'Wild and Free' by Elisa Ablett

Hi fellow stamp hoarders!

Elisa here from the design team for Ink Art Designs in Australia with my latest creative project showcasing the great range of stamps and NOW mixed media products.

I have been itching to use the Grungy Butterflies from Rubber Dance Stamps for quite a while and what a perfect way with a grungy Art Journal page. 

I also used the following products from Ink Art Designs : - 

 

 

Visible Image Fibres and Meshing around stencils

Visible Image Stamps - Organics and Mesh-allaneous

Don't forget if the products have flown off the shelves they can be reordered in by contacting Dot the owner of Ink Art Designs.

Here are some close ups of the finer details!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave me some love!

Hugs 

Elisa xx

"Life is Beautiful" Art Journal page by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone, 

My turn to share a project for Ink Art Designs today.

My goodness this year is flying, we are almost all the way through October, I have been a bit quiet the last few months with creating due to some tough circumstances on the homefront. So here is a timely reminder to take care of yourself and your family and that it is OK to take some time out  if you need it. 

I loved putting this art journal page together, what started out as a large pile of stamps and stencils ended with a sea themed art journal page with a bit of white space and not at all what I had planned. 

Guess that's the beauty of art journalling, channelling your thoughts and feelings through art onto a page!

Here are a few of the products used from Ink Art Designs, if they are not in stock at the moment, no problem, just message Dot to see if she can get them in for you!

Katzelkraft Stamps - Seahorse Stamp

visible-image-stamps - ink splats, ripple effect, life is beautiful

Meshing Around and Fibres Stencils from Visible Image

Other products used include:

Colour Blast Watercolour inks, Tim Holtz Distress Stains and Inks, Izink Metallic Ink

Embossing powders in Royal Blue and Gold

Here are some close ups!

You can see from the close ups, that I embossed the Seahorse stamp and added a smidge of colour after to fill in some of the white. The circles in the background behind the seahorse make a great frame which draws your eye to the beautiful stamped image. 

 Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave some love !

Hugs 

Elisa x

'Bohemian' Art Journal Page by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone,

Just sharing my latest Art Journal page for Ink Art Designs.

This is another page that I have completed in my mini Art Journal book that I posted about on the 24th August, inspired by the talented Tina Walker.

I haven't added a quote to this art journal page, it just felt 'enough' so I stopped!

Here is another look at the outside of the mini art journal books I made with the fabric covers.

and below is a close up of all the glorious texture from the recycled baby wipe, sari silk offcuts and vellum rose stickers that are in the background.

Let's take a look at the stamp I used from Ink Art Designs.....

 

Face up by Rubber Dance

Other items include:

Sari Silk, Vellum Stickers, Distress Oxide Inkpads, recycled baby wipe, Prima Confection Watercolours, Sigma Black Marker 0.7mm

After stamping her face on a separate piece of cardstock, I glued small strips and pieces of Sari Silk around her face and fashioned her hair, I added fine lines for her shoulders using a maker and then glued her baby wipe shirt on. I added her head piece 'crown of flowers' as it picked up the colours in her shirt and flowers and made her a true bohemian lady. Add small amounts of watercolour to the face, eyes and lips and shading under her chin etc.

Before I glued the Sari Silk down onto my page, I added my collage stickers and then added a thin wash of colour around and over the top to dull them down a bit. 

A scribbled border using a marker adds the last touches. 

Don't forget to visit the shop for more exciting Rubber Dance stamps !

Thanks for stopping by the blog today,

Make sure you leave me some love x

Elisa