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Splash of Journal Collage

 My favorite way to create has to be in a journal. My decisions for color, theme, technique, anything are up to my own whims. 

 Recently, I joined a journal "round robin." Its a sort of sisterhood of the traveling journal, except we all have our own journals. We each decorated our covers and I decorated the first 2-page spread. 

 I used collage papers designed by Marah Johson, and I especailly love the new Vamp ladies!

  I kind of cheated on this collage because the fancy lady was on a page with the French newspaper, the damask scroll, and some writing in the corners. But outlining the newspaper, I made it look like I added it, and by placing the Eiffle Tower where it it is there is a hint that I'm hiding a seam. I also used color to bring the girl forward.  Below you can see the only added pieces and the black is German foil. 

In place of the title page is the savage lady. For the background I used a Marah Johnson stencil of roses. The focal lady was a bit small for the page, so I built up a stage for her. I have painted book text and cardstock then built the collage pieces to reach outside the mats which all gave this small cut-out a much more substantial look. 

 

Close up you can see the heavy brass key and the dark German foil weighted down and gave a foundation to my lady. I love the overall effect!!  

Keepin' it savage! (wink)--heather

Unique result....

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

Tina here today and I am back with another project share. 

Today, I am sharing an Art Journal page created with the one of a kind – LuminArte Twinkling H2O’s.  Twinks, as they are commonly referred by those who love them, are incredible water color paints that are vibrant and full of yummy shimmer.  They last FOR.E.VER and they will quickly become of your go-to creating products.

To create the background of my Art Journal page, I started by liberally applying white gesso.  I wanted some texture from the gesso to show, so I left my ‘brush’ marks (I often use an old credit card to spread gesso) visible.  Once the gesso was dry, I applied Mango Freeze, part of the Summer Fun Petite 6 pack kit to my background.

To create the ‘drips’, I applied (very wet) Royal Satin to the edge of the page and spritzed with water.  I repeated this on the opposite edge of my page.  I did the same technique with more of the Mango Freeze.  When the drips were to my liking, I let the background dry completely.

Using a stencil as a guide, I drew oblong shapes randomly to my page.  I doodled inside each shape and colored them with more of the beautiful colors from the Summer Fun Petite set.  In addition I used Montana markers for more hints of color.  I love how the shimmer from the Twinkling H2O’s look with the opaque, matte of the Montana markers. 

To finish my Art Journal page, I added several doodled circles along the drips and added my journaling, ‘A work of art, is the unique result of a unique temperament – Oscar Wilde’.

The richness of color and the graphic design of the doodles really combine well.

I hope you enjoyed my project today.  Please stop back again tomorrow with another project, ATC style.

Thank you for stopping by.

Tina

Welcome our March Guest Designer, Tina Walker

Hello and Happy Monday!  My name is Tina Walker and I will be sharing a bit about myself and my art with y'all this week.  I am so excited to be able to share in my passion for creating with my Splash of Color friends and I hope you enjoy my projects this week. 

So who am I?

I have been a crafter my entire life.  When I was a little girl, I remember many summers with my Grandma at the ceramic studio, prepping and painting our latest works of art.  I was bitten by the creating bug at a very early age, and it has never slowed down.

I dabbled in scrapbooking approximately 15 years ago and would create in bursts of artistic energy, but it wasn't until 4 years ago when I really started to be 'obsessed' with Scrapbooking.  I have been blessed to have been published in Somerset Memories, Artful Blogging, Scrapbook Trends, and Creating Keepsakes.

My love for creating has now opened the door to Mixed Media, and I must admit, I am hooked.  I tend to lose interest quickly when creating one type of project over and over, so Mixed Media is the perfect match for me.  I consider myself a craft (art) chameleon and really enjoy mixing up my projects.   

I am a working mom, working outside the home.  My children are grown, so much of my inspiration comes from my two French bulldogs, Moose & Flikka.  They have quite the reputation in the scrapbook world.  I currently live in Salt Lake City, Utah, but am an Mid West girl by heart.   (Go Buckeyes!) 

