Fiona Paltridge Designs: July 2016

A Journal Page for 13Arts

Hello my beautiful friends. I'm here with you today to share a little art journal spread I have created using the electric 13@rts METALLIC! paints.

These gorgeous set of colors were designed by the very talented Olga Heldwein. I love how creamy and smooth they are and a little bit goes a very long way!

The background checkered pattern is from a left over spraying session I had a long time ago. When I use stencils on my layouts, I don't waste anything. I open my art journal and on a fresh page I press down the left over spray.

I decorated the little squares with the METALLIC! paints and used the gesso to transfer some heart shapes onto some black card. I found the METALLIC! Paints also made great splatters!

Once it was dry I used the METALLIC! Paints again to color them. Then I tore them out and stuck them onto the page.

I finished the little page off with a clear gold sticker form the "Out of the Blue" collection.

Products used:

13@rts products used include:

Ayeeda Paint

Mask/Stencil - Me and You

Out of the Blue Gold Word Stickers

Thank you for taking the time to see my art. I'll see you again soon xx

Two little Tags for 7 Dots Studio

Hello! I'm here with you today to share a couple of little tags I have created using the lovely 7 Dots Studio Homegrown collection.

I wanted to incorporate some of the complimentary Um WOW Studio Chipboard into these little tags. So I decided on the Poppy Pod and the Bird n Branch as focal points.

I began by adding some heavy gesso through the poppy pod stencil and once it was dry I sprayed some coordinating colours over the top to enhance their presence.

I also added some stamping using the Homegrown clear stamp set in both the script and the stars.

I finished them off with some black highlighting and some titles from the word stickers.

These little tags will make perfect gift tags for friends birthdays.

I hope you have enjoyed my little creations. I'll see you all again soon xx

Products from 7 Dots Studio include:

7 Dots Studio - Homegrown - Clear Stamp set

7 Dots Studio - Homegrown - Element Stickers 6x12

7 Dots Studio - Homegrown - Word Stickers 6x12

Products from Um WOW Studio include:

Um WOW Studio - Homegrown - Poppy Pod Stencil

Um WOW Studio - Homegrown - Bird n Branch Chipboard

Um WOW Studio - Homegrown - Poppy Pod Skellie Chipboard

An Art Journal Spread for VLVS!

Hello my lovely friends. I'm here with you today to share a little journal spread I created using the gorgeous rubber from Viva Las Vegastamps.

Lots and lots of layers went into this one! And a little bit of wine!!

And then I decided I needed a little feature piece so I created this little boy from the "Striped Leggings" stamp, the "Crown" stamp and the "Horned Boy" stamp. I think together they make a very cool Elizabethan style boy!

Right down to the red tights!!

You can see some of the layers I created in this close up photo below.

I love just playing and creating freely on pages. No commitment to an art journal. If I like it I'll stick it in, if I don't I'll chop it up and use it on another art journal page!

Viva Las Vegastamps used:

Freud Writing Background

Sawtooth Stitching Lines

Stitching Lines

Stitching

Doodle Frame

I hope you like my little creation. I'll see you all again very soon.

A Little Banner for 13Arts

Hello my beautiful peeps. I'm here with you today to share a little banner project I created inspired by the Wanderlust Everything Art series using the gorgeous 13Arts products.

13@rts Products used include:

White Gesso Acrylic Primer

Gel Medium Transparent

Out Of The Blue - Paper Pad

Out Of The Blue - Stickers Gold English

Out Of The Blue - Metal Elements

Aura Rosa - Chipboard Words

Ayeeda Paint

"Just Love Your Style" A Layout for Viva Las Vegastamps

Hellooooo Today I'm here to share a layout I have created using some of the Graffiti themed stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps!

I'll let you in on a little secret ............ I once was a rat bag of a kid!

Yes I was one of those obnoxious teenagers in the 80's that thought that painting on a public wall was ok because it was "ART" and well because the wall was boring any way!

And then I grew up *shrug*

Now I just deface pretty paper and stuff .... LOL

Either way that's where I learnt to write "street style" and what better way to put it to use than to add it to a grungy page!

I can't say i ever thought it would come in handy knowing this skill ..... but you never know when you'll need to get your Graffiti on!!!

I'm a bit rusty but once I got started it all came flooding back. The VLVS stamps (The Banksy style one's in particular) just lend themselves to a street art kind of design.

I seriously had SOOOOOOOO much fun creating this. I'm pretty sure you'll see some more of my "street art" surface over the next few months!

Viva Las Vegastmps used:

Banksy Balloon Girl

Registered trademark Symbol

All of the following stamps and more can be found on

PLATE 1479

Banksy panda with guns

Banksy Line of Punks

Banksy Look Mum I am

Banksy Salvador Dali Street Artist

Banksy Man on Bicycle

Banksy Child Sitting

Banksy Who's bad

Thanks for popping in ;)

Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo July Challenge SUNSHINE!

Hello lovely peeps! Time to share the monthly challenge over at Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo. This month the challenge is sunshine!!!

We could do with a bit of that at the moment.

I chose to use the new Fortuneteller collection from 7 Dots Studio. They greys are just perfect with the yellow for my sunshine.

I used heaps of the sticker elements. I love these little beauty's they make decorating your page so easy!

I also used my most fave stamp of all time from Viva Las Vegastamps to "hang" my design, "Stitching" - "Stitching Lines" - and "Sawtooth Stitching lines".