Hello, all you artsy types, and welcome to my blog! I'm participating today in an art journal blog hop! And I'm in way over my head -- as you'll soon see! You should have arrived from the beautiful and talented Rebecca's blog.
My friend, Maria, has organized several of these hops. And they always seem like so much fun, and such a good idea. I OWN an art journal after all, and she gives us plenty of notice, BUT>>>
Well, here's the thing. Art journals intimidate me. I see that big, blank piece of paper, and I have no idea what to do with it. So, here's what I did:
I got out the gesso. Gesso's good, right? Artists use gesso, this is an art journal. Then, I got out some Faber Castell Gelatos, and a Unity/Christy Tomlinson stamp, a squirt bottle of water, and here's what happened...
I tried to make the Gelatos look rather like a rainbow. The stamp is called, "Through the Changes", and I really like the message of it. I got this far on it, and thought about what else to add. Some stenciling? Hearts? After all, it's Valentine's Day. But, I liked it just the way it was. Anything else seemed like it might detract from the rainbow, the moth, and the sentiment. So, I stopped. Art is knowing when to sign your name, right? Here's a close up for you.
I'm a much better card maker than I am an art journalist, so I made a card to share with you today. It's my husband's Valentines Day card. We've had one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record, and that is what I was thinking about while designing this card:
The image and sentiment are a Unity Stamp Company Itty Bitty, "My Heart Melts {snowpeeps Frosty and Misty}". There's some Cherry Red Timeless Twine wrapped here and there on this card, too.
The papers used are Close To My Heart in Outdoor Denim for the card base, Neenah Classic Solar White to stamp the image on, and My Mind's Eye 'Tis The Season' 6x6 papers. I colored the snow peeps with Copic markers. Spellbinders label dies were also used.
Did I mention I have blog candy? You need a reward for sticking through all this! I have a bunch of goodies to give away -- stamps, twine, ribbon, rub-ons, embellishments, a 6x6 paper pad. Please follow my blog and leave a comment on this post. I'll announce the winner early next week.
There's one more stop on today's hop. You are in for a treat, visiting Tameko's blog. She does the greatest art journals! Hop on and have fun!
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:
Stamp N Doodle -- Love/Valentine's Day