Heike`s AugenBlick

Hello everyone, today I will share with you my new art journal tutorial in whimsical style. Weeks ago I started with a new serie of this cute little art journal pages. 15 cm x 15 cm. I used on the background an old technique, called Bokeh. The name Bokeh comes from the photography (the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light) Lots of tutorials about this technique can you find on YouTube. TIP: It`s always fun to try new techniques, but once in a while go back to the  beginning w ith a new perspective . As a mixed media artist , I use a wide range of materials, which I have been collected for a long time. Many mediums are still coming out of my painting period. I chose a bright color scheme for my background which is for me a perfect combination to the  black and white photo. My art journal pages are always embellished with little animals (butterfly, birds, bunny, or, or, or...) I think that`s just too cute by the little children. Day Dreamer...

Hello lovely blog readers, here is my video for the Hop on You Tube. Thank you so much for watching ... Please read also my blog post for this Hop.. xoxo Heike

Hello and welcome my dear blog readers, today I want to show you a special blog post.  I was asked by Keren Tamir if I would like to join in for the   Art Journaling YouTube Hop   which is organized by her. There was no time for me to think about it, I did not want to miss that chance. That`s why I`m so excited.... But before I will start with my  story behind my art journaling, I will say THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the sponsors. One of this prizes can be yours... by following the rules.. Rules : 1. leave a comment on each video.            2. Subcribe to each art journaling hop artist channel. The winner will be chosen randomly from different channels. Easy right!!! I will show you a video tutorial where I create a page for my fariytale, whimsical art journal book in the size 15 cm x 15 cm. With fashion kids photos from magazines or pinteres. TIP : open your heart and mind to something new like a new art journal technique. I have three different a

Hello everyone and welcome on my blog, Happy Mother`s day to all my blog readers..... on the blog from Mixed Media & art the current challenge is a fantastic mood board, in deep rich blue with elements of rust. OMG I feel in love... and today it is a raining cats and dogs day... perfect for a crafty day... The photo in the middle below and also the sketch were my inspiration. Here is the mood board... Deep.Inside is a fantastic name for this challenge. Blue is one of my favorite colors in combination with Quinacridone Gold. step by step ..... I started with Paynes Gray and Ultramarine Acrylic color  for the whole background. After drying I stamped some flowers from Unity Stamp Company with Cobalt Achival Ink. After then I colored the flower with Vermillion Acrylic and Fresh Orange. Amsterdam extra heavy medium to a stencil was my next step. After drying from the medium I colored the medium with twinkeling H2O`s. A little bit text stamp work with V

Hello and again for today. I have for you a mixed media layout which I designed for the new challenge blog Here is the Link:  https://www.artplaygroundblog.com/ Exciting that there is a new challenge blog. Sharon a talented mixed media artist is the owner from this site. She invites me for a guest design.. Thank you so much my dear friend. Here my dear followers is the mood board. All about the center... I created for this first challenge a mixed media layout. My May Challenge Monthly Tip: First I am always looking for the perfect photo (the center of the layout). The selection can by influenced by: my day-mood or my day-color or my day-song....... or in this case the mood bord form the challenge blog. For me the most important thing is  the background work. As for the old Masters I prefer to start on a white paper. Stamps and stencil with waterproof Ink is always my first step. The photo is my guideline that means I put the photo on the paper

Hello everyone, and welcome May. May is one of my favorite months of the year. Why?.. Well first of all it is not too hot outside, the gardens are in a tender of green shades, the birds are singing and also one or the other butterfly comes flown by. I am enjoying my morning coffee in my garden and that is pure quality of life for me. But anyway... The beginning of a new month means also a new challenge. I have for you as inspiration for the new More Than Words challenge a stamp background layout with video tutorial. Our challenge theme is: Memory and Frame Memory... My fair Lady ...was the first musical I saw... I think I was about 12 years old. It was also my first movie with the actress Audrey Hepburn. I was deeply impressed by this beautiful women. When I came across this photo I knew it !!  That photo is perfect for our May challenge.. For the creative part of the challenge. I made a frame stamp images background.

Hello my dear blog reader, now it is again a week ago that I was with my hubby in Rome. This time, only we two alone, is so special and pure joy. So we could enjoy the old Masters and the old culture of Rome and of course the friendliness of the Romans. But anyway: On the blog from Scrap The Boys there is this month an amazing color mood board to play with. Lots of blue and green: very beautiful. I made a layout from my first grandson. I used for this layout: Distress ink, blueprint sketch. Archival ink, garden patina, ultramarine, forget me not, vivid chartreuse, aquamarine. Tim Holtz stencil. Nr 100, 004, 020. and word stickers La Blanche Stamps. Posca pen black and white. WOW clear embossing powder. Distress paint, twisted citron, mermaid lagoon. Prima Finnabair black gesso. Echo park stickers. Here is our mood board:                                           To catch up all the beautiful inspiration from the whole team from STB,