unPlanner Play Video Tutorial

Hi all! 

My blog has been on the back burner for a long while, and my excuse? I opened up an Etsy Shoppe. I do love blogging so I'm not stopping altogether, it'll just be less. You know, unfortunately our days only have 24 hours...

 That said, here I am to give you a quick update on the artsy things I've been working on.

I have a video demonstrating how I work in my unPlanner. As I am on Roben-Marie Smith's design team, the video is on herYoutube channel. I used her gorgeous mixed-media art cards and stamps.

See HERE!

I hope to complete the second part to my process, but I am having issues with some of the programs on my laptop since I updated Windows. GRRR. Sorry to anyone that is waiting for the second part. :(

Now, back to Etsy. I have some more listings, including a new washi design! Do check it out here: Artful Stories Etsy Shop.

And three different-sized pouches!

My favourite? These one-of-a-kind original pieces of art. I keep using that scripty stamp from PaperBag Studios over and over again!

And of course, the cabbage roses. They are my safe place. :)

I also made another Artsydori, which I had a hard time parting with!

Traci Bautista stencils are always a good thing, right? Added some handmade doodles as well, annnnnnndddd...other yummy stenciling. Can't get enough of the floral one by Stencil Girl. See the pink flowers at the top of the dori cover?

Decided to add pockets to the inside. I just adore the polka dots!

Grungy looking edges and funky pen loop.

Here it is lain flat.

I have done a few other things too, but I also share lots of Instagram, so come visit me there if you like.

Back to summer vibes, design team work, and working in my unPlanner! See you another time! :)

♥♥♥  Anna  ♥♥♥

P.S. If you're interested in making YOUR own Artsydori, take a class from Cindy of Junque Art Studios to learn how! ♥♥♥

May, Week One in my unPlanner

Hi, artsy friends! Thanks for stopping by. :)

A new post about my unPlanner, featuring the first few pages.

May has come, and that means a new color scheme in my unPlanner. 

Go HERE if you want more information or to register for The Documented Life Project 2016: The unPlanner!

This Gelliprint is the foundation of all of my pages this month:

The colors I chose came from this inspiration: Lindy's May 2016 Color Challenge. I didn't use any of her products, but I did use the colors in acrylic paint. You can get inspiration anywhere! (I did add pink, as I couldn't leave it out!)  

I went crazy with StencilGirl stencils for the Gelliprint: 

Carolyn Dube Circle Layer Me 

Rae Missigman Puddles

I made about ten different prints in this color scheme, and I used them for my weekly pages.

So here's my calendar. UPDATE: I now have this calendar available to you as a download. Check it out HERE.

A little secret tip: The reason the squiggly squares have thick and thin lines is because after I had drawn in the squares, I painted in the "gutters", and I couldn't stay in the lines. So, to hide the "mistakes" I blacked the areas out with my Sharpie marker. This "OOPS" turned out nice, I think!! :)

For the first week's doodles on my calendar, I used StencilGirl stencils again. Sorry for always mentioning these stencils.....naw...#sorrynotsorry. ;)

Traci Bautista Floral Bouquet

April club stencils

The tag? Mmmm...an oldie that needed a home, and it's finally not orphaned any longer. I brushed a Rae Missigman stamp with Zig Clean Color watercolor markers, spritzed the stamp with water, then stamped on watercolor paper. 

For the weekly view, I cut down the Gelliprints and sewed around the edges. 

For this print, I used these stencils:

Carolyn Dube Circles Layer Me

Rae Missigman Puddles

Mary Beth Shaw DNA #1

Next, I printed out the weekly view download from the unPlanner downloads. Then I cut out the day of the week names.

For the circle dates, I used a combination of designs. For the white numbers, I used my own design, I scanned in that first Gelliprint I showed you in this post. (see the first one above). Then I made these cute Gelli dots with a font on my computer in my digital scrapbooking program and created circles, printed them off, and voila! Circle dates! 

To download my circle dates design for your own use, click HERE which is a link to the file in my DropBox. Please be sure to credit me if you use them and share on social media, k? :)

For the square numbers within the book text circle, I downloaded this great art journaling/gluebook resource from Right Brain Planner by Teresa Robinson. Check it out HERE.

Here is the left side. After I glued on all the numbers and dates, I stenciled and smooshed paint around, and added frames for the journaling spots with a black Stabilo All pencil.

 I also added more depth with some outlining of some of the shapes I made with stencils.

The stencils I used are mostly from the April StencilGirl club stencils. They came in a 9x12 sheet, which I cut down. 12 cute little designs on this sheet. I love them all!

I added paint through stencils, added white, then more color. Lots of layers.

Add white gel pen scribbles in areas to add more dimension again. 

Around the stencilled shapes.

Around edges of the journaling strips.

Over the black outlined areas of the circle dates, the reinforcements, etc.

Keep adding details, and you'll be amazed at the depth and interested in brings to your project!

See the white lines around the "diamond" shapes?

And here's the two-page spread.

And I call it done! Next week I hope to make my PAC.

Go HERE if you want more information or to register for The Documented Life Project 2016: The unPlanner!

Thanks for visiting. I appreciate comments and questions, letting me know you've been here. :)

♥♥♥  Anna  ♥♥♥