ART JOURNAL PAGE# 12: Sisters

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Antique Linen, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Jingle Bells, Butternut Squash, Jack O'Lantern, Bahama Blue and Cinder, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Brocade and Mini Chicken Wire Reversed, printed photo, bottle cap

ART JOURNAL PAGE #11: Confused

Vague. Unclear. Indistinct. Blurred. Hazy. Puzzled. Perplexed. Baffled. At sea. Imprecise. Woolly. Shadowy. Dim. Bemused. At a loss. Muddled. Nonplussed. Sketchy.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Weathered Wood, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Butternut Squash, Coral Reef, Jingle Bells, Jack O'Lantern, Candy Apple, Scarlet, Gumdrop, Olive Vine and Bahama Blue, 

CANVAS# HPJ-2016-02: Old Time

Hi there! I finally finished this canvas. I made the base ages ago, but I just couldn't finish it. I stored it away and I just brought it out this morning to work on it again. 

Here is how it turned out.

We went on a trip to the Taal Heritage Village last April and it was like traveling back into time-into the bygone days of the Spanish period where houses were made of stone on the lower floor. For this they are called bahay na bato. This little town is rich with history and culture. We had visited the ancestral houses, others turned into museums, of important personages of our country's history and learned a lot about their lives back then and of course their contribution to society. We have only been there for an overnight stay, but we have seen and heard and felt a lot. This visit has had a deep impression on me. I hope I could go back there some day for a longer stay.

Anyway, let's go back to the canvas. Remember the 12"x12" paper pad I bought from Wellmanson's a few months ago? The papers were so pretty I squeed while leafing through the pages. They are all so awesome. Most of them I thought I could use on a canvas especially the one that I used on this particular project. Upon seeing the page, I immediately thought of making a mixed media canvas with our photo from our Taal Village trip. With that in mind, I began the project.

I started by coating the edges of the canvas with black acrylic paint. After drying, I adhered the patterned paper onto the canvas using soft gel. At first I thought I ruined it because there were bubbles all over the canvas. I wanted to pull out the paper, but controlled myself (which was a feat since I was so annoyed buy it). I just put it aside while trying to get some breather. I got frustrated over it obviously. When I got back from doing some other things to see what I could do to salvage it, I was surprised to find it dry and smooth. The lumps were gone. It was as if those lumps never existed. I told myself that I will just stick to Elmer's glue with a part of water, but I guess soft gel works fine as well. It just needs time to dry. 

It was the first time that I used it to adhere a large piece of paper onto a canvas. I have seen videos of Elena Morgun using soft gel medium in adhering paper and embellishments on her projects, but I have not tried it before this. I still prefer using a mixture of white glue and water though and my new favorite for adhering embellishments and boards, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue. 

I layered scraps of patterned paper, book paper and board paper onto the right side of the canvas to serve as a background for the photo. I then stenciled with molding paste. That was the last step I've taken before completely stopping. I just didn't know how to go on.

This is nothing new. This happens every once in a while then I would pick it up and work on it again. And a lot of time, the finished project is so different from what I pictured it should be.

So this morning, I tasked myself to complete it no matter what.

I adhered the photo onto the matte. Well, I smudged gesso around its edges first before doing so. I then put in the wooden embellishments and the metal charms and the paper flowers. I splattered ink onto the surface and gessoed the embellishments. I added some more metal elements and some beads and adhered the sentiment. I put in some crystals as a finishing touch. That's that. Project complete! Great! I can now move on to my art journal. I still owe you a couple of pages. 

I hope you come back later and check out my art journal pages. Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Monday!




MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Conda 12"x12" Canvas, Reeves Acrylic Paint Mars Black, Eno Greeting 12"x12" paper pad Retro Series, scraps, printed photo, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishments, Rosie's Studio Wood Veneers, Eno Greeting 3D Stickers, paper flowers, metal charms, self-adhesive crystals, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Art Is and Mini Chicken Wire Reversed, Golden Soft Gel Gloss, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue, chipboard, Pebeo Gesso

ART JOURNAL PAGE #10: Love

"Never rush in love for it never runs out. Let love be the one to knock on your door so that by the time you start to feel you'll know it's real."

-UNKNOWN

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Worn Lipstick, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Candy Apple Red, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Perfume and Windsor, Heidi Swapp Clear Stamps Music Notes, Ranger Archival Ink Vermillion and Rose Madder, paper tape, Forever Post Card, Rosie's Studio Wood Veneers, tags, Artline Calligraphy Pen 1.0 Black

ART JOURNAL PAGE #9: Believe

"Dream on."

Find a way.

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"The future is always beginning now."

"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."

"Take wing."

"Shine. Get up and glow."

