Mixed Media Girl with Dog

Hello and Welcome!

Most folks in the mixed media world know Andrea Gomoll but in case you aren't familiar with her, she's a mixed media artist from Germany. I love her whimsical creations and when she offered  a whimsical animals class at the beginning of October I immediately signed up. Another bonus was that part of the proceeds would go to help animals in shelters and I'm all for that. The project I'm sharing today is my first of the class yet it's actually from the second lesson. This dog was so cute I just had to jump ahead. ;) Hopefully the barrel around his neck identifies him as a St. Bernard. I definitely need more practice but this will have to suffice for now. ;)

This class-Whimsical Watercolors: Pawfect Furry Friends-is an online mixed media class. Click the link to learn more and if you'd like to test out Andrea's teaching style she offers free classes as well. I think you'll enjoy her fun personality!

Here are a few close ups.


The only time I've ever been around a St. Bernard was in high school. A friend of mine had one and he was truly a gentle giant. So is this guy!

A whimsical girl needs whimsical hair so I gave her a custom color which I call razzleberry pink. ;) I blended Quinacridone Magenta with white acrylic paint and once it was dry I added more color with pink madder lake and middle purple pink Faber-Castell Pitt brush pens. A white Signo gel pen adds  some highlights and using a technique from the class more white was added as well. I just wish I could pull this color off in real life lol. 

The butterfly on her shoulder is not part of the class creation, however I love butterflies so I added one. I used a stamp by Finnabair and colored it with spiced marmalade distress ink. Orange peel Stickles give it some pizzazz as well as a black gel pen.

I added texture to my mountains using stencils, modeling paste and permanent black ink. Also a small piece of washi tape which has 789 on it by Tim Holtz.

Using an uppercase alpha set by Hero Arts and a lowercase set by Recollections I spelled out my quote.  You can see more of the washi tape in the background along with Tim's arrow stencil. 

I love this sweet duo and can't wait to make more projects from this fun class.

Thanks for looking today, have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Lisa xx

Defending the Faith

Hello!

Last week on my blog I mentioned that I plan to share a mixed media angel with you mid-week, then I pushed it back to Friday due to a busy schedule. I edited that post to say that it would be up today. Truthfully, this is not the angel I intended to post today. I was all set to share the Week 4 Healing Angel from Tamara LaPorte's Art, Heart and Healing free online e-course. After the mass shooting on the Umpqua Community College last Thursday in Roseberg, Oregon...I was a bit numb. Personally I was horrified that the motive behind these senseless killings was a hatred for Christians. It hit me doubly hard as our daughter attends college and she's a Christian. None of us ever know what day will be our last here on earth. My prayer is that something like this will never happen again...anywhere.

So instead of the angel, I'm sharing this mixed media young woman with you. The cross necklace is a testament to her faith and the halo represents the moment she exchanged this earthly home for her heavenly home. May God comfort the families, friends and loved ones of those who lost someone in the attack. For the survivors I pray that they will heal both emotionally and physically. 

To the right of her I wrote defending the faith with a white Faber-Castell Pitt Pen. I used a yellow Pitt Pen to alter the Idea-ology mirrored stars which I added to the halo. To color the girl I used watercolor crayons and pencils. The background was created with blue, yellow, and white acrylic paint which I applied with a brayer. I added some subtle touches of Golden Quinacridone Magenta fluid acrylic paint with a brush. 

I'll be back tomorrow to share some fall inspiration with you featuring cutting files by The Cutting Cafe. 

Lisa xx

Make a Wish List

DLP Planner Pages-Week 29

I'm here today with my latest Documented Life Project planner pages. This week the challenge was to Make a Wish List and incorporate it into your art. If you are not familiar with DLP click here to learn more. As always I'll also be uploading my photos to the DLP Facebook group but you'll find more photos and detail here on my blog. I'm working with a moleskine 18-month planner for this challenge that I altered by adding tip-ins (additional third page also called a flap) so it gives me a three page spread and an outside flap to work on as well. I'll walk you through my process as we go. 

Left page is always my planner page and records appointments and important dates.

It also records my first two wishes.

The middle page features a TCW stencil of the NYC skyline. 

The third page records my third wish and now records a fourth as well after my DH was stung last weekend. He's fine now but it totally ruined our "quiet" weekend. 

My planner opened and showing my outside flap on right side.

Part of the challenge was to use pictures from a magazine showing our wishes and instead I chose to use cardstock stickers of places we've been or want to visit. 

Switzerland is on the wish list!

My first two wishes.

My third wish.

My fourth wish. ;)

If you've never visited San Antonio, Texas I highly recommend it. The missions there (several including the Alamo) are worth the visit and they are free. The Riverwalk downtown is a must and we thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the German community north of S. A. in New Braunfels and the French community that's west of S. A. in Castroville. So much to do there and be sure to eat at Mamacitas!!! As for Bryce Canyon all I can say is that it is a place I wish everyone could see. To me, it will always be a sacred place.

The iconic Eiffel Tower in beautiful Paris, France. 

It's magical!

Love seeing Lady Liberty for the very first time as a senior in high school. 

Wind Cave National Park is one of those rare places on this earth. We did indeed see buffalo and actually got out of the car (don't advise this) and snapped some pictures. Not the brightest idea since they can be very dangerous and run up to 35 mph but we were covered by the One who can protect us, always. Thankfully no one was hurt except when we had to run ourselves when they started charging. NOT LOL! 

That's all for me today. Hope you're having a fabulous weekend and making some great memories with those you love. I'm certainly enjoying visiting my DD and we're about to have lunch at one of our fave restaurants, Samurai's. :-) I'll be back early next week with projects featuring Tim Holtz and cutting files from The Cutting Cafe. 

See ya then,

Lisa xx

Document Life Project-Week 28

 Documented Life Project-Week 28

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Hi everyone, hope your weekend is off to a great start. 

I'm running a little behind with my DLP planner pages but we knew that was going to happen, didn't we? ;) I do have Week 28 to share today and Week 29 will be posted in the next day or so. Then I can start on the current challenge which goes live tomorrow and hopefully get caught up.  

So what's DLP? It's one part planner, one part art journal and one part weekly challenge. You can read all about it here if you'd like to join in the fun. 

Some closeups of each page.

Planner Page

I used stamps, rub ons, 3D butterfly, acrylic paint, Sakura white gelly pen and a Pink Rose Painters pen to create it.

Journal Page

Journal Page

Both of my journal pages feature photos of my children and our first furry child, our Sheltie named Rascal. I added more 3D butterfly stickers, rub ons and Dylusions stamps (flowers and leaves) which I colored with Faber-Castell Pitt Pens. Doodling and washi tape add visual interest and finish my pages.  

The page on the right is my outer flap. I printed a free butterfly sheet which I found on Pinterest and fussy cut each butterfly. After adhering them to my page using Liquitex Matte Gel Medium I shaded each with a black Faber-Castell Pitt Pen and added rub ons. 

Here's a close up of my flap (tip-in). 

(The flap, or tip-in, is a third page that is added to create a 3 page spread in your planner for art journaling.) 

All of my backgrounds were created using various acrylic paints and the pens/markers shown below.

That's all from me today, thanks for looking!

Hugs,

Lisa

The Document Life Project-Week 27

{outer flap}

Hello again, for all of my US friends I hope you enjoyed your 4th of July celebrations yesterday. We certainly did and I'm sure the festivities are continuing for many throughout the weekend. I wanted to share my planner pages for last week and this is my first go at this. I'm joining in mid-year and will continue in my eighteen month planner through 2015. 

Photo Credit: Barbara Moore

Want to join along? Learn more here.

The weekly challenge was to use a crossword puzzle, word search or sudoku. Each background was created using Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints which I love for their transparent nature. My flap page (above) doesn't reflect the challenge but I'm reserving the flaps for me. 

Here's my three page spread for my first challenge with DLP. :)

{first page}

(second page}

{third page -inside flap}

The crossword puzzle is clip art and I had fun doodling on it. A few words of encouragement were filled in for motivation. Stickers, cut-outs, and washi tape add color and visual interest. I did add a die cut Alterations keyhole that was lying on my desk just for fun. Did you notice the deli flower on each page? Sandi Keene has a fab deli paper flower tutorial here. I haven't added my journaling yet as I want to go back and record the events of our short travel break when I get home.   

Thanks for looking today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll be back to share last week's ICAD cards (late with those too) on Monday. In case you don't know, running late is the story of my life lol. :)

Hugs,

Lisa