N*Studio Creative Squad - Good Night Art Journal

 

Hello creative friends! I'm over at N*Studio Creative Squad today sharing my art journal spread for our Good Night Art Journal theme HERE.

N*Studio Creative Squad: On Repeat

 Hello creative friends! I'm over at N*Studio Creative Squad HERE today, sharing how to upcycle a cloth tamale bag into something brand new.

Grafix Steampunk Journal

 

I had the pleasure of creating this Steampunk Journal for Grafix, using their new Mixed Media Journal. You can get the details and directions HERE. There's a little twist you will find out about too. Have a lovely day! Maura

Zen Meditation Journal

 

I'm sharing a Zen Meditation journal with you today that I created for Grafix. I'm using their new Mixed Media Journal, and you can get all the details and directions HERE. I hope you enjoy it! Maura

N*Studio Creative Squad: Good Morning, Good Evening

 

Hello friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad today HERE with my interpretation of our GOOD MORNING, GOOD EVENING theme for August. 

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MOTHER EARTH

N*Studio Creative Squad: In the City

 

Hello creative friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad HERE today, sharing how I made my New York City Water Tower using a Boundless Brooklyn 3D model. 

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Another Door Opens

N*Studio Creative Squad - Another Door Opens

 

Hello friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad HERE today, sharing how to create these art journal pages.  Our theme this month is ANOTHER DOOR OPENS, and we are using the brand new Triple Play Art Foamies stamp set. 

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LIFE IN BLOOM

N*Studio Creative Squad: Life in Bloom

Hello friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad today, HERE,  sharing a tutorial on how to create this fun art journal page. Our theme this month is Life in Bloom, and it sure is nice to start thinking about gardening and spring!

 

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MY CREATIVE PLAYLIST

N*Studio Creative Squad: My Creative Playlist

 

Hello friends! I'm over at the N*Studio Creative Squad HERE today, sharing how to create this art journal spread My Creative Playlist.

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Creative Jumpstart Storyteller

N*Studio Creative Squad - CJS21 Storyteller

 

Hello creative friends, wishing you a new year of health and joy! I am over HERE at N*Studio Creative Squad today sharing my Color Story. 

Are you participating in Creative Jumpstart this year? I love starting my year creatively by participating in this amazing course.

 

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LIGHT AND SHADOW

Voyage to the Poles

Hello and welcome friends to our two month Steampunk/Industrial challenge at Sandee & amelie's Steampunk challenges. We are planning on doing two month challenges for awhile due to the pandemic, and are hopeful when things improve around the globe, we can return to our usual monthly challenges. I hope this finds you healthy and safe and looking forward to a creative 2021!

I think I was inspired by all the snow and cold we've had lately, and headed to my art journal pages to create a story of exploration. 

Scientific and Natural exploration took center stage during the Victorian era. Societies were formed to support explorers and their journeys to remote and unknown areas of the world, so they could bring back amazing things to share. Unfortunately, this zest for exploration led to the decimation of many species, as they were often killed and stuffed to be put on display.

Hence, the need for a new story...Sir Albertus Loovingstone and his voyages around the steampunk world. Sir Albertus often sponsored other explorers to visit the far reaches of the world. One such expedition was sent out to Antarctica - the steamship Cogsmania with directions to record as much of the flora and fauna they found. Skilled artists were on this voyage, to draw in detail the amazing new species, and if you are very lucky you just might still find one of their books. Unfortunately for the crew of the Cogsmania, it grew bitter cold and the ship found itself locked in the ice. Never fear, Sir Albertus came up with a rescue plan and sent an aeronautics fleet to the rescue! Many more journeys were made, drawings came in from all corners of the world showing the multitude of species never before seen. Perhaps you have seen some of these drawings? Maybe even some of the newer cinematic moving pictures from these journeys?  If so, you are lucky indeed!

I headed to my art journal with some Arctic/Antarctic papers and stencil from Stamperia, and Titanium white paint from DecoArt...and then I started playing...

I loved this image of the rusting ship, which gave me my story idea and a rescue by airships. I added a mariners compass and a fun knob, plus a huge whale swimming by.

Sir Albertus with his goggles on for airship travel, and that amazing waxed moustache. As you can see, he is always ready to explore!

Details...

North, south, east or west...no matter what direction we head, we will discover something. I hope you discover amazing things this year, and will stop by to visit from time to time. I am so thankful for all of you who participate in our challenge and share your amazing talent!

Blessings of health and joy for 2021, Maura