Sakura Fantasy Blog Hop - Travelocity is Pure Imagination!

 

 

 

I love fairies, gnomes, and any mystical, magical being.  Several techniques were utilized to create this art piece.  I not only used 3D Crystal Lacquer, I used TS Mixers in many ways.  In addition, images are from Viva Las VegaStamps.

A large tag was used.  I did DTP (Direct To Paper) on the tag with a rust ink, and staw ink.  I then used a mop brush (cosmetic blush brush ok) and tapped TS Mixers in purple on top.  I blew off the excess.  Be Sure to use PIGMENT INK, as that has a longer open wet time and the TS Mixers stick to it. 

The dots of colors shimmer - that's the TS Mixers!  The hexagon is a stamp and I stamped those in a deep purple then brushed more TS Mixers on top.  I used a pink color by the tag hole.

Here is a close up of the Hexagons close up.  If you noticed, the stamping is layered.  The hexagons were stamped after the TS Mixers added over DTP.  then birds stamped, and words "pure imagination."  Gel pens were used to add design edge, and the edges of the tag were randomly distressed to look a little ripped and worn. May Arts Ribbon was spray dyed to match. 

The gnome, mushroom, and grass was stamped on separate cardstock.  The images were colored first with Copics, then 3D Crystal Lacquer was added to the hat, belt, pants, button, and parts of the mushroom.  It really pops out when dried.  (Image doesn't show how much it pops out.)

On the bottom on the grass (which is extended into the background), I made my own TS Mixers watercolors!  The ratio is 2 parts TS Mixer, 1 part Gum Arabic (I use powdered form), and slowly add water to create a creamy consistency.  Leftovers can be dried in a palette and popped out for further future use.  A copper and green color were used to make 2 separate cakes of watercolors that shimmer.  Unfortunately, the camera can't pick up the shimmer, but it is glorious!!  A charm dragonfly was glued last.

The whole piece shimmers, and shines--- magic appears everywhere!!!

WIN 2 bottles of 3D Crystal Lacquer!!!  Comment on everyone's blog, and go to the Sakura's blog and vote on a project that was your favorite!
Check out the other Fab art on this blog hop!!! 






Cre8tiveLea Yours - Lea

Viva Las VegaStamps DT Try Out

It's time again to reapply for the Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team.  I have had the wonderful opportunity to design on this totally wonderful team!!  It's heading towards 3 years now!

It was back in 1991, when VLVS opened, that I started my obessive collecting of all sorts of images.  Mostly funny, crazy images, but I love nature and quotes.  DeeDee is our fearless leader and Marketing Director for Viva Las VegaStamps and all the new changes has only enhanced a GrEaT company!!!

I have a passion for these images, and I feel like a part of a creative family.  It is one of the best teams I have been on!  I also have been fortunate to have random graphic images made into stamps.  This is also a passion of mine.

Take away art, music, and VLVS and I will be LOST!!!

Here are my entries for the team:

This is a project I created for Valentine's Day.  I like to recycle and use items I find at 70% + off.  This bucket was from Christmas, but the colors lends itself to Valentine's.  I adore the heart group stamp from VLVS - you can use whole, but you can also cut it a part.  I did both for this project.  The Valentine's Day words are also VLVS.

The Blast From the Past Blog Hop was too much fun!!!  We were sent a "mystery" image and created an art piece to show what's old is new and what's new can be old!  Love this image!!!  Adding watercolors, puff paint, and wood words creates texture, dimension, and shading to the image.  VLVS has thousands of stamp images to fit anyone's mood, style of art, or any image for any occasion.

This altered book page is near and dear to my heart.  I adore the apocalypse images and they go together with other bio and hazard images.  The Crime Scene Tape is to die for!!!  The brick background made me so happy!  It worked on this page so well.  Of course I love the chains, the chain is one of my images made into a stamp.  I used to do art like this all the time, but to actually get back to my roots, and make a statement I believe in is so wonderful!!!

OK, my last piece of art.....oh wait!!!  I can't show you it!  It will be a part of the collaboration week with Helmar and Viva Las VegaStamps!!!  Be sure to check the blog on May 20-25 to see the whole DT's designs!

 

I thank Wayne, DeeDee, and Jeff for the opportunity to design for VLVS.  It has been a extreme pleasure, and hope it will continue!!!

Cre8tiveLea Yours - Lea

Anything but a Card Challenge #18

Here is my ATC for the Anything but a Card Challenge #18!   Yes, it is Anthony Bourdain.  Love his style, and his travels!!  Have read many of his books.

This piece is an enchance collage, painted with inks, distressed, and shading with Copics.  Texture created as well.

Join in the fun!  Share your art and create outside the box with Anything but a Card.  Link Here, to see all the details.  Challenge yourself or just have a riot sharing what you create!

To view other challenges go to link!

Thank you Susan for an excellent site :-D
Bon Apetit'!!!!

Cre8tiveLea Yours - Lea

Scrap and Stamp Arts Magazine

Another article in Scrap and Stamp Arts Magazine!  The photo below is of the 2nd page of the article highlighting Viva Las VegaStamps in the mix! 

Create your own color palettes, and use every part.  The picture shows how you use VLVS Kromecote cardstock to pick up excess ink once done with the palette.

CreativeLea Yours - Lea

Viva Las Vegas Helps Present a Viewpoint!

Here is art from my VLVS post!  I had a point of view to express and created an altered book page to do this.  I used DeeDee's (Team Leader and Designer) Apocolypse images, my chain image, and other stamp images to express this point of view.

Be careful what you eat and drink.  Read labels and find out what the chemicals mean.  Brominaded Vegetable oil is lethal.  Brominade used to be used as fire retardant on children's PJ's!!!  Many orange drinks, lemon "Squirt" type drinks, and many Sports drinks has it.  Watch Out!!!!

Catch Up Time with A-R-T

Because I am constantly posting to blogs of the DT's I am on, I forget to post here as well.  I have been happily busy with Viva Las VegaStamps, USArtQuest, and Sakura Hobby Craft. 

Soon I will have yummy images to show you with my guest artist work for Artist Cellar!!  Wow not only do they have Brilliant Stencils, but all the paints and inks you could want to add color with the stencils!!!    I will be doing a stencil collage.

Here is my latest eye candy:

Sakura Hobby - casting with Lacquer.

USArtQuest - DicroFibers - bracelet made with underlay of paste paper.  Die cut left over elements.

USArtQuest D'Lights and Prills in Sticker.

Viva Las VegaStamps, Asian Stab binding book.

Viva Las VegaStamps, collage and stamping ...accented with gelly roll pens and textured ink background.

Viva Las VegaStamps Paint Brush Swap.

Viva Las VegaStamps and Clearsnap Smooch blog project. 

There might be a repeat, or I might have missed something...more to come later on. 

Enjoy the possibilities of Creativity - Lea

VLVS Paintbrush Swap!

I loved creating with a paintbrush in an altered, mixed media manner!!  The Viva Las VegaStamps swap had each swapper create an altered paintbrush utilizing VLVS images, ink, paint and whatever we wanted.

Here is my offering:

I used 4 VLVS images.  You cannot see the little dots on the paintbrush handle, but you can see the word imagine (part of a whole saying), the zebra, and the graph image (washi tape border ).

 

 

 

 

I can't wait to see which brush I get in return!!!  I loved how the bristles looked like the Savana of Africa and the zebra walking in it.  The handle represents the sky and where the sky meets the grass and bushes.