Art Journaling Workshop

September Art Journaling Workshop

“Creative Mediums and Studio Glaze” with Susan Tidwell

September 2, 2015 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

$15.00

This month we will be focusing on and playing with some new artsy mediums from Imagine Crafts and Tsukineko. You will create a double spread in your journal using stencils, Distress stains and sprays, metallic and iridescent mediums, napkins and glaze.
Try products before you buy! I will explain their properties as well as fun techniques and ways to use them in your projects. Please join us even if you are a “newbie” - there are no rules or “have tos” in this class - just lots of fun ARTSY PLAY!

Supply List

art journal or mixed media paper
(you can find at LBH)

heat tool and palette knife (if you have)

one or two small napkins with images you like (if you have - I will have some to share)

chipboard letters for a title

 

 

 

Call the LBH at 817-431-7930 or Come by and Sign Up for this upcoming Art Journaling Workshop

-Susan Tidwell-

 

Art Journal Page Using Authentique "Playful" Paper Collection

It's Susan Tidwell here to share another project I created with the Authentique "Playful" paper collection I received in my LBH Media Team packet this month. These papers were so fun and colorful and a joy to work with - and, they are available at the LBH!

I decided to use these papers on my weekly Documented Life Project art journal spread for Week 25 (June 20).  The Documented Life Project is a year-long art journal/planner challenge conceived by five talented artists and is in it's second year. You can read more about it here if you are interested. There is a different overall theme each month and every week an art challenge and journal prompt are issued. The challenge is to use these as inspiration for your weekly journal page.

The theme for June was Travel Journaling. The June 20 art challenge was to be inspired by your hometown; the journal prompt was "there's no place like home."  This is the page I created for that week.

I had just enough Authentique papers left over from my previous projects to make the five houses which represent the five places I've lived. I was born in Vermont and then, once married, moved to Missouri then California and New Mexico before finally arriving in Texas in 1999.  I also used the hexagonal chipboard pieces for two windows in the houses. I computer-generated the state names as well as the title: "Wherever we are together, that is home."

The sky and grass backgrounds were painted with Dylusions and Dina Wakley paints, mostly scraped on with an old gift card - my favorite technique for applying paints! I also used stamps with black Archival ink and white paint on a piece of shelf liner to create the textures in the background.

For the week's "calendar" area I painted a large scalloped border, doodled smaller scallops and cut up an old calendar for the numbers. I used a tiny day stamp from Maya Road for the days and documented each day with a permanent marker.

I am really enjoying this project and am happy to say that I have been able to keep up with each week. It is a great way to document this year in an artsy way.  If anyone is interested in seeing past weeks' spreads, you can find them on my blog here: www.susan-artfulmusings.blogspot.com

Clearly Creative Blog Hop

Are you Ready to Hop!?!
Today starts our "Clearly Creative" Blog Hop!
Our LBH Media Team is sharing a Project Tutorial using the "Clear" Sheets that are so popular this year in the Crafting World!  

Lets get started! Lindsey is kicking us off with the 1st project tutorial... she is featuring the Bella Blvd Invisibles and Clear Cuts on a Graphic 45 Journal!
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Hi LBH Friends, 

Lindsey here with an idea how to use the Bella Blvd
Clear Cuts and Invisibles in a fun handmade journal.

Suppy List...

Bella Blvd Invisibles-Referee

American Crafts Colored Frame Chalkboards

Cattlist Art Deco Leather Sheet in Bronze

White Paint Pen

Orange Flower

Ribbon from Little Blue House

 Using the Bella Blvd Invisibles- Referee I trimmed a bit off and used it as the cover to my journal.  I like the rigidity to this product, it really is ideal for this application in my mind.  I used hot glue on it with no problems to attach the chalkboard frame, Cattlist Leather and flower.

This was another application using the Bella Blvd Clear Cuts.  I trimmed down the piece to a semi-circle that fit in my journal and used some puff paint to write "journey" which goes along with the theme of my journal.  

Supply List...

Bella Blvd Clear Cuts- Oreo

T-shirt Puff Paint

Circle Template ( I used a paper plate)

Scratch piece of paper

pencil

I traced the semi-circle and then wrote my phrase a few times until the spacing was correct and I had it like I wanted.
Then I used the puff paint and wrote tracing my pencil lines. 
A bit of tape will help keep it all in place too.  

