Creative Warriors Inspiration # 39

I created a double journal page layout using this month's Challenge Image pack Pieces of Me by Michelle Grant for my second February Inspiration Post for Michelle's Creative Warriors.

I used the A5 black and white image and fussy cut her out. 

I adhered some coloured background paper from the pack on the right side of the page and then adhered my girl on top. 

I coloured my girl using my Neo II crayons.

I coloured the rest of my blank pages with black acrylic paint and added some white and blended in to give a smoky shadowy feel. My saying was then added.

Lastly, I doodled around the saying with my white gel pen and called it done.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 24

Time for my next project to inspire you, I used an older pack by Karen Yates called Enchanted. 

I printed off my unicorn on tissue paper and my sentiment and background papers on normal copy paper.

All I needed was some acrylic paint, glitter markers and water paints 

Then some doodling around the edge with a black paint pen.

I hope I have inspired you in some way to get creative.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 17

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of  Expand and Rainbow Lyrical Wallpapers, No1 Pattern Pack and Paper Dolls Starter #1 pack.

 

I started with some stenciling using black acrylic paint on the left page. On the right page I wiped off the stencil to give the faded look.

I then adhered some patterns printed on tissue paper and a bit a white gesso in places to fade out spots and blend a bit. I adhered my girl from Michelle Grants Expand pack.

On the right side, I added my tissue paper print from Rainbow Lyrical by Karen Yates and then used Distress Crayons to add some additional colour and blend. I added some black acrylic paint to my page edges and blended that out too.

While I had the crayons out, I added a touch of yellow to my left page as a focal point.

I then added black acrylic paint and crayons to colour my paper doll and adhered her to my page.

I then added my "It will work out" saying on tissue paper.

Many many layers of tissue paper on this one.

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 14

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is using the New Release Challenge Pack for February called Modern Misses by Annette Gearside. 

 

I used leftover ink and created my rainbow type layout.

I printed my modern miss on copy paper and fussy cut and adhered to my page.

I printed the flowers on rice paper and again fussy cut and adhered to page.

I used my Neo II Crayons and a water brush and coloured my images.

Lastly I added a saying from one of my many Uniquely Creative Cut-a-parts.

So much fun! 

Well, I hope I have inspired you to try this month's Challenge and join us over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see your projects.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 12

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of  Michelle Grant's Seeker and Peace packs along with Elisa Ablett's Embrace Change pack.

 

I loved using the black and white background piece from Elisa's pack with the girl from Michelle's as well as the saying from the other one of Michelle's packs. I decided to keep the left page completely black and white and painted the black border to do this. I also had the black border spill over to the right page.

Using Elisa's Butterfly girl, I went with the rainbow colours and used a FX Scrap stencil to create the first part of my background. Then I used the extra acyclic paint to continue the rainbow, even though you don't see much of it. 

Once dry, I adhered my girl and used paint pens to colour her dress, hair and butterflies. 

I used pencils to colour her neck and face. Lastly going over some areas with my black paint pen and adding white paint pen in her eyes and on my butterfly.

Clarity is my word for 2023 and I think the girl on the left, once she has that clarity, brings colour and meaning back into her life. Here's to 2023 being a much better and brighter year for all of us!

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Just Journal January 2023 - Day 4

Day 4 prompt for Just Journal : Textures.

Oh how much fun to play with textures!

I have used a torn bit of packaging to give me some corrugated space. 

A torn bit of Honeycomb paper which you now can't really see!

Modeling paste through my favourite Kaisercraft Stencil.

I used a piece of bubble wrap and acrylic paint to go over my page to bring it all together.

LOL, this created my hot mess, so I decided to to use a few mini tags from book paper and bubble wrap paint it and then use my alphabet stamps and stamp "Hot Mess".

A lot of fun and a great addition to my Junk Journal.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 8

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of last month's Challenge Image Enough and  Reset Art Image pack, both by Michelle Grant.

 

I had started off by fussy cutting my girl and some of the flowers. The I printed off the lovely coloured image and saying from Reset and added the saying onto the image.

