Monthly Archives: February 2012

Art journal practice

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A short while ago I took one of Traci Bautista’s workshops and one of the prompts was to do some big writing with a calligraphy brush and permanent India ink and to doodle over the black writing using a white pen.  I re-visited these pages and added colour to them just to play with some of my sprays and muck around with colour.
I used:  Dylusions spray ink Amber, Postbox red, Worn leather, Vanilla and Cyan,  Glimmer mist Cherry limeade, Prisma pencils with Sansador, black pen, white pen, fluorescent marker pens, cut out circle from a cross stitch mesh

Steampunk birthday crad

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For John’s birthday card I went for a bit of a steampunk theme.  He has written a book and is just waiting for his literary agent to give the go ahead to get it published so I have tried to portray the fact that his writing ideas will take off.  There is only a tiny number 60 on the front of the card around the bird’s neck.

Inks:  Black document ink, Versafine archival Vintage sepia, distress inks Frayed burlap and Vintage photo, Black Stazon, embossing ink.
Card:  Ivory card, Metallic effect card, small bits of grunge board
Stamps: Oxford Impressions Steampunk elements and Steampunk works, Clarity corner stamp
Other:  Copic sepia multi liner, vintage pen nibs, Diamond glaze, copper peel-off hinge, vintage copper brads, Distress Vintage photo embossing powder mixed with Brass detail,  Kettle copper embossing powder mixed with Brass detail, small piece of metal stamped using  metal stamps (number 60) with black acrylic paint rubbed in.

Grungy Valentine’s card

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Although I am not really a lovey-dovey kinda person I do at least make Harry a card (actually I think Valentine’s day is a lot of tosh and nonsense!) so I made a slightly grungy version of a Valentine’s card.  I used an old clothing label and was trying out one of Tim Holtz techniques where you paint it black then stamp some images onto it using clear embossing powder as a resist then dab coloured paint over the top.  Wait for it to dry then wipe areas of paint off where you have embossed.  Well it didn’t work so I turned it over and stamped in white instead.  Still when I wiped over the dryed paint it took off most of the greeny blue colour with it.  Never mind it gives it a kind of chalk board effect which is kind off cool.

Paint: Acrylic paint DecoArt Turquoise and Spa blue, Adirondack Pitch black and Snow cap
Card:  white card, kookai label
Stamps:  O-check design graphics Love stamp set ver 2, With love set (Elusive images ?)
Other:  black magic mesh, black linen thread

Zentangle cards

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By just using black and white with some subtle shading  you can make cards out of doodles.  I have been flicking through a great little book that I bought for my dad a short while while ago and got some pattern ideas for doodling and with a little practice I am starting to get the hang of it now.  My hands can be a bit shaky at times so some lines get a bit of a wobble in them but it is great fun to do.  I will get your book back to you soon dad!

Pens:   Black Pitt pen, pencil, paper stub
Card:  Black and white card
Book: Yoga for the brain  A zentangle workout by Sandy Steen Bartholemew