Thoughts of a day | art journaling

 Hello dear friends!

Today I'm sharing an art journal page I created last night.

I was playing with my watercolors creating abstract shapes and shades.

It was so fun and relaxing not thinking what to do... just painting.

When my page was dry I looked at the shapes and let my imagination fly.

I started doodling with only a black pen and here is the result!

All these beautiful designs appeared in front of me, coming of nowhere.

What an unexpected surprise really!

At the end I added a piece of thread to connect the mother with daughter.

List of supplies (really short:)

watercolors

black pen

watercolor paper

a piece of thread

*watercolors H2Os by ColourArte

Thank you for visiting

Have a lovely crafty day!

 

xxx

Athanasia

mini art journal | last pages

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm featuring two lovely artists in my last pages of my mini journal.

I'm so sad that this cute little happy journal has come to it's end and so happy at the same time that I managed to fill all the pages :)

In this particular quarantine period of our life, I spend more time on Pinterest than I did before and I get very excited when I find new -at least for me- artists! Sometimes I like so much their work that I try to make something similar in my journals and that makes me really happy!

For this spread I got inspired by Magaly Ohika and her amazing faces she draws with the cute house on the nose. Her style is unique and I tried to incorporate it in my style.

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I call the last page of my mini journal 'happy end' and it really is!

I got inspired by Mary 'The Turquoise Paintbrush' and her colorful artworks.

She uses all the colors I love to use in my projects.

I created this page by not having on my mind her work but when I finished and looked at it my mind went on her. I think my page looks like her style, don't you think?

I'm off to find -or make?- a new mini journal to start.

Stay safe and creative!

xxx

Athanasia

Cute sad bird - Art Journal page

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm sharing a project I created inspired by Tamara Laporte (Willowing).

I'm a subscriber in her You tube channel and when I saw her tutorial I got so inspired that I went straight to my desk and made my own version of this cute fairy bird with the sad face and these amazing bright colors.

I just love it!

I tried to follow all the steps of the tutorial even though I didn't have the supplies Tamara used (watercolor pens and pencils) for this project and I think I turned out pretty well.

I used the H2Os watercolors by ColourArte I had in my stash, a black pen

and 7 Dots Studio stickers. 

Thanks to this bird, I also decided to start a new Journal 30x40cm 

which is the biggest journal I ever had lol.

This journal will be only for watercolor projects :)

Here is my VIDEO on how I creted this page.

I hope you will enjoy the process as much as I did.

Supplies list

- Art journal 30x40cm

- H2Os watercolors:

Te Quiero Rosa

Voliente

African Jade

Sky Blue

Autumn Skies

Douglas Fir

Guatemalan Green

Midori Melon

Lemondrop

Daffodi

Siam White
- Gelatos set of 4

- 7 Dots Studio Verano Azul collection

- Black permanent pen

 - Archival Ink

- text stamp by Finnabair

Thank you for visiting!

Don't forget to check out Willowing's channel!

Have a lovely crafty day.

xxx

Athanasia

My Black Journal - textured background for Donna Downey Artist Gang

Hello everyone!

I'm so excited to share my first project for Donna Downey Artist Gang!!!

Here is my new page in my black journal.

I hope you will like it and you will enjoy the process in my video below :)

Don't forget to leave me a comment, 

as well give me thumbs up and subscribe on my You Tube channel  :)

Supplies from the Donna Downey store:

https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/daniel-smith-watercolors/products/daniel-smith-extra-fine-watercolor-15ml-tube-quinacridone-pink

https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/daniel-smith-watercolors/products/daniel-smith-transparent-pyrrol-orange

https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/daniel-smith-watercolors/products/daniel-smith-extra-fine-watercolor-15ml-tube-amazonite-genuine

https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/daniel-smith-watercolors/products/daniel-smith-extra-fine-watercolor-15ml-tube-buff-titanium

https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/stamps/products/you-are-important-stamp-set

Thank you for visiting!

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Workshop in Spain 17/9/2016

Hello dear friends!

I'm so excited to share with you that I was invited to teach a workshop in Madrid Spain

during a fabulous event called Zumo Creativo hosted by Lola Barbosa! 

 It will take place on 17 September 2016 

and together we will make a canvas full of textures and colors, 

filled with amazing products by ColourArte and Finnabair.

