Art Journal Archives – Crafting with Ashee

Make a Birthday Card with Me! Distress Style!!

Make a Birthday Card with Me! Distress Style!! – Very Versailles – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator based in Lincoln UK.

I’ve always loved playing with ink and paint and enjoy mixed media art. This is my version of a mixed media card, Stampin’ Up! style. I find mixed media art so freeing as there is no mistakes, just more chances to be creative. There is right or wrong way, just what makes you happy and looks go to you. All crafting would make you happy but mixed media makes me especially happy.

measurements

Early Espresso A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Very Vanilla – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock	Bone Folder	Paper Trimmer	Stampin’ Seal	Basic White C6 Envelopes	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Take Your Pick	Basic White A4 Cardstock	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock
Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set	Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad	Blending Brushes	Sponge Daubers

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I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

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An Explosion of Colour – Pigment Sprinkles

I have an art journal page to share with you today and it is an explosion of colour. It uses the pigment sprinkles that have been sitting in my stash for months. I love how it came out and wanted to share it with you.

Art journaling makes me happy and I think at times such these we have to especially try to do things that make us happy. The Pigment Sprinkles were launched in the catalogue last June but due to customs issues, we didn’t get them until October. I couldn’t wait to buy them and then, of course, they just sat in my stash. Oh my gosh, I love them. I used them to create both the orange background as well as the blue/purple one.

Art journaling is a great way to let your imagination run free. You can explore colours, themes, techniques and just be free!! I’ve used a number of techniques here. There is stamping, stencilling, heat embossing, fussy cutting and of course the pigment sprinkles.

I normally write my blogs a few weeks ahead of schedule. I am writing this on 25th March, so the second day of the increased restrictions. Life as we used to know it has all but disappeared. The weather when we could go out was grey and wet now, of course, we have glorious sunshine. Typical!! We are lucky to have a big garden by city standards so can still enjoy the outdoors easily. I hope you are keeping safe and well and that my projects and videos are helping to relieve the boredom of days inside.

Other art journal pages

The video tutorial and supply are below. Thank you for visiting. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Parisian Blossoms – Art Journal Page – Stampin’ Up!

I do make lots of cards, bags and boxes but I do love painting and mixed media. I, therefore, have an art journal page to share with you today. This one was inspired by the Parisian Blossoms designer series paper (DSP).

I’ve watercoloured the background using Petal Pink and Pool Party reinkers. These are the colours in the DSP. I sponged through two different stencils to create interest in the background. I also did some “ghost stamping” with the Parisian Beauty stamp set. This has a lovely old script stamp that I love.

The DSP is collaged with mat gel medium that you can find in any good art store or online. This is a fabulous medium for collaging and makes the page non-porous.

I’ve finished off the design with a black journaling pen around the DSP elements and the border. The border is coloured in using a black marker.

I love to paint and used to do some watercolouring before I got into papercrafting. Do you like to art journal or do you prefer to must make cards?

other projects using watercolouring

The supply list and video are below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill	Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (English)	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Parisian Beauty Bundle (English)	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks	Pattern Party Decorative Masks	Parisian Dies
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad	Stamping Sponges	Aqua Painters

Sunset Silhouette – Art Journal Page

Today I have an art journal page featuring a sunset Silhouette to share with you, Stampin’ Up! style. This page uses the Silhouette Scenes stamps that I love. Stampin’ Up! brought out some new watercolour paper this year. This is my first time using it and it is amazing !!!

To be truthful I wasn’t sure where I was going when I started this page but I love the colours. The watercolour paper makes blending these colours a doodle. I have used So Saffron, Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie and they go together beautifully to produce this sunset silhouette page.

As with all painting and colouring, the trick is to layer colours, textures and images to achieve your overall picture. You can always add more colour but taking it away again is not so easy!!

This piece has a mixed media feel to it as I have used die cuts, stamps, ink and stencils in the piece. Mixed media art is a piece of artwork that combines various techniques, textures and mediums in one piece as in this sunset silhouette page.

Other similar projects

I have a video tutorial below and supply list as always.

Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad	Silhouette Scenes Bundle
Sweet Silhouettes Dies	Silhouette Scenes Cling Stamp Set	Aqua Painters	Stampin’ Spritzer	Stamping Sponges
Basic Black A4 Card Stock	Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set	Pattern Party Decorative Masks	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper	Journaling Pens