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Diamonds and Boutique, Multi Craft Clear Stamps Vintage Tools, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Inspirational Lift, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Dreamer, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Chicken Wire Reversed, printed text, Rosie's Studio Sticker Book of Phrases, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishment, metal charms, jump rings

ART JOURNAL PAGE #8: Happiness

"Happiness isn't about getting what you want all the time. It's about loving what you have and being grateful for it." 

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord and Peacock, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Bahama Blue, Scarlet, Candy Apple Red, Olive Vine and Cinder, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Tile Texture and Susana's Arrows, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Morocco, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps Script, Unbranded Clear Stamps, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Aquamarine, Vermillion and Rose Madder, StazOn Midi Ink Pad Midnight Blue and Emerald Green, Forever Post Card, Rosie's Studio Sticker Book of Phrases, Rives Board Paper Traditional Black, paper tape

ART JOURNAL #7: Life

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Peacock, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Cinder, Ranger Archival Ink Aquamarine, StazOn Midi Ink Pad Cloudy Sky, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria, Triangles and Boutique, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps Script, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Art Is, Rosie's Studio Diecuts

ART JOURNAL PAGE #6: Friendship

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany, Golden Molding Paste, Prima Marketing Stencil 12"x12" Harlequin, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Diamonds and Botanical Odyssey, Multi Craft Clear Stamps Tickets, Heidi Swapp Clear Stamps Mixed Media, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Mini Bird, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Black pen, printed photo

CARD# HPJ-2016-23: Bon Voyage 2

Hi! I'm going to share a project that I made last week. It is actually a wallet fold mini, but I made it into a card. Well, a holder of tags for the messages. I made two of these before. I learned how to make it from Ginny Nemchak. It is easy and fun to make. It works great for a travel theme. If you want to know how it is done, you can check out Ginny's guide on Snapguide here.

The mini measures 3" x 4 1/2". It is really small which makes it even cuter. Heh.

I used a gift wrapper for the base. It is one of those wrapping papers that I hoarded from Papemelroti 2 or so years ago. I think I'll get some more of the same design if they still have some stock left. I hope they still have them. 

For the front of the card, I stamped some images in the background before stenciling with light molding paste. After the paste dried, I applied distress ink on the surface. I stamped a balloon image on a separate patterned paper and fussy cut it. I adhered chipboard at the back before affixing it onto the card. I then added the sentiment which I first stamped on a piece of patterned paper. I distressed and inked the edges. I put in the metal charms last to add more interest to the card. 

I stamped some more on the pockets.

I ran a die through my Cuttlebug and made several tags. These tags would hold the message for the recipient. 

I did not put inserts on the sides since Dino asked me not to. He only wanted to fill in the inside pockets.

So that was that. Another fun project done! I hope you liked it. Thanks for looking today! Have a great week!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Papemelroti Wrapping Paper, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Tim Holtz Paper Stash 8"x8" paper pad Menagerie, metal charms, lace trimming, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Wanderlust, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Dreamer, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Chestnut, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Tile Texture, Golden Light Molding Paste, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Tea Dye, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue, EK Circle Punch 1/2", hole punch, Cuttlebug Machine V2

MINI ALBUM: Live Laugh Love

Hello! How are you doing? It has been raining daily since last week and I was just so lazy over the weekend that I did not want to move. I can't remember if I've mentioned about a mini that I was working on for Ria, one of our colleagues who came back from Maternity Leave. I think I did.

Anyway, I should have given this to her last month during our small welcome back surprise for her, but I wasn't finished with the album yet. 

Here it is.

The album measures 8 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 8 1/2". The pages are at 8" x 8".

Let's start with the cover. Like what I usually do with mini album covers, I used chipboard and reinforced the folded parts with double sided adhesive tape and tissuestock coated with Mod Podge. After drying, I adhered the designer papers. I decorated it after all the pages were in place.

I used minimal embellishments on the front of the cover. I adhered a length of lace trimmings on the part where one designer paper joined another. I stenciled a brocade at the middle of the cover with light molding paste. The light molding paste is perfect. It added dimension to the project and at the same time some texture. (If I prefer molding paste on my cards and art journal, I love using light molding paste on minis.) I then affixed a wooden embellishment and added the sticker and paper flowers. I glazed the wood veneer and flowers with metallic acrylic paint. I also put in the sentiment 'Live, Laugh, Love' and stamped on the background. And of course I made the closure using the technique I learned from Cathy McGrath.

Now for the pages... I cut eight 8" x 8" board papers and adhered eight designer papers. I stenciled with light molding paste on each one which would serve as the background for the photos. After drying, I went crazy with my stamps and ink pads. I stamped here and there. Then I made the hinge. I adhered it onto the spine of the cover and decorated the inner cover. I made pockets for the tags and additional photos. Afterwards, I adhered the pages onto the hinge one after the other. 

The mini is easy to make but it takes a lot of time to complete with all the coating and stenciling and drying. I'm pretty sure I'll be making another one in the next few weeks or so. People's birthdays are coming up (and so is mine!). 

