Forays into visual journaling, stamping, scrapbooking and altered art of all persuasions.
Dina Wakley, our featured artist of the month, shares a multitude of mixed-media techniques and tips in all of her work for creating expressive art. Here are a few of our favorites.
This week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is "inspired by music." My parents raised me to have an appreciation of musicals and one of my favorites has always been Les Miserables. I made a journal page with the song lyrics "On My Own" as a tribute. There are no process shots this time because this went through a dizzying amount of revisions that I would not recommend to anyone in their right mind! The whole page was dripping wet with an ink spray/water disaster at one point, so we'll take it as a win that this page is dry and still has some recognizable elements! To make the leaves stand out, I traced around a branch stencil (from Dina Wakley) and fussy-cut the leaves from all sorts of different patterned paper scraps, then glued them onto the page. There is some polka-dot stenciling in the background and some stamped elements on top. I also used some Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels to add some color here and there. Dina Wakley Branched Mask and Stencil Dina Wakley Spaced Dots Stencil Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger Dylusions tim holtz idea-ology chitchat stickers Altenew Essential Black and White 6x6 Paper Pack Brutus Monroe Rustic Florals 6x6 Paper LDRS Creative Sweet Sensations 6x6 Paper Polkadoodles Little Monsters 6x6 Paper Pack Polkadoodles Vintage Candy 6x6 Paper Tim Holtz 12 x 12 Correspondence Paper Pack Inky Antics Library Love stamp set Dina Wakley For the Love of Circles stamp set Simon Says Clear Stamps SCRIBBLE FLOWERS Paper Artsy SLEIGHT BLUE Infusions Colored Stain CS13 Paper Artsy SLIME Infusions Colored Stain Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Rustic Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Basics Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint Dina Wakley Ranger Blushing acrylic paint Dina Wakley UMBER Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Dina Wakley OCEAN heavy body acrylic paints Dylusions Ink Spray, London Blue Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble Dina Wakley Palette Knife Black Permanent Sharpie Marker Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp: We're excited to see how you're inspired by music this week! Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win $50 to the Simon Says Stamp store!
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Discover a wealth of information and instruction for creating mixed-media faces in this special issue magazine!
Megan Whisner Quinlan shows you how using Dina Wakley MEdia Transparencies in your artwork can add extra interest and dimension to create these fantastic tags!
Hi friends, Dina here! I have been wanting to do silhouette masks for a couple of years…thanks to The Crafter’s Workshop, they are here! I love cutting silhouettes from magazines, but h…
Using Dina Wakley Media products, Megan Whisner Quinlan teaches you how the design principle of repetition can be used to create a whimsical Journal spread.
It's supposed to be fun, and it's so much more fun if you just lower your standards. Honestly, just don't care about what's coming out and eventually what comes out will be great. Dina Wakley.
Megan Whisner Quinlan shows you how to let your creativity soar as you make this beautiful journal spread using Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays & Tim Holtz Stamps.
Forays into visual journaling, stamping, scrapbooking and altered art of all persuasions.
Megan Whisner shows you how layering Dina Wakley MEdia Transparencies with pops of color creates depth and guides the eye around this creative journal spread.
I really, really want to go take this class. It's so hard to spend the money, though, when fella #1 is a Senior in high school and we have big (big, big) expenses on the horizon for him. Still....I can...
Create faces full of emotion and beauty with Dina Wakley. Learn techniques to loosen up and let the emotion flow through you. Your journal pages will really pop with the addition of these expressive faces
Hi friends, Dina here! I have been wanting to do silhouette masks for a couple of years…thanks to The Crafter’s Workshop, they are here! I love cutting silhouettes from magazines, but h…
Hi there! I have an art journal process on my YouTube channel. This time I used Crayons to create my page and a stamp from Dina Wakley. I also used products from STAMPlorations, Rubber Dance, Tim Holtz and a printable from MixedUpMag. Thank you for stopping by today! xx Susanne
I have a huge treat that I am announcing today! Dina Wakley will be teaching on our creative network and her course Ordered Chaos JUST opened for early
Forays into visual journaling, stamping, scrapbooking and altered art of all persuasions.
Megan Whisner shows you how layering Dina Wakley MEdia Transparencies with pops of color creates depth and guides the eye around this creative journal spread.
