Seeking Serenity in 2015.....

Hello All, I hope your year is off to a good start! Mine has been a bit rough over the last few months.... as you may have noticed by my missing posts. But the good news is I think that I am getting a handle on things and hopefully I will be back to myself soon! I just need to find serenity. Which is exactly what plan to do in 2015.

As you may know its become a bit of a tradition over at S.W.A.T. to start the year off with a resolutions for the first drill of the year and this year is no different.......

Drill #47

So that's it we challenge you to pick one word for 2015 and create one project to showcase that word.

*projects can be layouts, Art Journal Pages, Canvas or other Altered Projects.

For this month we really want you to be motivated so the winner of this months drills will receive a $20 Gift Card to the......

Now before you leave lets take a look at my word..........

To help me find Serenity I know that I will need to make time for my mind to be at peace and the only time that that truly happens is when my hands are covered in color and my Art Journal is on my desk. So that's were I started.... and this is the page that I ended up with.

To create my page I used Lindy's Stamp Gang mist, Art Anthology Gesso and a few drops of dimensional Crystals.

Thanks for stopping by today!! 

I hope that you will take the time to share your 
One Little Word Project with us over at S.W.A.T

Basically Bare little blank slates!

Hello All! 
Today I'm up over on the Basically Bare Blog sharing a bit of Scrappy Fun! 
I was lucky enough to play with Basically Bare's New Mixed Media Pocket Cards and let me tell you they are so much fun!!  What are these little blank slates waiting for your creativity??? They are a mix of acrylic, chipboard and watercolor cards and I had so much fun playing with these new Mixed Media Cards. 
A bit to much because..... I forgot to take pictures of my process... :(
But lets take a look at the cards I made anyhow :) 
Here are  the cards I made using the watercolor paper:

I created the first & second  card using gelatos. 

The third is misted using Art Anthology Colorations spray.

Next I played a bit with the Acrylic Cards:

For the first card I created a little cheater sequin pocket with a bit of bling and glue. For the second card I created an overlay using staz on ink and a mix of Alcohol Inks.

The last cards I created with the Chipboard Tags:

The first card was heat embossed and layered with a scrap of paper and a sticker. The second was covered with paper and ran through my big shot.

Finally my last card, which I used for my title. 

I started this card was dry embossed covered in stunning Art Anthology Colorations and Velvet. Then Heat embossed and topped of with a die cut title.

Now lets check out my layout :)

Page One:

Page Two:

And together:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

I hope I have inspired you to create something fun!

Down the Rabbit Hole with Sin City.....

Hello All! 
I had so much fun playing with a bunch of Sin City Stamps! I must say I think I may be addicted! Here is a Peek.....

But before we get started lets take a look at the stamp sets I used:

Alice Art Rubber Stamps

Knock on Wood

Now lets dig in... 
I started by sketching out my canvas and building my back ground using a mix of Art Anthology Products. 
After my applying my first layer of color I started adding some texture to my tree using a PITT Marker and this stunning Wood grain stamp from the Knock on Wood Collection.

Next I stamped and my Alice Image three times using a waterproof ink, I used Staz On Ink and colored my images using PITT Markers.

Additionally I stamped one more Alice on vellum,

After coloring my images I started fussy cutting my bits and pieces....

Next I started building my Canvas..

After adding my quote and a bit more paint I finally finished up my canvas and I must say I love it!!

And just for fun here are some details :)

Here you can see h pieced together my Alice using a 

bit of foam tape to give her just a little pop :)

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

So if your ready to start stamping head on over to Sin City! And for mor inspiration and fun make sure you like the Sin City Facebook Page!

Sin City Products Used: Knock on Wood & Alice Art Rubber Stamp Sets
Other Products Used: Golden Matte Gel, Faber Castell Pitt Pen, UM Wow Chipboard Letters, Mister Hueyes White Mist, Art Anthology Products.

Wishing you Joy in 2015!

Hello All Lanette here! 

Today I'm up over on the Art Anthology Blog and with the year coming to an end I thought I would send you some JOY for the New Year! I created this fun little wall hanger using lots of my favorite Art Anthology products. 

I started by building my background using Colorations, Water and a sponge.

I just love how this technique turns out!

After my background was dry I added some snowflakes using

Aloha & Reef right off my craft mat :)

Finally I colored my poinsettias red using a mix of reds.

This was messy .....But fun!

But they turned out pretty!!

I added my title by stamping my image on some vellum. 
(be careful when you heat emboss vellum)

My embossed title was super easy to color using Dimensional Crystals!

Put it all together and you have a pretty sweet little hanger!

Now just a few details for fun :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Art Anthology Products Used: 

Dimensional Crystal -Java, Red Corvette, Fairy & Pickle.  

Sorbet- Baby Blue Eyes & Red Velvet. 

Colorations- Waime Bay, Lark, Heart & Silk Tie. 

Velvet- Desire, Truffle, Reef & Aloha. 

Metal Effects- Silver. 

Fairy Dust- Diamond.

Gesso

                         

Art Anthology/Stampendous Blog Swap....take 2!

Hello All Lanette Again! Here & Welcome BACK to Day Four of the Art Anthology/Stampendous Blog Swap. 
This week, we are partnering together to offer you tons of inspiration using products from Art Anthology and Stampendous! Make sure you check back through the day as there will be several projects posted each day. You can follow Art Anthology on Facebook to help keep up to date :)

Now on to my Christmas Tag. for this project I got to play with the amazing Stampendous Creative Plate!

I started by adding lots of red Art Anthology to my Pate

After coating my paper in a beautiful mix of red. After the paint was completly dry I stamped & fussy cut several Poinsettias using Stampendous Jumbo Cling Rubber Poinsettia

Next I moved on to my tag, I started by adding a layer of colorations mist.

After I dragged my tag through this beautiful mix of warm brown tones. I added a bit of texture using my plate & a super fun Art Anthology tool.

Here is a peek at the tag before I continued adding layers :)

And after I added a layer of stamping, Gesso and Gold Heat Embossing.

Finally I add a Christmas verse a few bits and pieces and of coarse my big beautiful layered Poinsettia.

Here is another peek at my Poinsettia isn't it so pretty!

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope that I have inspired you just a bit!  

NOW........ Don’t forget to visit us every day for more inspirational projects. There will be Art Anthology prize packs given away to three of our lucky commenters, so make sure you comment each day. Stampendous is also giving away fabulous prizes over on their blog so visit them too! Don’t forget to visit the Stampendous Facebook page and tell them Art Anthology sent you.

Also, don’t forget to follow both companies on Pinterest for more inspiration.

Art Anthology

Stampendous

Stampendous Products Used: Jumbo Cling Rubber Poinsettia, Creative Plate, Stack Art Cling Rubber Stamps Royal Heart Kit 

Art Anthology Products Used: Gesso, Colorations Spray, Velvets & Sorbets.