March Challenge Art Journal Layout

Hey Oddballs, it's EK from ekgorman designs and I am popping into to remind you to play along with this month's Challenge.

Everyone Month, Oddball Art puts out a challenge, that has a loose theme of "Life Size Leprechauns & Unlucky Clovers".  But in reality, this month long challenge is an Anything Goes, with any stamp and any theme.

This month, Oddball is stepping up things, and letting you get two chances to win...bring a friend to the challenge and if one of you is randomly picked, both of you win.

I created an Art Journal layout for this month's challenge reminder (see it is truly an anything goes challenge) with a non-saint Patrick's Day themed digital stamp from Oddball.  I pulled out the digi IMG129 Hadley and the Hairdresser and colored her up with my copics, and then added her to a more traditional art journal page.

If you want to watch not only how I colored up the image, but see how I created the background in the art journal, pop over and watch this video now.

Thanks for popping in today, and make sure you participate.  If you need to, say I referred you to the monthly challenge.

#506 ... Love Bite e so do I By Sabrina

Hello! Today is my turn of publication and I show you one of the pages of my art jorunal with the beautiful Creepy Cute Vamp Boy Mr. Valentine Image # 506!

I started spreading the plaster on my page and, once dried, I spread the oil pastels and then I watercolor, creating the background

I waited for it to dry out and I created the decorations with the crayons.

I added some stamps and reliefs with the stencil and pearlescent relief paste

I colored Creepy Cute Vamp Boy Mr. Valentine Image # 506 always with oil pastels

I colored Creepy Cute Vamp Boy Mr. Valentine Image # 506 always with oil pastels

Fortune Tellers Magic Glass Ball Pastel Goth Image #476

hello, today I show you one of the pages of my art journal!

I printed Image #476 Fortune Tellers Magic Glass Ball Pastel Goth Image #476

And #234 Creepy Cute Sad Bunny on Skull Sweetie Pie Image No. 234  and colored with the Copic

 For the background I laid a chalk base and sand paste to create a texture, once dry I used the black Merlin arcilico, with the stencil and the black chalk I created the dotted relief on which I then spread the opal Magic . With the stancil stars and the Glimmer Paste Tonic !!

I added the stickers, the rhinestones and my page is ready !!

I love her so much that I think I'll make a box to contain my tarot!

XOXO Sabrina

Lost Souls of Innocent Dolls Art Journal Page

Hey Oddballs!  It's EK sneaking in to the blog to ask once again... Have you played along with this month's Lost Souls of Innocent Dolls challenge???

If you haven't, well why not?  Did you know that you can win digital stamps just for participating?  But did you also know that you do not have to make a card or paper-craft project?

Seriously, any kind of cool project featuring Oddball Art Digital stamps!

Today I am playing around with this month's theme and my Art Journal.

For this journal page, I pulled three different Oddball digis, IMG32 Zombie Panda, IMG33 Floppy Ear Zombie Bunny, and IMG34 Zombie Sheep.  The really cool thing about these digital stamps is that they are only 1 Dollar each!

For a full pictorial tutorial on how to create this journal page, hope on over to my blog, ekgorman designs.

Whimsical Big Eye Melody the Mermaid Image No. 321 By Sabrina

hello friends of OddBall Art, I'm Sabrina and today I'm here to keep you company with my art journal ... my first post for OddBall Art, I'm so excited !!!

To create my Art Journal page I printed Whimsical Big Eye Melody the Mermaid Image No. 321 and colored with Prismacolor

On the pages of my Art Journal I laid out the plaster and, once dried, the fabulous Nuvo mousse, are fantasitche to create the backgrounds!

With the help of a stencil I spread and created thickness with Nuvo Glimmers ... glittered and create a fabulous thickness !!

I waited for the Nuvo Glimmer to be dry and I crizzed the bubbles with the transparent Nuvo Crystal Drops and I glued the fabulous Whimsical Big Eye Melody the Mermaid Image No. 321

Finally I cut out a sentiment with my Silhouette Cameo and I inserted it in my pages of Art Journal ... also some white dots created with Nuvo Crystal Drops and my pages are decorated!

Adorable, right? Find Whimsical Big Eye Melody the Mermaid Image No. 321 in the OddBall Art shop and more details about the products used on my blog Sabrina Lamarina Card Maker !

Kiss Sabrina 

Sunshine, and Rain, and Snowstorms, Oh My!!!

Hey Oddballs!   It's EK today, sneaking in to share and Art Journal page I created using the digital stamps IMG14 Happy & Sad Kawaii Clouds and IMG15 Kawaii Clouds Rain & Snow.

