Gecko Galz ATC Challenge

It's been a while since I joined in the ATC Challenge over at Gecko Galz and with this month's page being Alice in Wonderland inspired, I just could not let it go by without creating.

It's a fab set of three!

I used only the PDF backgrounds and images from the sheet supplied by Kim (go grab it here) with my words being from Michelle Grant Designs - Mini Words by Karen Yates.

I also sponged around the edges with Black Soot distress ink.

You don't need to add a tonne of stuff to have a great looking ATC. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 44

My first Inspiration Post this month for Michelle's Creative Warriors is a Journal layout using 2 of the black and white images from this month's Renew May Challenge pack by Michelle Grant.

For my background, I used a fun Napkin from the last Paper Craft Party day that we got at lunch. No way was I not going to use this in my craft!

I used my Pheonix Watercolours to colour the girls. Yes I need a lot more practise using this as I totally destroyed the girl on the right so covered her up with Gesso. Lucky for me it goes with the quote I picked out so I kept her covered.

I added a bit of washi tape to the body area of the girl on the left to help ground her to the page.

Anyway, there really is no wrong way when you craft and every  page is another learning experience. 

So don't be afraid to give it a go and share as you can see, we are all learning and growing together.

I hope I have inspired you just a little bit.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 43

My second Inspiration Post this month for Michelle's Creative Warriors, I have created a layout using one of the black and white images from this month's April Wishes Challenge pack by Michelle Grant.

For my background, I printed off a background paper on tissue from Michelle's Believe July 2022 Challenge pack.

Next I added some stencilling. I then added my image and also fussy cut some of the flower mushroom groups added them as well. I used Distress Crayons to give a diluted colour on my images.

I then used some foam stamps to stamp my quote and a black pen to outline my words, as well as giving my layout a border. 

I hope I have inspired you just a little bit.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 42

My first Inspiration Post this month for Michelle's Creative Warriors, I have created a Scrapbook Page layout using one of the girls from the Covid Art Image pack by Michelle Grant.

I used one of the girls as well as one of the quotes from the pack.

My background paper is the backing from a Mintay Chipboard pack.

I used Michelle's stencil "Roundabout" and Dies "Connected" and "Around" from the collection Full Circle she created for Bee Arty.

I used a few different archival inks through the stencil and then the second part of the stencil I used Gel Medium which gives a watermark effect.

I hope I have inspired you just a little bit.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 41

For me second Inspiration Post this month for Michelle's Creative Warriors, I have created a layout using one of the girls from the Chill Art Image pack by Michelle Grant.

I have been playing with Distress Oxide inks and my Gel plate so thought why not do it direct onto my journal page.....so if you don't like sharp lines, then this probably isn't for you. I myself don't mind them as this is my journal and my journey.

I was undecided whether to place my book directly over the gel plate or to turn the gel plate up and place it on my page.....well yes, I did the turn your book upside down and go with it technique. I quite like it offset and then inked up my gel plate again and dabbed as it were around the white border to give it a more rustic type look.

I adhered my girl and sentiment and then got out my Art my Marlene Mixed Media Play stamp set and stamped around my pages.

Lastly I thought my girl needed some colour, so I used 2 of Tim Holtz Distress Crayons to give her a lift.

Instead of a black line around the border, I moved the Stormy Sky ink pad around the edges of the pages to break it up a bit.

I hope I have inspired you just a little bit.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 40

I created a layout using Michelle's Peace Art Image pack for my 2nd March Inspiration Post for Michelle's Creative Warriors.

I love how she turned out.

I started with adhering some ripped up tissue paper I had stencilled with excess ink, some book pages and washi tape. Also some washi tape stickers from my stash.

I then added some stencilling using a black ink pad and then some acrylic paints. 

My stencil is Studio Lights "Ripped and Stains" Grunge Collection Mask.

Stamping with grey and brown ink pads and then adhering my girl and saying.

My stamps are 2 size Crosses from Scrap FX.

