Intro to Mixed Media Art Journaling

Hello crafters, today I have a special video treat that I put together for those of you who want to get into mixed media journaling but really don't know where to start. I covered the basic requirements needed to get started and I will talk about each medium in more detail as I create and tutor my art pages.  If you go into youtube to watch this video, I have attached some product links to Stamping Bella as she carries most of the items I use.

I really hope you find this video informative and obviously there are a lot of other items to cover and explore with but it does get very expensive when you get deep into it.  You just have to experiment and find what medium and brand you enjoy working with the most, it really is all about trial and error.  I feel like I am in a science lab sometimes cause I mix so many different paints to come up with the effect I want. 

I don't want to ramble on to much here, but if you have any questions at all please leave me a comment or send me an email and I will do my best answer you with the information you need.

If you want to share your art journals or want to join challenges,  Emily over at the Stamping Bella blog host  one every week.  She gives us different themes to explore weekly and it's really nice to see what everyone comes up with. I hope you will give it a try !!

If you Love Scarf's...

you mush check out this awesome youtube video.  Wow, this is one superbly edited video and a good one to add to your favourites !! Enjoy.

 

Krafty Thursday # 49 with What's Cookin and another card Video Tutorial

I have never participated in the Krafty Thursday Challenges my friend Jeaniebella hosts over at her blog every Thursday, so I am giving it a try this week with a Digi image from Mo Manning called 'What's Cookin'.  I printed my image on bellas bestest paper and brought her to life with my prisma pencil crayons.  I do have to warn you peeps when colouring Digi images the printer ink tends to smudge with the prisma pencils.  If anyone reading this post has a solution or suggestion please do share cause I certainly don't have one.


I also did a video tutorial on how I created my card so you might enjoy watching it.  Oh how I want to win that Krafty Chick badge to display on my blog :o)  

Don't forget next weeks bellarific Friday challenge is  polka dots, you have an extra week to create your master piece and submit it to Emily by Thursday March 31st. Thats all for today, happy crafting everyone !!!

My First Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Entry and Video Tutorial

You all know I had a very pleasant and relaxing day yesterday and here is one of the images I coloured up by Mo Manning called Little Umbrella.   I was over at my friend Danabella's blog and she had posted the Sweet Sunday Sketch# 109 and me never participating in it before thought I give it a try so here is what I came up with. It's actually quite funny how Dana and I used completely opposite images to represent the sketch.  My mind was at the beach and well,  Dana was thinking of the snow storm that was heading her way but I am certain she wished she was on that beach !!!

Ahh, how I wish I was back at the hot beaches of Antalya.  Last summer the family and I went to Turkey and let me tell you we were at the beach and pool side every single day. Of course after a month and a half of relaxing and eating, that stamped image you see above represents me full  figure and all hehehe... 

Don't forget there is no bellariffic challenge this week but next week is polka dots.  Make sure to email your cards to Emily for all the babes and sistahs to enjoy.

Well, that's all for today and thanks for coming.  Just a quick note, if you haven't seen my previous post about my awesome giveaway just scroll down for full contest details.  I have opened to US residents as well so leave me a comment.

Rain Never Stopped Me-abella Video

There is no Bellariffic Friday Challenge this week but I could not resist creating this really quick and fun card tutorial to share with all of you.  I used the newest Bella stamp called Rain never stopped me-abella to create my card. The designer paper is from My minds Eye Fine and Dandy collection. As always I stamp my image on bellas bested paper with Memento Black ink.

Don't forget next weeks Bellarific Friday Challenge is Valentines. Can't wait cause I have a really cute card all planned...

A Note to You with Wasabi Ketto

Yes, it's that time again and another fun video tutorial. This weeks challenge was Free Form, meaning you construct your card any way you want and any bella image you want to use.  Well, with me this weeks challenge should of been easy right? no it was rather difficult. I don't know about you peeps but I lost my mojo this week.  Please let me know how you like this weeks card cause I spent the whole day thinking about how to put it together.

Once I have an idea of the paper and the image I want to use,  the next step is to come up with the most important element which is the layout.  This is the area where I ran into a brick wall.  Personally the stamp images of A note to you and Wasabi Ketto are so cute and versatile any layout would be perfect.  Another suggestion where you can use the stamp 'A note to you'  is a scrapbook page layout as the journaling block.

As always both my images were stamped on bellas bestest paper with Memento black Ink.  Instead of using my usual prisma colors, I opted for my copic markers to give it that extra umph. The paper pack collection is from My minds Eye called Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink.

I hope you will enjoy this weeks tutorial and find in informative.  I tried to incorporate some more techniques with Glossy accents and the Stamp-a-ma-jig.



