Art by Marlene Seahorse Neon Gel Print Journal Page

 

Hi friends!  I'm back today on my journal kick to share a funky new journal page I made in my new Art by Marlene spiral journal.  This journal measures almost 8" square and is filled with watercolor paper, but I decided to work with gel prints from a session I had with my mom this weekend, and simply mounted my finished page onto the blank book page.  

I shared some of my coloring in a reel HERE for @topflightstamps on Instagram.   The stamps I used are:
MPBM67 - Birthday Bash
MPBM61 - Sunny Days
So-Fish-Ticated - 10 - Underwater World
So-Fish-Ticated - 16 - Sally Seahorse
So-Fish-Ticated - 13 - Sea Creatures
These products are discontinued sadly, and only a few are still available at Topflight Stamps, but I just love them and had to have a play.  I'm hoping to do several sea themed pages in this journal, so stay tuned!

I used Prism markers to color Sally Seahorse on Bristol paper.  These markers work best on this paper.  I use Bristol for 95% of everything I do because it accepts water well and stamps beautifully. 

The border die cut is from the Floral Style set from the Marlene's World collection.  The bubbles and seashells are from the Sea Creatures stamp set.  I used a very old alphabet stamp set for the sentiment and stamped it onto a scrap of my gel printed page.  For the gel print, I used neon paints by Master's Touch (a Hobby Lobby brand) and the Marlene's World Plus Sign stencil MASKBM20.  I love this cool XL stencil!  Marlene has a line of neon paints and I can't wait to get my hands on them.  I wasn't super happy with the HL brand because the paints were transparent.

I really hope this page makes you smile today and perhaps encourages you to play with watercolor using your own brush markers.  :)  I look forward to sharing the rest of this journal with you as it develops!  Hugs, Autumn

 

 

Here's a tag I made a while back and a fun mixed media video tutorial posted HERE.   

Jofy Stamps Journal & Card Tutorials

 

Hi friends!  I hope your summer is off to a great start.  And for my sweet Aussie friends, I hope you're staying warm.  <3  We've just returned from a lovely beach vacation in Florida and I'm feeling more inspired than I have in ages.  There's nothing like going away to make you appreciate home.  We've been traveling so much for months with my youngest's basketball league and I'm glad to have a break.  I'm cleaning and organizing in my art room to make it a vacation destination within my own home.  He he!  Lately I've been doing some bright and cheery projects with the new Jofy stamps by PaperArts.  This first card was made playing along with Jo's facebook live in her Jofy Jamboree group.  You can join HERE and find the video replay HERE. I used PaperArtsy stencil PS085 and Jofy stamp set JOFY111.  I stenciled with Distress Oxides in Faded Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Tumbled Glass. 

Today while I was waiting on the live, I made a card version of the journal spread I shared yesterday.  This is for my awesome crafty friend Bonnie.  Happy Birthday BB!

And here's the journal spread.  I blogged it for Topflight Stamps HERE and shared a video tutorial HERE.  All of these products are available at Topflight.  I mixed in a Tracy Scott stencil, PS189, and another Jofy stamp set, JOFY63. 

A few weeks ago, I shared another video post for @topflightstamps Instagram with the same Jofy stamp set.  I showed how to make simple gel printed backgrounds and made a couple of cards with the prints.  You can find the video tutorial HERE.  This one is real time and I'm talking you through the process.  I'm getting braver!  Ha ha!  I do hope these videos and projects will inspire you to make some happy art of your own.  I appreciate your support of my blog and YouTube channel.  Big hugs, Autumn

 

 

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Swan Silhouette Cards

 

Hi friends!  I hope you are enjoying some beautiful springtime weather in your neck of the woods.  I've been extremely busy with a lot of traveling.  I've been to Dallas, TX to visit old friends from our military days and to Georgia twice.  Once for basketball and the other on a date weekend with hubby.  We've got two more out of town trips planned, whew!  Hubby took me to the final Heirloom Rubber Stamp Convention in Lawrenceville.  There I met the owner of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps, Lynn Anderson, who I was encouraged to speak to by my talented friend Connie Messer, a member of the BK design team.  Well, of course we had a great chat and of course I had to buy some stamps!  Ha ha!  And now I've been so graciously invited to be a guest designer for the month of June.  I can't wait to share those projects with you all!

