Journal art by Suswan and Sweet Pea Stamps

Hi and welcome to my blog today. I have a darling image I have added to my digital image journal..this image is from Sweet Pea Stamps.
The image is from The East Wind Aurora and it is called "what Matters".
http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/

This was the image I posted in Sweet Pea's face book group

and this is the image
Finished
I encourage everyone to add their digi images into a journal.
why? backgrounds..It really helps me to learn to build backgrounds.

well I hope you like her
hugs
susan s

Tutorial on "Beware" a "dark" project using a Smeared Ink image.

I had a passion when the images from smeared ink were released . The collection is Toxic Dancer.
I thought how powerful in a day of lawlessness, such hatred and anger in the air , foods are so poisoned and the list is endless.
I do not think we can travel through our lives on this planet and not be touched by the events at one time or another.
I made a post on my Challenge blog http://lilyandthelotus.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-journal-project-with-smeared-inks.html

The piece is "Beware"

Let me share with you how I made it.

I used a Dylusion journal. The smaller one, which by the way I love.
I wanted to thicken the pages so I did something unique. I used four pages.

The black under page host two middle pages the sides have been torn down on the middle pages

I used Dina Wikley white gesso as a base coat. after drying I used black acrylics.

I used a metal embellishment that has holes in it as a stencil,and my Mother had this paper paint by

folkart called Papier, this color is metallic green.
after the black acrylic dried on the back pages I mixed black acrylic with Wendy Vecchi paste and used the embellishment as a stencil, when that dried I used my finger and rubbed over the ridges of the stenciled area...the Papier metallic green.I used Diana Wakley's gel medium as a top coat.

The inner pages were torn on the edges and glued down.

I again gesso(ed) the middle pages

I made act sized images using my new smeared Ink stamps. Here is a link to their store.
http://www.smearedink.com/smeared-ink-rubber-club/

I began adding the gel medium and and colored the image.
The red moon is called the Blood moon our of a photo in one of my Mothers prophecy magazines.
I used the rest of the black paste to blend all the images and mod Podge when all was dry.

I hope you like this.Dark art has been a topic lately in my friend Effy Wild's FB group..so this is for you guys...hugs

Allywhitecat
susan s

The moon speaking...Moon Journaling with Effy- Wild

 I have another moon piece to share with you. I have moved my learning and personal journal pages here. I have become active again and working for market in July and September so my other blogs are just to busy to share real life and journaling that is thought through and learning processes.

I am loving Effy Wilds moon processes. The moon is powerful and http://effywild.com/ is a wonderful thought provoking person and teacher.

The full moon has either brought me energy and clarity or tiredness and the lack of clarity.
This full moon was almost a perfect ballance. I was not exhusted and heavy feeling and I was not hipper. loved it.

We live out in country right now. part of me likes it the other part of me hates it. but moon shots are sweet.
This is a shot from my cell phone.

This is my piece.
Effy was so kind in answering my questions..I love the process of learning. This is a mixture of two projects in one
moon journals http://effywild.ning.com/workshops/moon-journaling-with-effy-wild
and also her journal mix on spring..a new season coming http://effywild.ning.com/workshops/wildly-inspired

I love this life!

hugs
susan s

My Art Journal Journey Challenge piece Collage..Dreams

Welcome to my blog. I had so much inspiration today when I went to http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.de/
I wanted to be a snoop after visiting my beautiful friends blog http://bastelmania-craftattack.blogspot.de/
If you have not been to her blog you are in for a treat of a life time.beautiful art and beautiful photos..Check out the hats.............
anyway here is my challenge piece "Dreams" after viewing her blog you can make your own collage page because I know you will be inspired.
There are many awesome blogs to visit check this out...http://bastelmania-craftattack.blogspot.de/2014/12/collage-new-challenge-at-art-journal.html

hugs
susan s

New Journal Beginnings

Happy September to all of you. I am starting a new journal.I purchased it a few weeks ago and I was so undecided what I wanted to do with this one.Most of my Journals are tutorial journals this year with you tube and Life book 2014. 
Last night we began having thunderstorms and I wanted to look at something and just relax. I found a very old Somerset magazine...Jan/Feb 1999...wow and some hidden treasures inside.
It brought back memories when I was first becoming interested in paper crafting and knew nothing about it I was a ceramist.

This  is my beginning page. I have not decided on the left side yet. I love the older styles they are pure and simple.
Thanks for stopping in
hugs
susan s

I am Thinking Mermaids Journal page Inspired by my friend Miranda

I hope you saw the original post on http://whispersthroughthewindow.blogspot.com
Journal art to me is using beautiful images or digital images or your own drawning, taking your time and exploring.

I began tearing some papers I had collected many many years ago. I needed to cover writing from past notes I had made to myself. as I covered the pages I thought I have a mermaid from a collage sheet I had purchased from www.alphastamps.com this reminds me of...so after a few hours of digging through the many hundreds of papers and images in my stash I found her..I was so happy..off we went the mermaid and I on a wonderful adventure of journal discovery.I decided to keep it simple and went for the alphabet stencil I purchased from a Hard ware store and grabbed my paste. and we began.

I used my brayer over the paste and then used my finger and the alphabet stencil again to give it debt.
I have recently purchased five  new products for my journal fun and I wanted to used them. I needed a soft tone medium so I used my acrylic paint by scioto "warm beige "again I used my brayer
I found a old piece of recollections ..steam punk paper post card. I tore the bottom off and added it to the top of the page and again used the warm beige .
The rose on the top left is from stencil girls stencils from my Frida set which I love this first new product I will tell you about called Inka Gold , the color is steel blue and Inka Gold is made by Viva Decor. It is a powerful color and it just takes a dab with your fingers to spread. I covered the borders of the journal page and the rose.
The second new product I was playing with is Lindys stamp gang starburst,hydrangea blue. I used my Tim Holtz "Burlap" stencil with it and my third new product I played with is by shimmerz paints and it is called razzeldazzelberry and it gives the mulberry color.

I added the letters I am Thinking of Mermaids

but...

I need more this was looking good but soooo empty.

Ised my french script stamp from stamp it up and the star fish ..I stamped on manila folders colored in markers and cut, then I added them to my pages.The sea coral strands is a hard wood rubber stamp from inkadinkado stamps.The star fish from Tim Holtz nautical blueprint cms194..which I experimented with my fourth new product silks acrylic glazes and the red is called spicy tomato.
Then came a need to fill a different color in on the bottom of the page. For this I used a stamp set my friend Carolyn gave me from Hero Arts called Quatros "small real flowers" and my fifth new product Silks acrylics glazes "Key Lime"

POSTCARD

As you can see there is a paper clip where I ran a beautiful small ribbon through the end and attached a postcard. This image is also from Alpha Stamps. again I added the paste and used Tim Holtz stencil "Burlap"  .
The sea horse is from Tim Holtz Nautical blueprint set colored in markers and cut out. The back side is blank.

There is my mermaid fantasy journal page.
hope you like it.
susan s

Allywhitecat mixed media and prayer song

I was thinking of the many mornings I wake up and pray. My native American sister would pray and drum. she is truly missed.
Prayer song is a dedication to my sweet Apache sister Vena

hugs
susan s