I had used a bit of distress paint and decided against it last minute.  I used some windex and a paper towel and the paint wiped right off.  The paint was on the reverse side.

Here's a glimpse inside the journal using Graphic 45- Artisan Style

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to visit the other gals blogs for the Clearly Creative Blog Hop.   Leave a comment on each blog post to be entered into Clearly Creative Grand Prize drawing. You have 2 days to comment... We will post the Winner on Sunday April 19th!

Prize includes: 6 Clear 12x12 Sheets, 1 pack of Wood Stickers,
1 pack of Alpha Block Stickers & 1 pack of Enamel Shapes from the WeRmemoryKeepers Clearly Bold Collection!

From here, go to...

-Miss Tracy http://www.misstracycreates.com/ 

Followed by....

-Nadine http://myscrapnstuff.blogspot.com/
-Angi  http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com/
-Vicki http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/
-Susan Tidwell http://susan-artfulmusings.blogspot.com/ 

-Kristyn McElroy  http://www.theinspiredmonkey.blogspot.com/

Happy Hopin'

 

 Lindsey Banner

Calling All Blue House Art Groupies!

"A COLORFUL PAGE"

Get ready to play! In Art Group this month we will be getting inky and messy. We will be working in our "junque" art journals again, making colorful and fun pages.  (We encourage any newbies to join us - see note below if you haven't come to Art Group before.)

APRIL ART GROUP MEETINGS

Thursday, April 12 
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

or

Friday, April 13
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

We will be learning fun techniques using the new Dylusions Spray Inks, Dyan Reaveley Stencils and Viva Decor Embossing Paste. 

Supply List:

Usual basic supplies

Your art journal

Black (or color) ink - Archival brand

Heat gun
Non-stick craft sheet

Background stamps (text or all-over patterns)

Permanent journaling pen

*****"Winter" ATCs to swap (see below)

NOTE: If you are new to Art Group and haven't made a journal yet, just bring an old book (you will only need the covers), some light-colored cardstock and various "junque" for pages such as old envelopes, file folders, product packaging, postcards etc. I will help you get a journal started.

******DON'T FORGET THE "WINTER" ATC SWAP - see Art Group Page for information

Looking forward to seeing everyone and playing in our journals!

Blue House Art Group Meets Next Week!

Sign up now for next week's Art Group!

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 6 - 9pm

 Friday, Aug. 12, 10am - 1pm 

(Please note: we will be sharing the studio with the Jr. Scrappers class on Friday morning, so we will have limited seating that day. If at all possible, please sign up for Wed.)

Now on to the project! We will be doing IMAGE TRANSFERS!  I will show you several different methods of transferring images and then I will set you free to add images in your funky, junky journal.  (If anyone wants to join us but is not making a funky journal, please do come. You can use transfers anywhere!)

Supply List:

basic supplies including scissors and favorite adhesive

bone folder or brayer

small spray bottle for water if you have one

several journal pages "ready to go" (transfers are transparent so the background will show)

old magazine to cut up or a few magazine pictures (not too big)

images if desired (see Blue House Art Group Page above for more info)

And don't forget the Napkin Swap!  Bring your napkins next week - can't wait to see what variety we will have.  (More information on the Art Group Page.)

See you next week!

LBH Art Group this week!

Calling all art groupies! Our July meetings will be this week - July 6 (6pm-9pm) or July 8 (10am-1pm).  There are still spaces in each session if you haven't signed up yet.

Last month we made the "bones" of our "Happy Scrappy, Funky Junky, Hodge-Podge Art Journals." (If you haven't seen these yet, check out a few samples at the LBH.)  This month we will start working on the blank pages, turning them into one-of-a-kind journal pages.

If you were not able to join us last month, you may still come this week. We can get you caught up on making your journal!  Just bring an old book to gut - the covers will be used for the covers of the journal.

Here is the supply list for this week's meetings:

your journal

usual basic supplies, including a glue stick,

paper trimmer and scissors

old credit card (or the cardboard fake ones that come in junk mail)

a few inks

an old magazine to cut up

a few favorite stamps

brayer if you have it

one pretty napkin

scraps of favorite patterned papers or odd bits of ephemera

your favorite journaling pen

More information is on the LBH Art Group Page (click on the links above).

I can't wait to see your journals!

Susan