Charcoal

Compressed burned wood used for drawing

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Here is my cover page for The Art of Whimsical Lettering with Joanne Sharpe online class. It's free if you have her new book :) I am using an old calender for my journal, that way I can hang it up to look at when I need the inspiration!

One of the highlights to my design was writing Joanne's name inside the spoon, and then wouldn't you know it....I had forgotten to add the e on the end of her name...lol So I had to go back and squeeze it in and added the small flower on the other side to hopefully balance it out.

The most tedious part was using a stencil to create the alphabet soup in the background, I had to make myself finish it cause I was bored, bored, bored. I have discovered I love the conceptual part of designing however I don't like coloring it in.

Dylusions journal, inks ( black, white )

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray Cocoa Bean
Koi waterbrush - small and large

Sakura -Pigma Sensei Manga Drawing Set

Faber Castel PITT Pen

Signo - white pen

various old watercolors, a letter stencil

Ranger Distress stain - silver

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and I am giving away a jar of Helmar Decoupage & Craft paste....those that visit my blog can earn extra entries by posting a project that you created during the "lettering to wall hanging" videos on the Frosted Designs FB page or by visiting me and I will give you ways to earn your extra entries.

Vicki earns an extra entry by using her tracking skills as a border on this colorful page and posting it over on the FD FB page.

Here are the totals so far for the extra entries:

Tamiko - 3

Sharon  - 2

Vicki L. -1

Vicki ( SB ) - 1
Janis - 1

Frosted Designs Kit Challenge

Sooooooooo....if you happen to visit my blog then you might know that our March kit is out, called A Moment in Time, which is gorgeous!! And to think kits like this can be delivered right to your front door! Does life get any better?

Which brings us to the Kit Challenge !!

We are going to stick with a recipe as it gives you, the subscriber, more control over which items you would like to use.  Remember: ANY TYPE OF PROJECT is acceptable so long as you use at least three of the following items from the kit:

~ Black Background (Can be solid cardstock!)

~ One Word Title 

~ Chipboard or Wooden Die-Cuts (At least ONE piece!)

~ Flowers (At least ONE!)

~ Ribbon

Fell free to use other items as you normally would...  Just be sure to include three of the above on your project to be entered in to win a fabulous prize! Check out the Frosted Designs Blog for details!

And here is what I created using: 

1. black background

2. wooden die-cut

3. flower

other products used:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Liquid Scrap Dots, Tacky Craft Glue

Signo White Pen

Sakura Gelly Roll pen

Ranger Distress marker, Crackle Paint

Bright brush

Refers to a brush that has the same shape as a “flat” however the hairs are not as long as those on the flat brush.
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The Journal52 prompt for week 7 is

 When I Grow Up

I did end up 50 years later actually doing something art related which had been a childhood fantasy job, so I am living out one of my dreams....but I also like most children had multiple thoughts on the subject of what I envisioned I could become. I ghost journaled all those jobs and dreams...don't see them, well, hang on and you will!

The art brush symbolizes my art, selling it at the Art Mob has been a dream come true for me. I have been successfully doing it for over a year now and loving every minute of it!

Each set of words are written 3 different ways. The largest is my title " In the end I just became me", and the pink ink flows out from the heart surrounding the words with the negative spaces not colored in, then we have the background circles saying "I am a work in progress", both written in all capitals but 2 things differ....first the circles go clockwise and counter clockwise. All the writing going clockwise have white colored in the negative spaces and those going counter clockwise are colored in with black ink. Still not seeing the under journaling??.....you will....promise...lol

Next the heart is more solid and serene for while I am a work in progress

 ( probably until the day I die ) I am happy and content where my life has lead me, so I wanted the heart to look peaceful and not cluttered, also not finished because there is always room in my heart for more.

And now for the surprise under journaling, something I didn't mean to happen this way, but sometimes it happens when we aren't expecting it. I wrote with my Faber Castell Big Stamp pen over the layer of inks and gesso and it kinda sunk in and dissappeared, well, that is until the light hits the page just right and then, BAM....!!

Seriously, almost kinda freaky, really! Here's a close up

Fun prompt with unexpected results!

Ranger - Dylusion Inks
Faber Castell Big Brush pen
Sakura -Pigma Sensie pens
white Signo pen
Ranger - Dylusions journal
Sheena Douglas - Silhoutte Garden stamps ( butterfly )
Close to my Heart - Scrapbook Setiments-Poets ( sentiment )


entering my art journal page in:

Blog Quick Quotes - Friday Challenge 36

Birds-eye view

Seeing from a point of view from an altitude or from a distance; a comprehensive view in a downward direction; also called an “aerial view”.
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Limor Weber's February challenge ( color challenge plus journaling prompt )

Simon Says Monday Challenge - We love Stamps

♥ A shimmer shot

More wonderful shine ♥ and hand lettering. Everything was drawn using a pipette and ink and once dry I go back and sketch around the designs with a waterproof pen. This puppy has been sealed with Helmar Crystal KOTE Varnish to protect the inks and colors.

 Love the ghost writing I did using my water brush with the inks

 Purposely blurred out the journaling, but it's all about what I wish I had done, what I wish I had been told, etc. to have become an artist who is confident. I wrote it out on the backside of my art work and then glued the piece to my board so it cannot be seen. :)

Close to my Heart - stamp

various inks - Dylusions ( Bubble Gum Pink,  Lemon Zest )
 Lindy's ( Starburst Tiffiany Lou Blue, Sea Mint Green and Moon Shadow Mist Gossamer Gold )

Sakura Pigma Sensei - waterproof pen
Signo - white pen

sky pilot: noun

clergyman; specifically : chaplain

pronunciation
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Page Maps - boy-girl challenge with Stephanie Perdue + Fancy Pants prize! 

 "Create a layout, based on the sketch above, in a boy or girl theme. We'll be looking for something creative in place of the flowery embellishment on the sketch." 

So here is my LO, with acorns and leaves replacing the flowery element. I also added a button instead of more flowers alongside the journaling.

 and a close up for your viewing pleasure:

I altered the colors of the orange dots on the polka dot paper by coloring them in with a lighter pink so that they would match the colors of the flowers better and used pink letters and numbers to further tie in the colors together.

I loosely glued the acorns and leaves down so that they have dimension, without using any pop dots 

also entering this in:

Anything but a Card - #20 Dust off your old supplies

Fancy Pants - button ( the only FP product I had )

Little Yellow Bicycle - brown woodgrain and polka dot paper, journal card

 ( Used really old papers from my stash for  the background and an old piece of hoarded vellum )

Cricut - Stretch Your Imagination, p. 46  ( acorns )

Simply Scarecrow - ( leaves )

Ranger - Distress Marker, Distress Ink

ZIG - marker

Signo - white pen

Heidi Grace - pink sticker letters

Sandy Lion - expoxy numbers