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Sparkle

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It’s time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Sparkle All The Way.

I had so much fun creating this sparkle page and as I’m not a tidy crafter I’m going to be finding sparkles everywhere over the next couple of months (smile!).

To see how very sparkly this mixed media page is, and how it all came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is just over a couple of minutes long; it shows the essentials of how I created this page taking a step-by-step approach and showing you the mixed media that I used.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how this page came together; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the sparkly creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Hello Pumpkin

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It’s pumpkin season and as I love everything pumpkin I created this mixed media page – Hello Pumpkin (smile!).

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is only a minute long; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

https://youtube.com/shorts/sy0_3F3vbVU

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this art journal page taking a step-by-step approach that I used using white gesso, a marker pen, a napkin (from my dear friend, Erika), matte gel medium, inks, ephemera, glue tape, Thinlits die cuts, Liquitex acrylic inks and a gel pen.

Taking pride of place on our dining room table is this fabulous sign that we bought from a local home store, we just couldn’t resist (smile!).

As T Stands For Tuesday, I’m sharing this Hello Pumpkin mug that we saw in the same local home store which I just managed to resist buying (smile!) – wishing you all a very Happy T Day!

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happiness

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It’s the first Friday of the month, so it’s time for our new challenge at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

As it’s November, I reflect on things I’m thankful for, which always makes me happy; so today I’m sharing a happiness page and one of my favourite wood effect techniques using Distress Inks and matte gel medium (smile!).

To see the wood effect technique and how this mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is just over a couple of minutes long.

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this art journal page taking a step-by-step approach and showing you the mixed media that I used. Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal, where you can like this video and subscribe to my channel should you wish.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

Stay safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you. Happy and creative wishes! x

Purple Mushroom Halloween Card

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It’s Halloween next week, so here’s a card that I created for a dear friend who celebrates (smile!).

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is under a minute long; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this 4″x4″ Halloween card taking a step-by-step approach that I used using an old Halloween paper pad, ephemera, white cardstock, Thinlits die cuts, inks, glue tape, acrylic inks, a gel pen and fine line marker.

Happy Halloween to those who celebrate!

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Hocus Pocus Cats

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As it’s October, I’ve created another Halloween inspired mixed media page, this time with some mischievous cats flying on their broomstick (smile!).

Don’t forget that there’s still another week to join our Halloween challenge over at Try it on Tuesday too.

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out this short YouTube video which is just a minute long.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KYgL25tvqfY

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this art journal page taking a step-by-step approach that I used using Brushos, stamping, heat embossing, Thinlits die cuts, Kraft Cardstock, matte gel medium, glue tape, gems and Liquitex acrylic inks.

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal, where you can like this video and subscribe to my channel should you wish.

I hope that you’re staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you. Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

I’m so pleased to join Alison/Craftytrog with her theme of Autumn Colours and Inspiration over at Art Journal Journey with my autumnal inspired page.

Happy Halloween

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It’s time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Halloween.

I prefer the cutie side of Halloween, so my page features an adorable mischievous cat sitting on some autumnal foliage and pumpkins (smile!).

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is only a couple of minutes long; it shows the essentials of how I created this page taking a step-by-step approach and showing you the mixed media that I used.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how this page came together; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the Halloween creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

October is not just about Halloween in our household, it’s a busy month of wedding anniversary and birthday celebrations (smile!). Here we are celebrating our wedding anniversary – cheers! The beer in this photo, also means I can join in the fun over at T Stands for Tuesday – Happy T Day everyone!

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m so pleased to join Alison/Craftytrog with her theme of Autumn Colours and Inspiration over at Art Journal Journey with my Happy Halloween page.

Life is more beautiful

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It’s time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Autumn Magic.

I’m creating some autumn magic with these adorable forest friends (smile!).

To see how my mixed media page came together, please check out my short YouTube video which is only a couple of minutes long; it shows the essentials of how I created this page taking a step-by-step approach and showing you the mixed media that I used.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how this page came together; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the autumnal creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

As T Stands For Tuesday, I’m sharing this fun toadstool mug that we saw in a local home store; as I love all things pumpkin I’d also love to try the pumpkin spice latte – yum! Wishing you all a very Happy T Day (smile).

