Dylusion’s Spray Ink Pad Rocks!

Video tutorial with Dylusions new Spray Ink Pad to make a quick art journal page with rubber stamps and stencils by Carolyn Dube

The new Spray Ink Pad is heavenly! Absolutely heavenly! Dyan Reaveley has done it again. Since it comes uninked that means I could add whatever colors of Dylusion’s spray inks I wanted. I had a blast playing and I’ve got a quick video today showing how I inked it up, ways I used it, and there’s even an Oops in there that ended up being my favorite!

I recently had the chance to see Dyan demo so I couldn’t resist the chance to have her sign my hand since my hands are frequently covered in spray inks! She is an absolute riot demoing!

You can watch this on YouTube at: Dylusions Spray Ink Pad

Here’s the quick background I did in the 5 x8 Dylusion’s journal. I usually work in larger journals but I am getting hooked on this size- it is so quick to do a page!

Here’s the finished art journal spread from the video. It was so fast and easy with Dina Wakely’s text stamp and Michelle Ward’s stencil from StencilGirl. The words are from Tim Holtz’s Chit Chat word stickers & Ranger has a waterbrush.

Thanks Dyan for making such a versatile tool that makes me love my spray inks even more!!

I’m over on StencilGirl Talk today too with a quick FUNdamental video on using paint with stencils. I’d love for you to pop over!

Thanks for visiting my blog. Preparing a blog post takes quite a bit of time and energy. If you enjoyed this post, I’d appreciate your support! How? By sharing this post however you are comfortable. Your support makes my muse happy and a happy muse keeps me coming back to the studio again and again!

Sharing with Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, Mandarin Orange Monday, and Creative Every Day!

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Gelli Fun

I am blown away by all the visitors to my blog! Welcome to you all! They, the internet gods, say the summer is such a slow time on the internet. Thrilled that is not the case here! So now, on with some Gelli Plate fun!

August’s Colorful Gelli Print Party is in full swing! There is so much inspiration being linked up and they are linking up all month long so be sure to stop back and check it out! There is still plenty of time for you to join in and link up too! Here are just a few…

http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/gelli-plate-foldnote/

Mary Anne has a tutorial on making your own foldnote! Now that is some happy mail!

http://robinpichelmayer.blogspot.com/2013/08/icad-comes-to-end.html

Robin has all her Index Card a Day cards together. What a wonderful collection and she started many of them as Gelli prints.

http://froebelsternchen.blogspot.co.at/2013/08/susi-sews-wild-quadrat-square.html

Froebelsternchen is playing with composition. I love how her elements are all black and white against the Gelli print!

http://jogatheringwild.blogspot.com/2013/08/finding-my-way.html

What a great way Jo did these faces – with the Gelli print shining through!

Since there are so many new visitors, I thought I’d share a few of my Gelli Plate videos that I have made. There are actually quite a lot of them. I have over 70 videos, many of them about the Gelli Plate. You can click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Here’s a basic intro video for those of you who are new to the Gelli Plate. And for those who have been following my videos, you’ll get a kick out of the end when I actually clean the plate…Clearly an older video since I only clean it for special occasions….

Watch this video on Youtube: Getting Started with a Gelli Plate

Mixing paint right on the Gelli Plate

Watch this video on YouTube: Mixing Paint on the Gelli Plate

Ever used a wine glass and a ping pong ball on the Gelli? I am in this video using found items to make patterns in the paint.

Watch this video on YouTube: Household Junk on the Gelli Plate

Rubber stamps make very detailed and fabulous prints with a Gelli Plate!

Watch this video on YouTube: Rubber Stamps on the Gelli Plate

You can print on just about anything- truly- I printed my sneakers. This is one of my favorite Colorful Gelli Print Party videos ever!

Watch this video on YouTube: Gelli Printed Sneakers

Now it’s your turn to play!

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StencilGirl Blog Hop and Giveaway

Step by step tutorial with a stencil and bead gel in an art journal by Carolyn Dube using StencilGirl Products stencil

Seahorses stencil at StencilGirl Products by June Pfaff Daley

The ocean. It’s my happy place and where my muse lives. So no shocker that I jumped for joy when I saw June Pfaff Daley’s latest designs. She has 4! You can check them all out over at the new stencils area at StencilGirl Products.

On this painted background, I used bead gel to create a wonderful textured seahorse. As long as I had all the supplies out I put seahorses on several papers. Turned out that was a good choice…

To make the seahorse stand out I used Viva Decor’s Metallic Rub.

Stamped a seashell stamp, by 100 Proof Press, over and over. And then I got that feeling. It didn’t have the look I had planned.

But it was just an Oops. An Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly is a gift that has yet to be fully revealed.

So I went to my go to thing, scribble journaling. I used a Posca pen because they are so opaque.

Had to have a bit of color so I added green acrylic paint to the edges.

Then a bit of watered down white acrylic paint. And then, the Oops showed up again. The idea that I had in my mind required the seahorse to be somewhere else, but it wasn’t moving. A mistake? Nope. Just an Oops.

That Oops led me to go in a different direction. I wanted 2 or 3 seahorses for the new plan. I cut out one of the other seahorses I had made. Really easy to cut out too!

Now, this looks like 3 but it is really 1 cut apart- why waste any of it! Stamped the words, “Swim in the little moments”.

Added some green rose trim and a gem for the eyes. And it felt complete for me. All the Oops I had while making this led to me to here, a place that is better than what I had planned!

The blog hop has all sorts of giveaways…there is more than one stencil to be won! Tehre is a giveaway on the StencilGirl Talk blog that you get a chance to win by leaving a comment on each blog in the hop. Comment on more blogs get more chances to win! Of course, just one comment per blog is eligible. On top of this giveaway, there are more! Check out all the blogs to find the other giveaways!

StencilGirl Talk

June Pfaff Daley

Mary Beth Shaw

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Paula Phillips-Journal Artista

Kirsten Reed

Marjie Kemper

Mary C. Nasser

Carolyn Dube You’re here! Head over to Maria’s blog next!

Maria McGuire

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