A Fierce Colourful Creature.....by Tam

 Hi there everyone

Tam back again to share again..... don't you just LOVE all the colorful creatures that are appearing this month?

I do and want them all!

Today I've got another one...... this one is fierce and brave and powerful and.... yep you guessed it colourful....

Meet Malcolm, named after my Uncle.....

Did I have fun with this one!

When I created him, I'd been having a tough week - I'd needed to do something really brave and yes it had been hard.

When I sat down to create a colourful creature, this is what happened.

I love that my art is always an extension of what I'm feeling, a way to get things out, a way to heal, to process, to make sense of my world.

I used the following Scrap Matrix items:
white gesso 

 Dylusions Large Art Journal.

 JOFY90 stamp. 

As many of you know I'm a fan of using my stencils in ways other than what they are intended. 

This one I've used as fish tails, as hair, but this time I saw a mane.

 NEW Colorsparx by TCW 

These are pigment based watercolour powders, so they have a good depth of colour.

I added a few bits of each powder to a paint palette, and then added some water to create my own  custom watercolours.....

I used the following colours:

Fuschia

Gamboge

Scarlet

Cerulean Blue

Lime Green

Terre Verde

Turquoise

Wisteria

Yellow Ochre

Crimson

You can adjust the tone of each watercolour -  more powder will give a vibrant strong colour and more water will mean it is a softer colour. 

They are even more vibrant on watercolour paper.

Have a play and experiment.

 word stickers

Let's take a look at Malcolm in more detail......

So what colourful character are you going to introduce us to this month?

Can't wait to meet them all!

Much love 

Tam

xx

Jen's Creatures.

 Hi Everyone!

I'm sharing a couple of journal pages for you to enjoy today. A couple of creatures.

 

(Thanks to all the artists who have shared their work and inspire us.)

 

  I'm sure you thought that I would create a cat... well, one of them is feline but we'll get to him later. 

 A few of you will know that my surname is Giarraffa, and it's often pronounced jer-raa-fa, (it should be gia-raff-a).  Needless to say that the tall long-necked creature is often associated with the name. As it happens, Triple M radio currently has featured a giraffe in their TV ads.  He's rocking out to a Foreigner song and I immediately think of my youngest brother-in-law whenever I see it.  Inspired by this I created 'Gio' my singing giraffe.

 

He's a little wonky in places, (aren't we all), but I'm very happy with him.  Let me show you how I created him.

 

I started by gessoing a page in my large Dylusions Journal.

First I glued bits of book paper, collage paper and washi tape to the page.  I wasn't sure at this stage where I was going with this.  I printed an image from Pinterest and copied a rough outline of my subject.

I created the background using Paperartsy Fresco Acrylic Paints in Vanilla, Butter and Haystack by sponging them randomly over the page.  Next I grabbed Paperartsy PA Stencil 155 and sponged Cerise over my page, then using Mulled Wine and a whire Posca pen I added some accents.  

 

For my giraffe I used Spring, Beanstalk and Gumboots. The eyes were done with a mixture of Pitt and Posca pens.  I don't own any brown paint.  I'll have to fix that soon.  

 

Next to make the markings on his hide, I sponged two blues onto some spare card.  (I forgot to take a photo of these for my records so I can't really say which ones I used.)

 

I stamped the diamond from Papreartsy ETS44 stamp set and added some detail with my pencils and glued them onto my giraffe. 

My next step was to add some more leaves, because giraffes need something to eat.  I sponged Cerise over some more card and stamped Papersartsy Stamp Set JOFY71 and added highlights with Mulled Wine and white Posca pen. I then placed them on my page. I added the musical notes with a black Posca pen.

And he's done!

 

While I was planning this page and waiting for the paint to dry another animal appeared on the opposite page. I actually got distracted by him because I was having so much fun. 

 

He's my Sun Lion... mainly because of the bright, sunny colours of his mane.

The background was done by sponging Paperarsty paint over the page and adding some stencilled designs to it.

I'm pretty sure his face is done with Zesty Zing and Tangerine Twist paint and details again with Posca and Pitt pens. Then starting with the darkest colour (Cherry Red?) I painted some lines.  I think I used Coral next once the darkest was dry and then Tango, Tangerine Twist and Zesty Zing until I was happy. I think I was smiling the entire time. It may have been drizzling outside and he just perked me right up. 

Well that's it.  My two character creatures.  I've no idea what I'll do next. I guess we'll just have to wait and see... 

Jen 

>^.^<

Getting drippy with Tam

Hello there beautiful people!

Tam here to share my colourful creation for our current 'Drip, Spray, Spritz Challenge'.

This is such a me page.

Colour....drips....mess...

So let's go through the process together...

I began with a layer of gesso.

Recently I scored these gorgeous stamps from Scrap Matrix.