For a full pictorial tutorial on how I created this page, pop on over to my home and read up on how I assembled this weather assortment.

Need a new digital stamp to help you create your own art journal page, please feel free to use the code DTEK10 to get 10% off your next purchase over at the new Oddball Art Store!

Happiness Depends on Yourself

Hi Oddballs!  It's EK here today to share a little bit of my current Oddball project.  

Today I am playing around in my art journal along with the digital stamp IMG9 Wanda.

I went with a black and white theme when coloring the digital image in with my copic markers.  Then I fussy cut out the image so I could add it to my art journal.

For more on how I created the art journal page, hope on over to my page ekgorman designs for more details.

Want to create your own Art Journal Page and need a new image, feel free to use my discount DTEK10 to get 10% off your purchase!

Here's Sugar with Suzi

Good Evening All, Time for me to share with you another journal page I've created for this months 'Messy and Sketchy' Challenge.  You've still got a little time to join in, so why not make something this weekend and enter to be in with a chance of winning some gorgeous images from the store.

Here's my journal page;

I used the gorgeous 'Sugar' image #242 for my focal point on this page.  I've added here to a canvas background which I created with Brushos and Gel Medium.  She's coloured with Alcohol Markers, coloured pencils, Faber-Castell PITT Pens and a little white Posca Paint Pen.

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Have a Wonderful Day

hugs

Suzi

xxx

live, create, tell the story

Hey Oddballs!  EK sneaking in to share an Art Journal Page I created using Oddball Art's super cute digital stamp, IMG28 Kawaii Cloud Hearts.

I colored up the clouds using my copics trying to keep them bright and fun, and yet cloud gloomy.  I fussy cut out the clouds and then pulled out one of my art journals to create a fun page!

For more info on this page check out my blog here at ekgorman designs.

Need some new digital stamps, then feel free to use the code DTEK10 to get 10% off your entire purchase!

Courage Being Yourself Art Journal Page

Hey there Oddballs!  EK here today to share with you an Art Journal Page I made using IMG235- Whimsical Frilly Skull with Bow.

Using a collection of mousse, distress paints and stamping, I was able to create this page.

The digi was colored simply with some Spectrum Noir markers, and adhered to the journal page.

The sentiment came from a Tim Holtz stamp, and seems like a perfect sentiment for the page.  After all, it can't be easy being a girly, pretty skull girl in a work full of scary skulls.

For a full pictorial tutorial and a list of supplies, run over to my page ekgorman designs.  And till next time, Happy Crafting!

What Seems Ordinary Art Journal Page

Hi Oddballs.  EK here from ekgorman designs sneaking in today to share a pictorial tutorial of an Art Journal Page I made using the super cute IMG313 Suns with and without faces.

I started by printing out the five suns without faces onto some cardstock and pulled my 5x7 Dylusions Art Journal out.

Then I added a quick touch of blended Dylusions paint over the suns.  I used Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red, and Bubblegum Pink.

I fussy cut out the suns.

I then blended the same three colors onto the pages of my journal.

Using a make shift stencil, I added some orange paint through it.  I am pretty sure there was some old ink on the stencil, so the color came through not quite as pure, but I ended up liking the look.

I did the same with the red paint and a star stencil.

The same happened with the pink and a square stencil.

Using my finger, I smudged some heavy body burnt umber paint onto the bottom of the page.

Using some Matte Medium, I added the suns onto the journal pages.  I then added another layer of matte medium over the entire journal pages and let it dry.

Using a Permanent Green Olive Pitt Big Brush Pen, I drew in flower stems and leaves.

I added detail to the red flowers with the Deep Scarlet Red Pitt Big Brush Pen.

The pink flowers got some detail work with the Magenta Pitt Big Brush Pen.

The orange flower got a touch of Scarlet Red Pitt Big Brush Pen.

Using my white gel pen, I added some detail work to the stems, flowers, and base of the art journal page.

I then outlined the flowers with a dash and dot pattern with the gel pen.

Using another stencil, I traced the square pattern around the edges of the journal page with my black .5 pen on first one page...

...then the other.

I mixed up some fluid white acrylic paint with some water...

...and splattered white paint all over the journal pages.

Finally, I added a sentiment from a Tim Holtz sentiment sticker pack.

Want to make your own Oddball Art Journal page, then use the code DTEK10 for 10% off your entire purchase at the Oddball Art Store!

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Till then, Happy Crafting!