Live Your Dream Art Journal Page Featuring DecoArt

Hello friends, Kim here with a fun art journal page featuring some amazing products from DecoArt.

I am starting a new Art Journal series on my Blog and Youtube, and every week you will see me using lots of DecoArt products in my journal, so I hope you will come back each week to see what I have created!

I have done this page in my 8 x 8 Dylusions Art Journal by Dyan Reaveley.  I love this art journal, the paper in it is so thick and sturdy, it can hold up to lots of mixed media!

I used DecoArt Media Modeling Paste to create the texture in the background using a stencil.

I have layered on lots of beautiful colours of Americana Paint from DecoArt, you will find a complete list at the bottom of the post and also a start to finish process video so you can see how I made my art journal page.

I have a full start to finish tutorial for you to see the full process, which you an view here!

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have found some inspiration here!

DecoArt Products Used

Americana Paints

Winter Blue

Blush Pink

Antique White

Desert Turquoise

DecoArt Modeling Paste

Other Items Used

Elegant Writer Pen

Tim Holtz Paper Dolls

Tim Holtz Small Talk

Tim Holtz Botanical Ephemera

Tim Holtz Tissue Collage Paper

Rebecca Baer Stencil

Gesso

Art Journal Cover Featuring Stencils by Joggles DT Project

 

Hello Joggles fans! I am so very excited to share with you my next design team project for Joggles! This time I have altered the cover of my art journal and used one of my favorite stencils from Joggles.

 

 

Here is a list of products you will need for this project.

 

 

 

Joggles Products Used

Mod Podge Matte

Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap - Melange

Joggles Stencil - Secret Garden

StazON Ink Pad Jet Black

Distress Spray Stain - Cracked Pistachio

Distress Spray Stain - Evergreen Bough

Distress Spray Stain - Rusty Hinge

 

 

Other Items Used

Art Script Stamp

Resin Frame & Key from My Stash

Prima Resin Pieces

Petaloo Flowers

Turquoise Butterfly, Chipboard Number, Copper & Teal Micro Beads From my Stash

White Thread

Martha Stewart Paint - Beach Glass

 

To start off your journal cover, I gave it a coat of gesso. Once that was dry I gave it a coat of aqua coloured acrylic paint. I also gave my embellishments a similar treatment and set them aside to dry.

 

 

 

Next it was time to start the layering process. I took some of the Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap and ripped pieces up and laid it down on the top of the journal, I used Mod Podge to adhere it down. Then using the Secret Garden Stencil and some texture paste I laid the stencil down and kept rotating it to give a different look to the pattern all around the journal. I love the effect it gave. Texture paste is such a great way to add dimension to your projects.

 

 

Now it was time to get out the Distress Spray Stains, and again, you can use what ever colours you like, Joggles has such a great range of them in their store, you will be spoiled for choice! 

I let the colours run down the front of the journal, letting the texture paste help to gather the colour.

 

 

I started off with the lightest colour of the sprays, working my way up to the rust coloured spray. I also took the lid off the sprays and splattered some of the colour on the book to give a distressed and grunge type of feel.

 

 

After the sprays had dried, it was time to add embellishments and some micro beads for further texture. I laid out my embellishments in a way I liked then used hot glue to adhere them to the cover.

 

 

I got out the Mod Podge once again and a tiny paint brush to add the micro beads in coordinating colours. I stamped the word "art" with black StazOn, on some paper and adhered it to the frame. I then added some white thread under the resin frame for some fun and whimsy, and also added my chipboard number plate and metals as well to finish this part of the journal off.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, I am pretty happy with the outcome. Now it can be ready for my next art journal page inspiration!

 

Other Items Used

Art Script Stamp

Resin Frame

Prima Resin Pieces

Petaloo Flowers

Turquoise Butterfly, Chipboard Number, Copper Micro Beads From my Stash

White Thread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Magical Metallics - A Crafters' Palette DT Project

Good morning  Crafters' Palette fans! Kim here today and I have a fun share for you featuring lots of goodies from the  Crafters' Palette Store.

 

This month our team was challenged to create something in the theme of metallic. I love this challenge, as I am a huge metallic fan. So lets get started!

 

 

I took this challenge and decided to do up a mixed media wooden artist (or Crafters!) palette with lots of left over bits and bobs from my stash.  I have a photo below of some of the bits I used. I am also using some gorgeous Distress sprays and Paints for this project, but more on them in a wee bit!



 

 Next, it was time to start gluing on my bits and pieces with some silicone glue.  I used lots of pieces up from my stash, but  Crafters' Palette has a wide range of wood and metal embellishments you can use on your project. Once everything is glued down, its time to get out the Gesso and paint everything white, and by everything, I mean everything!  Fill in all the spaces in between the bits and bobs and make sure it is all covered, this will give your sprays and paints a good surface to cling to, and you will get a truer colour showing from the white background.

 

 

 

 

Now its time for those sprays and paints I mentioned earlier!  Choose what ever colours you wish, Crafters' Palette has a huge range of sprays in gorgeous metallic colours. I used Tarnished Brass, antiqued bronze and brushed pewter in the sprays and used the metallic pearl copper and silver in the paints. I didn't use the sprays in the traditional way of spraying them on, but rather gave them a good shake and used a paint brush to brush the sprays on. I also used some of the White Paper Flowers from Crafters' Palette and gave them the same treatment with the sprays and paints. I added some pearls from my stash for flower centers.

