Soldiers Are True Heroes - Art Journal - #TTC9

Hi Friends,

Its a new month and a new challenge at The Twisted Challenges. #TTC9 is a very colorful challenge: Thankful/ Grateful + Use All 7 Colors of Rainbow.

A lot has been happening at India's border over the last few weeks and it made me realize the amount of sacrifice the soldiers do for the safety of the country. As a citizen, we should acknowledge their unrelenting hard work and we should be thankful to all of them for being our saviors. Hence, I created an art journal as a dedication to these brave soldiers and to thank them for their selfless duty.

Soldiers Are True Heroes - Art Journal Page

List of Supplies:

• Ranger Distress Ink: Candied Apple, Faded Jeans, Pine Needles, Black Soot
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink: Broken China, Wilted Violet 
• Artisty Inks: Orange Popsicle, Lime Kiss
• Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black, Cobalt 
• Concord & 9th: Perfectly Penned Stamp Set
• Just Rite: Vintage Travel Stamp Set 
• Stencil: India Map
• Sakura White Gel Pen
• Sakura Micron 08 Black, Sakura Micron Black Brush Pen
• Blending tool, Water mister 

Steps to create:

• Outline India map and color it using Sakura brush pen & Black Soot ink.
• Blend the inks in rainbow colors and spray with water mister.
• Once dry, do a second generation stamping using Vintage Travel stamp and Cobalt Ink. 
• Stamp the sentiment using Concord & 9th stamp and Jet Black Ink.
• Doodle dots around the ink map using white gel pen.
• Doodle a border using Sakura Micron and distress the edge of page using Black Soot Ink. 

I hope you liked my heartfelt dedication.

For more inspiration and details of challenge, hop on to The Twisted Challenges blog. Last date for participation is 31st March.

Love,
Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta,
Crafty Flirtations
&
The Twisted Challenges 

Joys of Life #TTC3 - Art Journal Page

Hi Friends,

We are back with challenge 3 on The Twisted Challenges blog. The theme for TTC#3 is "Go Bold + Replace Me" i.e. we need to use a Bold Sentiment & replace an alphabet in sentiment.

This project is a result of a long chain of thoughts. The 1st things to click me was that I need to replace "Y" with a Martini glass. You might wonder whats the chain of thoughts in that. Wait, let me come to it. So, while I was in Pune, doing Ph.D., my favorite restaurant to eat out was a Southeast Asian restaurant called "Malaka Spice" and the most favorite drink to order there was a Watermelon Martini. You can say it was my go to drink at Malaka Spice. Not sure if they still serve it, I hope they do. I have so many memories attached to it ;) So, the "watermelon" Martini inspired colors on this page: red & green with a hint of yellow.

Joys of Life - Art Journal

Watermelon Martini was pure Joy for me. So I decided that the sentiment on this page should be "Joys of Life". Once, the sentiment & background colors were sorted, I started wondering what else brought joy in life and the thing that stood out significantly was doodling/ tangling and hence I decide to tangle along on this page. So this page really represents a part of me :)

Joys of Life - Art Journal

List of supplies:

• Little Birdie Mixed Media Journal
• Color Bloom Spray Mist: Sunshine, Ginger Coral
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist: Meadow Lush 
• Sakura Black Micron - 08, 03 & Sakura Brush Black pen
• Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen 
• White Charcoal Pencil 
• Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned Stamp
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Martini Glass Print out
• Glue, Paint Brush, Water Mister 

Joys of Life - Art Journal

Steps to Create:

• I colored the handmade paper page spread in the journal using Cosmic Shimmer & Color Bloom sprays with help of paint brush & water mister (misting as needed to blend the colors).
• Once the inks were dry, I doodled the alphabets "J", "O" & "S" using Sakura Microns & adhered Martini glass print out to resemble "Y".
• Thereafter, I tangled all around the edges using Sakura Microns and added highlights using white gel pen.
• I stamped "Of Life" using Concord & 9th stamp and black ink. 
• I outlined the martini glass using 08 Micron. 
• To finish the page, I added some shadows to the sentiment using white charcoal pencil.

Joys of Life - Art Journal

I hope you loved this simple page & my interpretation of our theme. Hop on the "The Twisted Challenges" to read all about the challenge, rules & some stunning inspiration from other design team members.

As Susi mentioned in the blog comment, being able to Tangle (art) and eat/drink food I like is a complete blessing & hence entering this page at Art Journal Journey August Challenge "Count Your Blessings"

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations

& 

The Twisted Challenges

Seek Magic - An Art Journal Page

Hi Friends,

Sometimes all it takes to create an art journal is a few Distress inks, a stencil and stamps. I am here to share a simple and elegant art journal spread. 

Supplies:

• Ranger Distress Ink: Peacock Feather, Stormy Sky, Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Black Soot
• Ranger Black Archival Ink 
• Dylusions Stamp: Doodle Delight DYR40927
• Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned Stamp
• iCraft Stencil
• We R Memory Keepers M,A,G,I,C mini alphabet stamp sets
• Sakura White Gelli Roll Pen
• Water Mister, blending tools, heat gun, paint brush  

Steps to Create:

• Blend Peacock Feather, Picked Raspberry and Candied Apple ink on the journal using blending tools.
• Mist with mini mister and dry using a heat gun.
• Apply Stormy Sky ink over Peacock Feather section through a stencil in some parts. 
• Apply Picked Raspberry over Picked Raspberry section and Candied Apply over Candied Apple section through a stencil in some parts.
• Smoosh some Black Soot ink on a craft mat, dilute using some water and make splatters on the journal page using a thin paint brush. 
• Stamp various images from Dylusions stamp at different heights from bottom of page using black ink.
• Stamp the sentiment using black ink. 
• To finish the layout, add highlights on the sentiment using white gel pen.

Hope you all like this art journal page.

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations