Dina *Day 5*

Wow! It has been such fun sharing Dina's art this week! Thanks to everyone who has stopped by and BIG thanks to Dina who has allowed me to share her work in my neck of the woods. I hope someday I will be able to take one of Dina's classes and perhaps soak up just a little bit of her genius! :) Here's our last creation by Dina. It is one of my favs and it was the inspiration for one of my blog hop cards. (Yep, that's right, the card from me today is going to be a rerun...)
I love that Dina has done a scrapbook page about herself and her idea to use a page of prompts makes for a great starting off point. (It also helps that Dina's handwriting is to-die-for cute!). Dina's circles at the top of her page are filled with juicy blended color. And I love her stitching, too! Finally, I love the contrast of the bright circles with the nuetral of the kraft and black text.
Here is my take, first shared on the HA blog hop last week:
Details on how this was created from white cardstock are available HERE.
Thanks again for visiting, my friends. I'll be back tomorrow with a brand new Purple Onion Designs card. Oh and I'll leave you a little teaser about something I am sooo excited about for next week--->

Dina *Day 4*

Thanks everyone for the get well wishes. I think I am finally on the mend! :) Here's our next genius piece of artwork by Dina: Talk about color! The first thing that caught my attention was the bright pink on these tags. I love the bits of text and cut out pictures, too! And finally, it wouldn't be a true Dina creation if it wasn't loaded with lots and lots of that fabulous texture! The dots, torn edges, and distressing make these such wonderful keepsakes!
Here is my take. I just had to make something with that lovely pink (not a color I usually turn to) and orange.
This card began entirely as white cardstock. I die cut the shape from Labels 8 Nestabilities die cut. I then stamped the Hero Arts foliage images using light Tea Dye Distress Ink. I colored over these stamped images with pink, orange, green, purple, and brown colored pencils. I then added Broken China Distress Ink and flicked it with water to create the water spots. The bottom portion of the card was inked with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and the Hero Arts grid background was stamped using Pumice Stone Distress Ink. Finally, I added Distress Stickles in Antique Linen to the foliage images.
Thanks for looking!
All Stamps Hero Arts

Dina *Day 3*

I am still fighting off being sick (gotta get well before CHA!) so unfortunately I don't have much energy to type. Sorry! Here's Dina's incredible work of art:And here's my take. I was especially inspired by Dina's bold colors and green splatters on her background.

More info on how this was created coming soon- I'm hoping to do a video for this technique. :) HUGS and see you tomorrow!

Dina Wakley *Day 2*

Here's our next GORGEOUS inspiration by Dina:The first thing that caught my eye on Dina's journal entry are the colors! I would never thing of combining aqua, orange, and purple but it is SOOOO yummy! I love Dina's signature splatters and black text. And those hearts are just so happy.
Here is my take. I was especially inspired by Dina's colors:

Yep, here's another card that started entirely as white cardstock. The center panel was stamped on Copic Express paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored in with Copic markers. Three of the flowers were also stamped seperately, colored, cut out, and glued on top of the main panel for extra dimension. (Sorry the photo doesn't show this very well...). The textured background was first colored using Broken China Distress Ink then embossed using a Sizzix embossing folder. After embossing I lightly sanded the paper to remove some of the ink. I've had several questions about what white cardstock I use---I use Neenah Tiara White cardstock- pretty heavy and smooth. It takes Distress Ink perfectly!
Thanks so much for popping by and thanks for all of you who have been leaving me such encouraging and sweet comments. You keep me enthused and inspired! HUGS!
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL272, CL482

Inspired by...Dina Wakley

I am over-the-moon excited to announce that this week's featured artist is none other than the incredibly talented Dina Wakley. Dina has amazing style and incredible color in all of her charming and artsy scrapbook pages and art journal creations. Be sure to check out her fun style on her blog, Ponderings. Here's our first inspiration piece by Dina: Don't you just want to frame this and hang it up in your home?? Oh man, I do!! I love the rich texture and gooey paint layers. And the colors- DIVINE! Finally, the touches of black script just finish off this stunning piece of art.
Here is my take:

This card started entirely as white cardstock. The Hero Arts Friends Background was stamped with black ink on white cardstock and then colored using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. This background was then splattered (yep- such fun to make a mess!) with watered down acrylic paint. The teal background was created by distressing white cardstock with Broken China and Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Next, I stamped this with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and the new Hero Arts Envelope Pattern. Finally, the red and orange panel was covered with Rusty Hinge and Fired Brick Distress Ink then flicked with water to create the water spots.
Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow with another stunning piece of art by Dina. :)
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL153, CG125, S5507