Inspired by...Dina Wakley

It has been awhile since I did an "Inspired by" post so here we are! I have taken a few classes with Dina Wakley. I love her products from stamps, to stencils, & now her newish luscious paints. The stamps & stencils on this page are all Dina's. This art journal page is for DLP wk#5.  Here are the prompts:

January Theme
The Blank Page and How to Face It!
January 31
Art Challenge:  Under Paper (paper on your work table that gets all inky while you work)
Journal Prompt:  What Lies Beneath?

I started this page with foil & washi tape from my desk and added scrapes of Dina's acrylic paint, scratching in it to create some texture. Lots of layers of color here using Dina's products. Once the paint was dry I added my orange leaves using a light layer of paint with stencils. I love how this creates a transparent look & you can see the other layers under neath it. Stamping with archival or white paint and more stencil work. Dina's silhouette stamp was done on tissue paper-one of my favorite techniques. 

 To finish it off came my tag, it had scrap paint already on it. I came up with my own quote to fit the journal prompt, printed it on tissue paper and did a touch of sewing. Lastly I added my scrap stars to the layout- done. Love it!!! Thanks to Dina for creating the cool toys to play with! You can find her blog http://dinastamps.typepad.com/

SDC #183 Tag

Today I am playing in the weekly challenge over on the Stampotique Designers Challenge. #183 is to do an unbirthday card. I decided to do a tag. In my quest to use up stash items I started with some Prima packaging. 

There was already some paint on the tag so I just spritzed it up with Distress Sprays. The "Raindrops" were heat embossed using 2 different colors. Cutie pie "moustache monster" was stamped on a subtle background paper. Underneath the way cool Bo Bunny film strip is washi tape which doesn't translate on camera. My fav- "ribbon border#2" was stamped on the edges, originally I heat embossed it but the color didn't show up so I fixed it by stamping over using archival ink. Adding the umbrella from "relaxin" as always on the ground cause I never use an umbrella. If you haven't had a chance you MUST check out the Stampotique blog hop here. There is some amazing inspiration & 50 new stamp releases which is awesome!!!! There are quite a few that I NEED!!! Especially Kate cranes new ones, Frances, Magda, Arwen.... oh heck I need a ton.

Creative Roll

Well I have been on a creative roll lately-love it! Attempting to stick with a few classes and challenges is paying off as I am having fun art journaling my face off. Helps that we have had a week of school/activity cancellation due to snow & bitter cold! For a change I have blog potential like crazy & can't keep up.

Cut to Inspiration Wednesday with Donna Downey.

Here is my take on Week 2-

I had great fun playing on this one! Also using stuff for my stash which is always productive. One of the things that drives me crazy is the school will send home a form with "please fill out immediately" the due date being the next day. As if I just sit by the homework folder waiting to fill out forms and rush them back at the speed of light. Really is it that much of a crisis? I tore this off the top of the form & it makes me giggle when I see it.

Added a piece from a Trader Joe flyer - "bouncy berries boiled" say that 10x fast. The paint I used is iridescent and goes from grey to blue when the page catches the light-cool. About to play more as Winter Storm Pandora dumps a boat load of snow- stay warm & get arty!