Showing posts with label Art journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art journal. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Art Journal pages

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Today some inspirations from my latest Art Journal,

 where I have presented recently the textile cover.

I played with stencils, stamps, paper cutouts

and used as 3d elements and eye candy 

MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts.

 








 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Thistle Flower

 Rustic Post & Rail Fence Panel

Cabbage Butterfly & Flowers - Flora & Fauna Flourish Style 8

 

I hope you find inspiration!

Kerstin 

 


Saturday, May 14, 2022

Art Journal Cover - Springtime Feelings

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

I created a textile collage with leftovers from various fabric and laces

as cover for an Art Journal.

I always love to use the MDF shapes as 3d elements in their original form. 

Love this special wood expression, often I also split them 

and create new impressions with it.

 

 

 sewed a small house with different fabrics together

 and decorated it with a mini door in grunge style

 

some close up's



 

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Ancestry MDF Wood Font - Create A Word

Hello

Wildflowers, Grass & Bird

 Sheet of Mini MDF Door Wood Shapes

 

 

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

with some pages from this Art Journal !

 

Kerstin





Friday, April 22, 2022

Art Journal with 13arts

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Today a new inspiration with ' Industrial Zone' 

it's a Art Journal page in grunge style.

I created with papers from 6 x 6 paper pad, stencils, emphemera elements, vellum paper

 and the new thin chipboards, all this awesome pieces 

can you find in this collection,

 

All in one, great 😀 

 

 

created also with Rusty Bronze powder

 
It's an iron based powder for making rust effect
 on any kind of projects, backgrounds or elements,

amazing effects!

 

used products from 13arts

 


 

some close up's







I hope I could awaken your imagination and inspiration.

 

Happy creating!

Kerstin

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Art Journal page by Kerstin

 Welcome creative friends!

 

Today I want to share with you another view on projects that you can create 
with Calico Craft Parts shapes. 
I was inspired to work on a new art journal  page in a natural vintage
 and grunge style. 
I love to combine materials with different structures and textures. 
 

 
 
 Here I used dried leaves, paper and fabric leftovers, 
stamps and stencils, distress inks and for a kind of 3D effect an amazing key.
some close up's
 
 
   

 
 
 

 
 
 I hope I could inspire you !

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Mr. Handsome for 13arts Moodboard Challenge

 

 Hello creative friends!

 

Have you seen our latest May Moodboard theme???

Really great, it makes you want to hear cool inventions and stories, 

modern or vintage, old or young.

Mr. Handsome collection is absolutely perfect for this mood, I love all the papers

 and other innovative products in this very awesome collection, 

especially the denim papers creates an appetite for more.

 

 

  Dear Sir!

I used to be cool

 - NOW -

I'm just my dogs snack dealer 😎

 

but I'm just happy and feel privileged 😅 !!



 

Use at least two colors from the board for your project, at least one product of the 13arts company. Please add the project on your IG site with the #13artsMay21 and follow @13arts account. 

Be inspired by our mood board and create a project of your own. 

The winner will receive a giftpack full of @13arts products 

and will be our Guest Designer next month. 


some close up's





 

Besides the very cool papers from 'Mr. Handsome' collection, I used some motifs

 from Artbook II and two Color Glow's 'Tanzanite' and 'Tiger Eye' 

and like many times before Rusty Bronze powder with the suitable Rust Reagenz.



We are looking forward to see what you come up 

with this months challenge.

 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Art Journal - A walk through nature

 Welcome!

I was inspired to create a Art Journal page in mixed media style, 

where I used only one MDF shape from Calico Craft Parts, yes it works 😁!!

 

 

I love to play with various structures and textures and used the layering technique 

well know from scrapbooking.

 In background I worked with stencils, old book pages, stamps and Distress inks. In foreground I also love to work with drying nature materials leaves, moss and lichens. Always important for me it must not look so neat and tidy, because nature always convinces through diversity and apparent chaos.

 


more details can you find here

 

 Many thanks for your visit!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Moodbook Cover - Nature feelings

 Welcome!

 

Today a  cover for a junk journal or moodbook -how I like to call it-  

as inspiration what you can do with the amazing paper collection 'Forest' from Stamperia.

I use a simply collage technique and cut out some pieces, I love it to combine various materials

papers, cutouts, fabric, chipboards, feathers, dryed plants and metallic embellishments.

 

 

 


Have a good time !

Kerstin


Monday, August 24, 2020

Sea Moodbook - Art Journal page


Hello creative friends!
 
 Some of you might remember on my minialbum project 'FantaSEA' some years ago?
 
