Rob & Liz's Blessed Adventures

Hi Lovelies, I'm bringing you another post today full of stunning snapshots from inside the glorious art journal belonging to Helen Hollands! This week's Art Journal page gives off Carmen Miranda vibes with vibrant flowers, elegant swirls and splashes of shimmer! This page features the Laurel Birch 'Blossoming Woman' stamp which Helen has stamped with a black ink and coloured with vibrant colours. This stamp set also comes with a matching die set if you really detest cutting or prefer something a little faster. After stenciling some flourish swirls Helen has created a cloudy purple and blue background to contrast the colours in the flowers to make them really standout. From Helen's many years of experience and art studies, she has really mastered the art of pairing colours together. Helen always encourages ladies to mix things up and choose their own colours if they wish but is more than happy to offer guidance when selecting colour combination...

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...