Sunday, March 17, 2013

"WAT-ER" YOU THINKING?

It's March, Spring is coming on and that usually means rain.  So, let's get this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show "WATER" challenge going with some wacky fun thanks to that multi talented, multi faceted lady from across the pond, Dyan Reaveley of Art and Soul.  I love her spirit!  I love her style and I love her products!

On my February 11th  "Let's Get Messy" post, I made the comment that I really loved the free feeling of playing with Dyan's Dylusions Ink Sprays and her art journaling style and that I knew I would be doing it again.  Well ... here I am, one month later and I have a new art journal piece for you ...


I did this page on a separate piece of Bristol paper because I don't have my Dyan Reaveley Art Journal yet.  But, as soon as it comes in, I can just tape this page right into the book!  I made it the size of the pages in Dyan's Art Journal.


I spritzed and sprayed and played with Vibrant Turquoise, Cut Grass, Calypso Teal and a little Fresh Lime Dylusions Ink Sprays to create an "underwater" background....reminiscent of the different colors you see in the crystal clear ocean waters.  Then I added some ghosting techniques using Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist and Dyan's Flowered Dots Stencil.  After I created my background (you will see more of that in a minute), I stamped some background images onto my page to create the ocean floor.  Here I am coloring in come seaweed from Dyan's new Ocean Backgrounds stamp.  I simply sprayed just a drop or two of Cut Grass onto my Non Stick Craft Sheet and picked up the color using my Sakura Small Water Brush to fill in the seaweed.


Here you can see more detail in the blending of those gorgeous colors and the ghosting technique that is really visible with the random polka dots (almost like air bubbles in the water).  I stamped the leaves from Dyan's Around The Edge stamp set and colored them in using the green and then highlighting them with a white opaque pen.


For a little texture, I added just a touch of Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste that has been colorized with a touch of Melted Chocolate Dylusions Ink Spray that I sprayed on the paste and mixed it up.  Love the background!  All of those varying tones of green and blue and the white ghosted polka dots really does remind me of an underwater scene.


Enter these fun and wacky characters from Dyan's newest stamp releases:  Under The Sea and Monster Mash.  I stamped my characters onto Ranger's Specialty Stamping Paper and heat set them.


Then, using my Small Sakura Water Brush, I began coloring in all of the characters with various Dylusions Ink Sprays.  They are ALL so bright and fun! 


The inspiration for this wacky piece comes from the hilarious sentiment from Dyan's new Say It How It Is stamp set.  With everyone acting so stupid, I needed to be sure my characters looked like they were "getting stupid".


When was the last time you saw a purple octopus holding a polka dot umbrella underwater?  (The umbrella is from Dyan's Ruby Rainbow stamp set.  I LOVE how all of her stamp sets are so interchangeable!)


Or a pink jellyfish looking creature with a dunce cap on?  (I made the dunce cap myself). 


Or how about fish being so stupid they not only wear dunce caps but swim upside down?


And then we have our poor monster standing on the ocean floor in rubber galoshes.  I'd say that all of these characters would exhaust anyone with their stupidity!  But, they are FUN!


So..."WA-TER" you thinking of creating?  Do it and then post it to our challenge blog at Simon Says Stamp and Show! You could be the winner of our most generous sponsor's 


$50.00 credit voucher!  You could also be named as one of our TOP THREE entries for the week!  If you need some more inspiration, stop by the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog and check out the other beautiful projects my Design Teammates have waiting for you.

Good luck!  I can't wait to see what you make!

Here are the products used in creating this fun art journal page ~







25 comments:

  1. Love your work! Bright colors are my favorite! Thanks for sharing!!!! BArbarayaya

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  2. What a great journal page. I have not tried her inks yet, I'm afraid to get into it and have to buy all new supplies. But... I don't know how much longer I can resist!Shari (cricutrookie)

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  3. Hi Candy I can see that you have had lots of fun with this fabulous funky page. The colours are very uplifting x

    Crafty hugs
    Annie x

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  4. Hi Candy, your piece this week is such fun! Your background is beautiful and really does look like the ocean floor. The fish with their dunce caps are hilarious and the monster with his galoshes on does look 'stupid' standing there - lol. The sentiment is perfect for him. My favourite bit is the octopus holding the umbrella, how cute is that. A truly wonderful whimsical piece full of fun that I just want to keep looking at - you are one clever lady! Hugs, Anne x

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  5. Such a fun page. I love the octopus holding the brolly :-)

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  6. This page is so much fun Candy! I LOVE the background you created with the mist, ghost stencilling, stamping and paste. And all the stamped images are so much fun.

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  7. Hi Candy, I love this fun piece, because it is fun and really cheers you up with those fun characters. Love your underwater scene and the colour echo this perfectly. The ghosting technique in the background adds yet another layer of interest which I love. Those fish with the hats are so humerous especially the one swimming upside down lol. You have captured the underwater atmosphere perfectly. Tracy x x

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  8. Loving your fun page Candy, smashing background and loving all the fabulous stamping. Hugs Annette x

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  9. Awesome Candy and those stamps are so cute and so perfect for youngsters with those gorgeous bright colours. Love the under water theme and placement too. Hope things are good with you, hugs. Chris x

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  10. I love this page. Such vivid colors and the characters made me laugh.

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  11. Candy, I really love your art journal pages full with Dyan Reaveley goodies. You're so good at fuzzy cutting! It really is alive! Hugs, Sandra

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  12. This made me smile, Candy!! Fun, & bright!! I just love the octopus holding the umbrella :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  13. Can you see me grinning from where you are sitting? It's a very big grin because this page is so fun and full of whimsy. The colours are fabulous and I'm loving the background with the ghosted bubbles and the coloured embossing paste. The characters are so funny...awesome use of humour. The more I look, the wider I smile. Thanks for that!

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  14. What a wonderful underwater adventure! The colors are beautiful! The images fun and funky!

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  15. FABULOUS and so fun! I love all that coloring and the collage feel of this!

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  16. wowwww, Candy, this is just amazing, love it

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  17. Just so you know, I almost scrapped my project after I saw yours and realized I used the same images...lol! But then I thought it would be good for people to see how we both did them each our own way and different! I totally love your coloration, and that you cut yours out...brilliant! I'm too lazy to do that! You always go the extra mile! I'd have to mask off...lol! I love your journal page, and love how you flipped the fish...lol...FUN!!!! Awesome work!

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  18. as always, you have done something we would not expect you to do… i love how you break all the boundaries and give us such inspirational work… thanks… you have an amazing knack for creativity!!! and thank you for your wonderful comment on my blog.. totally lived my spirits!!

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  19. Wow that was so not what I expected...it is full of life and colour! Looks great trace x hugs x.

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  20. That's a whole lot of gorgeousness!

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  21. Crazy, kooky and fabulous... LOVE those bleached bubbles! You can really turn your hand to any style at all and make it look fantastic, Candy - wonderful!
    Alison x

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  22. So cool, love this scene, the colors are FANTASTIC.

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  23. Hi Candy, my oh my you did an awesome job! I love all the little monsters, so darn cute!

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  24. Wow, that's a great journal page.
    I love the wonderful colors and all these funny creatures.
    I am addicted to color mist, stencils, modeling paste and everything else that has to do with mixed media and I love how you created the background of your page.
    Next summer when I go swimming I'll keep my eyes open so maybe I'll see some of your funny creatures under water. ;-)
    Have a nice weekend.

    Anke x

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  25. This is so wonderful! I haven't tried dylusions inks yet and you make them look so appealing and a 'must have' item! Lots of love from Laura xxxxxxxxx

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