Lastly, there will be no Bellariffic Friday next week Cause Emily will be in California for CHA. Also Em has announced on her blog that the New CHA will be live on January 25 so be sure to check back for what is coming !!!

Flossie with a Cupcake Video Tutorial

I am on a roll with videos.  I  have another tutorial for all of you to enjoy and yes it is another Mo image colored with my prisma pencil crayons.  I'm keeping my post rather short today, I will let my video do all  the talking.  If I don't have a chance to do a post tomorrow I would like to wish Everyone a wonderful New year filled with joy and Happiness !!!!

Strawberry Girl Video Tutorial

Good morning bloggers, do I have a really fun and cute card to share with all of you today.  I had recently purchased the "Strawberry Girl" digi from digital pencil too by Maurie J Manning and I decided to make a tutorial using this image.

Aside from being a videographer and designer for the Stampingbella Channel, I also have my own personal channel on youtube where I upload  my own videos. Creating these video tutorials for everyone  to enjoy brings me great happiness, especially when I get kind and sweet comments from my subscribers.

Back to my image.  I colored her with my prisma pencil crayons and for the skin and hair I used my copics.  The video has all the other details so I hope you will enjoy it.

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas to All

Hope your day is filled with Love, joy and of course lots of food and drinks. I also hope and wish you are all surrounded by your family, friends and loved ones and also please be safe, don't drink and drive.

I do have lots of cards to share with you guys but they are no longer a Christmas theme so instead I am going to wait until after Christmas to share them with you.  However, I have a video that I want to show  of Emily all Distressed out in Bellaland. I have noticed not to many of you have watched it so incase you forgot or have been to busy to check out the Stampingbella Tv Channel  on youtube here it is.

Oh what a Gift it Turned Out to Be

Like I mentioned in my last post, this weeks Bellarific Friday Tutorial is simply filled with amazing techniques and products.  This weeks challenge was to create a gift or a gift card so I simply opted to alter a  wooden box I purchased from the dollar store. I must mentioned this was not a quick and easy project, it took time to construct the idea and of course painting it was not a walk in the park.

The image I decided to use on my box is Theo gives a Prezzie  which is available at Stampingbella. You will notice I have taken out the present portion of the stamp and just used the teddy bear instead.  The designer paper on top of the box is from Tim Holtz Lost and Found Idea-ology pack.  In addition, I used distress inks to color the large flower and added feathers and bling to give it extra pazaaz. The hinges and the hardware used on the box were removed from another dollar store box and used on this one.  I love to improvise and use whatever I can find around the house on my creations.  The feet underneath were purchased from Michaels and they are the 1" candle cups. 

I initially coved the box with white Gesso and then used two shades of acrylic green paint to give it more detail and depth.  Just sit back and enjoy the tutorial and I hope you will enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.  

Next weeks challenge is an awesome sketch done by our sweet Paulineabella and that will be the last challenge for 2010.  Lets end the year with a bomb of entries so here is the sketch...

Holiday Card with Bismarck- Another video Tutorial

Oh how I love this stamp called Bismarck, doesn't he just make a gorgeous Christmas card !!!  I had a blast bring him to life with my prisma pencil crayons and a couple of my copics and I think he turned out pretty good.  As alway, I stamped my image on bellas bestest paper and used Memento black Ink for best results. I initially saw Bismarck on Linda Heavens blog and fell in love with it right away, to see her superb creation click here.

Here is a tutorial of how I created this card, I hope you will find it inspiring.

Christmas Doily Card

Hello bloggers, thanks for stopping by for this weeks Bellarific Friday challenge. I decided to incorporate my Cricut machine for the base of my card which happens to be the Doily card on the Wild card Cartridge . I try to make my cards as different and as interesting as possible to show you the many possibilities of creating.  The image I used to create my card was Not even a Mouse from Mo Manning and the paper was from the Graphic 45  Christmas past and Carol of Bells collection. I fell in love with this image when I first saw it on Paula's website and you can view her stunning work by clicking here.

I stamped this image on bella's bestest paper and also used Memento black Ink.  Be sure to check out the bella blog to see what the other awesome bella babes have created and also don't forget to enter next weeks challenge which happens to be a sketch done by Cathabella.

Here is my video tutorial for your viewing pleasure.  If you have not subscribed to the Stampingbella TV all you have to do is create a youtube account and subscribing by clicking here.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone and keep on creating.

Javabuggs

It has been a very busy week of creativity for me as I have stumbled upon a new art medium called Pan pastels. I have watched several youtube demos using this product and I was sold instantly. They are truly a delight to color with cause they apply on to paper like butter leaving no steaks behind ( I sound like a windex commercial ).  I have discovered our very creative Lindabella has also been experimenting with the panpastels, if you want to see what she created just click here. 