In the meantime, I managed to make a couple of cards with the Silhouette Swans stamp set I picked up at the show.  I played with ink blending and watercolor for these cards and added some Pan Pastels to my pieces for the first time.  They had lots of the pastels as sets and singles at the show and I was eager to see how they worked over inks.  I love the result and hope you do too!  I used paint pens and gel pens to add some of the more dramatic highlights. 

I am really into swans these days and have used a lot in my collage journal.  These stamps are just so beautiful and seemed a must have.  Gloria, if you are reading, I made the top card for you!  Go tigers!  :)  I do hope the rest of you will take a moment to check out the Blue Knight website and get to know this awesome (new to me) company.  Big hugs, Autumn

Darkroom Door New Stamp Release Cards

 

 

 

Hi friends!  I'm so excited to share a few more card designs I created for the latest Darkroom Door stamp release.   I had so much fun creating with this release and am itching to use these stamps again in new ways.  This first card sums up my current state so well, ha ha!  I absolutely love the Creative People Quote Stamp!  I certainly think we all can relate to this one.  What a fun sentiment to use for cards for artsy friends.  I made an inky background with Distress Inks, then stamped the new Arty Pods Collage Stamp in Seedless Preserves, then used the coordinating Arty Pods Small Stencil to press Versamark ink through and embossed in gold.  What fun!

 

 

 

There are four fabulous new Quote Stamps in this release, so make sure to check them out HERE!

 

 

 

For my next card I had some watercolor fun making another inky background.  I repeatedly embossed the new Geometric Ovals Abstract Stamp over my background in silver.  This stamp can be used in so many ways, so make sure to follow @darkroomdoor on Instagram for more inspiration.  I embossed the quote on a lighter, torn and stitched panel using a quote from the Amsterdam Vol. 2 stamp set.  It's such fun to mix and match from the new and old stamps.  There's a great blog post with many more ways to use the Geometric Ovals stamp on the Darkroom Door blog HERE.

I am absolutely mad over these Abstract Stamps.  See how I used the Faded Circles and Distressed Diamonds in my first post HERE.

 

For my final card, I did what I love most, grunge!  I had a great time stamping the AMAZING new Layered Handwriting Background Stamp over an inky panel.  I then pulled a piece of 3D embossed paper from my scrap pile and stamped the flower from the Botanical Script stamp set onto a book page and colored it to match.  I finished with some trim, some pleated torn fabric and a stamped sentiment from the Thank You Sentiment Stamp.  I have to say the Layered Handwriting stamp is my absolute favorite new stamp.  It is so perfect and I'm thrilled that Rachel added it to the Darkroom Door stamp collection. 

 

 

She also added several other new Background stamps and shared a blog post with more ideas on the Layered Handwriting stamp HERE.   I hope you'll check these out and will enjoy them as much as I am.  Hugs, Autumn

 

 

Lavinia Stamps Spring Bunny Cards & Blog Hop WINNER!

 

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing several cards I've made recently from Lavinia Stamps and Elements Dye Ink Pads that I've shared in detail on the Topflight Stamps Blog.  Here's a peek of them all.  If you want to know more about how they were made, do hop over to the posts HERE and HERE, where I shared closeups and more info, including links to purchase these cards from Topflight Stamps. 

 

And now, the winner from the Topflight Stamps 5th Birthday Blog Hop.  Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to hop along and comment.  

 

 

Congratulations to Stephanie from Stephanie's Stampin Spot!   You've won a $25 gift certificate to Topflight Stamps.  Have fun shopping!  To find out who won the grand prize of $50, please visit the Topflight Stamps Blog.  I hope all of you will follow the Topflight Stamps Blog for more inspiration from our design team.