If you can dream it - you can do it (art journal)

Honourable Mention

at More Than Words

November 2019

This is a new page in my art journal notebook, for two challenges.

The 1st - More Than Words challenge - success plus a key:

When I look back, I realize that the most successful things in my life were things I dreamt about, and then made them happen. So for me 'if you can dream it, you can do it' is the key to success. I also adhered a small key next to the message, to make it stand as my say.

The 2nd challenge is the color challenge from Lindy's Gang blog, with this beautiful color palette:

Here're some close-ups on the details:

Lindy's products I've used:

Starburst sprays: Opal Sea Oats, Drop Dead Gorgeous Green, Shabby Turbine Teal.

Moon Shadow Mist: Buccaneer Bronze.

Flat Magical: Caribbean Cruise set (Luscious Lime)

Shakers: Gutten Tag Teal.

Embossing powders: Brutwrust Brown, Spring Leaf Chartreuse, Gutten Tag Teal.

Other products:

Prima Finnabair art basics: gesso clear, gesso white, soft matte gel.

Prima Finnabair extravgance: patina effect paste blue.

Prima Finnabair Art Daily stamps: Dream without fear set.

Stampers Anonymous TH stamps: mini motivation set.

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Ranger's inks: archival ink jet black, embossing ink clear.

VersaFine inks: smoky gray, toffee

Together Forever - CSI case file no. 297

Happy October to you all, and a Happy New Year to all my Jewish friends - Shanah Tova!

CSI did it again, with an amazing case file:

I really loved the colors and the inspiration photo.

Can you feel the autumn atmosphere?

I scrapped a photo of me and my youngest, on our autumn vacation in London, a few years ago.

I used all 5 colors and from the evidence I took: stripes, chevrons, arrows, flowers, leaves, twigs, triangles, metal dies, a wreath design, woodgrain, architectural elements (well, the Tower of London is just behind us in the photo) and stamps.

As for the testimony - my journaling is on a circular spot and I wrote about how much fun we had on our autumn vacation.

I started by applying Finnabair clear gesso to the background, and then made splatters all over with several Lindy's sprays (Cape Cod Coral, Fuzzy Navel Peach, Milk Chocolate Brown, Clam Bake Beige and Frosty Forest Green).

Next I stamped here and there, using 49 and Market Pascale's writings stamp, with  Ranger's Library Green archival ink.

All the chipboards I've used are from Creative Embellishments, and I gave them a good coat of Finnabair's white gesso.

I colored the  large leaves with Lindy's Ponderosa Pines Olive, and then heat embossed here and there with Lindy's Oakleaf Olive ep. I just love the goldish touch it gave to the leaves!

The small leaves were colored with Lindy's Lederhosen Laurel shaker.

The wreath was heat embossed with two Lindy's ep -Brutwurst Brown  and Byzantine Bronze. I gave 3 coats of the ep.

The title was heat embossed with Lindy's Orange Creamsicle ep, again with 3 coats.

I backed the photo with pp from a beautiful 6X6 pad 'Bornt to Be Free' by WhiteRus. The patterns have arrows, chevrons and stripes. I distressed all adges.

I felt something is missing in the lower part of the design, so I addes a large piece of lace, and I love the softness it gives to the whole page.

I die cut some twigs and colored them with Lindy's Ponderosa Pine Olive spray.

I adhered some flowers and blooms and two tiny arrows. 

For the final touch - splatters of dilluted white gesso.

I'm all up for autumn!

I would like to enter this layout for the October challenge at Creative Embellishments, with this beautiful moodboard, and the twist of adding some lace:

I was inspired by the autumn feeling, especially the two right photos on the buttom, and by the beautiful lace photo.
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#Beautiful - mixed media layout

DT fav at Splasy Mix challenge

September 2019

For this layout, I was inspired by two challenges.

