it's an Art Journal kind of day

Hi UmWowStudio Fans....

THANK YOU for stoppin' by the blog today!

I decided to pull out my Art Journal
and have some FUN!

In my UmWowStudio stash I have a bag

of pieces parts from various chippies

PUZZLE MASH

STAR CONFETTI

GEARS MASH

I applied the pieces parts to my journal page.

When dry, I applied a layer of medium through

Wonky Circle Stencil

When dry I covered the whole page with

clear gesso.

Then, I let the coloring begin.

I spritzed the entire page with mist.

Then, I used a pipette to drop

color onto the page.

Next, I mixed Prills with

a bit of medium and applied randomly

to the page.

Lastly, I splattered on a bit of white gesso.

I pulled out UmWowStudio

LARGE IVY

 and SMALL IVY

and painted on a bit of gesso.

When dry, I colored the Ivy.

I put it all together to finish my page.

Once again....THANK YOU for stopping by!

 OTHER PRODUCTS USED

7gypsies

Mix and Match Ledger 6 x 9

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Glam

Night Sky

Lime Cordial

Organic Garden

Just Peachy

Yellow

Berrylicious

Glimmer Mist

Precious Metals

The Crafter's Workshop

Light and Fluffy

Clear Gesso

White Gesso

Clear Gel Medium

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession
Words of Art

USArtquest
Express O Yourself

Spring has SPRUNG!

The trees are sporting their baby leaves.

The animals are titterpated and

the birds are busy building their nests.

And FINALLY the sun has come out!

So, I thought embellishing a
Birdhouse would be apropos!

I began by covering my entire birdhouse
with white gesso.

I then cut paper to fit the sides of the birdhouse.

I then pulled out my

UmWowStudio Damask Stencil

and applied a bit of texture medium 

through it.

When dry, I adhered the papers

to my birdhouse.

I spritzed my birdhouse and a bit of 

vintage ric rack with a mist.

I applied a layer of texture medium to

a chippie for the
UmWowStudio Floral Collection

and then colored it with a bit o glam and mist.

I accented the

UmWowStudio Button Mash

with a bit of glam.

 I had covered the roof with pieces of
decorative wood but I felt it needed something more.

So, I pulled out my
UmWowStudio ~ Grid stencil

and applied a bit of texture medium through it.

When dry I spritzed it all with a bit of mist.

Now, you know my birdhouse needed to

say something.

So, I chose a stamp, stamped it,

cut it out.

Here are a few closeups of my finished Birdhouse.

Do you see the little piece of the
UmWowStudio ~ Grid Border??

I hope you enjoyed my piece of Spring....

Other Products Used:

Tattered Angels
Glimmer Mist

Crushed Shells
Taffy

Glimmer Glam

Just Peachy

7gypsiesArchitextures 8 x 8 paper pad

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession

Everyday Quotes

The Crafter's WorkshopLight and Fluffy

White Gesso

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster

Apricot Lily
Sunwashed Clay

Steampunk Love Angel by Lynne

Hi UmWowStudio Fans.....

THANKS sooo much for stopping by the blog today!!

OK....so I stepped a bit out of my typical creative zone

to create this steampunk tag.

I used LOTS of UmWowStudio chippies on my tag.

Butterfly Wings

Crown Mash

Gear Mash

Love

Distressed Harlequin Background

Here is my little comedy of errors video

on how I created my Love Angel tag!

(please be patient as I am

still trying to figure out all this video stuff!!)

Thought I would share a few close ups of my tag.

Hope you enjoyed my creative journey.....

I know I did!

It's is ALWAYS GOOD to step out of one's

creative zone to try something a bit different......

Have a CREATIVE day!!

OTHER PRODUCTS USED

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist

Sapphire

It's Brown

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Precious Metal

Glimmer Glam 

Bon Bon

Canvas Corp

Printed Cardboard

Postal

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster

Doves Wings

Ranger Ink

Multi Medium

July Challenge Inspiration with Jen

Hi everyone!  Jen here to share my take on this month's sketch challenge as my first post as DT member!  This is a perfect sketch for just about any type of paper project!  I followed the sketch pretty closely but did change it a bit.  I used two photos instead of one big one.  I also didn't use too much patterned paper with this.

 Because it's July and we are celebrating the good 'ole US of A's Independence, I created a layout about last year's 4th of July tradition.  We take the kids and head to the ballpark for an evening of local baseball and fireworks!  What's more American than baseball, hot dogs, cotton candy and fireworks?  We have a blast and the fireworks are pretty amazing!

 I used some UmWow Studio's star confetti on the page for some dimensional WOW!  Mix in some stamping and you get multiple layers of shapes that are perfect for this theme.

 Did I mention how much I am in love with this Vintage Flag flair?  The size is larger than most and it's super dramatic and fun to embellish with these babies!

 Instead of a paper rectangle behind the photos, I wanted to create texture and colors that make a statement.  I used Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Textural Accents Whipped Spackle through one of the gorgeous UmWow Studio's stencils. 

 You can see that I had the Whipped Spackle go over the edges to frame it in!  This was the first step.  I added multiple colors of Gelatos® and watered them down to create a "resist" effect. 

 I can't wait to see what you all create to go along with our challenge!  Link your projects up in the previous post and there will be a winner selected with a prize! 

UmWow Studio supplies::

Vintage Flag Flair
Star Confetti
Line of Chevrons Mask

Other supplies:
American Crafts Cardstock
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Textural Accents Whipped Spackle
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pens in Black 199, Cobalt Blue 143, Scarlet Red
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® colors in Red Cherry, Bosenberry, Blueberry, and Blueberry Metallic
Patterned Papers: 7 Gypsies
Stamps: Stampin' Up and Studio G
Metal Tab: Studio Calico
metal number

Time 2 Stamp - A Smash Album type page!

Today I posted the 2nd episode of Time 2 Stamp on the VLVS! Blog showing how I made the background for this beauty:

"Us"

A recent art journal page:

Supplies used: Clairefontaine journal, spiced marmalade distress ink, charcoal tattered angels glimmer mist, Viva Las VegaStamps! chicken wire background, gesso, art blanche alphas, black memento reinker, 7gypsies file tab, woven ribbon from my friend Paula!, a star punchinella from Gauche Alchemy. 

REJECTED...

Bwahaha.. oh well! I tried out for the Spellbinders DT -- Had great confidence.. and got shot down. but it happens, eh? 

So here I go.. showing my piece to you :) 

As the challenge @ SimonSaysStamp n Show is Thru' the looking glass I'll be linking up there :)

List of supplies:

base tray, 7gypsies Notting Hill script stamp, SB labels four and lacey circles, walnut stain distress ink, vintage photo distress ink, broken china distress ink, pine needles distress ink, glitter glue, double dot paper by bobunny, my minds eye union square paper, 7gypsies bottle, 7gypsies recycled packaging, glitter snowflake diecuts, Bobunny brad, Heritage cricut cartridge, pinecone, KnCo pearls, faux stamen, wooden spools, Amazing Mold Putty White Resin, found christmas ornament, mini tinsel, vintage buttons, baker's twine, cheesecloth, ribbon, rhinestones, a doily, plastic netting, beaded pearls..