Explore Tr4cy1973's 1015 photos on Flickr!
In this art video tutorial, I delved into the creative realm of the Dina Wakley Media Journal, showcasing its diverse paper textures.
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints are artist quality opaque paints available in a variety of bold colors and metallics. Richly pigmented, these paints feature a thick buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes, peaks and tool marks and can be easily smoothed. The paints blend well with other media colors, creating an endless palette. Use with Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium for additional effects. Acid free and non-toxic.
Follow along as Milagros Rivera creates this uplifting journal using Dina Wakley Media Transparencies and Collage Papers.
Follow along as Laura Dame uses Dina Wakley's Metal Rimmed Tags in her journal spread to create eye-catching focal points.
Dream big - Artjournal page using Sizzix die 665035, Tim Holtz products, Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays, Sizzix die and Art by Marlene journal,
Ranger Archival Ink Pad: Jet BlackDina Wakley MEdia Gesso: WhiteDina Wakley MEdia Collage CollectiveDina Wakley MEdia Cling Stamp Set: Refuse to be OrdinaryDina Wakley MEdia Acrylic Paint: Ocean, OliveTim Holtz Distress® SprayerRanger Paper CreaserCereal BoxAwlRulerBookbinding needle3 lengths of waxed linen measuring 1
Hello friends! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so! It is Monday and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge is up, Try to Resist. Because it is the first Monday of the month we are showcasing a brand this week, and it is one of my favourites, namely Ranger. I use something by Ranger on almost everything that I make. I made a sweet little bird panel, using new stamps, paints and surfaces by Dina Wakley. The Scribbly Birds is one of my favourite stamp sets, and I was happy to see that you now get them in a Mini Scribbly Birdies smaller version. The six new Media Acrylic paints are simply gorgeous, and I used a bunch of them here. Resist techniques are among my absolute favourites, but I messed up a little and forgot to wipe off the paint before it dried, since I was busy with something on the computer at the same time. To make your own tissue paper background, start with Tim Holtz new Plain Tissue Wrap and stamp it with Jet Black ink. I love this new background stamp. When dry, apply to a 7 x 5 in Media Board with Gloss Multi Medium - one layer below and one on top. Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts from Mixed Media cardstock. Apply to the board with more multi medium. Add a thin layer of gesso on top. Stamp the birds and sentiment on tissue paper. I used ordinary tissue paper for this, but you can try the Tim Holtz one too. I am not sure if it disappears as well since it is a little thicker. I would have tested it, but I was in a hurry. These are the six new paints by Dina Wakley. So pretty. I used Ocean, Cheddar, Blushing and Fuchsia. Mix a little bit of water into Ocean and Blushing paint and paint the background. When dry, tear around the stamped images and apply them to the background, with one layer gloss multi medium underneath and one on top. I used one of Tim Holtz Mini Stencils to stencil dots on the background using Transparent Gloss Texture Paste. Let dry. Start painting the birds. Add paint to the background, and when that is dry, also paint some branches for the birds to stand on. I mixed Umber and Cheddar for the branches. Right before the blue paint is dry, wipe paint off from the Texture Paste dots and from the hearts. As you can see, I was distracted and wiped my paint off too late, so the resist effect is pretty subtle. Stamp a sentiment with Jet Black ink and add shadows with Night and Black paint, mixed with water. Finally, splatter Picket Fence paint on the background using a Distress Splatter Brush. Here you can see the subtle resist better. If you wipe off the paint before it dries, you'll have much more of a resist effect. Raised elements on their own also gives a kind of resist, if you use watery paint, as you can see on the hearts. I stamped the background here and there with the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Alphabet Background. The birds were stamped with small sentiment stamps from Dina's All the Gals set. When you are done painting, draw back some of the stamped lines with a marker. This canvas was party inspired by one of my favourite art journaling pages, the Bold Birds page, it is also a tutorial, if you want to have a look. I really like this sentiment from the original Scribbly Birds. The birds are such fun to colour. And this little owl is so cute! I liked pairing it up with the word 'strong'. Here's another look at the hearts and how they become part of the background. If you want some more inspiration regarding resist techniques, you might like these tutorials: Distress Resist Video, Set Sail Journal Page, Coral