In addition to my personal art projects, which can be found on my blog, A Dog's Life, I also own Frog Dog Studio, a monthly Mixed Media kit club.  I believe that anyone can create art and my kits provide video and photo tutorials to make creating art fun and easy.  I believe that Mixed Media is the window to the soul and it is the basis for all self expression.

Before I leave you today, I want to share a project I created with Cheryl while I was in California during CHA.  Cheryl taught us how to create an Art Journal cover full of texture and dimension, with plaster and wax.  In addition, we used lots of amazing Splash of Color products.  This is one of those projects you just want to touch.  I wish someone would invent 'touch a vision' for our screens.  ;)

 

On top of our dried plaster, I layered several colors of LuminArte Silks Acrylic Glazes, Twinkling H2O's, and Primary Elements.  I love the richness and depth of color you acheive when using these products.  The work beautifully together and the inspiration possibiites are endless.

I hope you enjoyed this peek and please stop back each day this week for more project shares.

Thank you for stopping by!  Happy Creating!

Tina

Splash of Rusty Metal Journal

 

I had a great time making this rusty precious metal cardboard journal cover!

Let me show you how it began.

 I took some cardboard that is sold with the corragated part exposed. Then I ripped parts, bent parts, and gave it some distressed effects. Then I applied some acrylic paint to cause variation in the base color. 

In the portions where I tore off the corragated paper, I applied

 Viva Colour's Precious Metal Effects in Yellow Orange

 

In the next step I used acrylic glaze, which was in the place of

Primary Elements All Purpose Clear Glaze Medium.

I then added a Rusting Powder, which is very dark. To start a beautiful patina, I sprinkled on

Luminarte's Primary Elements Artists' Pigments.

 

While adhering the pigment, the rusting powder was slowly changing (this product has to be sprayed with white vinegar). It began to show oranges and reds. I decided to add another metal color:

Viva Colour's Precious Metal Effects in Copper. 

 

Then I would rotate through all the paints adding where ever I thought the colors were needed. 

 Finally, I did the cover collage and used the same paints as I used in the background to color the dense chipboard cut-outs and the wooden buttons.

For the title and my name on the back of the book, I used glitter letters and gave them a coating of 

Viva Colour's Clear Magic Transparent Perfect Pearl Pen.

 I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I recommend getting a little bit dirty! -heather

 

Splash of Art Journaling

We have done a lot of fun projects and out of the box creating, but creating in my art journal remains one of my favorites.

Here is a finished page, where I drew a face in pencil. I then covered the page in a clear gesso which sealed the paper and made it ready to paint. First, Itried oil pastels for the hair, but I didn't like how irregular the lines were.

 The Viva Colour Paper Pen in black saved the day!

 I used the Viva Colour Paper Pen in black which made a great texture. The Luminarte Silks in Black Ice filled in the space.

 

 The yellow circles are in yellow oil pastels, but the background is from Radiant Rains-Bashful Blue, Honey Dew, and Ice. I brushed them on the gessoed surface, which allowed the Radiant Rain to disperse and blend into a watery effect.                

An art journal is all about experimenting. I'm really happy with the result! Hope you can craft today!-heather

-"Gesso" used is new on the market and is not bulky like traditional gesso its called "Pam Carriker's Mixed Media Adhesive"

 

 

Final Splash of ATC Formula

 While it has been cold out, I've kept myself busy with ATC's. They are little pieces of art the size of a playing card. I actually glue the base to a playing card because they are nice and sturdy. 

 

 

 I have been assembling like a factory, following a basic formula:

    -Paper (I used a lot of Resist Paper)

    -Paint (Choose your favorite!)

    -Embellishment (Lots of these to choose from too!)

    -Person (your photo or collage sheets-NEW!)

