Girls Dont Need a Fairy Tale - Art Journal Page #TTC5

Hi Friends,

We are back with a new challenge at "The Twisted Challenges". The theme for this month is "Fairy Tales + Add Your Own Twist"

I have created a very unconventional page for our theme this month. Little girls are always told fairy tales and made to feel that they need a prince charming who would come to their aid and make their life beautiful and meaningful. However, I believe that any girl can have a beautiful and meaningful life if they work hard to achieve their dreams and goals. So, I have created a simple page depicting the same. 

Girls Dont Need a Fairy Tale - Art Journal Page
The Twisted Challenges October Challenge

Steps to create:

• I chose a digital stamp from YamPuff and coloured it  using Creta color pencils.
• Once coloured, I fussy cut the image and adhered it on my art journal page.
• I wrote the quote with Steadtler fineliner to finish the art journal page.

I hope you like my simple and inspiration page for this challenge. To see more inspiration from my other team mates and to know more about the rules, please hop on the Twisted Challenges Blog.

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

Crafty Flirtations 

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The Twisted Challenges

Tulips -Becoming Awake Art Journal Page

Hi friends,

I am back with another page from the art journal I made for my friend Tejal. When I started creating this page, all I knew was that I wanted to use white tulips as focal point on this page as they are an absolute favorite of Saumya. Before I went ahead and used tulips, I decided to read a little history about Tulips.

Tulips - Becoming Awake Involves Seeing Our Confusions Clearly Art Journal Page

Did you know that tulips are one of the most loved flowers world over. They originated centuries ago in Persia and Turkey and were brought to Europe from there. They got the name Tulip in Europe from the word "Tulipa" which meant turban. Tulip in general signifies perfect love. However, each color of tulip signifies a special meaning. So what does white tulip signify?

• White tulips represent forgiveness.
• They represent pure and passionate love. 
• It is associated with happiness and love. 
• It also often associated with the word "victory".
• They also signify purity and innocence.

Tulips - Becoming Awake Involves Seeing Our Confusions Clearly Art Journal Page

Isn't that beautiful how many varied emotions the lovely tulips represent? As the focal point of this page was going to be white tulips, I decided to use bright colors for the background and yet keep it simple as I wanted to the focus to be on tulips and quotes (which again was one of Saumya's favorite).

Tulips - Becoming Awake Involves Seeing Our Confusions Clearly Art Journal Page

Supplies Used:

• 6 by 7" card stock/ chipboard 
• Ranger Dylusions Paint: After Midnight, Dirty Martini
• CrafTangles Leaf Stencil 
• iCraft Stencil 
• Penny Black Stamp - Blooming Garden
• Ranger texture paste
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Dylusions Dyan Revealey Basic Paint Pens
• iCraft Floral Natura card stock 
• Steadtler watercolor pencil - grey
• Foam tape, blending foam, glue, paint brush, palette knife, scissor
• Printed sentiment/ quote 

Tulips - Becoming Awake Involves Seeing Our Confusions Clearly Art Journal Page

Steps to create:

• Color the card stock/ chipboard base with Dirty Martini paint using blending foam. 
• Once dry, apply After Midnight paint through CrafTangles stencil using blending foam.
• Apply texture paste through iCraft stencil.
• Stamp multiple images of tulips on white cardstock and fussy cut. 
• Add very light shading to tulips using grey watercolor pencil and color the stem with paint pen. 
• Paper piece the image to create dimensional tulips using foam tapes.
• To finish the page, adhere tulips and quote to page using glue. 

Tulips - Becoming Awake Involves Seeing Our Confusions Clearly Art Journal Page

You can view other pages by clicking on captions on pics below.

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Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Hope you love this page. Do leave some love & feedback.

Love,
Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta,
Crafty Flirtations.

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Checkered Florals Art Journal Page

Hi Friends,

I used to tangle & practice Zentangle - the meditative art form before I got into stamping & mixed media. I had a long discussion on Zentangle with Tejal recently and hence, when I wanted to  create the mid-month inspiration for The Twisted Challenges June challenge "Checkered Florals", I decided that my focal points need to be inspired by tangle "Knightsbridge" which is a checkered tangle. I did use die cuts for the flowers, but you can cut them free hand too.

Art Journal With Checked Florals

In my art journal, to create the background, I applied Ranger Dylusions paint: Calypso Teal & Cut Grass with blending tool. Once the background colours were dry, I stamped randomly Simon Says Stamp Ornate Background using Ranger Black Archival Ink.

Art Journal With Checked Florals

For the Focal Point, I drew check pattern using Steadtler fine point red pen. Thereafter I coloured every alternate square using Steadtler Luna Water Colour pencils in shades of red, orange & yellow and blended it with water brush. For leaves, I gave a very light wash of green on die cuts and highlighted veins with a darker green pencil.

Art Journal With Checkered Floral

I adhered with leaves and flowers to the journal using glue. To finish the page, I added some quotes from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Stickers Small Talk.

Art Journal With Checkered Florals

I hope you are inspired by this simple and easy to do checkered florals page. Do participate in our ongoing challenge & win amazing prizes.

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