 
I was inspired to create a new art journal spread for my sea inspired moodbook. 
 I love to create in distressed vintage style and used a mix of various materials, 
I worked with fabric, lace and paper scraps.  
 
 


 
 
were perfect to create interesting eye-catchers 
 
 
... and not only for mini albums, there a lot of another creative possibilities
 
tags, cards, ATC's, bookmarks, gift vouchers and whatever else you can think of ...

you can leave them in their original  or just set some small colored accents  

 

more details can you find here


 



Thanks for your visit!

Happy summer time!

Kerstin

 


 
 
 
 

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Create against .... Halloween Art Journal

Hello creative friends!


The Halloween virus really got to me again.

With more Halloween ideas and a fresh drive against the daily grind,
I was inspired to create a Art Journal spread with an awesome cutting die, it's  the Retro Type Typewrite (Sizzix Bigz Die).















update


designer-spotlight


#32 Full of Magic K – Andrea says: Never have I seen such a creep-tastic use of a typewriter! I love the Halloween take on the challenge and how well ordinary objects were used in new and chilling ways!

Thanks soo much Andrea,
that makes me happy <3 :-) <3 !!

Happy crafting!
Kerstin

Saturday, May 30, 2020

See possibilities everywhere

Hello creative friends!

Today I want to share with you another view on projects that you can create with Calico Craft wooden shapes. I was inspired to work on a new Art Journal  page in a natural vintage and grunge style. I love it to combine materials of different structures and textures.




 Here I used dryed flowers and leaves, paper and fabric leftovers, stamps and stencils, distress inks and for a vibrant 3D effect some wooden shapes.



I hope I could inspire you to think out of the box, there is a lot of possibilities what you can do with the very wide range
 of Calico Craft products.



 My  teamies at Calico Craft Parts have come up with many

inspiring and different versions
what you can do with this wooden shapes.

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

 

  Happy Crafting!

  Kerstin

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Seahorse on Tour DT Dusty Attic

Welcome creative friends!

 I'm totally in love with the latest Soft Mould 'Seaworld'
from Stamperia. The awesome seahorse in steampunk style was perfect
 for a new Art Journal cover in mixed media style.

I combined the cast with a

Baroque Flourish 

as mane for the seahorse.

   


Tips & Tricks
Today I want to share with you, 
how you can create an amazing
 steampunk seahorse as center piece
for your new project.

more details can you find here 



some close up's












Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

 

 

 

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Art Journal Moonlight Shadow

Welcome!

I was inspired to create a Art Journal spread to the theme Dance to the music of your soul. I chose one of my favourite songs 'Moonlight shadow'and used some cutouts from a wonderful paper collection from Stamperia 'Cosmos'.


Together with some stamps, spray colours and stencils a monochrome spread only in blue shades and black + white.






Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin 



Sunday, March 1, 2020

Moments in Time DT SASPC

Hello!

Our March challenge is, as usual...

 We welcome all types of projects (except digitally created) and encourage everyone to join us each month, whether this is your very first make, or you are an experienced maker, and share your creations. Show us your tags, cards, canvas, Artist Trading Cards/Coins, art journal, altered objects - whatever you can imaging that fits our steampunk/industrial theme. We are in awe of your creative imaginations and use of materials, and look forward to each challenge to see where your creative muse took you.

I was inspired to create a new mixed media Art Journal page with a lot of textures and structures.
and  I really wanted to try my new soft mould 'Time Machine' from Stamperia.



Tips & Tricks

 



you can use various basic materials,
Soft Clay Extra light from Stamperia is recommended

But I had heard that it can also work with acrylic groove sealant from the DIY store. 
I just had to try that and used white and black groove sealant .

Use a standard cartridge and apply the compound to the mould with a spatula, 
preferably not too thin
then let it dry for 48 hours, a long waiting time, 
but the mass must be completely dry or it will be difficult to remove them in one piece.



and so I started to put the single parts together or layer them on top of each other

now it is up to your own creativity whether you use it as a structural mat 
or in individual parts.
 You can cut out single parts but also tear it with a little practice,
 which I personally liked better.



I combined it with chipboards (Dusty Attic) and some cutout's from a Stamperia 
paper collection 'Voyages Fantastiques'.


the parts are flexible and adapt to any surface shape, they can be coloured 
or just highlight the surface, like here with silver metallic wax

some close up's



for me worked this replacement material  very well
and I will try it soon on a round underground form

 My  teamies at SASPC have come up with many

inspiring and different versions
on this Steampunk/ Industrial  challenge.

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

 

  Happy Crafting!

 

Kerstin