    -Quote

    -Accents by hand (Pens work well!)

Keep your eye out for more! -heath

Love is in the air....

  Valentines Day is coming up and I decided to start a "Love" paper bag mini album as a keepsake for lots of pictures of my husband and I. Once the base of the album was done, it was time to splash it with color!! I had a lot of fun using different elements from Splash Of Color. Luminarte and Viva Colour just make your projects shine.

Here is the cover of my album. It all started with a 12x12 piece  of chipboard that I cut down and created the cover and spine with. Once it was assembled I gathered all of my embellishments. A wooden cage, chipboard, white flowers, ribbons, leaves, charms, and lace. I painted the letters with Silks Acrylic Glaze in Pink Grapefruit. And edged it around the letters as well for a glow.

I used some seam binding to tie on my trinket that is hanging from the top of the spine. I colored the seam binding by combining Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Poppy, Persimmon, and Copper. I sprayed them on my non stick craft mat and rubbed the color into the ribbon. I dried it with a craft heat gun and let it wrinkle slightly.

The spine of the album was embossed using a textured embossing folder and my Sizzix Big Shot. Once the album was assembled the spine was ready for some magic. I sprayed a little water into my pot of Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic rub in Lava Red, picked it up on my finger and started the process of rubbing it onto the embossed spine just to hit the raised areas the most. Once the rub was dry (it dries immediatly) then I buffed it with a soft cloth. The look is like an old worn vintage leather bound book. Love the effect that the Metallic Rub gave the embossed paper.

I painted the wooden birdcage with Viva Colour Crackle Paint in black. The white flowers were given a very light spritz of water, then I started the coloring process. I wanted a durable flower so I mixed a little Luminarte Primary Elements in Fuzzy Peach with Viva Colour Crackle Paint in white. I painted the larger layered flowers with my crackle mix. Once it was dry, I added a light spritz of Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in pink Grapefruit. When that dried I rubbed a little Viva Colour Pearl Pen on the ridges of the petals in Red Pearl. And the final touch was rubbing in Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Lava Red. I dropped a half pearl in the middles and surrounded them with Viva Colour German Glitter pen in Red. The depth of the colors in the flowers is just fantastic when bleding all of the product. And mixing the crackle paint in with color as the base gave the flowers a stiff and durable finish. The roses were spritzed with water then painted with Silks Acrylic Glaze in Fuzzy Peach and Pink Grapefruit.

I hope you enjoyed my process in decorating my mini cover. I will be working on the inner pages as the days go by. So go and color your world with a Splash Of Color!!! It will surely put a smile on your face and creative touch on your projects!!.

Art Journal Page with Lisa

I have finally ventured into the world of Art Journaling. I LOVE quotes, I collect them from everywhere. So I decided instead of just putting them on one of my 12x12 layouts, I would place my collection on art journaling pages. I found an old book the perfect size, pulled out my silks and went to work!! It started with a YouTube video that caught my creative eye. The mixed media artist's name is Rachel, and she did a journaling page that I simply ahd to recreate. I had to give it a go and try my hand at Art Journaling. So this is the tutorial that inspired me. It is a piece called Life On Hold. RachO113

I prepared my pages by gluing a few of them together for stability, then priming them with gesso.Once it was dry, I sprayed the pages with a very fine water mist, then painted on a layer of Luminarte Silks Glaze in African Jade. The I stroked on some random streaks of Silks Pretty Peridot and blended it all in. Once it was dry, I used a mask of diamond shapes and blotted on some Silks Glaze in Bolovian Blue. I tore some book pages by hand in random shapes and cut out some hearts in different sizes and adhered it to the background pages using a type of decopauge medium. I used a charcoal pencil to outline the hearts and rubbed it in using my fingers untill it blended in softly.

