Rob & Liz's Blessed Adventures

Hi Lovelies, I'm back again with some more Art Journal goodness! This week's page has more of an earthy feel to it with plenty of textures and natural tones.  The colour palette for the page consists of light green, bold orange, and sienna with splashes of blue. Although these are Helen's chosen colours, ladies are more than welcome to mix things up and change them.  Helen has been loving using tea bags in her pages and so have we! There's nothing better than an excuse to have more cups to tea! Plus you can use them to create incredible pages like this!  On top of the various layers used to make the background, Helen has used the wonderful technique of repetition and stamped this gorgeous tree pattern to make a lovely feature. Use the Stampendous Script Tree stamp to get the same effect as Helen for this page.  There is always plenty of room for error...

Hi Lovelies, We have made good use of the 'Vintage Artistry' collection by 49 & Market and Helen has put it to use again by creating two stunning tags which will be taught in the one class. This collection is very neutral toned, which has allowed us to incorporate it into many different projects. Helen has pulled out the green tones in the ferns for these tags by using different inking techniques. A feature of these tags is the wonderful butterflies which Helen has added the perfect finishing touches to make them really standout. There are so many little bits and pieces that make up this tag which have been carefully selected by the wonderful Helen. The second tag also features two delicate keys liked with a brass chain. We just love metal embellishments here at The Scrap N Patch and you are sure to find some you love as well from our extensive collection (and I'm serious when i say extensive). As we mentioned earlier, Helen has using vario...

Hi Lovelies, This week's edition of Art Journal is very special, stunning and unique! We can't get enough of all the textures and colours going on in this page! We just love this.  This wonderful page features the Dylusions 'Dy-Cuts' which are quirky and colorful pre-cut shapes which make the perfect addition to any art journal page! You probably can already guess what paints we have used this week... The stunning, vibrant colours which are leaping of this page, are of course, Dylusions paints! When you take a closer look at you can see the texture and elements which have been layered to create this stunning page. A script stamp is perfect for layering and can fill in any gaps where you think something might be missing but not quite sure what! Helen has scattered some of the new Dina Wakley 'Collage Words' across the two pages. These are great as you can add a sentiment to your page whilst still allowing the colours from the background to ...

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm sharing with you the next addition to Helen's wonderful Art Journal. This week's class was all things under the sea and involved various layers of stamps and stencils to create this stunning oceanic background. This week Helen has included the sentiment 'every shell has a story' in-between the wispy stenciled designs. The stamp featured in this week's class was 'Sea Shells' by Stampendous, which has been water-coloured and highlighted with a white pen. These have then been layered on top and underneath the stenciling to create depth to the page.  Helen has used the dandelion stencil from Celebr8 in amongst other textures and patterns to create the background. This is a perfect example of how you can incorporate products into your project that don't appear to fit the theme. The textured paint and various stenciled designs are a stunning combination which make this page a true stand out!   A final to...

Hi Lovelies, Today I'm sharing with you this gorgeous vintage tag designed by the lovely Helen.  This tag is scattered with vintage memorabilia, unique buttons, distressed music paper, delicate lace and precious photos.   Helen has kept a fairly neutral colour pallet for this tag by using postal tags that have been inked and stamped as the background. Torn, rolled and die cut music paper has also been used to compliment and continue this neutral theme. Beautiful soft hints of pink in the tiny flowers and lace are a beautiful addition to the eclectic of vintage elements on this tag.   Helen's precious photo is surrounded by vintage buttons and sweet little metal star and heart embellishments. However, you could add absolutely anything to this tag to personalise it. There are so many ways to get your treasured photos out of the boxes and on display.  This vintage tag is perfect for those smaller pho...

Hi Lovelies, Here is one of our previous Art Journal Technique classes ran by the wonderful Helen.  Lots of tearing, stamping and inking was involved in the process of this  gorgeous page which ensured the ladies had bundles of fun! For the statement of the page, ladies created four tags using Distress Oxides  and torn music paper to feature stamped dragonflies. Helen used layers of book paper, music paper, stenciled texture paste and  script stamps to build up the background of the page. Helen's Art Journal pages quite often include a quote, phrase or sentiment.  For this page the quote "Art has no rules so have fun!" was included across both pages.   Helen used a multi-size circle stencil and some texture paste to add dimension to the page.  The texture paste can be inked lightly with your favourite colour to lift it off the page. Little rings of jute twine were added to the tags and  ...

Hi Lovelies,  Yesterday some of our Art Journal ladies gathered for a class with Helen to create this beautiful page. As always, the ladies have endless amount of fun, while learning new techniques  and leaving with their very own masterpiece. The ladies began by spritzing their page with Tim Holtz Distress sprays and Dylusions to create a base. Jo Sonja's paint was then added to a few sections for more dimension. A multi size circle stencil was then used with Jo Sonja's  paints to add small pops of colour. The key to a good art journal page is layers, so another  was added to the page using various stamps in different colours. After a light wash of Dylusions 'White Linnen' to soften and blend everything  together, the ladies were ready to draw and colour their flowers. The pages turned out beautifully and everyone was very impressed with their work. When you look closely, there are so m...