ART JOURNAL PAGE

Hello Ladies,

its been a long time between posts, but here I am, building a room

on the back of the house and playing nursemais is time consuming.

Here is an Art Journal page I have completed using the glorious November kit from Scraps of Darkness Serenade.....



THE BIG BLOG HOP

I have been nominated by my Good friend Lisa Novogrodski in the BIG BLOG HOP

Its great to share our talents and get to know new designers and scrap artists

All around the world.

 

1.      What am I working on?

 

 

 

At the moment, I have 4 journal pages in various stages of nothingness

1 layout that is is desperate need of inspiration…..its been torn down twice so far!

and I got this finished on Sunday for the DT of Scraps of Darkness!!!!

 

2.      Hows does my work differ from others of its Genre?

 

 

Well that’s a tough one, I really love the steampunk genre and tend to try to put gears in everything I do! Even some of my girly

Layouts have gears…..so I guess they are “my thing”.

 

3.      Why do I create what I do?

 

I have always loved making things visually different, and one day I stumbled on a picture of a scrapbooking layout in a google search,

I followed the trail to find Jennifer Snyders Scrapbook.com gallery, then the SOD forum and Ive been hooked ever since.

I love all things vampire and Halloween and Scraps of Darkness appealed to me…..I still remember the day I achieved the forum title Vampyre Queen!

 

4.      How does my process work….

 

LOL my process is throw everything on the table around me and hope for the best….there is no process….dont know the meaning of the word.

 

 

Id love to nominate the following ladies in this blog adventure:

 

Rebecca Morris - scrappingontheedge.blogspot.com.au

 

Bex is a eclectic steam punk/Grunge queen, her layouts and OTP jump right out at you!

Her work is unique and fascinates your senses.

 

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Jennifer Snyder - scrap-escape.blogspot.com

 

What can I say about Jen, her gorgeous style is second to none! She is the reason I scrap

I found her layout on a google search once and WOW Ive never looked back!

 

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Vera Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft - auntyverascrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au

 

 

Vera is a talented artist and from what I see a great cook!

Vera doesn’t get much of a chance to scrap but when she does watch out!

Her style is AWESOME!

 

So Ladies, I hope you have enjoyed my little blurb here, and your short stay,

I love the idea of keep these blogs living and breathing, this is our creative world and I love it!!!!!

 

Look to these ladies blogs next Monday, the 4th August.......for their amazing talent!

 

First DT Layout using my Perfectly Stunning kit from SOD

Ladies here is my first layout using the Scraps of Darkness June kit, Perfectly Stunning

Enjoy your day.

 

Mish

SCRAPS OF DARKNESS "PERFECTLY STUNNING"JUNE KIT 2014

Hello Ladies,

Scraps of Darkness is proud to release its June kit, "perfectly Stunning"

This kit is full of yummy goodness! and so much scrappy fun...

Now ladies, you all know theres more, the add ons!

woohoo

Firstly, heres the patterned paper add on, these go so well

with the paper in the kit already.

 Cant get enough paper, heres some more of the kit

paper......this double your stash.....oh yeah, now we is talkin baby!

 Flora/Fauna addon....awwwww pretty!

 Creativity addon, this allows you to get creative and funky!

 The embellishment addon, like hello! you can never have enough!

 and Scraps of Darkness signature addon, the colour addon!!

bet a little colour in your life Dorothy!....

So there you have it girlies.....how yummy is this!

this baby is almost here, and Ill be stalking the posty, and

doing a Demi roll for sure!

DOROTHY COMES HOME.........

Hello Ladies,

 

Proudly sharing my news today, that this week has seen my home coming to Scraps of Darkness.

 

I have so much love for this club and the girls and their talent. It was easy to come home.

 

I have had so many wonderful journeys, made some awesome friends, a few horrible family issues, and getting laid off from work,

so when Melly Moo offered me a pair of Ruby Shoes......well hellooooooooooo

what girl can resist red ruby slippers!

 

So im proud to announce im back designing at SOD.....come join the fun on our Facebook page,

ART JOURNAL CHALLENGE

Welcome ladies to my challenge.....

This mid month challenge is to embrace the mixed media and art journal pages and our creative aspects of art! All Art Journal pages and Canvas projects can be posted here .

 

This month I want you to use old vintage pages from a book, doesnt matter how you use it, as long as its a vintage or old page from a book that is altered in some way....