I used another mask of tiny circles and used the Silks in Nutmeg to go ove the pages in random spots. I placed some Washi Tape in different places and Used a faux stitch stamp on te pages as well. I used a toothbrush, dipped it into Silks Love Struck and splattered it over the pages. I printed the words on book pages, cut them out and adhered them to the pages. I painted around the works with Silks Emporors gold. I outlined the hearts as well. Once the page was dry, I brushed the Mod Podge over both pages to seal everything in.

Thank you for stopping by to take a peek. I think you will start seeing some more art journaling from me in the future!! I will be experimenting with other Splash Of Color mediums to complete my pages. The possibilities are endless and oh so colorful!!

It's PLAY TIME.....

I was never so happy to hear those words in my head....
It has been a VERY BUSY month and I actually hadn't created
anything in ALMOST TWO WEEKS....
That'll make one go into withdrawal right there!!

So, I decided to pull out some of the PRIMARY ELEMENTS
I had recently acquired and PLAY.

BUT FIRST.....
I needed to create paint swatches,
mixing Primary Elements with Clear Glaze Medium,
so I could familiarize
myself with the colors....
Some I knew...others....not so much! 

Now, when the each paint swatch was complete....
I began brushing the excess into my art journal.

Can I just tell you....
I LOVE how the mixture applied
sooo nicely to my book page
and how well it got along with the
previously applied colors.

Colors....that should have muddied when applied over another
color....but instead created a BEAUTIFUL THIRD color.....
O the BEAUTY OF THIS PRODUCT!! 

 
When I had my pages saturated with color....
I dabbed on a bit of Gesso with bubble wrap
and added some
Viva Colour ~ Gold Precious Metal Effect Paint.

Then using a bunch of 'Tovers I had brought with me
I let my creativity wander.

I painted puzzle pieces...
Mini Pearl Daisies...
and Butterflies cut for
the Vintage Wings and Things Collage Sheet.

 

....along with any other embellie I could get my hands on.

I chose a quote....
"Every path hath a puddle"
to finish out my page....

AHHHHH....now that was a GOOOD MORNING!

PRODUCTS USED
Primary Elements
Vintage Wings and Things Collage Sheet
Viva Colour Graphite Ferro
Viva Colour Gold Precious Metal Effect Paint
Primary Elements Clear Glaze Medium 

 

 

Altered Project by Shelley Hamilton: Wooden Spool Photo Holder

Shelley, here, with an altered project, using a Melissa Frances Spool Photo Holder and some awesome Viva Colour products!

 

I began with a wooden Melissa Frances wooden spool.  I first distressed it by using a file in many places.  Then, I used Viva Colour Gold Crackle Paint over several parts of it to give an old look.

The corner scrolls are by Melissa Frances, also, and are just the thing for this photo ATC!  I used the file on these, then painted them with Black China Luminarte Twinkling H20.   After letting this dry, I added some Viva Colour Gold in "Gold" and some Viva Colour Gold Crackle Paint.  I layered these products, until I achieved the looked that I wanted.

On the ring holder, I used Viva Colour Inka Gold "Gold".  I used a wood ATC and glued a black and white photo on it.  I heavily distessed the edges of the photo and the card itself.  I painted over all of the edges with Black China Luminarte Twinkling H20.  I then glued down the corners.  After getting everything down where I wanted it, I used a stamp on the edge of the photo and card.  I then touched up all of the card and corners with the Viva Colour Inka Gold "Gold", Viva Colour Gold Crackle Paint, Black China Luminarte Twinkling H20, and Viva Colour Silver Precious Metal Effect Paint.

You can see toward the top of the spool and in the middle, the Viva Colour Inka Gold in "Gold" that I have wiped in the scratches made by the file.  On the bottom part, you can see the crackle paint.

Thanks for looking!  I hope you enjoyed it, and will give these products a try!!

 

Splash of Color Products

Viva Gold Crackle Paint

Viva Inka Gold in "Gold"

Black China Luminarte Twinkling H20

Viva Silver Precious Metal Effect Paint

Cherry Wood ATC pack