ESA13 Paper Artsy and a Darkroom Door Artist Brushes.

I love the grunginess of them, and knew they could work together so well.

I had a hankering to create a rainbow. 

Whenever I see drips, I think of all the pages I've created that had drippy rainbows.

Time to bring it back me thinks....

I grabbed out my fave rainbow colours in Paper Artsy Paint.

I used:

Cherry Red

Tango

Yellow Submarine

Slimed

China

Electric Violet

I began with Cherry Red, adding a splodge to the centre of the left hand side of the page, 

I then added water and allowed it to drip down the page.

I then turned the page and let it drip the other way too.

Now dry with a heat gun.

Continue this process through all the colours.

Whilst this is drying, stamp and cut out all the brushes from the Darkroom Door Stamp set - Artist Brushes.

I used PaperArtsy Smooth Cardstock for this and black archival ink.

Please note, this ink pad must be waterproof, as we are adding liquid on top and need it to not reactivate.

Now back to our page, I added loads of stamps from ETSA13 for the background.

I added 'journey' all the way across the page.

I then added a few of the circular stamps.

I grabbed a TCW stencil called 'Well Rounded' and rubbed some paint through the paint splat sections.

I kept the colours together, but placed them randomly, ensuring some were half off the page.

Now add splats/flicks of paint again keeping colours together.

If you can't control your splats, cover as you go to ensure they land kind of where you would like.

Now add in the background stamps from the PSA13 set. 

I love these. 

Be careful not to go too overboard, focus the stamps across the centre, coming out slightly.

It's important these look random, so do NOT use a stamp block, just add a touch of ink to a section of the stamp.

It doesn't matter if it smudges, you actually want different depths of ink.

This just helps it all to merge into the background, rather than becoming a focus.

I also added in lots of the stamped word 'Art' and 'Create'.

(forgot to take a pic of this but here's one from the finished piece)

ok let's go back a step...

Now adhere your brushes with Matte Gel medium.

Once adhered, add paint to the brush tips, and a few random bits to the handles

(my brushes are NOT very clean! so I wanted to recreate this)

I also added some splats or blobs to the page next to the brushes to look like paint had landed on the page from the brush.

I added the quote from the Darkroom Door Set...

Lastly, I added some shadows to the brushes using a stabilo.

You could also use black paint....

There you have it!!

This month's challenge is so FUN!

Colour and drips and spritz and spray.

What more could a girl want?

I have a feeling this month is gonna be a ripper....

just head over to the Facebook Scrap Matrix Shares Page...find the album and load your entry, listing what SM products you have used.

Easy peasy!

I'll be back again soon

Luv Tam

xx

PS. A big shout out to all the amazing artists and their images found on Pinterest.

Mini Madness frame

Hi Guys,
Today i have a framed picture using a 5x5 canvas.

 I flipped the canvas over to create a shadow box.
Then I sprayed Dina Wakely Gloss Spray into the back of the frame, I let it pool and run how ever it wanted. I then dried fully.

Next on heavy white cardstock I stamped in black ink  Paper Artsy stamp ETS32  

I then fussy cut the images out.

I cut strips of black cardstock and stuck them down on top of the canvas edge to make a frame. Onto of the black frame i added the stamped images and stuck my photo in the frame.

This was a quick and easy project to frame a image. I dare you to try!

Thanks for stopping by! Until next time

'Discover New Paths' with Lisa Amiet

Hello all!

It's Lisa here today to share some inspiration with you all.

This month we are celebrating and honouring our fabulous 

Tammy!

I fall in love with very new piece of art that Tammy creates!

I just love her fabulous use of colour and all the bold awesome layers. 

I have created an art journal page inspired by Tammy,

but I really haven't pulled it off lol.

I have started with a coat of 

'Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint' in Lemon for a nice bright base. 

I have then used my '7Dots Studio Triangles Stencil' and

'Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry' and I have blended through in random areas. 

Next, I have used the 'Painterly Flower Stamp' from Art by Marlene,

with Distress Inks in 'Picked Raspberry & Mowed Lawn'.

I have then used some of the stamps from the 'Paper Artsy ETS02 Stamp Set'.

I have used a mis of Distress Inks in 'Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Mowed Lawn & Peacock Feathers', for a multi-coloured effect.

To finish I have used some of the '13Arts Journey Word Stickers' and

'13Arts Marta's Small Messages' stickers.

I hope you like what I have created. 

It's certainly bright lol

Until next time!

Lisa

Scrap Matrix Products used:

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint in Lemon

Distress Ink in

Picked Raspberry

Dusty Concord

Mowed Lawn

Peacock Feathers

7 Dots Studio Triangles Stencil

Art by Marlene Painterly Flower 3.0 Stamp

Paper Artsy ETS02 Stamp Set

13Arts Journey Word Stickers

13Arts Martas Small Messages