Dead end - Art journal page

 Hey everyone,

One thing I love about VLVS is that there are some very weird stamps - and I mean that in a positive way. On the art journal page that I'm sharing today I used one of them.

I'm working in my Dina Wakley Media Journal, the blue edition to be exact. The page is made from white burlap which I find a bit difficult to work on. So I chose the easiest way to start for me: a collage. I just grabbed some random pieces from book pages and a piece from a Tim Holtz tissue paper and glued them down with some matte medium. I just filled a little area of my page and left a lot of open space. This just looked like a nice composition to me. To add some color, I brought in two Dylusions sprays. But instead of spraying my page I used them like a watercolor.

 

Next I stamped my two focal images. I colored the octopus lady with some ZIG real brush markers and cut her and the dead end sign out. I wasn't sure about which color to use for the sign, so I colored that after I decided where I wanted it to be on the page. To make the images blend nicely into the page I colored the cutting edges with a black marker.

Generally, I don't like my images to be "floating" on a page, so the lady needed something to stand on. For that, I got out a charcoal pencil and created some kind of shadows where she and her stool would be touching the floor.

At this point I thought that something was missing. So before gluing everything down, I added some cross marks to the background with a stamp. I wasn't sure if it would work well on the burlap, but it turned out quite cool, don't you agree?

So, all that I added apart from the lady and the sign was a sticker. The inked edges really helped it to stand out more.

Here are some more detailed photos:

Stamps used:
Octopus Lady (19706)
Dead End Sign (20492)
Cross Marks Background (20165)

Other materials:
- Dina Wakley Media Journal - Blue edition
- book pages
- Tim Holtz tissue paper "Melange"
- Dylusions Spray Ink (black marble, ground coffee)
- ZIG real brush pens
- Pitt brush pen
- charcoal pencil
- Versaclaire ink pad (nocturne)
- quote from Tim Holtz clipping stickers "Halloween"

See you soon!

 

New Plates O' Rubber!

Hi hi hi :)

We have 3 new plates o' rubber to show you today! 

Plate 1448 is a beautiful whimsical bold patterned set of images drawn by Mary Vogel Lozinak (sans the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and is so super fun.

Plate 1449 is a plate full of exploring, paradise seeking, worldly images.

Plate 1450 is full of Halloween Apothecary bottles, ingredients and labels! 

Get ready for Halloween folks, it's coming!

And ALL are ready for you to PREORDER for a whopping 20% off! Get your orders in before we start pressing them and save save save!

Button Button.. Who's got the button? {A Button Fairy Swap}

Hiya folks!!

Today I'm sharing an overabundance of beautiful art! Here are the results of our VLVS! Button Fairy Swap! We had an astounding number of participants and each day a new fairy arrived on my desk I was in total awe!!

Let's go to it shall we? Here they are in alphabetical order:

This blue boy is by Anne Squire -- this stamp is long retired but still a  favorite among those who snatched him during his sale days!!

 Autumn Renault sent in this beauty! The wings on it are all metallic and glossy - super cool! She kept the Bandana Dog as the focal point for her fairy.

 Barb Rankin chose a glorious steampunky style using our Vintage Fan Lady on a Balloon stamp. The feel is vintage, nostalgic, and super pleasing.

 Cheryl Lindsey wows us with this monochromatic gal.

 Chris McAdams used our Brick Background stamp to create the luxurious texture of her fairy's wings.

 I decided to use our newest Octopus/Cephalopod stamp as the being portion of my fairy.

 Gerrie Johnnic's fairy is sure to delight and create whimsy with the Skinny Girl.

 Jennifer Walker used our Crackle Background to add some enchant to her wings.

 Lyneen Jesse has a love for steampunk and her use of our Steampunk Couple shows it! Metallic-y goodness all around.

 Mary Vogel Lozinak is always a hit and her Clown Face button fairy is hilarious! 

 Michele Kosciolek used our Corset stamp and molded her own fairy heads!!

 Sandra Strait is astounding as usual with this Steampunk Dog Face canvas piece! 

and Shawn Hayden used our Weeping Angel Child  stamp(That split tail is AMAZING!) to finish us off! Fitting as that's the end of our button fairy swap.

But never fear!! We have ANOTHER swap going on ALREADY!! We'll be altering MATCHBOXES! So join us in our facebook group, read up on the info and let us know if you'd like to participate!