Art Journal: You Make My Heart Flutter (TTC8 challenge)

Hi friends,

I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day. I am back today with another Art Journal page for the February challenge at The Twisted Challenges: Valentine's Day + No Red/ Pink.

Its a blessing to be in love. That jittery, fluttery feeling that you feel when with your loved one is what I have presented in this simple & fun art journal page. If you ask me what are most favorite techniques to use when creating an art journal page, I would say they are Inking, Stamping & Doodling. As this page is all about Valentine's day and love, I have combined my top 3 favorite techniques to create this page.

Art Journal: You Make My Heart Flutter (TTC8 challenge)

List of Supplies:

• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink: Broken China, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron
• Ranger Archival Ink: Cobalt Blue
• Sakura Micron 05
• Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned Stamp Set 
• Butterfly stamps & Embossing folder
• Art Journal, blending tool, water mister, glue

Art Journal: You Make My Heart Flutter (TTC8 challenge)

Steps to Create:

• Using a round blending tool, apply Twisted Citron, Broken China and Wilter Violet Ink (Left to Right) on an art journal.
• Spray with a water mister and let it air dry.
• Doodle a large butterfly using Sakura Micron on left side of page.
• Die cut and emboss butterfly and color them using the same Distress Oxide Inks and adhere them on the art journal page on right with glue.
• Doodle around the butterflies and the entire length of the page.
• Stamp the quote with Cobalt Blue Ink and re-write over it with Sakura Micron for added depth to finish the page.

Art Journal: You Make My Heart Flutter (TTC8 challenge)

Hope you liked this art journal page. To know more details of the ongoing challenge, click here. Last date for participation is 28th Feb.

Art Journal: You Make My Heart Flutter (TTC8 challenge)

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Smile Layout - TTC#7

Hi Friends,

I am back after a long long break. I hope you have missed me :) Well it was my birthday on 31st December and I spent my birthday crafting an inspiration for the January challenge at The Twisted Challenges. The theme this month is:  Something Old,Something New, Something Borrowed/Gifted and Something Blue.

I created a positive layout for my room, with a simple word "Smile" as the focus and kept the whole piece pretty simple. 

• I used an old wedding card insert for the base (Something Old) and stamped the word SMILE using Versamark ink and WRMK alphabet stamps.
• I then heat set the sentiment using Ranger Clear Embossing powder. 
• Thereafter, I applied Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China (Something Blue), Picked Raspberry 
• I also did 2nd generation stamping using a retired Stampin Up Stamp (Something Old) and Ranger Archival Ink Cobalt Ink (Something Blue)
• I then adhered butterfly die cuts which were cut using dies that I borrowed from Tejal (Something Borrowed).
• I finished the layout with iCraft clay star sequence that I recently brought (Something New). 

I hope you are inspired to join us at The Twisted Challenges. Last date to participate is 31st January. 

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations &

The Twisted Challenges 

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page

Hi,

Time is one of the most essential and expensive commodities that any person has. It is essential cause you need time to do any work. A lot of us dream for doing so many things in life, but most often, we complain that we dont have time. This is specially the excuse when its about doing something for your personal self - like physical activity or yoga or a hobby or meditation.  However, if you manage your time well, you would never have this excuse and you shall have time for all that you want to do. I also call time expensive, cause once time passes, it is never coming back. You cant relive yesterday - today nor will you be able to relive today again tomorrow. You also dont know what is in store for you tomorrow. All that you have is the current moment that you are living in.

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page 

This brings me to the 3rd aspect of time - "Time Changes" with every single moment. If you are not healthy today, you can change your diet/ activity pattern and get healthy in time. If you are not rich, you can be one if you work hard enough. If you are ill today, take medical treatment and you can feel better tomorrow. Its only a matter of time, how situations and life changes. And that's what the next page in the art journal that I made for Tejal represents.

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page 

"This Too Shall Pass" is Khushboo's favorite quote. Even though I have never interacted personally with her, she is the 3rd musketeer in the trio of Tejal, Saumya & Khusboo and I felt that this art journal would be incomplete without including her favorites. So I requested Saumya to get information from Khushboo. Thanks a ton Saumya for the help.

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page 

As this quote was all about time, all that I have used on this page is clocks. I used various clocks (its just one stamp from Heartfelt Creations, but I think its retired) showing different time points in a day to further re-enforce the fact that time changes. This page is one of my most favorite pages from this art journal.

Supplies used:

• 6 by 7" card stock/ chipboard
• Little Birdie 2 in 1 texture paste (used as gesso)
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Stencil 
• Heartfelt creations  Numeral Clock Stamp and die set 
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink: Broken China, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo
• Ranger Distress Ink: Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink 
• Basic Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paint Pens - 6 pack
• Ranger texture paste
• iCraft Floral Natura Cardstock
• Blending tool and foam, glue, water mister, palette knife 
• Printed sentiment/ quote 

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page 

Steps to Create:

• Apply gesso on card stock/ chipboard base and set aside to dry.
• Apply Ranger texture paste through  stencil on page.
• Once dry, apply Oxide inks with help of a blending foam. Use water mister to get desired effects.
• Once dry, do 2nd generation stamping using clock stamp on page with black ink. 
• Stamp clock stamp on white card stock using black permanent ink and die cut.
• Color the clock die cuts using Distress inks. 
• Adhere the clock die cuts and sentiments on page using glue.
• To finish the page, add faux running stitch on the page with paint pens.

This Too Shall Pass - Art Journal Page 

You can view the other pages by clicking captions below each image.

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

I hope you loved this page and are inspired to believe that there is a better time awaiting you in future.

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations 

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