Lol, over the course of following week or so, I played around with positioning and thinking of backgrounds.

During my 31 Days of October for Art Journal Junkie, I often had left over paint. So in day 19, I decided to use those colours and stencils to start my background. I already had left over paint and leaf stencil used on the left page from another day.

Then it was a matter of positioning again and deciding on my next move.

That was to add some stamping with a Bee Arty stamp and also a Uniquely Creative stamp, and then adhering the images and flowers.

Once I had done that, I decided I needed to add some spots of colour to her hair, so I used my Inktense watercolour pencils. Lastly, I added some watered down black acrylic paint splashes and splats.

Well, I hope I have inspired you to look at your packs a little bit differently.

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 31

Day 31 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Black, Oragne and Green

An Affirmation Quote: Believe in the Magic.

An element:  Halloween

I used a Jack and Sally Napkin that I found at Big W this year. Awesome, you get the same image 4 times.

A bit of acrylic paint and white Gel pen through a stencil.

I love love love how it turned out.

So our 31 days are at an end, I did it! 

I am so proud of myself because I start these challenges with the best of intensions and only seem to get halfway through!

So now I plan on doing the last 10 days of my July Junk Journal Challenge. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 25

Day 25 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Olive, Cream, Brown

An Affirmation Quote: Enjoy the small things.

An element:  Botanicals

I grabbed my Your Creative Studio subscription boxes out again - September and October, and used various ephemera bits and papers to create my collages. 

My saying is another Art by Marlene Sticker quote.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 23

Day 23 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Pink, Gold and Taupe

An Affirmation Quote: Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.

An element:  Doilies / Mandalas

Another simple but effective page.

My image and saying is from Gracie Grant's Accept Art Image Pack.

I used some Gold Glitter washi tape from Uniquely Creative to ground my girl.

It feels good to be back on track and up to date! Only 8 more days to go.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 20

Day 20 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Pink, Green and Old Gold

An Affirmation Quote: I give myself permission to experiment with my creativity.

An element:  Spots / Dots

This one took me two days to finish, so I'm a little bit more behind....that's ok, because I am pushing my boundaries and still going. 

I can't believe I managed to add some eyelashes! Small steps. One day I will even be able to get the eyes the same size....lol.

I used acrylic paints for my background and pencils for eyes and lips.

Black Life of Colour paint pen for writing and going over my gal. 

My circle stamps are from Art by Marlene. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 19

Day 19 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Green, Navy and Blue

An Affirmation Quote: If not now, when?

An element:  Clocks

Still one day behind, but that's ok, lol, at least I am consistent, right! 

I used a few different stencils from my stash with acrylic paints as well as distress oxide ink.

I then stamps some clock faces from an old clear set in my stash that I've had for quite a while.

My ephemera is again Vectoria Designs. 

To finish off I used some thin fluid acrylic ink and doodled around the edges of the page and wrote my affirmation. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 18

Day 18 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Magenta, Yellow and Purple

An Affirmation Quote: Create what makes your heart dance and your soul sing.

An element:  Hearts

I am a day behind again, but that's ok!

I used a Bee Arty stencil and I think the other is Dylusions.

Saying is from Art by Marlene and my Alice ephemera is from one of my Vectoria Designs files.

My Cats face is from a Visible Image set. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 9

Day 9 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Lavender, Lemon and Mint

An Affirmation Quote: Create your own Sunshine

An element: Rays

Oh I had some messy fun today with this layout. I am not going to lie, it was a hot mess at one stage and I was not liking it at all. But, more layers and layers and it came around!

I made my own ray of sunshine and this page makes me smile.

A collection of stencils - the only one I know is the sunshine ray is from Tim Holtz. It would be helpful if the all labeled them like Tim does.

My girl "Mischief" is from Michell Grant's Expressible Art Image pack.

The hipster stamp is a Dina Wakley Essential Silhouettes stamp.

A little stamp from Art by Marlene 2021 Advent Calendar as well as a Sticky Quote from her Bold & Bright Sticky Quotes Book.

