Dina Wakley 5th Post & Giveaway

Hi all, hope your well.  Last two posts being written up, today and tomorrow and then I shall post the winner on Monday.  Today is a journal page and is a full tutorial and of course using Dina Wakley products.  If you can remember the last post here after the journal page I had a lovely sheet left over of wipe off paint (wish I could think of a better name lol).  I decided to add to the sheet and then cut it up and add on the burlap page next to the original journal page. Don't forget if you comment on any of the 6 posts showcasing Dina's products then you will have a chance of winning in the giveaway (picture at the bottom).  Also at the bottom of the post is another Poppi the poodle picture :-).  There is a full product list at the end of the post, I have linked the products to That's Crafty which is a UK shop that I get all my Dina products from :-). All products are Dina's unless stated.

The journal page (ok that's obvious lol)

Some close up pics.

And now for the step by step .............................................

I added black gesso with a palatte knife. 

I started playing around with arrangements. I didn't use the Circle Pattern stamps in the end.

I used white paint with the stamp from Textures.

Here is the paper I am about to add to.

First I used Dina's scribble sticks.

Next I added water with my finger.

I decided to calm it down slightly so I sprayed water all over and used tissue

to take colour away.

I did this twice to get to the point I liked.

Next I added Dina's Washi Tape.

Then some paint with my fingers using blackberry, turquoise, lime, tangerine,

magenta, gilt.

Then I added splatters of white paint.

Next I used my circle thingy (I can't think of the name eeeeek!)

to make circles.

I cut them out and played with what I wanted where.  Now

the rest I forgot to photo, I got lost in my work lol.

I got my sewing machine out and added black and white

sewing around the circles.  I used a scrap of burlup on the tag

and some tissue and cheese cloth that had dylusions spray on it from

my stash ages ago.  Next I stick the circles down and then splattered

watered down white and gilt paint.  Then I added the tag with the date

and a word sticker from Tim Holtz big chat.

Here is the giveaway prize.

Here is Poppi the Puppy just come back from the groomers :-).

Right, I shall be back tomorrow with my last giveaway post.  Thank you for taking the time to visit.

Happy Art :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx


Products linked to That's Crafty where I get all my Dina products from in the UK.
Product List
Dina's Products - 
Paints -  white, lemon, turquoise, lime, blackberry, magenta, gilt, tangerine
Stamps - textures
Mediums - black gesso
Scribble Sticks - magenta, blackberry, turquoise, sky, lemon, tangerine, lime
Washi Tape
Other Products
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - big chat

Dina Wakley 4th Post & Giveaway

Hi, yep I'm back, definitely getting these posts done, actually I had an evening typing some of them up so this is probably scheduled lol.  This is a full tutorial and of course using Dina Wakley products.  This journal page I tried using Frisk masking fluid straight on the paper, I should have gessoed before as when I rubbed it off it rubbed the paper off.  Dina's journal paper is different to other journals I have used and you obviously have to learn what you can and can't do, but what I can say is the layers that I did on this page it stood it's ground perfectly.  Don't forget if you comment on any of the 6 posts showcasing Dina's products then you will have a chance of winning in the giveaway (picture at the bottom).  Also at the bottom of the post is another Poppi the poodle picture :-).  There is a full product list at the end of the post, I have linked the products to That's Crafty which is a UK shop that I get all my Dina products from :-). All products are Dina's unless stated.
I would like to enter the following challenges -
More Mixed Media Challeng Blogs - Anything Goes/Optional Black
We Love To Create Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Mixed Media
Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Mixed Media
Try It On A Tuesday Challenge Blog - Colourful
Love To Craft Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Here is the journal page, you wouldn't believe that at one stage

it look ruined! You will see all the mistakes in the 

step by step :-)

This piece of paper was from cast off paint etc.  

My next journal page shows adding to this paper and

making a fun journal page out of it.

Some close up pics

And now for the step by step ...................................

To start I used some Frisk Masking Fluid without gesso on the page first.

Next I decided to do some watered down acrylic paint lemon.

I added some water to the page first then added the watered down paint.

Next I did the same with Fuchsia watered down.

Then watered down turquoise.

Here the page is dry, I love how the colours seep into each other.

Next I added the paints lemon, fuchsia and turquoise not watered down,

in areas to brighten it up.

I still kept the areas that had seemed into each other to make new colours.

Next I brayered some white.

I used lemon to add on the mask Graphic Shapes.

I love stamping with masks, you don't get a perfect image each time but

that is what I love, it adds to the layers.

Still using the masks from Graphic Shapes I continued with fuchsia and turquoise.

And here is when it all went down hill.  I rubbed the masking fluid off and it ripped

the pages.

A closer look.

So in my upset mad state I completely covered it with gesso and a brayer.

Looking back maybe I could have just covered the worst areas and maybe

the ripped circles I could have used some pen work.

I never got back that beautiful page when I continued down this next path,

but I am happy at the end result and I will definitely do the watery technique again

without the masking fluid.

I tried doing the water down technique as I did earlier but it didn't look the same

over gesso.

So I covered it all with the paints lemon, fuchsia and turquoise mixing over

the colours myself so I got different colours.

Back with white and a brayer.

Then I changed my mind again and decided it was too dark so I used 

the colours lemon, magenta and turquoise with white added.

I added some white with my fingers.

Next tangerine with white.

Now lime and white.

Now according to my notes I mixed lemon, magenta and lapis to make this colour.

But I will have another go and check I'm right lol.

I added the above colour with white.

I mixed lemon with a bit of tangerine and added it through the stencil Essentials.

Next tangerine with a bit of ruby through the stencil Bullseye.

Lime with a bit of emerald through the stencil Essentials.

Turquoise and ocean through the stencil Mini Favourites.

Magenta with a bit of fuchsia through the stencil Daisies.

Now white with bubble wrap.

Lids with black gresso.

Gilt with the other side of a lid.

Black gesso through drywall tape.

Dina's tools with blackberry to make little flowers.

Even though I had so many layers I wanted more so I made some stamps with

some foam on cardboard for small mark making

A closer look.

Now I got the sparkly pens out.

I added black gesso through the stencil I Want

Some pen work with Scribble sticks blackberry for shading.  I also added some

more wording with my own writing.  I hate that bit lol.

To me the page was done.  Then I sat there playing with the small bottles

of Dina's paint and made some dots and flowers.  If you look on the first pictures

you can see I added some of the flowers, but never took photos of doing so.

Here is what I am giving away :-)

Because of a back problem I work from home.  This is the only way I can get work

done, she has to be either on me or next to me lol.  So in love with my poodle Poppi.

Right that is it, just two more posts to go.  Of course in the future you will see more of her paints, stamps, stencils, tools, mediums and her amazing Journal as her products are truly awesome.

Happy Art :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx

Products linked to That's Crafty where I get all my Dina products from in the UK.
Product List
Dina's Products - 
Stencils - graphic shapes, bullseye, essentials, mini favourites, daisies, I want
Paints - lemon, turquoise, fuchsia, white, magenta, evergreen, lime, tangerine, ruby, ocean, gilt, blackberry, lapis.
Mediums - white and black gesso
Scribble Sticks - blackberry
Tools
Other Products - 
Frisk masking fluid
Posca Pens - white and black
Pens - Glitter pens
Brayer
Bubblewrap
Homemade foam stamps