 

I showed you what I did in my WCYDW post.....I used a stamp and a punch to alter my paper pages....

 

This page below is the left page above, with some additions.....I stamped a couple words

on paper and added the saying myself.....

My pages were cut roughly, not square and the stamps are from different sets for effect.......

you can also use magazine pictures from glossy mags....

This page was me just mucking around with my blog name!

I love this womans sassy outfit! meeeoooow!

 

So ladies I want to see those journal pages, you can make a tag to if you dont have a journal, or a page.....but get scrapping and show me what you can do!

Mish over and out!

 

 

 

You can enter as many projects as you'd like, otherwise our Standard Challenge Rules are in effect.

Challenge closes at 8pm EST on May 14th, 2014.

Here is the wonderful RAK that is up for grabs:

 

So lets go scrapping ladies!

 

 



WHAT CAN YOU DO WEDNESDAY

Hello Ladies

 

This week for WCYDW Im tying this in with the Art Journal challenge

that im running from today as well......

I thought I could give you a few hints and ideas for your journal pages!

 

Old books, I love them and finding ways to use them in my scrapbooking is fun!

I got all inspired by my CT buddy bex, remember her chocky box in February.....

Well Ive been dying to this since then....

so here we go:

 

you find a page from a vintage or old book, and you get your fav stamps out.'Now I had

a humungous sunflower stamp that I was given and I had no idea what to do with, it was too big!

So, I got a page ready in my journal using some TH distress paints and some watercolour pencils.

Then I grabbed my large stamp and archival ink and because I had no block big enough

I got the brilliant idea to use my C plate from my cuttlebug! ta da instant acrylic block!

and stamped my flower onto a page.

 

now for the fussycutting.....grrrrr I hate this part!

then I used matte medium to attache to my page.

so now, I wanted to add some more colour and paper for that messy grungy look!

Then I used a charcoal pencil to outline my flowers and papers.......

im happy so far......now.....for the saying.....hmmmmmm

 

 

So this is my finished result, Im happy with it, but you can go as messy, grungy, use stencils, and modeling paste and all sorts,

this was the opposite page......its as yet unfinished.

 

and this one is from another set of pages im working on......

youll see more of this one over in my Art Journal challenge

 

So Ladies, lets get those old vintage books and put them to good use,

this is a fun way to use some of your fav stamps that you havent used for a while

in a new and fun way......

Use a punch as I did for the flower designs, and dont for get that crazy trick,

if you dont have a acrylic block big enough and you have a cuttlebug, then use your plates!

(great for multiple stamping at once with more than one stamp)

 

Happy scrapping!

Mish

xox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





We are thrilled to reveal our April 2014 Your Passion Your Art kit of the month! This kit is filled to the brim with the long awaited 7 Dots Collection Cold Country ! A vintage, artistic feel with lots of one of kind goodies and mixed media enhancements to allow you to create with passion your works of art!

Our kit is never complete without our off the page project and this month we provide an unfinished wood 3 drawer chest that stands eight inches tall !

We are so excited to share some sneak peeks and okay one amazing layout by our Guest Designer and Co-Owner of 7 Dots Studio - Tusia .... Check back tomorrow for a full reveal of her amazing creations !!

Our Small Art Big Passion add on kit is perfect for card, tag and atc makers! This add on kit is a wonderful enhancement to the main kit and all other add on kits ..

Mixed Art add on kit is for beginners and enthusiasts who love mixed media and creating journal pages, layouts, with lots of textures and details! Our Mixed Art kit always come with a canvas to allow your to create works of art that can be displayed in your home. gifted or to practice your techniques. Its about finding the passion in you and creating! The colors of the Mixed Art compliment the main kit and other add ons allowing you additional items and mediums to play with.

Mixed Passion, the prettiness of it all. This add on kit is filled with additional flowers, trims and embellishments that enhance the main kit and all other add on kits. It can stand alone and be used with your stash - the possibilities are endless!

Our Educators this month our Creative Team Members Lynne and Tammy. Join Lynne this month on our You Tube Channel on April 6th 2014, as she creates an incredible layout with lots of techniques to assist your growth as an artist. Tammy has created an outstanding layout and takes us step by step On April 8th 2014, to create the same with amazing techniques.

Flying Unicorn believes that art should be a passion and not an obligation - we have no kit sign ups - they are sold on a first come first serve basis - once they are gone they are gone - so CLICK on over to the store and get your Kit and all the addons now !

Happy Creating !