April AJED Challenge

 

April AJED Challenge in conjunction with the Smeared and Smudged FB group

This time around Julia has chosen to give us a colour prompt.  It’s pink, blue, yellow, and green…and the palette is on the pastel side of things.  This was a bit of a challenge for me since I am not a fan of pastel colours.

I used stamps from the Inky Dreams rubber set from Smeared Ink.

The middle yellow colour is more of a spring green in person.

Thanks for looking!

March 2015 AJED Prompt

 

Hello!  It’s March!  That means it’s time for another art journal prompt over in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Our prompt this month is “Think Green”.

Please join us in our event on FB to see all of the details.

Here’s my page, using a stamp from the Candy is Dandy rubber set from Smeared Ink.

The words are from a Hawthorne Heights song.

Thanks for looking!

February AJED Challenge

 

Hello!  Today I’m going to show you my page for the current AJED Challenge/Prompt.  This month our prompt is to use this video as inspiration for your journal pages.  If you’d like to join in on our challenges and prompts, then please join us in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

I tried to use some of the techniques displayed in the video, and the sentiment of not giving up.

Here’s my page, using the frame stamp from the Nymphs rubber stamp set from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 6!

 

Hello!  Today is day 6 of our week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge.  For full details on what this challenge is, please see my post from Day 1, or join us in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Day 6 – Use a Page From a Book or Magazine

Here’s my page, using a stamp from the Quoth the Raven rubber set from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 5!

 

Hello!  Today is day 5 of our week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge.  For details about what we’re doing, please see my post from Day 1, or come join us in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Day 5 – Use an Organic Medium(coffee, tea, sand, flowers, etc.)

Here’s my page, using one of the stamps from the Dedicated to Art rubber set from Smeared Ink.

I used a mixture of paprika and water to paint the background, then I made a thick concentration of instant espresso and splattered it allover.

Thanks for looking!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 4!

 

Hello!  Today is day 4 of our week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge.  For details, see my post from Day 1, or come join us in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Day 4 – Doodle Day

Here’s my page, using a couple of stamps from the Specimen Jar rubber set from Smeared Ink.

And here’s a page my daughter made, using one of the Li’l Grumpies rubber stamps from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 3!

 

Hello!  It’s day 3 of our week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge.  Details can be found in my post for Day 1, or in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Day 3 – Make a Collage

Here’s my page, using some of the Li’l Grumpies stamps from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!  Hope you can play along with us!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 2!

 

Hello!  It’s day 2 of our week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge.  For all of the details of what we’re doing, please see my post from Day 1, or come join us in the Smeared and Smudged FB group.

Day 2 – Use Lyrics From a Song or Poem

Here’s my page, using one of the stamps from the Morbidly Adorable Tarot Set 1 from Smeared Ink.  Song lyrics are from the song Everybody Plays the Fool by The Main Ingredient.

Thanks for looking!  Hope to see you play along with us!

Kickstart Your Art Challenge–Day 1!

 

Hello!  We’re doing a week-long Kickstart Your Art Challenge again this year!  We’re doing this event in conjunction with the Smeared and Smudged FB group, so please come and join us if you haven’t already.

Here’s how it works: 

“It's a new year and we want to help you KICKSTART YOUR ART! What better way to experiment with new techniques and ideas than creating your very own ART JOURNAL for 2015!

The Smeared and Smudged Art Journal Every Day DT are so excited to be hosting our second week-long journal challenge extravaganza! Each morning at 9am PST, for seven days, we will post a journal prompt or technique for challenge participants. The participants will have 24hours to post their journal page for that day's challenge. The daily winner will be announced the next morning along with the new journal challenge. Daily prizes will vary from gift certificates to coupons to free digis!

The fun thing about it is, at the end of the seven days we will be drawing for a grand prize! In order to qualify, participants must have posted entries in all seven journal challenges.

We look forward to this week long fun fest, and we hope you can play along!!!

Join us Monday, January 26th for your first prompt!”

Today’s challenge?  Day 1 – Create Layers

Here’s my page, using one of the stamps from the Candy is Dandy rubber set from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!  Hope you can play along!

January S&S AJED Prompt

Hello!  I’m here today to show you the page that I created to go along with Julia’s art journal prompt for this month within the Smeared and Smudged FB group.  If you haven’t become a member yet, please do.  We would love to have you playing along with our challenges and prompts.