 

 

 

I started at the top and used a combination of sprays and paints, giving a copper/brass look to the top of the palette, and at the bottom started off with the darkest silver and worked lighter as I went so the middle of the palette would be a creamy pearly white tone.  It gave the whole piece like an ombre effect. I went over the whole piece with the Ranger metallic pearl paint and it really gave it a lovely metallic sheen.

 

 



 

 

Once the sprays and paints were dry, I used some of my Mica Fragments to add that final touch of glitter and metallic shine I was looking for.

Some more metal beads, a sentiment  and some copper wire from my hubby were the finishing touches!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out all the fun goodies in The Crafters' Palette Store and keep up to date with the Designers as well on the Blog.

 



Crafters' Palette Items Used

White Primer Gesso
Distress Sprays by Ranger
Ranger Paints
Silicone Glue
White Paper Flowers
Mica Powders

Wood Items are from Fernli Designs

Home Decor Fun with The Crafters' Palette DT Project

Good morning Crafters' Palette fans! I am here to day to share my next Design Team project with you.

This month our team was challenged to create a home décor piece. I chose to do a frame for my bedroom.  I love the soft colours of this piece and have used lots of goodies from The Crafters' Palette store!

 

 

I started my home décor project with a frame I have had for a while. I purchased it at a local craft store. However, The Crafters' Palette has a huge selection of alterable items in their shop, so I am sure you can find something for your home with their huge selection!

 

 

I first used gesso on the frame, then took some of my favorite paper from Kaisercraft and ripped the paper in different sizes and shapes. I adhered it onto the frame with some multi medium matte. The above photo shows the frame at this stage.

 

Once the glue was dry, I got out my stencils and some texture paste. I used a script one from my stash and a fun chicken wire one from Dutchdoobado.  I used my heat gun to speed up the drying process for then then I used a trio of colours from the Distress Spray Stains line.  I sprayed and splattered the colours on the frame as I really wanted it to look old and weathered.

 

 

 The frame came with a cardboard insert, so I used more of the Basecoat paper and covered it over to fit in the centre of the frame.

 

Next, it was time to embellish. My first stop was some of the gorgeous white paper flowers from the Crafters' Palette Store. I love these flowers, they look great white, but also you can spray colour them or even tea dye them. They take colour very well.   I stacked them up and added a pearl from my stash to each of the centres.

 



 

I also used some wood from my stash, but again you can find some amazing wood and even tin embellishments in the store, so do have a peek, you will be amazed at all the embellishments they have!

 

I glued down my embellishments, and added a bit of white paint to the wood pieces to tie it all together. The finishing touches were some resin butterflies from my stash and a nice loopy jute bow at the bottom. Some white trim, again from my stash was glued around the frames edge.

 



I hope you enjoy my project today, I had a lot of fun making it!

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out The Crafters' Palette Store for lots of new

and exciting crafty items!

 

Crafters' Palette Items Used

Gesso

Distress Ink Sprays

Silicone Glue

White Paper Flowers

Dutch Doobado Chicken Wire Stencil

Kaisercraft Basecoat Paper

Multi Medium Matte

 

Wood Items are from Fernli Designs



Winter Heart Card And Tag Duo A DT Project for The Crafter's Palette

Good morning friends! Today I am sharing a fun and wintery project for The Crafters' Palette DT.  I created this card and tag set for a friend as part of her Christmas gift, in some shabby blue tones complete with die cut butterflies.

I was inspired by this beautiful Texture Fades die set by Sizzix, it comes with the die and also the embossing folder so you can create dimension on the butterflies as well. 

I die cut out the butterflies and then ran them thru the embossing folder.  Next I took my Distress Inks and created a watercolour effect with them by stamping them down on my craft mat and spritzing them with my Mist Its bottle. 

I used a small paint brush to dab the watercolour on the butterflies, making sure to get it in the raised areas. While the butterflies were wet, I sprinkled on some of the Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Powder and heat set them.

 

I used more of the Distress Inks on the edges of the paper, tag I created and the edges of the card.

Next I used some embossing paste, (but you can use any type of texture paste for this, Crafters' Palette has a good range in their shop) and mixed it with some mica powder in a sky blue colour.

 Now that I had all my parts and pieces are ready, it was time to assemble and add my texture. I used some Christmas themed paper I had in my stash from last year, gave it the same watercolour treatment I gave the butterflies and then used my brick stencil to add the coloured texture paste.

 I assembled my card first using double sided tape on the paper layers, and using multi medium matte to glue down the butterflies, wire thread from Prima, and snowflakes. I layered each element on top of each other to give lots of texture to the card.  Next, I got out some buttons, tiny beads and my Glossy Accents and added them to my card for further interest and dimension. I layered a button on top of my chipboard snowflake and filled it with the glossy accents and put all my tiny beads inside.

I assembled the tag in much the same manner, and added a final touch of gesso around the card and tag to give a wintery feel to them both.

Here is my completed card and tag duo! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out The Crafters' Palette Blog to keep up with all the new things the team is up to!

Crafters' Palette Products Used

Texture Fades Butterfly Duo Die

Distress Inks

Multi Medium Matte

Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Powder

Gesso

Woodware Mist Its Bottle

Brick Stencil From Dutch Doobadoo

Ultra High Adhesion Double Sided Tape