The 1st one is Lindy's Gang September challenge:

The 2nd is September challenge at Splashy Mix Challenge:

Such a fabulous color combo! you can take it to verious options, and mine is the industrial one.

The papers (13@rts and Craft O'Clock) are from my September Counterfeit kit.

Lindy's products that I've used:

Sprays: Sweet Violet Purple Teal, Urban Amethyst, Hi Maintenance Mgenta, Grab a Guy Gold.

Magicals - Pineapple Paradise from Caribbean Cruise set.

Shaker - Magnolia Magenta Gold.

Embossing powders - Midnight Sapphire, King Midas Gold and Sunset Yellow Orange.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

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Land that I love

Runner Up at More Than Words 

for September challenge

It was Election day this week here in Israel, so apart from voting, I celebrated the day off by making a layout with an inspiration so matching the day.

The current challenge at More Than Words challenge blog is 'Origin plus colors of your country's flag'.

I was born and raised in Israel. this is my homeland, land that I love.

Our flag's colors are blue and white, and the design of the flag is inspired by the Talit design - stripes at the edges and Magen David (star of David) in the middle. I used these elements in my layout.

I used a photo of David's tower in Jerusalem, this is one of Israel's most famous sights.

I was also inspired by the current challenge at Creative Embellishments 

Mostly by the hues of blue in the tubes. I also used some flairs (some of CE) for the twist of a circular element. The flourish chipboards are also of CE.

To color the chipboards, I use Lindy's Gang embossing powders (Midnight Copper, Madonna Robe Blue Gold and Desert Moon Turquoise).

The Magen David is made by two opposite triangles, so I used 7 Dots Studio stamp of triangles (Dreamscapes), heat embossed with Lindy's ep (Purely White).

Some of the stamps on the background are  49 and Market (Pascale's Grammer). The flowers are all 49 and Market (Blossom Blends Cotton, Blossom Blends Sea Breeze, Vintage Shades Potpouri blue and cotton).

Inks are TH tea dye distress ink, and Ranger's archival inks sepia and jet black).

Papers are 13Arts, Mintay Papers, Fancy Pants and Craft O'clock - all from my September Counterfeit Kit (and so are CE flairs)

Mediums - Finnabair's gesso, clear and white.

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Amazing - a mixed media layout

Happy Saturday to you all!

Today I'm sharing with you a mixed media layout I've made for some challenges.

First is the current challenge at 7 Dots Studio blog, with this beautiful moodboard:

When I saw this moodboard, the color combination reminded me the photo I took at Sainte Chapelle cathedral in Paris, with light coming through the stained glasses. I drew some more inspiration from the twinklings, and the photo of the old street (I always think of Paris when I see photos of old streets).

All papers, tags, sticker and die-cuts are 7 Dots Studios.

Next is the current challenge at Mixed Media Place blog, with a quite similar in colors moodboard:

Once again, the colors of purple and teal drew my attention, and also the touch of brown and cream, with twinklings and the stone paved street.

Working with shades of purple and blue/turquoise was perfect for two color challenges. 

One is at Lindy's Gang blog:

Although the pallete is quite pastel one, I decided to go on much bolder version of these colors, with the addition of gold.

The Lindy's products I've used are:

Strabursts - Sweet Violet Purple Teal, Tibetan Poppy Teal, Grab a Guy Gold.

Shakers - Time Travel Teal, Magnolia Magenta Gold.

Embossing powder - Caesar's Gold.

Love, love, love how they all combined together.

Last, and certainly not least, is the Feb challenge at Art Playground blog, which also combined shades of purple and blue/teal:

As explained it the excellent tip on this blog, it is very important to add different shapes to your creation, to make it more intersting. One way, which I used here, is working with stencils and modeling paste. The stencil I've used (Magenta) has already different shapes - lines and circles. I used the stencil in the vertical way, the way the windows in the photo go. Then I added more circles with the tags, the gold sequins, the die cuts under the the title and the splatters.

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