I hope you liked it. Thank you for looking today! Have a great week!



MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Chipboard, Moods Board Paper Stormy Gray, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, DCWV 12"x12" paper pad Vintage Lane, Eno Greeting 8"x8" paper pad Sweet Life, Rosie's Studio Sticker Book of Phrases, Eno Greeting 3D Stickers, paper flowers, manila tags, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishment, organza ribbon, lace trimmings, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Brocade and Chicken Wire Reversed, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Perfume, Butterflies, Windsor, Botanical Odyssey and Flutterby, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity #1, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps Script, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Rose Madder and Aquamarine, StazOn Midi Ink Pad Emerald City, Ganache, Spiced Chai and Cloudy Sky, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pearl White, Stanley Glue Gun, Canvas Corp Tissuestock, Mod Podge Matte, Aleene's Tacky Glue

CARD# HPJ-2016-22: Chie

Hi! It is raining so hard outside and I'm afraid the power will be out soon. I'm here to finally share to you what I came up with for Chie's birthday. You might find it weird, but she actually asked for a card inside a coffin box. Apparently, she loves skulls and coffins and her favorite anime is Yamato Nadeshiko (The Wallflower). It's just sad that I did not get to make it the way she wanted it--with all the blood spilling on the lid of the coffin and a skull on the card. We tried looking for skulls and skeletons, but they are not yet being sold. Perhaps we will find them in stores in a few weeks since the Halloween is coming.

I made this a few weeks ago, but I just could not give it to her. It felt that it was still lacking something (aside from the skeleton). We had to give it to her. It's way past her birthday. Even if it did not feel complete, I handed it to her yesterday morning. She loved it. Even her teammates loved it. I'm glad she loves it! I wanted to make her happy. I think it succeeded because she was in such a good mood afterwards that she forgot about not being able to go with us for breakfast. She was feeling bad since their team building activity coincided with our small get together at John's house (a soup party with videoke!) She missed our gathering. Heh.

Anyway, here is what I came up with.

The only skull embellishment I have is a tiny metal charm from one of my divi trips a year or so ago. It's so small that it would be out of place if I placed it on the lid of the box. Then I thought of my brocade stencil. Why not stencil a part of it as a background for the skull. It would not make the charm that small anymore and it would also add dimension. And so that was what I did. I stenciled with molding paste and inked the surface after drying. It was still missing something though. I rummaged through my metal charm stash and found the little wings. I adhered them onto the bottom part of the stenciled image and there goes the lid.

I added some more metal charms on the bottom of the box.

At first, the box didn't close like this. I actually made the lid slightly bigger than the bottom to fit the box, but the inside of the lid keeps sticking. It was hard to remove. 

I thought of just making the lid same size as the bottom, but I'll be putting another set of illustration board on the inside of the box whose top part showing should fit the depth of the lid. I set out to work on it and it totally worked. Now it is easier to close and open the box. It still sticks at times because of the paint, but it is no longer that difficult to pry it open. 

After making the base using illustration board and Turbo Tacky Glue (I must say I love the glue! It's now one of my favorite adhesives for my projects. It maybe a little pricey, but it's such a great product. It's strong and it dries fast!), I covered the seams with tissuestock and Mod Podge. I painted the edges with black acrylic paint after it dried. 

I then cut the red board paper into the desired sizes and shapes, inked the edges and adhered them on the inside of the box. I did the same with the designer paper on the outside of the box.

I could not make the original card with the skull so I cut several cardstocks for the messages. Chie wanted red and black. I used black board paper with white pigment ink pen for the message and then white board paper with red gel pen for the message. I originally thought of embossing an image onto the cardstocks, but it failed miserably. I don't know what happened with my embossing ink pad, but it is no longer working as it should be. The ink dries so quickly before I can even put the embossing powder. Hmf. The first and last one that I made looked smudged, but I didn't want to waste the paper so I still included it in the box. I used the normal archival ink pad on the rest.

I put some chocolates in the box to go with the cards. I just love it because the wrapper of the chocolates is red. It fits the inside of the box perfectly! 

This is the very first time that I made something like this-making a box totally from scratch and building it into something dimensional. Our boss saw it when I brought it to work and asked me to make her a Mickey Mouse one. Gah. That's a challenge. It's not that I cannot make it possible, but it would definitely be more of a challenge since the box would be rounded. It is easier to assemble something with straight edges. She is already looking forward to it. What a pressure! I'll somehow make it happen. I'll make her a Mickey Mouse jar for the mean time until I am finished with the box. Heh.

That was that. I hope you liked this project. I'll keep you posted on that Mickey Mouse box. I hope you check my other projects. Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Illustration Board, Recollection 12"x12" paper pad Blackjack, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black and Red, Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, metal charms, chains, jump rings, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Brocade, Golden Molding Paste, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Black, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Botanical Odyssey, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Reeves Acrylic Paint Mars Black, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue