Tag Archives: Spring

Spring magnolia

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Spring.

It’s with a heavy heart that I’m leaving this design team (due to personal circumstances) so this is my last project. This challenge means so much to me and has been such an inspiration. I’d like to thank everyone involved from the admin team, my fellow design team members and of course our followers for making the whole experience so enjoyable – thank you!

This will also be my last blog post this year and I’d like to sat a BIG THANK YOU to all my friends/followers here in Blogland – I really appreciate you all being part of my creative journey ❤️.

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Here’s my page celebrating spring featuring: beautiful flowers and wording from a Stamperia paper pad; Distress Paint; Distress Ink; Stamperia Volume Paste; Creative Expressions Honeycomb stencil; Kuretake watercolour paints; Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers; and some bee rub-on transfers.

For more inspiration, please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

I wish you all the best for the future and you never know I may see you here again in Blogland. Take care and happy crafting! Hugs, Jo x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Earth laughs in flowers

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It’s the first Friday of March so its time for our new challenge at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

It’s with much sadness that this is my last design team project at this challenge as I’m leaving the team (due to personal circumstances I’m unable to continue). I’d like to say a big thank you to Andree, the rest of the design team and all our participants for all the amazing inspiration.  Wishing you all the best for the future and thank you for being part of my creative journey ❤️.

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My Mixed media page was inspired by spring blossoms and Japanese gardens – I hope you like it!

For the background, I used Distress Paints, white gesso, Stamperia stamp set, black Archival Ink, white Brilliance Ink, black Liquitex Acrylic Ink and white Liquitex Acrylic Ink. For the flowers and trellis, I used chipboard cut-outs, Liquitex Basics Acrylic paints, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers and white Uni-ball gel pen. For the tags and wording, I used a Stamperia paper pad and waxed thread.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Celebrating Arundel Castle’s Tulip Festival

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Going Round In Circles.

To join our circle challenge, here’s an art journal page that I created earlier this year to celebrate the beauty of Arundel Castle’s Tulip Festival (smile!).

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Check out my video where I’ll be showcasing my artistic interpretation of the vibrant tulips and castle surroundings.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ad6Ku6f4GGU

In this video, get ready for a colourful and inspiring experience that combines art, nature, and history. From painting the tulips to stamping the castle’s architecture, I’ll take you through my artistic process and the mixed media that I used so we can celebrate the beauty of Arundel Castle’s Tulip Festival together!

For more inspiration, please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

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We went to Arundel Castle’s Tulip Festival in April, this year, whilst visiting family, and we had such a fabulous time, all the tulip displays were so magical. It was hard to decide which tulip colours to include on my page, but red had to feature as you were greeted to a sway of red tulips surrounding the castle.

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We entered the walled gardens and there were so many different displays to see, this one was breathtaking with the pretty yellows, pinks, peaches, purples and reds.

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The pink tulips were inspired by these beautiful pots of flowers that surrounded the fountains and the gold accents, on my page, were inspired by the fountains themselves.

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Everywhere we looked was stunning, I think it may have been the best gardens I’ve ever visited (smile!).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Spring Beauty

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I had fun using pastel papers and flowers, that were leftover from my Grow Wild and Free art journal page (last Friday’s post), to bring some dreamy Spring beauty to this mini art journal page (smile!).

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Here’s my video showing how this page came together; if you wish, you can also Like this video and Subscribe to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal.

https://youtube.com/shorts/u3Q2Q8FkibM

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a breathtaking spring-themed page using leftover pastel papers and flowers. From collaging papers to adding delicate details, I’ll take you through every step of the process.

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We’ve seen this pretty Hawthorn blossom on many of our walks, spreading some Spring beauty, throughout the countryside (smile).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Neet from blog Hickydorums is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen It Must Have Wings as her theme and so I’m joining with the little bird on my page.

Grow Wild & Free

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It’s May and the first Friday of the month, so it’s time for a new challenge over at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

Today I’m sharing springtime art journal page adventure inspired by woodland blossom and flowers, that were growing wild and free, on some recent walks with family and friends (smile).

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In this springtime themed art journaling video, we’ll be embracing the beauty of the Spring season with soft colours, whimsical patterns and textures.

https://youtube.com/shorts/m6xy6V_yYPk

Join me as we dive into the world of mixed media, with a mix of crackle paste, inks, papers and more, we’ll create this one-of-a-kind journal page.

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designers and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

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The pretty florals from our spring walks inspired my page; this is white Hawthorn tree blossom which, here in the UK, is a sign of spring and synonymous with May Day celebrations.

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Also these tiny Sweet Violas with their heart-shaped leaves added magical colour to the shady woodland floor and hedgerows on our walks.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Neet from blog Hickydorums is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen It Must Have Wings as her theme and so I’m joining her with the little bird on my page.

Hop into Easter

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I created this fun and creative Easter-themed mini art journal page, as it’s Easter this coming weekend (smile), using collage and mixed media techniques!

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To see how this mini art journal page came together, please check out this short video, which is only 30 seconds long. Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TLc4XbnHT9U

In this quick art journal page tutorial, I’ll show you how to collage the different mixed media together to create this colourful Easter page. So let’s get crafty and have fun!

The mixed media that I used, included washi tape, paper pad, Crafter’s Companion glue tape pen, a rainbow image and pink bunny die cut (that was gifted me by a dear friend), gems, matte gel medium, a Kaisercraft stamp, Distress Archival Ink and a foam sticker.

