Denim Journal introdution and my page for Prima

 Hello dear friends!

Today I want to introduce you to my new addiction, 

the DENIM JOURNAL designed by Finnabair!

I made the first page the very day I got it and as I was so excited about it, I couldn't kept myself to stop, so I decided to decorate it a little bit and fill all these cute pockets with my art supplies :)

Starting from the left to right: 

The pocket at the left side of the journal is big enough to fit the Silicone Brushes, as well many other supplies like thread, wire, scraps, envelopes, little bags with art ingredients and anything else you can think of!

The plastic pocket sheet has the same size (7x9") with the rest of the pages (I folded it in half to look better in the photo above) and is perfect to store all your scraps, photos, paper embellishments, stickers, chipboards and more. I currently filled it with Finnabair's Ephemera. 

The  big thick denim sheet (10x9") is the last page of the journal, and I love how it extends, as it' s wider than the rest of the pages. I stitched some buttons and mechanicals to have them in stand by and pinned a couple of needles. Of course I' ll fill the rest of the page over time :)

The five holes at the right side of the journal are perfect for keeping brushes, pens, pencils, scissors, etc.

So, that was all with my decorations and storing in my Denim journal :)

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Let's focus on my art journal page I created for my Prima guest spot. 

My project is based at new Finnabair recipe...

Rust Pastes+ Resist Canvas + Crackle Pastes + Art Alchemy Paints = a spectacular Finnabair recipe! 

...and here it is...

"Winners are not those who never fail,

but those who never quite"

The project is based on this beautiful Mechanical Butterfly which I broke in two pieces by mistake.

I got upset but just for a while. 

Then I thought: let's make a page with this broken butterfly, it will be a challenge, but I like challenging myself ! 

And so I did :)

 I chose this inspiring quote because I think it fits perfectly with the broken wing.

You just have to keep going, even your wing is broken...

I cut this beautiful Resist Canvas 'Honeycomb' in the size of the journal's pages,

punched the holes and eyelets with the cropadile and started working.

I scratched with my nails the edges all around the canvas and with a paint brush I added some amount of Clear Sculpture Medium to seal these spots and make sure they will not fray in the future.

 Then I used the Black Gesso to create some circles as the focal point of the page.

I also applied the White Crackle Paste here and there with the Silicon Brush (I love this brush, it's perfect for this technique) and let it dry outside naturally. It took about an hour.

When it was dry I played with the Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints.

I painted here and there with a paintbrush and sprayed some water on them to create a watercolor effect. Then I glued all the metal embellishments with the Clear Sculpture Medium and while it was wet I spread some Bronze Micro Beads and Black Glass Glitter.

I used all three colors of the Rust Paste Set to paint all the metal embellishments and some other spots and as a final touch I made some splashes with the Black Gesso and stamped with a couple of stamps here and there.

I really enjoyed creating this page and that was only the start!

I'm going to fill this Journal like crazy :)

***for full supplies list and links on the Prima online store please visit this post.

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

'Escape' canvas *with video

Hello scrappy friends!

I feel very honored to be a guest designer at More Than Words challenge blog!

Thank you so much for the invitation, I really appreciate it!

I created a canvas inspired by the lovely April moodboard and used the word 'escape' as the challenge required...

I got inspired not only by the beautiful colors of the moodboard, but also the flowers and the black and white tree and tried to incorporate all these elements on my project.

 I therefor used flowers in many colors, a chipboard tree which I painted black and white, wooded sticks, as well a keyhole, out of which all the flowers 'Escape'...  I love how they peek through the rusty metal keyhole, as to represent the beauty of  nature escaping from an enclosed secret garden.

...and of course I made especially for MTW fans a video
on how I used many mixed media techniques on my canvas to make the background crackle and shimmer, layers upon layers of different colors and products to add depth and texture.

I hope you will enjoy it :)

Here are some details

Products

Finnabair  - White Crackle Texture Paste 

Finnabair - White Sand Texture Paste

Finnabair - Graphite Texture Paste

Finnabair - Art Stones and Mini Art Stones

Finnabair - White Heavy Gesso

Finnabair - Heavy Black Gesso

Finnabair - 3D Matte Gel

Finnabair - Melange Art Pebbles

ColourArte - Primary Elements 

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Black Embossing powder and Sprays

2 Crafty Chipboard - 'Escape', Skeleton Tree, Corner Rachel's, Turkish Lattice Panel

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

Canvas for Prima Guest

Happy Monday dear friends!

Today I'm sharing a canvas I created for our guest spot at Prima blog 

with Finnabair's March Art Recipe.

Art Recipe

 Art Alchemy paints + silver and green glass glitters + White Crackle Paste 

I love the light and rich colors of the new Art Alchemy Metallique Paints! I applied, with a spatula, four shades of them with the White Crackle Paste and a little bit of White Sand Paste to create the background of my canvas.

