Scrapbooker's Blog Tour

Hello! Loooooong time no post! 
Well, the kid is back at ballet so I now have some time to fill so I better get back to blogging!

I was tagged in a blog hop by Joy...check out her beautiful work here: 
http://thejoyofcreativity.blogspot.ca/. 

So here's the blog tour questions:

1. What am I working on right now?
I've been working on samples for my upcoming class at Bizzy B's.  I've just started teaching there this past month and have a Gelato techniques class coming up that I am very excited about!

 
2. How long does it take me to create a project?

There is no set time. Most projects I start and stop so often that I have no idea how long it actually takes to complete them!

 3. What are my favorite things to create with at the moment? 
 

 I am loving Silks by Luminarte right now. They are lovely mica infused acrylic glazes. They are simply beautiful mediums!

 4. How does my writing/creating process work?

I usually wait for a photo or technique idea to inspire me. I also love to get prompts from the submission calls at Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine. 
I also  think up ideas on my walks to work. I will often be listening to the Paperclipping Roundtable podcast on my phone and get many ideas from there.
Then I usually will sketch and/or write down my ideas either on paper or on my phone (especially if I can't scrap right away!) Then I gather up my products and get to work. Just picking out my supplies often takes a lot of time as I really bad at making decisions!

 5. How do I become inspired and stay inspired?
Well, I guess I already answered that a bit above! Oops.  I also do find inspiration in Pinterest, blogs, local shops, design articles and websites. 

 6. What is my signature style?
I usually characterize my style as funky-graphic. I loove trying out new techniques and ideas but I try to ground all the artsi-ness is good design principles (shameless plug for my design class...lol!)

Thanks for reading! I really hope to be back next week!!

Today's Tutorial: Printing resist

Here's a very quick tutorial for a colourful background for cards, art journals or scrapbook pages.

I started with book paper, gel medium, stencils, a gelli plate, a brayer, gelatos (gelatos are creamy, water based paint sticks), baby wipes and paper towel.

1. Roll a thin layer of gel medium over your gelli plate and position stencil above it.
2. Put book paper on on top and smooth with your hands. Peel off and let dry. 
3. At this point  remove then stencil and pull another print with the reverse image. This often results in a much more "organic" print, but creates a fantastic textured effect. *This is the benefit of using the gelli plate. You get two pages from one application of gel medium, instead of just the one page you would get from painting directly over top of the stencil and paper.*

4. After the pages are dry, the real fun begins! Scribble lots of yummy gelato colour all over your design. Work in colour groups so the colours don't get muddy. My favourites are red, orange and yellow and blue and purple. Blend colours with a baby wipe, being careful not to rip paper. Alternate using baby wipes with paper towel for different effects. Have fun and experiment!

Here's few of my pages using various stencils (for the last page I rubbed in some Inka-gold to add  some shimmer):

Thanks for stopping by!
Vicki

Today's tutorial: Ombre texture tags

I have a little video tutorial for you today using stencils, gelatos and some Resin Sand medium (it will also work with plain gel medium). So take a peek and enjoy!