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m so pleased to join Alison/Craftytrog with her theme of Autumn Colours and Inspiration‘over at Art Journal Journey with my autumn page.

Live Gently

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Keep It Simple.

I always find this type of theme challenging, so to keep my page simple I simplified my colour palette and design – what do you think? I love how it turned out (smile!).

I started by stamping a chipboard page using Moonlight White Brilliance Ink and a Stamperia Create Happiness stamp set by Vicky Papaioannou. Next I embossed some white mixed media paper using a Sizzix Vintage Embossing Folder and cut it into a square. Then I die cut the foliage and flowers from the same white paper using a Wildflower Stems #1 Sizzix Thinlits set by Tim Holtz. I coloured the wildflower Stems using Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers and Spectrum Aqua markers. Then I bound the flower stems together using wax twine and I arranged everything onto the page. To finish, I added the “Live gently upon this earth” wording, which was a Tim Holtz sticker.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

We enjoyed a delicious custard tart the other day with our cuppa, the tart’s simplicity and the yellow hue reminded me of my page (smile!). As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth with my cup of Green tea and this yummy British classic – wishing you all a very Happy T Day!

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

As well as Try it on Tuesday, I’m pleased to be joining Art Journal Journey, where I’m hosting our Wonderfully Wild challenge, as I used Wildflower Stems #1 Thinlits on my page.

Wonderfully Wild at Art Journal Journey

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I’m so pleased and honoured to be hosting Art Journal Journey this month.

The challenge theme that I’ve chosen is Wonderfully Wild. 

Of course this could be a wild animal, a wildly coloured background or a “wild” quote, like my page, or maybe wild flowers or you could just go wild with your design!

For my page, I started by creating a wildly colourful background using Distress Paints; the colours I used were Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina and Tarnished Brass. When dry, I splattered the page with white acrylic paint and stamped an animal print design using black Archival Ink.

Next I fussy cut the jaguar’s head and the surrounding foliage, which took some time, from an Amazonia Stamperia paper pad. I arranged the fussy cut foliage onto the page, layering various die cut leaves, from Sizzix Thinlits sets by Tim Holtz, to build up the foliage and give more of a 3D effect. Then I layered the jaguar’s’ head over the top using double-sided foam tape. To finish, I added the “Take a walk on the wild side” wording using foam letter stickers.

My page was inspired by an amazing visitor to our garden; I was so surprised by this cat’s markings that I did a little research and found out that this is a Bengal Cat. Bengal cats have a wild appearance due to their coats, which comes from their leopard cat ancestry; yes they are actually a breed of hybrid cat created by crossing an Asian leopard cat with domestic cats. A Bengal cat’s coat usually has a golden shimmer and a mixture of spots, rosettes, arrowhead markings, or marbling too.

I hope you’re inspired to take a walk on the wild side with me this month, and join our Wonderfully Wild challenge. I’m really looking forward to visiting you and seeing how wonderfully wild your art journal pages are!

Thank you so much for joining me and Happy Journaling! Hugs, Jo x

Bright orange roses

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is In The Garden.

My page was inspired by some bright orange roses that you can find in our garden (smile!).

I started by die cutting the swirls in the background from white cardstock using an Adorned Sizzix Thinlits set by Tim Holtz. I arranged them to fit the page using Liquitex matte gel medium. Once dry, I haphazardly applied Pébéo white gesso over the top to give a distressed look and then I added some washes of diluted Tea Dye Distress Ink using a paintbrush. Next I cut the orange roses and foliage from a Kraft Paper Pad – Basics using a Bloom Sizzix Thinlits set; all by Tim Holtz. Once I had arranged the flower die cuts onto the page, to finish I added a Kaisercraft sticker, which says “smile”.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing small inspired creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

My sister kindly gifted me this David Austin rose called Wildfire; orange coloured roses are my favourite and these make such a bold statement in our garden with their beautiful and bright orange hue – stunning!

Staying on the orange theme, here we are saying cheers with our orange coloured Aperol Spritz – this also qualifies me for T Stands for Tuesday, where our wonderful hosts Bleubeard and Elizabeth ask us to share a drink related post each week – Happy T Day everyone!

Stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.