HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY CARD

Good morning friends! I'm so excited to share my very first DT project I created for Ink Road with you. Since Mother's Day is next month, I thought I'd get a jump start and make a beautiful card for my mother! 

To begin,  I added a drop or two of Chalk Acrylic Paint from Paper Artsy onto my gel plate from Gel Press and then smooth over the paint using a brayer. I then placed my 3x4 card over the plate to pick up the paint. I repeated this process with a few different colors such as pink, purple and green. 

Next, I used my Sizzix to punch out the floral die using the Basics Flower 2 Stamp and Die Set.

I used a scrap piece of white cardstock to color two strips of purple and green to use for my Basic Ssentiment Strips.

Next, I stamped the "Happy Mother's Day" and "I love you" sentiment strips from the Basics Sentiment Strips Stamp Set onto the scrap of paper with the ink and then cut them out using scissors. 

To complete the card, I mounted everything down using glue and foam squares. Isn't this so pretty? I love the chalk paint! It adds such a nice touch.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

MIXED MEDIA ART JOURNAL SPREAD

Hello everyone. Nicole here! Today I have a fun art journal spread to share with you. I created this spread one morning...I was feeling like I was in a funk with everything going on in the world. I just felt sad and unmotivated... I wanted to scrapbook something, but then I didn't...so I grabbed some paint and a chipboard art journal page and just let my hands do the work. I had no idea where I was going with this page...I just selected colors that made my heart feel lighter.

We have a few Art Journals in the shop available for purchase and Gia has marked down the price so if you're thinking about giving art journaling a try, grab it now! They are beautiful and they look gorgeous on my shelf. Click here to purchase yours today! I used the Vintage Vibe Ephemera Pack from the shop too! I fell in love with the butterfly napkin... I carefully cut the butterflies out and adhered them to the art journal spread using matte gel. 

To begin, I simply colored the entire page with different colors of acrylic paint. WE have a variety of beautiful colors in the shop. Check them out here. Once the paint was completely dry, I covered some of the colors using white acrylic paint to tone it down some. Then I used Metallic Silver Modeling Paste and a stencil to add the birds and flowers. I love the metallic modeling paste. It is beautiful!!

Once the modeling paste was completely dry, I added the flowers and writing using rubber stamps by Paper Artsy and then I splashed some Raven Coloration Spray here and there. 

To complete the spread, I added some cork heart embellishments, gems and a button. I am very please with how this turned out and it definitely brightened my mood! Thanks for stopping by today! I hope I inspired you to try art journaling!