I used my Black and White Posca Pens to frame the saying, the girl and my page.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 8

Day 8 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

Wow, we are on to Week 2 now, lol, just keeping up!

So we have 3 colours: Navy, Gold and Taupe

An Affirmation Quote: Think Bigger

An element: Large

Used my Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic paint for my background and Distress Paint for my Buddha.

My gold is some gold leaf flakes.

My Buddha is an A4 Stencil by Michelle Grant called Buddha 1.

I like the white space I left as it make it's pop a bit more.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 7

Day 7 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Purple, Green and Teal

An Affirmation Quote: I am a magnet for miracles

An element: Feathers

Back to my acyclic paints and a feather stencil.

Bit of water mixed in to make my splashes - lol, as well as everywhere within a metre space!

My bird is from Art by Marlene's Paper Elements Lime Collection with a bit of Tim Holtz washi tape to ground her.

Lastly I used my black Aquarellable Pencil to give the bird shadows.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration #3

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of  Michelle Grant's Art Image Breathe and Mystic packs.

 

I have used the man and saying "It's ok if the only thing you did today was Breathe." from Michelle's Breathe pack, along with one of the girls from her Mystic pack.

I decided to use the opposite journal page to my last mash up posting which again is a mop up page. 

I felt that the page left as is really resonated with the saying - It's ok if nothing got done/finished, as long as I am still breathing. 

I printed off and fussy cut the images and then adhered to my page and put some clear gesso over the top so I could add some colour with my pencils.

The saying I printed on tissue paper and used a white paint pen to go over the back of the words before I adhered so they stood out a bit more.

This page helped my mental health as when I did it, I was feeling very sad over the passing of my favourite NRL Coach taking his own life, as well as the sudden death of one of my favourite residents. Sometimes it is hard to explain, but good to have an outlet to help your mind into the right place. 

Well, I hope I have inspired you to look at your packs a little but differently.

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration #2

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of using a girl from Gracie Grant's Accept Pack and my Owl from Annette Gearside's Wisdom Pack.

 

I started by using one of the mop up pages in my art journal to get me going as it already had red and black acrylic paints on it.

I added some music sheet strips for a bit of collage and some white gesso to blend it all together.

I then added some pink/peach acrylic paint to soften it a little.

At this stage, I coloured my owl with my pencils and fussy cut her out along with my girl.

Now they are cut, I place them on page to see where I would like them and where I needed to add some stenciling. I used my Dark Hearts stencil with black acrylic paint first, and then That Way stencil to add the dots as well. 

Again, placing my owl and girl down, I decided I needed something else, so grabbed my script stamp and stamped that in a few places. I used the Tyre marks from Making Tracks stamp set to mainly ground my girl and stamped in a few other spots as well.

Now I have it pretty much how I wanted it, so I adhered my Owl and girl on the page.

My wording, I hand wrote in Black on some card and then went over it with white and adhered.

Well, I hope I have inspired you to look at your packs a little but differently.

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2022 - # 38 Turquoise

Next card # 38 - Turquoise.

Week 6 Theme is: Neutral elements, Rust, Dye, Thread & Stitching.

 

I used all Art by Marlene products on this one.

Tuscan & Sand acrylic paint with Bold & Bright stencil.

Then die cuts. I cut the turquoise flower in half for placement and my arched border I cut into 3, again for placement. I also added some lines on them with my white gel pen just to make them pop a little bit.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2022 - # 33 Quatrefoil

Next card # 33 - Quatrefoil or Ogee.

Week 5 Theme is: Working in series with a continuing theme or constraint.

I really like this one I must say.

I used the Calm set of acrylic paints by Art by Marlene through a Quatrefoil stencil I have - the brand I am unsure of, it's a black 8x8 one. I generally have them all in a 12x12 plastic scrapbook container so unless it's marked, or I actually still have it in it's packaging, I have no idea.

Again, the quote is Art by Marlene......yes, I am starting to really like her products and have started to go to them first now.

See you tomorrow!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!