Ok, enough about me rambling on about these pastels and lets get down to our bellarific Friday card challenge which was a sketch done by our very talented stamping bella designer  Elaineabella. 

I have used the Javabuggs by Christy Croll and you can take a closer look at this stamp by clicking here .

I also stamped the image on Bellas bested white paper and colored the image with prisma pencil crayons.

All the additional information is provided on my youtube video tutorial.  I hope you will find my interpretation on the sketch inspiring and be sure to check back again next week for another fun challenge which is the rule of 1, 2, 3 - one image, two pattern papers and three embellishments. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you all come up with on this challenge.  Wishing you all a fun filled weekend and be sure to visit the Stamping bella booth at the Toronto Convention centre.

Come On Over and Join me in My Craftroom

I want to share with you a room in my home that is dedicated to only my crafts. First of all I want to thank my husband for being so supportive and very patient with me to turn this lovely guest room into my very own Studio. Second thanks goes to my lovely kids keeping me on my toes and sometimes actually allowing me to have some free time towards my passion.

Thanks for joining me. Till next time, happy crafting.

Video on how to Color with Prisma Pencil Crayons and Turning Hugh into a Card

Hi all, I am finally back with another video tutorial on how to color with prisma pencil crayons. This video was requested from one of my viewers and I am so sorry it took me so long to create her request. However, I am very happy with how the image of HUGH turned out as he is one of my favorite Greeting Farm Stamp.

If you have any questions or even a suggestion please leave me a comment and let me now what you think of these videos. Thanks for coming by, till next time happy crafting.

The second video is actually creating the card for our character. Enjoy !!

Sending you Hugs and Kisses By Fairy Eva

Hello bloggers, I am back again with another fun and quick video. I LUV the way this card turned out, cause a adore this stamp so much. Once again I colored the image with copic markers and added glitter to give it more detail and personality. The best way to use up small pieces of your scrap paper is by making little mini size cards.

Thanks for joining me for another video tutorial.

Get Well Card from The Greeting Farm Stamp Set

Here is my video tutorial on how to make a get well card using a standard size card measurements of 5 1/2 by 4 1/4. I hope you will enjoy this video and it inspires you to create your own. Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful day crafting...

My Frustrations are over, YEAH !!!! Part 2

I had totally forgotten to add part 2 of my video on my blog. After I colored my image with the copic markers, I went ahead and finished her into a lovely and very quick and simple card.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and there will be more to follow.

My Frustrations are over, YEAH !!!! Part 1

Hi Bloggers, I have finally figured out a way to load my videos onto youtube. The original way no longer works so I had to figure out another way to load my videos. This process is going to take longer to do but it really doesn't matter as long as I can upload again. I am so sorry it took me this long to figure this out but it's better late then never right ???

I hope you find his weeks tutorial educational and fun cause I really enjoyed making it. In this video I am just showing you how I color with copic markers. Let me tell you I am not a certified copics user and I am always learning and practicing on my own to improve my coloring techniques. The Image I used to color on is a stamp from the Greeting Farm called Madelynn, she is absolutely a pleasure to color.

Comments are always welcome, just drop me a line and let me now if you are enjoying my videos or if you have any requests. I would love to make a video about a technique you may be interested in learning.

Wild Card Cricut Cartridge Episode #7 - Invite Card

Here is another card with the Wild Card Cartridge, but this time I made an invitation. I have to say this card is the most versatile and happens to be my most favorite in the entire cartridge. You can make birthday invitations, baby shower invitations, wedding shower invitations and so on with this card. You are pretty much limitless with your creativity here, you can make it as simple or as complicated as you like and here I chose simple and quick but yet adorable.

The paper pack I used is from K & Company collection called Actopus to Zelephant and also used the coordinating stamp set for the inside frog. I was very fortunate to find this collection at Michaels and even more fortunate to get a big discount off the whole set.

If you are wondering about the slot punch I used, it is from Making Memories. This tool is well worth the money cause not only can you make a slot, you can punch ribbon setter. If you have any questions with this tool just send me an email and I can help you out the best that I can. Just a note, I purchased mine at Michaels and used my coupon.

Categories : Tools : Slot Punch : Slot Punching

• Designed as an attachment for the Instant Setter
• 4 different magnetic tipped slot options
• Makes ribbon and paper weaving consistent and simple
• No measuring or freehand cutting required

Coordinates With ...

Instant Setter

Well that's all for now crafters, join me again for another fun day of crafting.....