Art Journaling with ArtStacks!

Hello! I've had more creative play with the fabulous ArtStacks paper products. This was my first time creating on the denim page in the Dina Wakley Blue Journal. I thought the flowers from the 'Anemones and Freinds' pack worked beautifully with the denim. I had stenciled on the background and used a torn tag, upside down to imitate a vase. The words scattered around are also from this pack, which I added a bit of water-coloured pencil to, for added colour.

Close ups of those flowers...

Pop over to the ArtStacks Website to see more inspiration, as well as their full range of gorgeous papers

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ArtStacks play...

Hello! I'm here to share more of my art journal play using the gorgeous ArtStacks products.

First I added colour to my background...one quick and easy way is spreading paint with a credit card. This is a bit of a favourite method of mine, less overthinking ;) There is also a pour of gloss spray in the turquoise...absolutely no control there.

 I then added some stenciling in more turquoise and yellow. Then adding extra yellow ink to create drips down the page, with the aim to bring out the yellow in the centre of the flower that is being held in the hands. This is such a beautiful piece, which you'll find in the 'Anemones and Friends' Corestack. From that same pack, I added the tissue paper flowers around the page, starting at the wrist to give the impression of a tattoo.

 I added butterflies and a title, again from the 'Anemones and Friends' pack. With an 'All' pencil, I went around the hands to create shadowing, spraying with water to activate the pencil and to create a grungy look on the hands.

 A close up to show how gorgeous that tissue paper is...there is absolutely no signs of it, just the image. I love it!

Pop over to the ArtStacks website, where you'll find loads of inspiration from the rest of the team, as well as their full range of ArtStacks packs.

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Happy crafting!

 

ArtStacks Share.

Hello again! Today I'm also sharing another art journal page using the gorgeous ArtStacks products. I'll be honest, this background was started the December Kraft+ Neon challenge, but it wasn't panning out like I had wanted, so it was tossed aside. I revisited it when I picked up the pink cut-out girl from ArtStacks.

With some clever covering up with a stamped torn tag and the pretty ArtStack pink cut-out girl and flowers from the Anemones and Friends Corestack, I am finally happy with the end result. I also added some butterflies, again from the 'Anemones and Friends' pack, because who doesn't love a butterfly or two...though 3 is always preferable when it comes to design ;)

As always, I edged my cut-outs with black texta/paint pen to remove any 'white' edges. This just gives it a more polished look. With the addition of a title, again from the 'Anemones and Friends' pack, my page is done.

Pop over to the ArtStacks blog to see the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team, you'll find it HERE.

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Sharing the ArtStacks love!

Hello! I'm loving the versatility of the ArtStacks papers and designs. Here I've used a mix of their tissue paper which I adore...so easy to tear and once stuck down, invisible to see, and their coloured card. The card is thicker than paper, giving it stability, but not too thick that it's hard to cut. The added the beauty of these designs is you can also get them digitally...the best of both worlds!

I've used products from the 'Anemones and Friends' pack (tissue paper flowers, cut-out figure and butterfly) and the 'Faces and Figures' pack (hands and title).

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December Kraft+ Challenge!

 The Kraft+ Challenge is live, this month it's a colour challenge...easy right!

NATURALLY NEON...because it is a challenge after all ;)

I typically don't have neon, anything, but when doing a clean-up of the kids old crafting box, I found just what I needed. Haha exactly what I needed actually...pink & yellow neon paint.

Some close-ups of my art journal to show the details...

A bit of Dina Wakley stamps, Tim Holtz stamps and stencil, basket weave paper from Kaszazz...so perfect!

"Life in Full Colour" is a phase from ArtStacks 'Faces and Figures' Corestacks.

Check out all the colourful inspiration from the rest of the team HERE, the ladies have certainly rose to the challenge and created some amazing layouts.

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Happy crafting!