I added some acrylic paint to my girl as an eye attracting point. 

Lastly some doodling for a border around it.

LOL, perfect saying as the pen border almost did my head in! Thankfully it doesn't need to be straight.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

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 # 38

I created a double journal page layout using the Wisdom Art Image pack  by Annette Gearside for my first February Inspiration Post for Michelle's Creative Warriors.

I used one of Michelle's coloured images and fussy cut some extra flowers to add around her neck and head. 
I used a stencil from Bee Arty onto tissue paper and adhered to my pages leaving a strip on the right hand side page. In this gap, I used the Round About stencil designed by Michelle Grant for Bee Arty and have stencilled with Distress Oxide Inks straight onto my page to take away the blankness, blending it out into the tissue paper.

My owl and flowers are from Annette's pack. I fussy cut these and adhered onto page and then coloured using some of my Colour Blast mica powders.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 35

Merry Christmas! 

If you are like me and unfortunately have to work tomorrow, then you will be having Christmas Dinner with your family like me!

So as not to keep you, a short posting for my last project to inspire you in 2023. 

I created a Cover for my Junk Journal Planner for 2024 using a Woolies Christmas Paper Bag!

LOL, this way the spine and back as well as inside covers don't really need decorating as the baubles design is all over it!

I used a Mash Up of two old Releases, one of the girls from Accept by Gracie Grant along with a Books Pattern from Book Lover by Elisa Ablett.

I added some texture with coloured paste through a stencil designed by Michelle Grant for Bee Arty, the Range is called Full Circle.

Also added some stamping from stamp set and a die cut from die in the range. 

I also used one of my favourite dies and cut that as well as some glitter stars and gold thickener Numbers Stickers.

The sentiment is from Gracie's set and I added a piece of ruffled black lace to it.

Well, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a safe passage into 2024!

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 # 34

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is using the New Release December/January Challenge Image Reflective Prelude by Michelle Grant.

I used  the black and white image on plain copy paper and adhered to my journal pages.

I added some stencilling using one of Michelle's new stencils from Bee Arty and also one of her new dies from the same collection.

My girls are coloured with mica powders from Bee Arty and Lindy's Magicals, which I also used to colour my die cuts.

I used some white gesso to soften my edges around the girls and try to blend them in a bit better.

I used a black paint pen and a stencil from Natalie May for my words and then lastly I doodled a border around the edges.

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 # 33

I created a double journal page layout using this month's Challenge image On the Inside by Michelle Grant for my second November Inspiration Post.

I used one of Michelle's coloured images and fussy cut some extra flowers to add around her neck and head. 

I used a couple of stencils from Bee Arty and a Studio Light one as well with some acrylic paints that blended in with the image.

I found my quote on google and hand wrote it using a black ink pen.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 32

My first project for November to inspire you as a blue layout using Michelle's Seeker Art Image pack.

I coloured my girls with distress inks, fussy cut and adhered to my background.
I used some stencils and foam stamps from Scrapbookingncraft to create my background with 3 shades of blue acrylic paints.

I doodled a border with black ink pen and wrote the quote as well.

I really love how the pages turned out.

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 # 31

I decided to have a break from blogging as I just needed to reset as they say.
So I will catch you up on my Creative Warriors projects I did for last month and this month.

For for second project in October I did a mash up using the October Challenge image pack Shadows & Shimmers along with July's Truth and some sayings from one of the Little Word Packs.

I used some black fluid acrylic paint and scribbled some very loose words on the layout, which was fun to try. My girls I coloured with pencils and then fussy cut and adhered to page.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 30

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is using the New October Challenge Pack Shadows & Shimmers by Michelle Grant. Remember you can buy it for only$1.50 this month - super value!

I decided to use my Steampunk Soiree Lindy's Magicals - first time using these mica powders - yes, my fingers are now a lovely "bruised" look. LOL, will be interesting at work tomorrow in my Nursing Home. 