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From one pink bunny to another, imagine my surprise to see this pink bunny at our local patisserie shop; it’s one of their Easter offerings called Almond Hop (it’s Milk Chocolate and Almond Praline Centre, encased in a Toasted marzipan mousse, on a brown butter sponge) – so yummy (smile!).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Wishing you every happiness this Eastertime! x

Challenges

The lovely Erika from her blog BioArtGal is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Spring Birds as her theme and so I’m joining her with my Easter page.

Say Hello to a New Season!

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It’s April and the first Friday of the month, so it’s time for a new challenge over at the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog, which as always is Anything Mixed Media Goes.

Welcome to my Spring art journal page, where I say hello to a new season!

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To see how it all came together, please check out this short video, which is just over a couple minutes long; here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can Like this video and Subscribe to my channel.

In this video, I’m excited to share with you my process of creating a beautiful art journal page that celebrates the arrival of spring. Using a combination of Tim Holtz products, including Distress Paint, Ranger Inks, and Stampers Anonymous stamps and stencils, I’ll show you how to add colour and texture to your page. If you’re looking for inspiration to get creative with art journaling, then this video is for you (smile!).

For more inspiration please check out the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my fellow Design Team members over at Creative Artiste too. All you need to do is to use three different mediums on your projects to join our mixed media challenge; I hope you are inspired to join us, it would be lovely to see you there!

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My spring page colours and cute bunnies were inspired by this lovely display that we saw whilst out shopping and …

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… also the floral feel is inspired by the blues/purples of the crocus that are flowering in our garden – it looks like spring is finally here (smile!).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Erika from her blog BioArtGal is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Spring Birds as her theme and so I’m joining her with my spring related page.

Spring

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Just for fun, I created this mini art journal page with Spring in mind as today marks the March Equinox (smile!).

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To see how this mini art journal page came together, please check out this short video, which is about 30 seconds long. Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

https://youtube.com/shorts/p3xKXV—F0

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this mini art journal page taking a step-by-step using a Stamperia stamp set by Vicky Papaioannou, Distress Archival Ink, Tim Holtz Pocket Cards, Crafter’s Companion glue tape pen, a washi tape flower, Tim Holtz Ephemera and Stamperia “Spring” wording.

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Spring flowers are blooming in my garden so it feels like spring is here, but how do you define the first day of spring?

Well, it seems to depend on whether you’re referring to the meteorological or astronomical spring. The meteorological seasons consist of splitting the year into four which are each made up of 3 months, so in this case Spring started on 1st March. According to the astronomical seasons, which refer to the position of Earth’s orbit in relation to the Sun and also considers the March Equinox, the first day of Spring this year is today, 20th March.  Either way, now 1st March has passed and 20th March is here, it looks like Spring has officially started – yay (smile!).

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We are looking forward to more spring flowers in our garden, like these bluebells which will be flowering under our apple trees in April; they reminded me of the flower on my page (smile!).

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Erika from her blog BioArtGal is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen Home Sweet Home as her theme, and so, I’m hoping it’s ok to join her as my page celebrates Spring being seen in my garden at home (smile!).

Easter Bunny

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Spring Fling (Easter).

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For my Easter Bunny page, I painted some Brushed Corduroy Distress Paint roughly over the page. When dry, I added the green foreground using a Kiwi Faber-Castell Gelato and the sky using a Elderberry  Faber-Castell Gelato. The sun is a piece of yellow linen textured paper, which I cut out and stuck to the corner of the page; before it was stuck in place I added some sun rays to the background using a Buttercream Faber-Castell Gelato and once in place I used the Buttercream and a Coconut Gelato to add some more colour to the sun. The Easter bunny and flowers were die cut, from white cardstock, using Gemini Crafter’s Companion die. I also die cut the bunny section again using pink and brown cardstock from a Kraft Paper Pad by Tim Holtz. I pieced the coloured die cut bunny pieces over the top of the white bunny die cut, sticking them in place with a Crafter’s Companion glue dot tape. Then, I coloured the flowers, seed heads, and foliage using Alpine Green and Ice Grey Tri-Blend Spectrum Noir markers and yellow and gold Spectrum Aqua markers. I stuck the die cuts in place using a glue tape dots pen by Crafter’s Companion. Next, I created the blades of grass by colouring some white cardstock with the green Tri-Blend marker and cutting the coloured paper into elongated-triangle shapes; they were stuck in clusters onto the foreground. The wording was from a Studiolight sticker book and reads, “Everyday is a new beginning,” and was outlined using a white Uniball gel pen. To finish, I splattered the page using white Liquitex acrylic ink.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from the rest of my Design Teamies.

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As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing this cute bunny mug that we saw whilst out shopping – Happy T Day everyone!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Fairy

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Fantasy.

My fantasy page features a very pretty fairy from the Sleeping Beauty papers by Stamperia.

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For my background, I painted Stormy Sky, Pine Needles and Tattered Rose Distress Paints onto my page and left it to dry. Then I stamped a Fragments stamp by Tim Holtz, layering the stamp all over the page using Faded Jeans and Vintage Photo Distress Archival Ink and then White Moonlight Brilliance Ink. I edged the paper pieces from a Sleeping Beauty Stamperia paper pad using a Dark Sepia Faber-Castell marker and then I stuck them in place using a glue stick. To finish, I added some pretty leaves and flowers by Little Birdie.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

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I’m hoping fairies might be living amongst the flowers in my garden – spring has definitely sprung and our garden border is looking so beautiful this year (smile!).

Hoping that you all stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.