Butterfly, Inksheet Resist, Balancing Elephants, and Watercolour Resist Box, I hope you will join us in our Try to Resist challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in. If you want to, follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. If you use instagram add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads, so that we can see them on there too. Thank you so much for visiting today! Happy crafting! Anna-Karin Supplies: Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY SMALL BIRDIES Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY BIRDS Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY BIRDS IN FLIGHT Dina Wakley ALL THE GALS Tim Holtz HALFTONE AND RINGS Simon Says TINY ALPHABET BACKGROUND Tim Holtz Stencil BUBBLE Simon Says Stamp STACKED HEARTS Dina Wakley Ranger ASSORTED MEDIA BOARD Tim Holtz PLAIN TISSUE WRAP Ranger MIXED MEDIA CARDSTOCK Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK Dina Wakley Ranger SET OF 6 Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Dina Wakley Ranger FUCHSIA Dina Wakley Ranger NIGHT Dina Wakley Ranger BLUSHING Dina Wakley Ranger CHEDDAR Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Paint Dina Wakley Ranger UMBER Acrylic Paint Dina Wakley Ranger OCEAN Dina Wakley Ranger BLACK Tim Holtz Distress Paint PICKET FENCE Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO Ranger TEXTURE PASTE TRANSPARENT GLOSS Ranger MULTI MEDIUM GLOSS Ranger FUDE BALL 1.5 MM BLACK Tim Holtz Distress SPLATTER BRUSH Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM InLinkz.com
In Figuratively Speaking, we’ll combine two of Dina’s loves: abstract figures and putting your own handwriting in your work. Dina will show you easy ways to create textured backgrounds, based on your art marks. Then we’ll demystify abstract figures by creating them simply but effectively. Dina will show you her tips for adding writing and […]
Hi friends, Dina here! I have been wanting to do silhouette masks for a couple of years…thanks to The Crafter’s Workshop, they are here! I love cutting silhouettes from magazines, but h…
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints are artist quality opaque paints available in a variety of bold colors and metallics. Richly pigmented, these paints feature a thick buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes, peaks and tool marks and can be easily smoothed. The paints blend well with other media colors, creating an endless palette. Use with Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium for additional effects. Acid free and non-toxic.
Scribble and press hard...it feels good and helps get out the stress!
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I've had a little bit of a play with my new Dina Wakley stamps and Pan Pastels. My only criticism....I need more of them!!! I'm kind of...
I've had a little bit of a play with my new Dina Wakley stamps and Pan Pastels. My only criticism....I need more of them!!! I'm kind of in love with my Pan Pastels too, they are very easy to use so I thought I would do a little step by step, talk you through it kind of thing so you can see how I built up the layers. I took a bunch of tags, tore up some book pages and used Claudine Hellmuth's Matt Medium to stick the pages to the tags. Once the book pages were pasted to the tag, I brushed a small amount of the matt medium randomly over the tag, making sure to leave a few gaps as this would give some interest to my background. Using a sponge, I started to lay down some Pan Pastels and you will see that it is slightly darker over the matt medium areas. With a piece of Cut'n'dry foam, I sponged some Versamark ink through a stencil. Followed by more Pan Pastels. At this point, I have only used one colour of Pan Pastels but I have achieved lots of different shades of this colour. I then repeated the Versamark and Pan Pastels through a different stencil. Next I stamped Dina's "Earnest" text stamp with Versmark I used a slightly darker colour of Pan Pastel to dust over the wet ink. Last but not , I used Ranger's Black Archival ink to stamp Lonely Girl. Sample No 2 Matt medium first, followed by first colour of Pan Pastels. I used a smaller tool to apply streaks of my second colour. I then stamped Dina's "Script Heart" with Versamark and used my small tool to add layers of colour to the solid heart. The last images, Grungy Silhouette and Boys Star were stamped over the Pan Pastels with Rangers Archival. Here are the step by step pictures of the last sample, I'm guessing you're getting the feel of this by now. So there we have it, three samples and photo overload but hopefully you'll be able to understand my excitement. I'm going to be absent for a few days, I'm off to PaperArtsy HQ to spend a few days with Leandra working on Artsycrafts stuff. Hope you mangage to find some time to get creative, Lin EDIT: Silly, silly me.....forgot to say that Dina's stamps can be found on my website www.lbcrafts.com in the misc. section