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.

Thank you for stopping by.

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.

Thank you for stopping by. 

Happy crafting!

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).

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting!

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.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting!

November Kraft+ Challenge!

 Hello! I hope this finds you all well? I'm a bit slow this month with the November Kraft+ Challenge...eeck! I'm sure you've all seen the fabulous A BUG'S LIFE CHALLENGE by now, but finally, here's my take on it.

 I loved this inspiration board when I saw it and had loads of ideas, as I do have lots of bug stamps, stencils and embellishments. Unfortunately, I was hit with an awful dose of Shingles and haven't been able to sit or focus on much at all. I've finally had the energy to set up a stand-up desk to create at and had a play today...yay!

"Butterfly"...I ended up doing an art journal page, mainly using Dina Wakley products, except for this old Kaszazz butterfly stamp, which I absolutely love.

If you haven't already, make sure you check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team HERE.

Happy crafting!

ArtStacks

Hello to you! I’m a little (very) excited to share my first project for the ArtStacks Team!

After receiving my packs, the hardest thing was to choose which I was going to start with first, as it all inspired me in one form or another. What finally spoke to me the loudest was the clear windows from the ‘Doors and Windows’ pack, as I immediately saw see-through pages. I’m truly in love with those peak-a-boo type pages. This ended up so, so different from my usual style and I love that!

Firstly, I cut out the windows I wanted to use, and traced them onto my page. I had a gel-printed background already created. 

 

With a sharp blade, I cut the windows, slightly smaller than the traced lines, so I had something to glue the windows to. Remember to have a cutting mat between your pages so you are only cutting the one.

 

I went around the cut windows with a black texta to remove the stark white now created, as well and any cut pieces I was using, like the figure, from the 'Faces & Figure' pack and the cat, from the original 'Doors and Window' pack.

 

Before gluing down the windows, I added some tissue paper and stenciled brickwork and branches around the page to create a rustic old building effect.

 

I added the potted flowers to one window & the cat to another…both from ‘Doors and Windows’ pack. I loved the cat had a mirror image of itself, which lead to an easy 2nd ‘flip’ page. The girl in the window is from the ‘Faces and Figures’ pack, which I coloured-in with black gesso on the back for my 2^nd page. 

The quotes on both pages are from the ‘Doors and Windows’ pack. Here's the final two pages, front and back.

 

...and the other side...

 I had a lot of fun creating these pages, as I said, something very different from my usual style which is always fun!

You can see my blog post on the ArtStacks page HERE.

Have a closer look at the full ArtStacks range HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting!

Welcome to ArtStacks!!!

 Hello all! I'm super excited to announce that I've been invited to join a brand new papercraft Design Team! And what an awesome team it is! Haha I'm a tad in awe myself ;)

You'll find ArtStacks and all it's goodness HERE.

Make sure you check out the ArtStacks Competition right HERE.

Happy crafting!