The Gypsy & The Witch | Smash Book - November - Magical Mythos

Good Evening All

Another month has passed and another installment of The Gypsy & The Witch which is a Creative Journaling Journey.

Please join us here monthly on the 15th for a different theme each month as "The Gypsy and The Witch"- Create a Journaling Journey Together by Spreading a Message of Love and Positivity

This month's theme is "Magical Mythos"
I love Mermaids and watching documentaries where they are trying to prove their existence but they never look like the Little Mermaid from Disney!

As you know I am rubbish at drawing. I found 2 images on google and merged together to make my mermaid. Or you could just use a free colouring images but I wasn't a fan of the top half of the image so used image drawn by Eaglefriend.

I used paint for the background but used markers for Mermaid and the shells as the detail was too small to paint.

I found a quote online which reads - "Mermaid Myth #2 Mermaids are already full of confidence and do not require the validation of their reflection. To the Mermaid, a mirror is simply a portal from which to draw magical abilities."

If you search on YouTube for The Gypsy & The Witch to watch videos uploaded today for this event.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

Cancer Research Awareness Smash Book Page | #thinkpinkart

I will be joining in the Creative Arts Collaboration again this month and the hashtag is #thinkpinkart so anyone who wants to show your support for Cancer Awareness please join in and share our virtual art festival!

I personally and my family have not been affected by Breast Cancer but my Gran is currently suffering from Bowel Cancer but has decided not to fight or have treatment - her choice we cant force her!

I have made a Smash Book page

Remember search Youtube, Google and twitter for #thinkpinkart October 15th through to 18th.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

The Gypsy & The Witch | Smash Book - October - The Witching Hour

Good Evening All

I have joined another YouTube art group called The Gypsy & The Witch which is a Creative Journaling Journey who was started by 2 amazing ladies Rita Marie "The Gypsy" and Cali Black "The Witch"! 

Please join us here monthly on the 15th for a different theme each month as "The Gypsy and The Witch"- Create a Journaling Journey Together by Spreading a Message of Love and Positivity

This month's theme is "The Witching Hour"

As you know I am rubbish at drawing. The image is Diva Witch and Cat Digital Stamp which I have altered as you can tell the image looks quite different and I changed the cats face as original one was too cartooned for me!

I used paint for the background but used markers for witch, her broom and the cat as the detail was too small to paint.

I stamped the quote which are lyrics from a song called The Witching Hour by rock band Venom. Quote reads - "Come hear, the moon is calling!"

If you search on YouTube for The Gypsy & The Witch to watch videos uploaded today for this event.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

Smash Book Art : Love not War #lovesummerart

Another Smash Book page and my inner hippie came out.

First Off I would like to say I DID NOT draw this picture! Not sure who the artist is as the signature not readable. I found image on pinterest .

Was going for a tie dye background and think it turned out ok. Need to get a new sharpie to tidy up letters and peace sign.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx

Its much appreciated.

Sam xx

Smash Book Art : Life Cards #lovesummerart

I love Disney and I love vintage 40's/50's pin-up girl images.

First Off I would like to say I DID NOT draw this picture!

When I saw the images that Italian artist Emmanuel Viola did I was floored! I used his Snow White image I can not draw for the life of me so I traced and tweaked it a little.

I used vintage Joanna Sheen paper for the background and they looked like betting slips which goes with them gambling theme and William Hill which it has printed on is a betting shop here in the UK! 

The quote I think I just made up myself cant find it on google, there are similar quotes which state cant change deck just play the cards you are dealt which I personally don't agree with that!

Pages didn't turn out how I wanted but still happy with it.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.Sam xx

Smash Book Art : Alive

Fancied getting my paints out as I have been watching alot of Leilani Joy's Art Nuvogue  and I just love her paintings but as I have said before I am rubbish at drawing!

I had this quote from Frankenstein where the Dr says "It's Alive!" and I found this quote: The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be!

I also saw a pin-up Bride of Frankenstein tattoo which Kat Von D did on LA Ink a while ago but cant find a photo of it anywhere!

I know its not Halloween but I fancied painting something with that and this is what I came up with.

