Banksy wasn't here

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! project I have made an art journal spread. 

here's how I made it:

I painted the pages with acrylic paint, making sure to leave some white space. I then added some background stamping using the same paint, white paint and inks. If you do use paint to stamp, make sure to clean your stamps straight away because if it dries you'll have a very hard job removing it. 

Next I stamped Dali and the peace symbol. Because I don't have a decent red ink pad for stamping I had to use the Distress Ink one. These are really not suitable for stamping, especially on acrylic paint. That's why it looks so patchy. I later rectified this by going over the images with a Copic Marker. This is also not a good idea as Copics don't like being used over acrylic. 

I also stamped Dali on a piece of card stock and coloured him with Copics and cut him out. 

Here you can see it all put together. 

I used the following stamps:

19941 - Banksy Salvador Dali Street artist

20653 - Banksy wasn't here

20655 - Banksy Peace symbol

19015 - Dictionary page

19567 - Writing circles background

19571 - Writing triangles background

I also used:

Acrylic paint

Copic Markers

Versafine Clair ink

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Fly away

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! project I have made a postcard. 

I have used the following stamps for this postcard:

14773 - Clown towing in

4678 - Balloon dog

19568 - Double coffee rings

1692 - Early in the morning swashilis

20695 - Writing scribbles collage 

I also used:

Stamperia Pattern paper

Clippings sticker

Distress Oxide inks

Washi tape

Acrylic paint

Copic Markers

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Exotic

  Hi Everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! project I have made a postcard! 

And here's how I made it:

First I dunked the card in to Distress Oxide inks that I smooshed on my craft sheet. I did add some water too. 

Next I stamped the background and inked the edges of the card. 

I then stamped the focal image on the card because the one I stamped to colour, I cannot cut out perfectly so I just glue it over the top of this one. Looks perfect ! 

Here I have glued the coloured and cut out image over the top of the one on the card. 

I have used the following stamps: 

20473 - Tina Walker Big eyed scribble girl

20682 - Surgery & Midwifery textbook

20676 - Sheet of newsprint

19567 - Writing circles background

I also used:

Distress Oxide Inks

Copic Markers

Clippings sticker

Washi tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Travel the universe

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! project I have made a journal spread. It is still my favourite thing to do! 

I think I went for the travel theme as I have not been able to go on vacation in the last 2 1/2 years due to restrictions and I have had enough. So here's to 2022 being the year where we can go back to some sort of normal. 

I have used the following stamps: 

14042 - Rose Arangement

14041 - Lady in flowered hat

19754 - Travel the universe

19761 - Map of the arctic

1692 - Early in the morning swahilis

20695 - Writing and scribbles collage

20696 - Thick Lines row

20694 - Pensylvania Railroad baggage tag

I also used:

Distress Oxide inks

Embossing powder

Copic Markers

Washi tape

a stencil

Thank you so much for stopping by today !

I believe

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a postcard I have made for VivaLasVegaStamps! I love rainbow colours so today I went for those. I never tire of them. 

Here's how I made it:

First I coloured the background by dunking it in ink smooshed mixed with a spray of water on my craft sheet. I dried it in between colours.

Next I added some stencilling with white acrylic paint and using the same paint and a brayer I added some white here and there on the card. 

Next I stamped the background using the same inks and a black Versafine. 

I then stamped the lady on the card and on a piece of blank book paper. I also stamped the sentiment. With a piece of cut and dry foam I inked the edged of the card using Versafine.  

I used some washitape to ground her and added a little bit in the right top corner to balance the card. 

Lastly I added the lady and the sentiment. 

I have used the following stamps:

19568 - Double coffee rings

20682 - Surgery and Midwifery textbook

20676 - Sheet of newspaper print

14045 - Lady Writing

20006 - I believe by Cat Kerr

Other materials:

MM card stock

Distress Oxide inks

Versafine Clair Ink 

White acrylic paint (Amsterdam)

AALL & Create Washi tape

book paper

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Someone cares..

   Hello everyone, 

Happy New Year and welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a journal spread for VivaLasVegaStamps! 

I used acrylic paint and a brayer to create the background. I then stamped here and there and added the happy couple and the snarky sentiment. 

I have used the following stamps:

14040 - Young lovers

14043 - Rose & Stem

20163 - Typeset scallop

20162 - Carved X's

20165 - Crossmarks background

I also used

Amsterdam Acrylics

Archival Inks 

Distress oxide inks

Black pen

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Tis the season...

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! project I have made a postcard. It is Christmas themed, well sort of.....

Here's how I made it:

I stamped the stars with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with white powder. I then dunked the card into Distress Ink and water; I used Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot. I 

Next I stamped randomly over the top using and inked the edges with Black Soot. 

Next I stamped, coloured and cut out the images I was going to use. I used Distress Inks again for painting. Tattered Rose and Vintage Photo for the skin, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire for her dress. The top of the hat was stamped with red Distress Oxide (Fired Brick) and I added some shading to it with Copics. I then glued the red top over the black stamped one. 

Next thing was assembling. I put some washi tape at the bottom for her the lean on. I then glued all the elements on the card. 

I have used the following stamps:

19640 - Fed up vintage lady

19297 - French Writing Background

19291 - Stars

20202 - Santa Hat

10571 - Tis the season to be jolly

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Not normal

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! DT post I have made an artjournal spread. I was listening to the news on the radio on a Thursday in mid November when I heard that the Government was talking about another (third) lockdown. I must say I am fed up with this pandemic and with all the measures that have been implemented and don't really work. So, I felt I had to get it out of my system and that's what I did. 

I used Amsterdam acrylic paints to create the background and a home made stencil for the polkadots. 

I added background stamping and added the face mask and the altered sentiment. 

I used the following stamps:

20547 - Corona VIrus

20550 - Face Mask

20542 - 6 Foot

20543 - Say new normal

20546 - Stay home

20541 - Worldwide pandemic

20533 - Quarantine life

Thank you for stopping by today!

Art journal pages for VivaLasVegaStamps!

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! post I have made a double artjournal spread. It is very colourful so get your sunglasses out! 

Here's how I made this:

I used these Distress Oxide inks and a blending tool to add colour to my pages. I put the ink straight on the paper of my art journal. This is a Moleskine sketch book. 

Next I dropped some water on it. 

I then stamped the background using the same inks and some darker shades of the same colours.

Adding some black stamping and inking around the edges to frame the pages and some white splatters from a paint pen. 

The focal. I love this stamp. She looks very regal. 

I added some pink to her cheeks. The sentiments are clippings stickers by Tim Holtz. 

I have used the following stamps:

19953 - Queen Elizabeth 

20342 - Library return dates

20170 - Rows of numbers

20165 - Crossmarks background

20570 - Round brushstrokes large

18920 - Harlequin Diamond background

Apart from the stamps I used:

Distress Oxide inks in rainbow colours

Versafine Clair Nocturne ink

White paint pen

Thank you for stopping by today !