Anyways, I had a play with the magicals and then using my Steampunk stencil by Antonis Tzanidakis for Stamperia with some black acrylic paint to create an interesting border. I dabbed black acrylic paint around the edge of my page to give a darker frame around my focal image.

I printed and fussy cut the coloured steampunk girl from the pack and adhered to my page.

I then added a frame and my sentiment. I used my black pen and loosely went around the words for some more interest.

I then coloured up one of the black and white pumpkins from the pack and added it for that Halloween feel.

Well, I hope I have inspired you to create with this month's Challenge pack and enter into our challenge for a chance of a prize.

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 # 29

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is a Mash Up of Michelle Grants Chill and Pattern #1 packs.

 

I started with printing some background paper from Pattern #1 onto tissue paper and ripping and adhering to both pages.

I used a Bee Arty stencil as well as 2 Art by Marlene stencils in my stash along with new paints I got for other projects.

I coloured my girl with my Faber-Castell pencils and fussy cut her and my sentiment.

Not going to lie, I totally stuffed the left page and when you stuff up black, it's hard to correct!

LOL, anyway, it's still okay, just a nice grungy feel to it now.

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 # 28

Have you seen this month's Challenge Image pack - Flourish? 

Wow, some many colourful flowers and such a gorgeous girl by Michelle Grant.

 

Yes, I did fussy cut out all those flowers on the left side to frame my saying.

I added some waterpaint colours, drips and splashes.

My 2 music sheet die cuts are using the Grungy Viewmaster die by Bee Arty.

Well, I hope I have inspired you and can't wait to see what you create with her.

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!

Live Life in Full Bloom

A new month and we are having a new challenge over at Michelle's Creative Warriors!

For us in Australia, we have started Spring! 

So what better way to kick our creative juices up a notch and start our colourful journal!

So if you follow my Instagram page you would have seen my Rainbow Album and 8 pages from August Challenge. It was a lot of fun so I thought I would share this months with you so you could join in with us.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 27

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is using the New Challenge Image Pack Be The Rainbow  by Michelle Grant.

During the month I added some paints and inks through stencils and mopping up onto the next page in my journal. I figured this way I have a base to start my page with.

Having said that, all I really had to do them was to fussy cut my girl and adhere her down and then give her a bit of colour, which I did using my Distress Inks.

I then added my saying from the pack with a bit of doodling with a black pen.

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 # 26

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is my cover and first page for the Rainbow Challenge!

Haven't seen it yet, jump over onto Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group and check it out. 

It' all about the Rainbow and using those colours in a monochromatic way!

 

I created my own Art Journal for this challenge with plenty of pages for other challenges throughout the year.

My cover I used some painter drop sheet and added gesso onto it and then my "rainbow".

I had this great Creative Warrior affirmation from a Virtual Retreat of Michelle's a few years back and thought it perfect to pop on the cover.

Inside I used a great Mintay paper I received at the Papercraft Party Event a few months back. 

My signatures/paper and cover chipboard are a Kit from Natalie May Scrapbooking.

 

Page 1 is Red - Passion, Love.

I have used Elisa Ablett's Book Lover for my image, background paper and saying. I printed them out on rice paper.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Paints: Festive Berries, Candied Apple and Barn Door. Dina Wakley's Ruby, and a couple of cheap shop paints: Scarlet Lake and Rose Madder.

Additionally I used a black and red Sharpie and white gesso for splatters.

Well, I hope I have inspired you to have a go at the Rainbow Challenge. I look forward to seeing your take on it.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 25

Time for my next project to inspire you.

I used the New Release July Image Challenge Truth, by Michelle Grant. 

I printed off the images and with the coloured one, I did a image transfer to get her mirrored on my page.

It worked pretty well, a little bit of her cheek but I'm okay with that.

Added some washi tape and then some stenciling with some white gesso to blend it all.

I used I added a quote from Karen Yates Little Word Bits #3.

Lastly I doodled a border around the edges.

There is still time to join the challenge. 

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!