Image traced but changed a bit from http://dv-venom.deviantart.com/art/The-Bride-of-Frankenstein-2-358921824

It got a tad messy and had a few issues where mist would not go through lace or my mesh and got black paint everywhere as I couldn't get the paint to run properly but I got there in the end. 

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

"Something I Love" December YTLH©

Hey all
Hope everyone is well.

If you go over to You tube you can follow along with the YouTube Layout Hop.

Here is the page I have made:

First Off I would like to say I DID NOT draw this picture it is an Image by Saturated Canary - Librarian which is printed on my computer large and traced onto my project using tracing paper. I am rubbish at drawing!! I changed some of the image once I traced it and left bits off which I didn't want on.

I made this in my SMASH Book so it is not a traditional layout. This documents the books I have read over the past 3 years.

I even got my embossing powders out and put the names of some of my favourite authors on the book spines, the screws of her glasses and the pears on her glasses chain.

I am so in love with this way of scrapping/documenting life at the minute that I will be doing a few more art layouts in my SMASH Book soon.

The only thing which I found hard was actually pulling pages out of a book to make the background (it was a book I didn't like or want but it felt so wrong!!)

Theme for this month is "Something I Love". Hope you guys like each and every video and please leave a comment on every video to be eligible to WIN a prize from our Sponsors.

Sponsors for December: Scrapbook Circle

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There is a FAN page on Facebook please try to promote and post the fan page link on your Facebook to help spread the word. Ask people to "like" the page. Here is the link.

Line up for December:

1. Sam - http://www.youtube.com/samwri1984
2. Becca - http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBeccajb
3. Christine - www.youtube.com/serenityinhim
4. Beatriz - https://www.youtube.com/user/BeatrizS1974
5. Fitty -http://www.youtube.com/user/MadebyFittyTV
6.  Jan - http://www.youtube.com/user/pokefan2001
7. Ellen - www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dJT8XrBGCUKU0z7IgBxoQ

Thanks so much to taking the time to view and comment its much appreciated
Sam xxx

Another Smash Page and cards

Another Smash page I made today I drew and painted the girl and the collaged her onto some paper not sure who makes it but the name of the paper is Jubilee Bright Flowers.

I used watercolour paper but you can still see in her hair where I used a bit to much water as the paper started to rub away :-(

I made the below ice cream card for a friend of my brothers who owns an ice cream parlor called

Lickety Split Creamery they were at Ava's Christening yesterday and the kids and big kids (me) loved it! There is photo of my Adam with ice cream and pint on the Facebook site haha!

I made this as a thank-you card to them. Paper by DCWV Nanna's Kids I made the ice cream myself. and used stamps by Fiskars - The Sweet Life and Sentiments

The second card is an Anniversary card for my brother and sister-in-law for June.

Image and stamp are from LOTV

Paper are a digital one which I have had for a while sorry not sure who they are by or where I got them from.

Thanks all for stopping by
Sam xx

SmashBook Cover and Another Page

Hi All

I have made a Smashbook out of a composition book as I am on a budget at the minute as we are starting to save for our wedding next year.

 At the minute I have a mini wooden peg clipped on the top with a piece of note paper with ideas on pages I can do.

Paper used is by Recollections Signature adhesive backed fabric paper.
Alpha stickers are American Crafts Remarks (Beckett and Love Letter)
Ribbon is just some teal silk ribbon.

 I thought I would make another page tonight as has a pretty depressing day at work so needing some me crafting time. I don't know about this page I don't think I can pull myself away from normal scrapbooking.

This was from a concert me and Adam went to a week ago. Photo isn't fantastic but I wanted to remember how good our seats were.

I used my concert ticket
Paper is by My&My BIG Ideas - Alison-Crowns scrapbook kit. The skull paper is the only thing punk rock I had and think it goes with blue in the photo and the Smash journal card which is from the entertainment pad.

I also used a piece of mesh and put ink on and stamped it in part of the background to give it a bit more of grunge look.

Hope everyone is well. And cant wait for this nice long weekend for scrapbooking I have a few pages I need to catch up on.

Take Care
Sam xx

First Smash page

Well this is my first attempt at smashing! no idea if its right. Ive never painted on paper and please don't laugh at my drawing LOL its not very good.

Hopefully I will get better at it :-)

Sam x