome projects.
I had watched the tutorial to make this Shadow box on youtube - here

 here is close up

 

Sharing with:

Beyond Grey Challenges

Rhedd's creative spirit.

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Jar lids before altering:

 

Botanical Tag inspired by Brenda Brown.

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Over on Paper Artsy blog, Brenda Brown has given awesome tutorial for Botanical Tag this week. This is my take on it..

 

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"Seek" - Art Journal page

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A Sprinkle of Imagination has new color challenge for this month.

I've used all colors from the palate. I stared with Sage, the lightest color and lastly colored the butterfly with plum, camera captures it as purple although I have taken a photo in daylight.
I've created texture in the background with v shape mask and stencil and texture paste.

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Patchwork Wall Art

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I've created this Wall Art Piece with patchwork design.

I created each piece with different stencil and different color medium. Mostly stencils are from Memory box and Crafters workshop. And color mediums - Gelatos, Lindy's starbursts, distress inks and distress paints.I've attached metal trinkets as embellishments.

I've small tutorial for Lulupu inspiration post.

Sharing with:

Top Tip Tuesday Challenges. - Theme- Metal

Tip - I've added pearls and Sugardots to metal charms to beautify more.

 Work it Wednesday - March

Anything but a card - Mini challenge - stencils

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Rain man - Masculine theme art

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Whenever I have to make masculine theme project, I grab Tim Holtz stamps. Here I've also used distress paints - crushed olive, stormy sky and frayed burlap .

Linking with:

Stampotique Designers Challenge - Masculine theme

Vintage Journey - Say it with words.

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Silhouette

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Card for Creative colors

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I am sharing quick post today. I created this card for Creative colors challenge, we have to use this color palate - Purple, Bottle green and hot pink + rhinestones,

and here is my take..

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Be Consistent - Art Journal Page

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I've made this mixed media art journal page for Design Memory craft - Take a Challenge with Mou. She wants us to make project that captures the essence of your motto.

 My motto this year is to 'be Consistent'..as it is getting difficult for me to take out time to make projects consistently and share with my blogger friends. 
As a symbol of word consistent, I've shown river here..which doesn't stop to flow and created the scene around it.
to begin with I created the texture with texture paste and stencil, here is the close up 

I colored the water with Cotton candy and blue berry Gelatos as a water color plus to highlight at some places. To color the greenery, I used Pistachio and Green tea Gelatos. Texture stamping has been done with PIIT pens. I kept it simple, but it is an interpretation of my motto.

Sharing with,
Design Memory craft - Challenge with Mou, March- Motto
Art Journal Journey - Fantasy Scene
Art Journal Everyday.

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Tag in a Tag

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I've tried something new today..Tag in a tag, this is Julie Nutting's idea who is

 also a creator of Prima doll collection. Background  tag is big, which has pocket on it. Other tag is placed in it. Here is another photo..

Sharing this with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog - Tag It.
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Mixed Media Album Cover

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Another Mixed media project with torn papers, texture, inks and flowers.

I was amazed and inspired with incredible  DT projects at Beyond Grey Challenges. They have wonderful theme for this fortnight - 'Torn and Flower full.'
I started this album cover with attaching torn pattern papers on the base. I created some texture at the edges with texture paste and Harlequin stencil. Sprayed lindy's ink. After this, I adhered the flowers and other embellishments at the center.
Album has 6 pages inside, which I've made with pattern paper, I'll show them to you some other time.
Let's have look at some of the closeups of the album cover.

 Here, we can see the texture and the yellow-red ink splashes. I spritzed the ink and helped it to move around with my brush. Vintage clock is a stamp and diecut, I coloured it with barn door and fired brick distress inks. Mostly flowers are from Prima, flourishes are diecut, colored with mustered seed distress ink. 

I've applied distress inks on the edge of torn papers as well.

Linking with Beyond Grey Challenges.
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Art Journal page with splash of colors.

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Yesterday, I wanted to play with bright colors(brighter than my regular) :) And that time, I had Art Journal page open on my table, background was ready with numbers and letters. I filled the gaps with watercolor crayons and stickers, added bird ,butterflies and sentiment..and it came out something like this,

Sharing with The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog.

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Art for Mother

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Its been a long time, I made some art/card for my mother. As far as I remember, She was the first admirer of my work. When Sue at PaperArtsy showed beautiful tutorial for Mother's day card, I couldn't wait to make one.

Sharing with:PaperArtsy
Artful Times

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Imagine- Art Journal Page

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I've created this art journal page with special color palate given at A Sprinkle of Imagination.

And my take on this..

I started with old book pages and gesso. Layers of colors are created with stencils and acrylic paints. Girl image stamp is from Crafty Individuals.

Also Sharing with Artful times

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Shadow Box

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Today, I've made Shadow box for Itsy Bitsy challenge, where theme is 'say it with Roses.'

  I colored the box with Lindy's starbursts. Prima Doll is colored with color pencils. I rolled the papers to create the background in the center. some more close ups..

 

Banner is chipboard diecut, I love how it fits perfectly at the corner.

 

 Yellow pebbles are from my stash. It was great fun to do something different.

This week, adorable Kay Wallace is host at Stampotique Designers Challenge, as she has suggested, rolled paper can be considered as 'texture' which is the theme. 

Linking this with Stampotique Designers challenge

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ATC Book or Card

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At Paperartsy, Clare has shown fantastic tutorial - how to make ATC book/card. I tried this for the first time and just loved it. 
It has four pages.

 

background is created with Gloss glaze and white acrylic paint. I used circle stencil to create the texture, here is the close up..

 

Sharing with PaperArtsy Weekly Challenge.

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Abstract Art

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Conny at Mix it monthly wants us to make abstract art specific colors. Here is my take..

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Card with stencil and stamp

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I've created this card using crafters workshop basketwave  stencil and Hero arts Leafy vines stamp.I've used distress paints for background and for stamping.

Linking with:

Stampinback challenge blog

A Blog Named Hero

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Monochromatic Fantasy Scene

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I know title is bit confusing. I have created this Journal page for my two favorite blogs, who have supported and encouraged me since ever I started making art journals. Sharing this with:
Art Journal Journey- theme of the month is 'fantasy scene'
Stampotique Designers Challenge - theme of the week is - Monochromatic
And here is my take combining two themes...

I created the background with 3 blue shades in distress inks- faded jeans, broken china, salty ocean, spritzed some water to get that dreamy look. Trees stamp is from Impression Obsession, used stazon(Azure) to print the images.
Birds and sentiment are from TH. At this stage I didn't want to add anything else. Loved this.....do you? 
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Mixed Media Clock

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I am starting March with my inspirational mixed media project for Lulupu.

Lulupu is celebrating its 2nd birthday and we have fun challenge and amazing Prizes for this month, hop over to Lulupu blog for more details.

Linking this project with Simon says stamp Monday Challenge blog - Tick Tock

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