Life can JUST get CRAZY

Sometimes life JUST gets CRAZY!

Classes to be designed, kits to be made,

 deadlines to make, dr. appointments, etc

and then your body chooses not to play along!

and the stress builds......
what does one do???

EVERYTHING....all at once!

I had 4 projects going on all over my studio.

Hi UmWowStudio fans....

Lynne Forsythe here with my slightly edgy creation,

definitely outside my creative box!
(which is a good thing)

My creation began with me trying some
"new to me" Black Modeling Paste.

I applied it through
an UmWowStudio ~ Damask Stencil

onto a Canvas Shape ~ Diamond,

which had been cut apart and folded over.

When dry, I spritzed the canvas shape with water and

with a round brush, applied a bit of Orange Glam

and let it wick into the canvas shape.

Staying with the "orange and black" color scheme

I pulled out a few

UmWowStudio ~ Knobby Branch

painted with Black Gesso and

Black Modeling Paste.

and UmWowStudio ~ PomPoms

which I mixed Clear Modeling Paste with

Orange Glam, to create dimensional Poms.

I cut the chippies apart and nestled them into

the pocket behind the Visage,

which had been spritzed with Cornbread mist

and I dotted the eyes with a Sharpie.

I then accented the canvas shape with

pieces of a vintage zipper, buttons and trims

along with a bit of hand stitching.

I finished it off with a one of the Words for Art stamps,

 Archival Ink and a bit of woven interfacing.

And there you have it.....

I hope you enjoyed my INSANITY and

my out of the box creating....

I know I did!

(and I got everything else done too!!)

Other Products UsedTattered Angels

Glimmer Glam ~ Orange

Glimmer Mist ~ Cornbread

Canvas Corp

Canvas Shape ~ Diamond

Burlap

The Crafter's Workshop

Black Modeling Paste

Clear Modeling Paste

Black Gesso

Impression Obsession

Words of Art

Relics and Artifacts

Visage

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

happy by Monika

Hello!

Today I'd like to share my newest art journal page. This small piece of mixed media is my daily reminder to not be complacent, to not limit myself to what I know and am comfortable with, but to look further afield, to be open minded, flexible to fully explore life.

I used two different stencil: Damask & Dahlia and some different chipboards. 

I hope you'll feel inspired ;)

I used:

  

Guest Monika Huculak {Create Magic}

We have the talented Monika Huculak back today with this piece : 

It seems so fitting to me that she's used the sentiment "Create magic" because her pieces are SO magical! They're full of whimsy and an artistic soul. 

This delicious cluster is made up of our Leaf Stems set and Flourishes 2 set.

Our Star Confetti has been embedded into the background of this bit and then enhanced with some gesso and color. Just perfect! A tiny little bit of confetti to make the magic happen.

Our stencils are a great way to add some dimension and texture to your backgrounds. In this case Monika used our Damask Stencil with some stamping to work up her gorgeous background.

Thank you so much Monka for agreeing to be a guest member here! Your works are beautiful and we're so lucky to have had you.

Mixed Media Spread by Monika Huculak

Introducing Guest Creative Team Member : Monika Huculak

Monika's Blog

Today I get to share with you an Art Journal spread she has put together. It is so delicious.. full of texture and color. It makes my heart soar and my imagination happy.

A few words from Monika :

I pondered for a long time what could my project be. I decided on another art journal spread. Art journaling is my biggest pleasure. As you surely already know art journaling is the perfect place for all of your creative experiments. Art journaling does not require anything specific - you don't have to plan colors, put photo, composition or do journaling etc. 

I'm always very spontaneous with colors never trying to be super precise. And I simply let my imagination run free!

Look at all the amazing color that Monika got on our Flourishes 2 chip. It accents the flourishes so well... and is so so dreamy!!

Tucked behind this gorgeous photo and surrounded by DELICIOUS texture is a piece from our Leaf Stems chipboard set.

Part of that delicious texture comes from our Damask Stencil.