I painted all the embellishments with the same colors, and glued everything down with 3D Gloss Gel. The Mica Powders are a perfect match with the White Crackle Paste.

I get really excited when the water activates them, and watch them flow inside the crackles! I used Pale Silver, Green and Bottle Green. I spread some of them here and there with a dry paintbrush and sprayed water.

As a final touch I glued with 3D Gloss Gel, different Art Ingredients (Micro Beads, Glass Beads and Glass Glitter), and the new Art Stones which look so beautifully on spring-themed projects.

Here are some details

Prima products: Art Alchemy-Acrylic Paints: Emerald Green #963170, Lime Peel #963224, Green Olive #963163, Silver Spoon  #963101; Mica Powders: Pale Silver #962517, Green #962500, Bottle Green #962852; Mini Art Stones #963712, Art Stones #963705, Mica Flakes: Granite #961763, Glass Glitter: Velvet #962722, Micro Beads: Silver #962562, Glass Beads: Peacock Green #962692, Ephemera (vintage) #962890, Art Extravagance-Texture Paste - White Crackle #961503, 3D Gloss Gel #961367, Heavy Gesso - White #961374, Art Extravagance- Texture Paste - White Sand #961473; Mechanicals: Brads: Star #961169, Grungy Butterflies #963408, Mini Hardware #963316, Mini Knobs #963385, Numbers #961138, Tin Hearts #963361, Plate & Label #961121, Vintage Mechanicals: Flowers Small #960407, Vintage Mechanicals: Mini Brads #960384, Vintage Mechanicals - Mini Flowers #960322, Vintage Mechanicals - Roses #960339, Mixed Media Silicone Brush 1" #963897

Even this color combination was a challenge for me, at the end I really loved the result.

The canvas is already hanging on my art wall :)

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

vintage or modern?

So happy today for my spot at Words & Paintery as a Creative Guest!

Thank you very much for the invitation!

Here is my project...

...based on this beautiful color combo

I used there three colors plus some green glitter as the challenge requires.
I went for a vintage project this time but I think the result refers to modern look. Maybe it's because of the color combo.
I love it anyway and my favorite spots are the paints between all these gorgeous crackles!

Some supplies I used:

Finnabair products: White Crackle Paste, White Sand Texture Paste, Mechanical Grungy Butterfly, Ephemera Photo, Glass Beads, Glass Glitter, Green Glitter, 3D Gloss Gel, Mechanical Flower, Mechanical Gear, Mechanical Bottle caps, White Heavy Gesso

2 Crafty Chipboard: Climbing Rose Bush, Frame, Key, Pen Nib

ColourArte: Primary Elements Vintage Mint, Blue Zircon, Douglas Fir, Evening Primrose 

Thank you for visiting
Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx
Athanasia

Go ECO!

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm guest designing for Fashionable Hobbies.

I created a tiny project, an altered cover of sticky notes booklet. 

This small project is based on this amazing challenge, 

which I think is perfect for the Fall season!

Formula №16. Brown + Wood = Eco style

You have to use a lot brown color, natural tones and a tree in any form you like and all these in ecological style.

For my project, Ι altered the back cover so as to peel off the papers from the frond side. I used quite a few material as I had to work on such small area and made a simple wire tree to decorate it. I also made some splashes with gesso and kept myself away from inks in order to give a clean eco style.

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With this project I'm entering the No28 Herbarium challenge at Stamps with Love.
I used a lavender twig I got from my garden. I just love the smell so much :)



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I hope you enjoyed my little project and play along with us in eco style!

Have a lovely crafty day!

ducklings

Hello everyone!

Today I'm guest designing for Kiev Skrapklub.

I made a tiny canvas with all the beautiful colors of the moodboard.

Blue is my favorite color, so I used a lot of it :)

This canvas is so small that I can use it as a card too! I found this cute photo on pinterest and decorated with some flowers, paper scraps, 2 Crafty chipboard pieces and LSG sprays and embossing powders.

This is the beautiful moodboard...

...and here are some details.

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With this card I'm entering the Scrapbook Club Saratov challenge with this beautiful sketch:

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Have a lovely Sunday!

   

need you around

 Hello dear friends! 

Today I'm guest designing for Berry 71 Blue!

Kay Fatula created an amazing moodboard as a tribute to motherhood...

I have to admit that I fell in love with this amazing moodboard. I got inspired not only by the neutral earth colors but also by the motherhood theme which touched me deeply as being a mum of two children is the most important thing in my life.

So I decided to make a canvas:

For this project I used three shades of Lindy's Gang Stamp sprays and embossing powders (on the chipboard pieces): grey, beige and gold to match the color combo of the photo and the moodboard. I also used black watercolor on some spots to create a little bit of contrast. I chose only a few embellishments because I wanted to focus on the photo and the background, which is created with stamps, a stencil and the above colors. The paper, sticker and chipboard I used are from 7 Dots Studio 'Soulmates' collection.

You can see more detail at Berry 71 Blue's post :)

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty time!