Who's to say where the wind will take you

Mo here today on the Sin City Inspiration team blog,  sharing my art journal page "who's to say where the wind will take you".

 I love that sentiment and it made me think of traveling in a hot air balloon, in a perfect blue sky of course......

Supplies used:

Sin City Stamps sheets:

Stamp sheet Steampunk Circus

Stamp sheet Dandelion Wishes

Stamp sheet Art Journaling 2

Water based ink sprays in purple and blue

Gesso

White thread

Modeling paste

Circle stencil

Crackle Paste

Water proof stamp ink in black

Waterproof marker in black

Acrylic paint in brown and black

Water Spray bottle

Inktense pencils

Metallic paint in gold

 Step 1: Add a layer of gesso over the page, cut some threads  and place them around the edges in a swirly way. Use another layer of gesso over the threads and then let dry until the threads are adhered to the page.

Step 2: Use the waterproof stamp ink and the Faded page word stamp to start creating a background.

 Step 3: Dilute the gesso with water and go over the page so the impression of the stamp will be in the background.

 Step 4: Apply modeling paste through a stencil around the edges, Let dry

Step 5: Apply crackle paste on all edges around the spread partially covering the circles that where made in step 4.
Let this dry.

Step 6 : Spray some blue ink in the middle of the page, then spray some water and move the journal around to let the ink run over the page. Let dry when you are happy with how it looks.

 Step 7: Spray purple ink around the edges.
 Be careful to not let it run into the middle of the page but allow it to run around all textures ( the thread, modeling and crackle paste).
The ink will move easier if you spritz it with water.

 Step 8: Experiment a bit with the mister and the water to get the result you like.
If you have too much ink use a baby wipe to dab it off.  Spraying with the water bottle will give it a nice water drop effect .
When you are happy with your background, set it aside to dry.

 Step 9: Use a waterproof ink to stamp the Balloon and the sentiment.

Step 10: Use pencils to color the balloon.
Using a pencil, sketch some seagulls above the sentiment next to the balloon , then use a waterproof marker to give them detail.

Step 10: For the border, make a wash using brown and black acrylic paint mixed with water.
Paint this over the crackle.

 Step 11: Finish the page by adding a little gold metallic paint to the edges.

Here some pictures of the finished page

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A Magical Thank You!

Hello All Lanette Here!

Today I am going to share a bright little thank you  card that I made for a dear friend , she just loves all magical things.

Plus it was a great reason to get a little ink on my hands :)

Lets start by taking a look at my finished card, then I will show you how I made it :)

Sin City Supplies Used: Knock on Wood ,  Rosette Hearts & Anime Fairies 2 Plates of Rubber and Stencil #437

Other Supplies Used: Dylusions Mist. Prima Flowers, Ranger Ribbon & Glossy Accents, Art Anthology Sorbet & Dimensional Paint and Faber Castall PITT Marker

Now lets look at my process......

I started by building my base using one of the Knock on Wood background stamps.

I continued building my background by adding lots of amazing color using a mix of Dylusions sprays.

I even added a bit more to the background using this fun Sin City Stencil. 

And for a bit of Sparkle I added a bit of Art Anthology Sorbet through Stencil #437

Next I stamped my sweet little Dragon. (Using waterproof ink) 

Isn't she so cute you can find her on  Anime Fairies 2 Plate.

After a bit of color I used a PITT marker to out my dragon, 

this little trick makes it so much easier to fussy cut.

After misting a few flowers and a bit or ribbon it was time to 

bring my pieces together using Beacons 3-in-1 glue. 

Which brings us to :

And a little Thank You from the Rosette Hearts Collection.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some inky fun of your own!

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Halloween Bat House

 

Hello everyone, and Happy October!  Can you believe it?  Halloween is almost here, and then Thanksgiving, and then Christmas.  I cannot believe how time is flying.  Needless to say, I am so enjoying playing with my wonderful Halloween stamps from Sin City Stamps.  And to top it all off, our sponsor this month is The Robin's Nest.  So we get to share some fun ideas using these wonderful papers and great stamps all in one project. 

I got this wonderful Sizzix 3D Birdhouse die designed by Eileen Hull.  I knew I wanted to make something with it for Halloween, so I decided that the bats of the world needed a place to live.  Hence, by Halloween Bat House came to be.  

THANK YOU

I don't know why but while I was making this card something came over me and said EMBOSSING!!!

I haven't used embossing powder in a hot minute! 

But all of a sudden I HAD to use it!!