ArtStacks creating.

Hello, today I'm sharing my recent play with ArtStacks products. It was the opposite  page of January's K+ 'cut out' art journal page, so I started with similar colours. Partly because I was already using them and I like both sides to blend well together ;) even if they are single art journal pages. In the yellow paint, I've journalled with a wooden skewer. it's hard to see the texture in the photo, but it's more visable in real life.

This is with the 'cut page'...

This is my page using ArtStacks using the gorgeous canvas paper from Lisa Oxley's Floral Fetish, which I can out using a figure stencil or chipboard. I had also cut a stencil flower from the same range. As well as a torn strip of paint sample paper from Lisa's Bright & Bold range. The title "Be Brave" is again from ArtStacks, it's from the fabulous 'All Dressed Up' pack.

Thank you for stopping by, it's much appreciated.

Happy crafting.

Creating with ArtStacks.

Hello, today I'm sharing some creative work using ArtStacks products. I'm using my small Dylusions art journal, which started as a 'mop up' page...essentially using up the ends of paint, no point wasting it ;) The leftover paint was scraped on the page using a palette knife and sponged through a stencil.

 I've then added a handcut circle from a piece of sheet music, adding more yellow paint over the top to embed the circle in the page, which was scraped on with a palette knife. I then randomly stamped around the page and journalled with white paint pen on the darkest part.  I added some ArtStacks tissue paper flowers (from Anemones & Friends pack) and then coloured them in with white water-coloured paint. Finally adding the 3 ladies (from The Dressmaker CardStack) and a title (from All Dressed Up).

Here is a close-up of the tissue paper flowers, which I roughly painted with water-colour.

Thanks for stopping by, it's always appreciated. Pop over to the ArtStacks blog to check out the amazing creations from the rest of the team, they are truly fabulous! 

Happy crafting!

January 2023 Kraft+ Challenge

Hello and Happy New Year! 

Hopefully we, at Kraft+ Challenges, can inspire you to create with us during 2023. As this month marks our 8th birthday, we thought it would be fun to revisit old K+ challenges. So for this month, chose an old challenge, any challenge from all the years of K+ and let it inspire you. It's that easy! It may be a challenge before your time with K+, or one that you really liked, or one that you simply didn't get to participate in previously...whatever the reason, let us know which challenge you chose.

 

I went back to December 2020, as I love a colour challenge and was also drawn to the leaf image in the top corner.

This was clearly one challenge that I truly did enjoy as I ended up completing 2 art journal pages for this original challenge. LOL so now I've done 3! You can find the original posts HERE and HERE.

Again I did an art journal page in my Dina Wakley Kraft journal. I've been hugely inspired by Niamh Baly and her amazing cut pages. I had started a number of the late last year, but hadn't had a change to get back to them. One of them ended up being perfect for this challenge with the green leaves in mind.

I had used the fern stencil by Dina Wakley to cut out my page. This was my 2nd attempt, so I now knew to connect the leaves to add strength across the page. I painted it a couple of different greens, including some gloss spray. I roughly added lines around the leaves and veins with various green paint pens. Finally adding thin strips of the woven paper to match the bottom inspiration image.

 

On the main page, I've used one of the tissue paper girls from ArtStacks Designs after layering down some paint (Dina Wakley) and painted stencils (Crafters Workshop and Kaszazz). I've used more of my homemade transparencies.

You can find the full inspiration blog post from Kraft Plus Challenges HERE, it's worth a look, the DT as usual, outdid themselves #bestteam

I do hope you'll give this months challenge a go.

Thank you for stopping by, it's always appreciated.

ArtStacks creating...

Hello all, I'm here today to share more ArtStacks creations using the gorgeous 'Wings and Things' pack and some of the fabulous tissue paper (hand) from the 'Faces and Figures' pack. 

Here I've started with the hessian page from Dina Wakley's Blue art journal album, adding a background of paint through stencils and rows of washi tape. I glued down the tissue paper hand with gel medium. It disappears nicely, assuming you put the gel medium all the way to the edges...oh well! It doesn't have to be perfect ;)  I've then cut a circle from the canvas paper from Lisa Oxley's Floral Fetish range. This is one thing I still use from the old Creative Memories days..the circle cutter. Because it is canvas I wanted to stitch it, so I did a very simple cross stitch, though I did it in pink thread so ended up going over it with black pen LOL! I added some stamped circles with paint and ink. I've then added the butterflies, which are simply fabulous, as they are stickers, so super easy to deal with. I edged them with black ink which did bleed a bit on the hessian. Finally adding the 3 words in the visual triangle.

 

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you pop over to the ArtStacks blog for more inspiration.

Happy crafting!

ArtStacks share...

Hello all, I hope this finds you well? I'm back here today to share more ArtStacks creations using the new 'Wings and Things' and 'All Dressed Up' packs.

I created this page in my small white Dina Wakley journal, creating the background with a mix of paint and stencils. I then stamped red paint rings around using and old toilet paper tube. I journaled down the page in a thin strip, then I started gluing down my 'scene', starting with the toad stool and placing the boy on top (both from the 'All Dressed Up' pack) It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but the boy is holding an ice cream, again from the same pack. I just cut with a blade, around the boys hands and slid the ice cream cone in as if he was really holding it. I then added the heart balloons, drawing in the strings. There was something missing from the bottom of the page, so I added a strip of paper from Lisa Oxley's pack (Floral Fetish) then added the little sign with the word 'dream' and the dragon flies (Wings and Things). Final addition was the quote...all from the ArtStacks range and some drips of yellow ink.

Pop over HERE to check out the other fabulous creations from the rest of the ArtStacks team.

Thanks for stopping by, I do appreciate it.

Happy crafting!

ArtStacks and Deb Weiers share

Hello all! Today I'm sharing a page using ArtStacks goodies by Deb Weiers. I've used pieces from 'Wonky Critters' and the cardstock, which I cut into a figure (after tracing it from chipboard) and self-adhesive 'pebbles' from the 'Wonky Bits'.

I've used Dina Wakley's Kraft journal, scraping the yellow paint onto the background with a credit card. I like to do this when the paint is starting to dry out. Hehe I have a bit of that at the moment. I find it a great way to spread slightly dried out paint, without watering it down. Then I've added the black spots with a stencil, highlighting one of them with a ring cut from Deb Weiers stripy 'easy-tear paper' from the  'wonky backgrounds' pack.

I do love the yellow and orange on this one, they are such happy colours!

Thanks for stopping by. As always, it's much appreciated.

Happy crafting.

DIY Wonky Face by ArtStacks.

Hello! Today I'm sharing an art journal page created at retreat for ArtStacks using the fabulous DIY Wonky Faces from the Wonky Faces pack by Deb Weiers.

The background was created on denim using a mix of stencils and paint. I created the DIY wonky face on the tag, so it stood out. I also added the crown from the 'All Dressed Up' pack.

Thanks for stopping by, it's much appreciated.

Happy crafting!