Inspired Stamps Christmas: DT THURSDAY creations...

Hello friends!
I love Christmas, don't you?  And as we start SEPTEMBER here in a matter of hours, we are getting into the big Christmas Craft Season---Yay!!  Above Fabi has started us off with the Inspired Stamps Choir/Angel stamp close up....so precious!  The wings and halo are separate stamps so you can make this a CHOIR singer OR an angel.  Here's her full card and the rest of the DTs creations:
Fabi:

 Jamie:

Kary:

Chere:

Thanks so much for all your hard work, ladies!  These are GORGEOUS!!
I'll be back soon with more artwork!
Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Leave us a comment and let us know you were here!
Blessings,
Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com

Day 31: Last Day--It's all about the Scripture!

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and Friends,
As we end our 31 Days of Christian Art Journaling this March, I am wondering how great your book is looking?  I took a photo of mine standing on my studio table and loved having so many colorful pages completed! 

My hope is that your journey is just beginning in this wonderfully reflective way of journaling your Christian-focused Art!  I know it is for me!
Today's last page is using 2 of my favorite supplies...my spray mists and my stamps (Label Maker Alphabet from Inspired Stamps) to get the Bible verse I was meditating on down on paper, and yes I spritzed in some brown this time:

This Proverbs verse reminds me that while I may have many plans in my heart, I can rest in the fact that my sovereign Father God in Heaven will make His purpose prevail in my life and the life of those I love and care about!  What a blessing!

Thank you all so much for the comments, emails, and sharing of what YOU have been doing in our 31 Day journey!  I'll be back next week with some more artwork for you!

May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
~Antoinette

Day 30: Build a page (metal embellishments, coloring ribbon, and camo journaling!) (part 4)

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and friends!
Day 30 brings us to the end of these 2 pages!  You can attach the metal embellishments with red line tape (shown below), but first we have to deal with this very WHITE piece of ribbon:

I used my Copic YR27 to color across it.  If you put down some alcohol right after you can smooth out the sketchiness of the color:

 Hand sanitizer will work too if you are fast enough LOL:

 I cut my ribbon to thread it through the key embellishment.

 Then tied a knot and adhered it to my page with the redline tape.

 Here is the page all finished...but wait, where's the journaling?

If you use a light color you can camouflage it in so it's not so apparent.  I used the Permopaque gold here and you have to be up on it to read it!  It's nice when you don't want the journaling easily read by those flipping through your pages :o)  Here are the finished pieces...

This last one shows a card I made using the same ART JOURNAL WORDS AND FACES set from the Inspired Stamps online store! 

One more day!
May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com

Day 29: Build a Page (add paint using found items) (part 3)

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and friends!
I left you with the above photo in Day 28, and today we're going to grab a found item (this piece below) and use it to paint a design with:

 I ink up the piece of scrap with white ink and then stamp it down to create really neat patterns.  You can do this with lots of stuff you have on hand (pencil erasers, cup tops, different fabrics, even your finger nails if you don't mind getting them messy as you scratch through your paint!):

 So Here is where we are on the 3rd part of our building a page process...

Day 30 will have attaching ribbon and metals, plus a camouflaged journaling technique..
Until then,
May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com

Day 28: Building a page (adding stamps/words) (part 2)

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and Friends,
Day 27 I left you with the above finished collage pages.  Today we are adding stamped words and images:

 I use a GOOD amount of the gel medium over the page to have the added paper blend in with the other pieces.

 I stamped 'JESUS' onto some torn out old novel paper and adhered under and OVER it with the gel medium:

You will then take your distress ink around the outside of the torn pieces to help them blend into your paper.  Make sure the Gel Medium is very dry or you'll have a mess.
I'm leaving you here for now and in Day 29  we will continue building these pages by adding some paint...
Until then,
May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
~Antoinette
All stamps used came from the Inspired Stamps online store:  www.inspiredstamps.com

Day 27: Building a page: Collage (part 1)

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and friends!
So sorry about the delay on these...I've been quite sick with a sinus infection and allergic reaction to the meds!  Spring coming early with all it's pollen has definitely caught me and my allergies off guard!  But I am back at it again!  I truly missed being in my studio creating these for you!!

I have a 2 page spread I wanted to show across several days, as you can stop ANYWHERE along this process and call your page finished (or continue on after I've stopped to add more layers!!)  It's the beautiful thing about art journaling!!  It can be what YOU want it to be:
First I started off by tearing up some scrapbook papers that were in the same color family:

 I used mat medium to adhere them to the pages.

 Next I took my Distress Ink pad and rubbed it across the pages (tea dye)

I added some darker colors to give my page this look.  You could add journaling or photos to this background if you wanted.  I decided to add some journaling  I will show in Day 28...
Thanks so much for joining me on this journey!
May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
~Antoinette

Day 26: Gel Medium + old book text + acrylic

 Hello Christian Art Journalers and friends,
We are jumping right into it today with page two from Day 25's post (you can go there to see how we got where we are now!)   I cut out a piece from an old book--I try to be careful as sometimes you get some rough language on these you don't want peeking through!  Use your gel medium to glue it down and run a coat over it.
Then I mixed the 2 colors with some brown and some white gesso plus water so the words would show through the paint somewhat:

 I paint the darker on the outside then add more white gesso and water to get a good coat in the middle, before drying it with my hair dryer:

 I added more stamps and white acrylic paint around my words.  Then I used the black marker to trace out a body, hands and feet before adding "I believe God" to the 'shirt'. 

I added a scripture to the bottom of the first page that is a Psalm that says "Your Word have I treasured in my heart".  I will go back and paint a big heart behind the image of the woman.

Until tomorrow,
May God bless your ART...and your HEART!
Antoinette
http://www.inspiredstamps.com/