All Aboard the FriendSHIP Art Journal

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I'm excited to share another page from my mixed media art journal, featuring the new Boat Buddies stamp set, along with some older sea-themed stamps from Time For Tea Designs. I’m really pleased with how it turned out!

I started by applying a base layer of white gesso to my page, followed by a pastel blue paint from Hero Arts for the sky. For the ocean, I used the Making Waves stencil along with Distress Paints in Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Prize Ribbon, topped with white acrylic paint. I layered on several coats of paint, and for the top layer, I used a baby wipe on the bubbles area of the stencil to reveal the lighter Salty Ocean color underneath.

In the sky area, I applied white acrylic paint over a cloud stencil using a sponge. I created the sandy area using brown acrylic paint and a textured sponge, then added white paint splatters over the background.

For the shape and texture of the island, I used the Takeout Coffee Cup Dies, the Snow Flurry Cover Die, and scissors. I added color with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Paint.

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, colored them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I incorporated images from the Seasons Tweetings (seaweed), Sealed With A Kiss (fish), and Beach Buds (crab, shells, turtle, palm tree), and Get Whale Soon (whale) stamp sets.

To adhere all the stamped elements, I used liquid glue. Lastly, I completed the card by adding white dots with a 0.7mm Posca Pen, which I had never used before, but I highly recommend it!

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Mixed Media Art Journal Ocean Scene

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I've been wanting to try art journaling for a while and finally decided to take the plunge. I'm excited to share a page from my new mixed media art journal, featuring the Love Is in the Air stamp set and Slimline Porthole Dies.

In my A5 Stamperia Mixed Media Journal, I used a paintbrush along with Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, and Peacock Feathers Distress Paint to cover the entire page. Then, I employed a sponge with white acrylic paint to create a textured white border.

Next, I applied white Embossing Paste to the page using a palette knife and the Making Waves stencil.

I stamped several images from the Love Is In the Air stamp set, colored them with Copics, and then cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen using a Gelly Roll Pen and also included elements from the Fintastic Friends and Sealed With A Kiss stamp sets.

For the background, I used Fossilized Amber and Pumice Stone Distress Watercolor pencils on watercolor paper and splattered it with Rusty Hinge. I used the Slimline Porthole Dies to cut out three circles. Next, I ink-blended Walnut Stain Distress Ink onto woodgrain white cardstock and die-cut it using the same die set.

I also die-cut silver metallic paper to place behind the brown porthole sections. Using liquid glue, I assembled the porthole pieces and added critters to each one. Once the circles were complete, I attached them to the page with liquid glue.

Finally, I adhered the remaining stamped elements and sentiment to the page. To finish off the design, I used a white Posca pen to add bubbles above the fish.

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Seas The Day

 

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa  here sharing a sea-themed shaker card I created using stamps, dies and a stencil from Time For Tea Designs. I love how you can use the alpha dies to spell out part of a stamped sentiment to draw attention to it.

To start, I used a panel of watercolour paper and the Simple Stripes 6 x6" Stencil. I sprayed Dusty Concord Oxide Spray and Salvaged Patina Distress Spray Stain over top of it. I gently removed the stencil and set the panel aside to dry. I used a stitched rectangle die to trim it down once it was dry.

I cut out the letters 'SEAS' three times, using Anthony's Alpha Dies. Once from metallic card paper (top layer) and twice from white card stock, I then glued these all together with liquid glue.

I stamped the fish (from Fintastic Friends), gull and shell (from Beach Buds), coloured them with my copics and die-cut them out with the coordinating dies. I then stamped 'Seas the day!' onto white cardstock die-cut it out, and trimmed off the word 'Seas'. 

I used the Slimline Porthole Dies to die-cut some silver metallic paper (the same as the one I used for the letters 'SEAS') porthole. I die-cut the frame for the porthole die from white cardstock and glued them together. I used tape on the back to connect the striped panel to the porthole cover.

I created an A2 card base from white card stock and ink blended the edges with Prize Ribbon. In the centre portion where the porthole opening is, I ink blended Salvaged Patina Ink using my teal Beautiful Blender Brush. I used the bubbles section of the Making Waves stencil and ink blended on some white pigment ink. I glued down the two fish to this area and then added some sequins on top of them (for the shaker element). I added double-sided foam tape (doubled up) to the back of the striped panel and stuck this down to the card base.

I used liquid glue to stick down the sentiment, letters, shell and foam tape for the gull. I then added clear gems. to complete the card.

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