Julia’s prompt this month is SKULLS.

Here’s the page that I made, using one of Rick St. Dennis’ rubber stamp designs from Smeared Ink.  This stamp is from the Morte set.

The words are from “La Vie en Rose”.  My grandmother is from France and she used to sing this song to me. 

Thanks for looking!

December Art Journal Prompt

Hello!  We’ve moved our art journal prompts to the Smeared and Smudged FB group, and we’ve made them monthly now! 

Here’s the page I created, using the raven collage stamp from the Quoth the Raven rubber set from Smeared Ink.

I hope you’ll consider joining us!  Thanks for looking!

Last Art Journal Prompt on the S&S Forum

Hello!  This week I’ve posted the final art journal prompt over on the Smeared and Smudged forum.  The forum is closing and the prompts will start up again over in the Smeared and Smudged Facebook group.  So you’re not completely rid of me.

Prompt #37 – First Memories

My first memories are of snow and the dog that was my best friend when I was a toddler.

Here’s my page, using sentiment stamps from the Carnies rubber set, and a bird from the Holy City rubber set from Smeared Ink.

Thanks for looking!

AJED Prompt #35

Hello!

Today I have posted a new prompt in the AJED group over at Smeared and Smudged.

Prompt #35 – Animal Prints

I have used the heart stamp from the Chicks Dig Guns set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

Thanks for looking!

AJED Technique and Prompt #33

Hello!  Today I’ve posted a new technique and prompt in the Art Journal Every Day group at Smeared and Smudged.

Technique #33 – Charcoal and Eraser Backgrounds

Prompt #33 – Ruins

Here’s the page I created, using the Heart Wings set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

And here’s the page I made, using the Haunted Places 1(drawn by Rick St. Dennis) set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

Thanks for looking!

Art Journal Prompt & Technique #32

Hello!  I’m back today to show you the art journal page I made for my new prompt and technique posts over in the Art Journal Every Day group in the Smeared and Smudged forum.

Technique – India Ink Crazy Lines

Prompt – Black, White, and One Other Colour

Here’s my page, using a butterfly stamp from the Specimen Jar set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.  You can also find this stamp in digi form.

Thanks for looking!

Smudgefest Day 4!

Hello!

Smudgefest Day 4 – Toil and Trouble

For today’s challenge you have to pick at least three of the listed items and use them on your project.

I chose to use Stencil, Black, Cardboard, and Metal.

My stamp is from Smeared Ink’s Rubber Club.

I used a recycled piece of corrugated cardboard to make an art journal page.  I used a branch stencil for the background, but my ink was clogged, so it didn’t work perfectly.

Thanks for looking!

Smudgefest Day 3!

Hello!  I’m back for day 3!

Smudgefest Day 3 – Wicked Wednesday

Today’s challenge is a photo challenge.  You must make a project that is inspired by the photo that is posted on the blog.

I was inspired by the patterns and colors of the peacock’s feathers.

My image is Mermaid – Carnies from Smeared Ink.  It’s hard to tell in the photos, but all of the paints I used are shimmery.

Thanks for looking!

Smudgefest Day 2!

Hello!  I’m back again with another project for Smudgefest!

Smudgefest Day 2 – Terrifying Tuesday

For today’s challenge you have to use your favorite scary image on a project.  There are many creepy images that I like, so I decided to use two images on my ATC.  Both images are by Rick St. Dennis from Smeared Ink’s Rubber Club.

Thanks for looking!  Hopefully I’ll have another project for tomorrow!

Salt and Lists

Hello!  It’s my turn to post this week over in the Art Journal Every Day group at Smeared and Smudged.  This time my technique is Salt and Watercolors, and my prompt is Make a List.  I hope you’ll come over and check out my posts.

Here’s the page I created, using the Dedicated to Art set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

Thanks for looking!

Color Schemes and String

Hello!  Today I have a new technique post and a new prompt post up over at Smeared and Smudged.  We post new prompts and techniques each week in the Art Journal Every Day group. 

My prompt this week is to use a Triadic Color Scheme.

My technique this week is String Painting.

I hope you’ll check them out!

Here’s my page, using the Specimen Jar set from the Smeared Ink Rubber Club.

Thanks for looking!