A Poppy Garden: An Art Journal Page

 Hi Everyone!

I have lots to post but no time to edit pictures.

My day job has taken up all my extra time and I took today off to get caught up.

I posted this art journal page on social media but I thought I would show you how I created it.

First, here are all the supplies I used and the links to where you can buy them:

The Crafter's Workshop Stencils (new 2016):

TCW630 Chickadee Post

TCW628 Poppy Garden

The Crafter's Workshop provided me with stencils to create this project. 

The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

Large Dylusions Journal

DecoArt Media:

Crackle Paint-White (my fav!)

Fluid Acrylics: Titanium White, Carbon Black, Cadmium Orange Hue, Primary Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Primary Cyan

Misters (my fav!): Yellow Green, Orange, Yellow

Dazzling Metallics: Venetian Gold

First, I added the fluid acrylics to the background with a palette knife and then added black on the top. Why? I have no clue; I felt I needed to do it.  After it dried, I added the Chickadee Post stencil with white paint. I started trace the Poppy Garden stencil on the page and I was going to paint it on but I changed my mind.

 

I decided to add the Poppy Garden with crackle paint.

I love how the crackle paint dries to a beautiful crackle.

I'm I right, gorgeous crackle!

Once it dried I added color with the Misters by spraying it on my craft sheet and using my fingers.

I wanted the garden to stand out a little more so I used a sketch and wash pencil and outlined the flowers. I used a water brush to activate the pencil and use it as a watercolor around the garden.

Here are a few close ups.

I haven't worked in my art journals in a while so this was a lot of fun.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by!

Key To My Heart

Key To My Heart

I had closed the door upon my heart

And wouldn't let anyone in,

I had trusted and loved only to be hurt

But, that would never happen again.

I had locked the door and tossed the key

As hard, and as far as I could,

Love would never enter there again, 

My heart was closed for good.

Then you came into my life

And made me change my mind,

Just when I thought that tiny key

was impossible to find.

That's when you held out your hand

And provided to me I was wrong,

Inside your palm was the key to my heart

You had it all along.

- Marsha Hoyt -

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I've always loved this poem.

I was looking for a quote and found it again.

It inspired this new art piece.

I took a 6x6 stretched canvas and painted it black front, back, and sides.

While the canvas was drying I painted the heart silver.

It was red.

I used the Rock Wall stencil (TCW573) from The Crafter's Workshop and DecoArt's Crackle Paint and added it all over the canvas, front, sides and back.

I also added the DecoArt Crackle Paint to the inside of the canvas.

When it dries it gives an amazing crackle finish.

While the crackle paint was drying, I painted the key silver and added glitter.

The key hole was brown so I painted it white and added glitter.

The crackle dried I added a alpha stamp with archival ink.

I added DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in Ultramarine Blue and Primary Cyan to the canvas.

I painted the heart with Primary Cyan and added glitter.

When it dried, I hung it from the eyelet and glued the key to the front.

It's great when inspiration strikes and it turns out perfect!

Thanks so much for stopping by!