'Faith' Art Journal Page by Elisa Ablett

Welcome to September and Spring!

Is it just me or does it seem like this year is flying past?

This month we have the awesome Art Foamies challenge over in 

the Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook group , 

make sure you enter this one with a fab prize up for grabs and great inspiration to be had.

I wanted to create with the gorgeous Gothic Window Art Foamies on a colourful art journal page.

Art Journaling for me is a great way to put my feelings and emotions on paper and journal about difficult times. With both my mum and mother in law not well at the moment, having FAITH and reminding myself to believe that things will get better in a creative way is helping me through this tough time. The window stamps reminded me of the gorgeous stain glass windows you see at churches and coupled with my quote about having faith, it says all that I am feeling at the moment. 

So don't forget that Art Journaling can help as a therapeutic tool during times when things are going crazy in your life and you need to ground yourself with some creative time. 

Let's take a look at the products I used from Scrap Matrix to create this page ...

 

 

 

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/add-some-colour/paper-artsy-fresco-finish-paints/

http://scrapmatrix.com/art-by-marlene-journal-medium/

http://scrapmatrix.com/rtr-gothic-windows/

Balzar Design Art Foamies - Train Track

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/mixed-media-art-journaling/art-by-marlene/die cut blocks

http://scrapmatrix.com/watercolour-set-2-whimsy-bright-art-by-marlene/

http://scrapmatrix.com/th-ideology-small-talk/

Other products include:

Sari Silk offcuts, Black Hessian, Music Paper, White Sharpie, sewing machine

Let's take a look at the finer details!

Stamp your Gothic Windows using black waterproof ink and let dry, paint with bright watercolours and a fine round brush and sharpies and or paint pens.

Create a layered garden by popping a few die cuts out from the Art by Marlene Die Cut blocks. Layer in and around your photo. Glue a few of the larger pieces first and then maneuver the smaller pieces around until you are satisfied with your design and then glue the rest down.

Create your background using an a4 size gel plate and Paper Artsy Fresco Paints. Each print should be unique and different and that's the beauty of the Gel Plate and monoprinting. 

Add that something 'special' by sewing offcuts of interesting material like sari silk and hessian onto music paper. 

All things that mean 'something' to me, colour, texture and music....all help with stress and anxiety.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Hugs 

Elisa x

'You make life more Beautiful' by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone!! 

It's still Art by Marlene month over at Scrap Matrix Shares and the June album is overflowing with gorgeous creations. Make sure you share your projects with us over on the Shares page :-) 

Here is the link to the challenge album - 

Scrap Matrix Shares Facebook Page - June Challenge Album

It is my turn up on the blog today with my latest project for the June Challenge - a bright, funky and colourful scrapbooking page with a great quote. I wanted to use a photo of my lovely niece Faith and I think the unique and colourful design of the page and the products suit her personality!

Let's take a look at some of the products used from the Scrap Matrix Store -

 

http://scrapmatrix.com/4-5x8-5-tim-holtz-patchwork-cube/

http://scrapmatrix.com/painterly-flower-3-0/

http://scrapmatrix.com/art-by-marlene/

http://scrapmatrix.com/shop-by-category/add-some-colour/13-arts/water-inks/

http://scrapmatrix.com/die-cut-sheets-set-3/

and lets take a closer look at the details.

I started with 13Arts water colour inks in the background and then fussy cut and adhered the collage paper shapes over the water colours. I also used a white gel pen to outline the shapes. I also cut some of the collage paper into strips to layer underneath the photo cluster.

I also 'smooshed' water colour inks onto another piece of white cardstock and then once dry I stamped a few of the 'Painterly Flowers' and fussy cut them out and added some white detailing using a white gel pen. Layer around the photo with die cuts from the die cut blocks by Art by Marlene.

Add some detailing to your corners using a black ink pad, a layering stencil and a distress tool. Smooth black ink through the corners of the stencil, fading the ink away further from the corner.  Add a bright and funky banner die cut over the top.

I also twirled some crafting wire and tucked underneath the flower cluster as shown in the main photo. The title was stamped onto white cardstock and then fussy cut out and adhered to the page. 

Add a scribbly border to the page as well to add extra interest and you are finished.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, I hope you have enjoyed seeing how my layout came together. 

hugs x

Elisa