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In this workshop we will create textured background with Finnabair Art Basics, stamps and stencils, 

we'll do watercoloring techniques and draw beautiful flowers with ColourArte products

and make amazing butterflies with the new Vivid acrylic paints by ColourArte.

And of course you will return home with a beautiful canvas made by you :)

I can't wait to meet in person all of you who will be attending my class, 

I'm sure we will have an amazing time!

Here is my introduction on the Zumo Creativo web site

ATHANASIA: ME AND MYSELF

MY NAME IS ATHANASIA WHICH MEANS IN GREEK IMMORTALITY.  AS A MUSICIAN I LOVE ALL KINDS OF ARTS. WHEN I AM NOT PLAYING THE PIANO, I FIND MYSELF AT MY SCRAPPY DESK MAKING ART JOURNAL PAGES, LAYOUTS, CANVASES, TAGS, ATCS, ALTERING THINGS AND MORE.  (TRADUCCIÓN ESPAÑOL –> MY NOMBRE ES ATHANASIA QUE SIGNIFICA INMORTALIDAD EN GRIEGO. COMO MÚSICO QUE SOY AMO TODO TIPO DE ARTE. CUANDO NO ESTOY TOCANDO EL PIANO, ME ENCUENTRO A MÍ MISMA EN MI MESA DE SCRAP HACIENDO PÁGINAS DE ART JOUNAL, LO, CANVASES, ETIQUETAS, ATC´S, ALTERANDO COSAS Y MÁS.)

I get inspiration from almost everything like colors, nature, flavors and smells and of course my music. I like vintage look as much as modern, that depends on the mood. (Traducción–> Cojo inspiración de casi todo, como de los colores, la naturaleza, sabores y olores y por supuesto, de la música. Me gusta más el look vintage que el moderno, eso depende del humor.)

I love the limitless choices & combinations of mixed media techniques, not only with memories of my life & my family, but also with emotions & ideas that I have in my head & want desperately to express! I enjoy making videos and I hope I will inspire you with my projects! (Amo las elecciones y combinaciones ilimitadas de las técnicas mixed media, no sólo con los recuerdos de mi vida y mi familia, sino también, con las emociones e ideas que tengo en la cabeza y que quiero expresar desesperadamente! Me divierto haciendo videos y… ¡Espero inspirarte con mis proyectos!)

my Social pages

Blog: Me and Myself  http://athanasiameandmyself.blogspot.gr

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/athanasiapap/videos

Instagram: Athanasia Papantoniou –  http://instagram.com/athanasiapapantoniou/

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/athanasiap/my-creations/

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/athanasiameandmyself/

Thank you for visiting

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Colorchart book for ColourArte - making the cover

Happy Sunday dear friends!

Time for some inspiration with video tutorial for ColourArte!

I created this cute little book with file folders. 

You will see at my video how to add more pages using a file folder, scissors and a cropadile,

as well how I created the cover of the book.

I'm already using this book as a colorchart with all my ColourArte products.

The file folders were perfect for this project, because they have these cute labels overhanging and help me find the categories of the color products in no time!

I hope you will enjoy the video and get inspired!

 Don't forget to leave me a comment, as well give me thumbs up on my You Tube channel  :)

ColourArte supplies list for this project:

Primary Elements

Teal Zirgon
Blue Grass
Pink Azalea
Sumflower
Pear Blossom
Coral Berry
Rose Gold

Radiant Gels
 Blue Pearls
Celedon
Vavoom Red

H2Os
Siam White

Vivid Ultra Metallic
True Silver

The Solution

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some details

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

create art

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm sharing my page for our watercolor challenge at Scraps N Pieces with a start to finish VIDEO - I hope you will enjoy my work :)

 This month's mood board is absolutely gorgeous, made by Melenia Agapides.

The challenge is about water colors - you can use on your project any water based color, like mists, inks and of course water colors. Get inspired by the moodboard in any way you like, use the colors, the pictures, or the quote...

I'm not going to say much for my project today.

You can watch the video and learn how I created it!

Here are some details...

...and here is the VIDEO as I promised :)

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With this page I'm entering the following challenges:

Scrappolis challenge: I used a pin on the butterfly

Volga-Scrapbook: spitfire-thorns

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I hope I'll see your watercolor creations at Scraps N Pieces !!!

Until next time,

Have fun!