Showing posts with label Art Journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Journal. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2025

Be Creative with Colorado Craft Company

 Hey friends, I am dropping by today to share a small art journal page I created featuring the Be Creative Stamp Set from Colorado Craft Company.  I coloured this image using my Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils and paired it with a sentiment from Catherine Pooler and some dies from AALL & Create.



Thursday, October 6, 2022

Queen Bee Art Journal Page with Pink Ink Designs

 I wanted to create something fabulous with this huge beautoiful Queen Bee stamp set from Pink Ink Designs (huge fan here), so I created this art journal page.


Thi is a 5 x 7 art journal page on Canson XL mixed media paper.  I created the background using Tim Holtz Tissue paper and added the color with Distress Crayons in Chipped Sapphire and Mermaid Lagoon.  The star of the show though is that wonderful bee image.  

The wings are a separate image, so you can color them and attach them to create dimension like I have done here.  I added the Bee house and printed the sentiment on regular paper to glue on my page.  Lastly, I added some black around the sentiment to make it stand out using a Sharpie marker. 

A sweet reminder to always be true to yourself.  See you again soon my friends :)


Monday, October 28, 2019

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

HLS Watercolor Challenge for October

It's time for the HLS watercolor challenge, and I have created a bright and fun art journal page to share with you today.



Thursday, January 31, 2019

Angel Mixed Media Art Journal Page with 7 Kids Crafts

Hello everyone, I have an art journal page to share with you today for 7 Kids Crafts.  I created this art journal page using a quote I found online and some awesome stencils and paper!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

3x6 Art Journal: Page 3 with 7 Kids Crafting Supply Store

I have another page in 3 x 6 art journal series to share with you today for 7 Kids Crafting Supply Store! I decided to try collaging for the first time, and I totally fell in love with it :) Now I find myself stashing away all the little bits of paper and whatever else can find hahaha.


7 Kids Crafting and Supply Store Collage Leah Tees

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

3x6 Art Journal: Page 2 with 7 Kids Crafting and Supply Store Rainbow Challenge

It's challenge time at 7 Kids Crafting and Supply Store! This week's challenge theme is Rainbows, and I have created a watercolor art journal page for you today with a really great quote I found on the internet.


Rainbows art journal, 7 Kids, Leah Tees

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

#Artlove52 Week 6: Dancing

Ahh yes, it seems I am having some trouble keeping to this schedule, lol. And I am still behind with #ArtLove52. I do plan to catch up and hopefully by the end of this month I will be where I'm supposed to be lol. But in the meantime, here is Week 6, and the word for that week was Dancing.

Art Journal, #ArtLove52, Leah Tees

Saturday, February 10, 2018

#Artlove52 Week 5: Wellness

Oh my, I totally missed posting this project! My bad, lol. Last week's #ArtLove52 word was "Wellness" and I really struggled with this. And then I got to thinking about how I was hitting a brick wall with this word. And then Bam! It came to me...lol. Part of being well is knowing how to deal with brick walls. And the way to do that is one brick at a time!

#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper







To start this project, I wanted to use texture paste to create some kind of wall. I remembered watching Maremi's Small Art on Youtube and she had mixed paste with coffee grounds to get fabulous brick texture. So why not give it a try? Guess what? It works amazingly!


#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper







When the brick wall was dry, I put a couple of coats of gesso on it. When my gesso was dry, I started to add watercolors in browns and blacks to create the brick color. I used my Prima Classics Watercolor Pans and mixed different ratios of brown, red and black to make the right colors. I added the colors in layers, drying each layer before moving on to the next. I sprayed them with water as well, to make them run in between the bricks.


#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper








I rubbed the colors around the outside of the brick wall as well to make the page more cohesive and started to think about what I could use with the quote as the focal point. I had already decided on the text, so all that's left is to make it all come together.


#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper







After I decided which scraps I wanted to add behind the text, I realized I needed to single out one brick and add some highlights. I added some Art Alchemy Metallic Wax in Bronze Age from Prima Finnabair to the high spots of the bricks and then added quite a bit to cover just one whole brick.


#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper









This photo really shows the texture of the bricks. This technique is great for massive texture and effect!


#ArtLove52, Leah Tees, Ode to Paper




To finish this project, I added some black ink around the edges of the page to frame it in, and some Art Alchemy wax to the edges of the paper bits to make them look worn and aged as well as make them stand out a bit against the dark background. Thank you for stopping by today! I have linked some of the products I have used to the 7 Kids Crafting Supply store. Thanks for stopping by for last week's #ArtLove52 word of the week: Wellness. This weeks word was "Dancing"! And of course it is also off schedule just a bit lol, but it will be up soon and I hope to be back on schedule next week!

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Into the Forest Mixed Media Art Journal Page

Hello! I have an art journal page to share with you today that I created back in December. I used only two colors in this page, but I really like how it turned out :)

Mixed Media Art Journal Leah Tees Ode to Paper

Thursday, January 25, 2018

#ArtLove52 Week 4: Brave


Hello everyone! It's time for Week 4! I can't believe I made it this far, I am so excited about this! This week's word is BRAVE.

#ArtLove52, Brave, Leah Tees

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Salvaged Mixed Media Art Journal Page with OOAK Artisan Showcase

Hello all, it's getting pretty chilly up here in the great white north, and I can't help but sit and create when it's this cold!  Who wants to be outside in this weather?  Not me!


Salvaged Art Journal Leah Tees OOAK Artisans

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018

#ArtLove52 Week 2 Winter Art Journal Page

It's Week 2 in the #ArtLove52 art journal challenge, and the inspiration word for this week is WINTER! I'd say that's quite appropriate, lol.


Leah Tees Week 2 #ArtLove52

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

No Journey Mixed Media Art Journal Page

I have another mixed media art journal to share with you today.  I have been creating in my hand-made art journal a lot lately, I just love the orientation and the size of this one :)

Thursday, December 28, 2017

ArtLove52 2018: A Year Long Challenge Series

Are you excited to enter into a new year? I am! I see some wonderful new adventures waiting for me just around the corner! 

I have decided to start a year long personal challenge. I have chosen 52 words and listed them in random order. I will use one of these words each week as an art journal inspiration prompt.


#ArtLove52, Ode to Paper, Challenge, Leah Tees



I have created a hashtag to go with this series: #artlove52. I will be adding photos to Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram with this hashtag. If you would like to join me, please do! Add the hashtag #artlove52 to your posts so I can find them!

I would love to add some random #artlove52 creations from other people to my blog posts, so please join in!
Please feel free to save the image above and print it out for yourself!

Tuesday, December 26, 2017