Friday 6 March 2015

Art Journal Page - Secret Garden

Created in my Lyrics journal and recorded for You Tube.
Lyrics By Madonna, "Secret Garden"

Supplies:
Strathmore Visual Journal (Mixed Media Paper) 9 x 12"
Dylusions Sprays (Old Style): Aubergine, Sky Blue, Lime
Stamps:

  • Sam Poole: Chicken Wire
  • Lavina: Tree Goddess "Luna", Willow, Slender Mushrooms, Spotty Toadstools, Midnight Meandering, Zen Rose
Archival Ink: Aquamarine, Deep Purple, Fern Green
Versafine Ink: Onyx Black
Stencils:
  • Crafter's Workshop: Mini Retro Bursts, Mini Butterfly Meadow
  • Imagination Crafts: Leaf Swirl Border
Prima Craft Knife (Ingvild Bolme Line)
Prima Light Paste, Opaque matte (Art Basics /Finnabair Line)
Pergamano Detail Scissors
Golden Matte Medium
Reeves Flat Brush #4
Daler Rowney Cryla Round Brush #1 (C10)
Computer Generated Text: Font "1942 Report"
Micron Black Pens: 02, 05
Silks Acrylic Glazes: Olive Vine, GInger Flower, Majestic Blue
Golden Heavy Body Paint: Irridescent Gold (Fine)
Ranger Glossy Accents
Tweezers
Posca White Paint Pen
Stickles Glitter Glue: Stardust

30 comments:

  1. OMG Rachel you are amazing!! I can sit here all day and watch you. When I watch time lapse I feel that I have to do things fast. How long did this piece of art take you to make?

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    1. I worked on it over the course of three days, but that included a lot of drying time and thinking time too :-)

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    2. It is truly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Almost a Zen exercise watching you work! ;) you certainly know how to build layers & dimension...not to mention fantasy., luv it! Thnks for sharing. ~ Terry Y.

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  3. I love love your creation! It's absolutely amazing! What details! You kept me in amazement wondering what you'll do next! just beautiful!

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  4. Pretty. Love the flowers on the vine.

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  5. What a delight, Rach. I love it when you create in that color palette. Thanks for taking the time to share all the layers and steps.

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  6. Amazing. Love watching your videos. Thanks for sharing your fabulous work. 😊

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  7. Another stunner! I have missed seeing your uTubes and am so glad to have you back! Please, can we have more??? I learns so much from you!

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  8. I lost you for awhile and am so glad to have found you again! This art journal page is glorious. Absolutely mesmerizing.

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  9. Amazing and mesmerizing. Loved watching your magical video. I have only just found you but have been a Lavinia fan for a long time

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  10. I am new to mixed media and just came across your video for this journal page. I'm pretty sure it's not just a journal page, but, rather, a work of art. I loved watching the page come to life and now I'm on a mission to watch many more of the journal pages. My journal pages look woeful and I am determined to improve. Thanks so much for sharing your art.

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  11. Wonderful. A delight to watch.

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  12. Another piece of amazing Art work. So inspiring. I need to get paper and brushes out. Look forward to seeing more of your work. Trouble is i keep spending money on more craft stuff after looking at your work. lol hubby will throttle me soon

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  13. well, i just found you yesterday on youtube and i am now your biggest stalker. LOVE LOVE LOVE your work. it is brilliant!!

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  14. What a talented lady you are. A beautiful piece of art.

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  15. Gorgeous, Your style always amazes me!

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  16. Just found your amazing videos x thanks for sharing your fabulous artwork x

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  17. Wow this is amazing!!!! Beautiful! I found out about you through Julie Fae-Fan Balzer ... do you have a way for me to subscribe through my email to receive your blog posts? I don't want to miss any! Your work is amazing! I just get all my blogs sent to my email. Would love to have yours go there too! Thanks!
    Hugs,
    Jo

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    1. I'll look into adding an icon for email subscriptions. I wasn't aware that Julie had seen my work. I love using her stencils. Very talented lady :-)

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  18. I have watched this so many times now. I love it. You are so tantalized. I was just so curious as to where you got the words from. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that they were from Madonna. Just thought that you might want to acknowledge where you got them from in your list above. ;)

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    1. Hi Pauline, I already have acknowledged the somg and artist - they are always shown at the very top of the post when I'm working in my lyrics journal :-)

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  19. Did you allow the sprayed background to air dry or did you use a heat gun?
    This is gorgeous. I love your videos, thanks for the inspiration!!

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    1. I usually allow thing to dry naturally, rather than using a heat tool, so I'm fairy sure that's what I would have done here, though I don't remember for certain :-)

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  20. Magical Rachel you did a fabulous job thank you for sharing x x x

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  21. Watching you perform this magical feat makes me want to try it without the slightest bit know how. Were all products purchased on this site?

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  22. I really enjoyed watching this fairy creation in your art journal. I know this is from several years ago but so inspiring and full of great variety!

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