creativityUNLEASHED by traci bautista

color inspiration: spring fever

Spring is in the air..the temperature is slowly warming here in sunny California and the sakura {cherry blossoms} are peeking out of the trees. I pulled together a couple of flair trays from paper & fabric bits and embellishments in my studio and used them to inspire the colors of my recent paintings. Enjoy the snippets of Spring color inspiration...

Here's a peek into a mixed media painting in progress and an art journal spread using Tulip Fabric markers, Tulip Fabric sprays, Tulip Soft fabric and Slick dimensional paints paired with Prismacolor pencils on Strathmore Mixed Media paper...

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TODAY'S POST SPONSORED BY  ILoveTo Create

 

 

stampington facebook takeover

Join me for a couple hours of creative artful conversation!!!

Don't forget to bring your questions to my LIVE Q&A sessions tomorrow, as I take over Stampington & Company's Facebook page!!

Join in the creative fun....

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

I will be LIVE online at 9 a.m. P.S.T and 12 p.m. P.S.T!

on Stampington & Company Facebook page

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TEN graffiti GLAM stamp giveaways

5 lucky participants from each LIVE session {10 total} will be randomly selected to win a free stamp from my new graffiti GLAM collection. Join me online tomorrow for a chance to win!

looking forward to chatting with you...

xoxo~Traci

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p.s. my NEW digitalCANVAS {digital art journaling} e-course starts in March! details here

artJOURNALING fridays: jump in

this week I'm sharing a peek at my studio table and a journal page in progress...

art journal prompt: jump in..

trust the process

add florescent colors

spray through stencils

stamp with ink

scribble your thoughts

this page started with stencil prints and sprays, then many layers were built up with collage and doodling using my FAVE mixed media supplies.

happy art journaling...xoxo~treiC

>>>>>>>>>>>>>SHARE YOUR WORK>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'd love to see what you are up to in your own art journals, please share links to your photos or blog posts in the comments. what did you journal about this week?

*be inspired by the lovely pool of photos & share your artwork in the artJOURNALING daily flickr group

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p.s. my NEW digitalCANVAS {digital art journaling} e-course starts in March! details here

p.s.s. Mark your calendars!  I'm taking over Stampington's Facebook page and answering questions LIVE on Feb. 27th at 9 a.m. P.S.T. and 12 p.m. P.S.T!

{exploring} fort funston

My #onelittleword for 2013 is NEW, so every month my intention is to visit a NEW place and to experience NEW things.

WE LOVE to explore...you might remember that I've shared previous adventures here and here. We make it a point to take weekend getaways and day trips whenever we can.  On Sunday, Tyler and I took a drive to the coast to visit Fort Funston, south of San Francisco, and spent the afternoon exploring the beach with Indie. It's was a beautiful day, this was our first visit and it's one of the best places to take your puppy for off-leash play. It's an easy hike through the trees and down to the beach. It was a bit chilly but the sun shined brightly...a gorgeous day! Indie loved roaming about the sand and chasing the other pups by the water.

here are snapshots of inspiration I discovered...

amazing textures and patterns in the sand & rocks...

a chilly day.         sun shining.

puppies PLAY.             enjoying the fresh air.            birds soar above.

                            sand glistens

    waves crash.                        taking in the glorious day.              caught in the breeze.   

                        indulge in the NEW.                ideas. textures. experiences.

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                                        BREATHE deeply.

                                                                                   and APPRECIATE the MOMENT.

----->>> I discovered the mantra above in the lululemon manifesto. It is a great reminder to stop, take it all in and appreciate whatever is going on in your life this moment. You can see more of my travel & exploring adventures here.

                                                                                                        xoxo~treiC

lil indie all tuckered out after running around the beach...

a fun little vine video of our day at the beach...

artJOURNALING fridays: mindy lacefield

Today I'm sharing the beautiful artwork and fun art journaling video by my sweet friend Mindy Lacefield, {you may know her from her website www.timssally.com} and last year she helped kick off my Doodles Unleashed book tour. Her art journals and mixed media artwork are full of colorful layers and whispering heartfelt words. She's a beautiful, creative soul. There is so much magic in watching the way she paints..her creative spirit jumps off the page.

I asked Mindy to share with us her 5 FAVE art supplies...here's her list:

• neon sharpie water based paint pens
• catalyst wedge - for scraping color and smoothing down ephemera
• dylusions ink sprays
• stencils from Stencil Girl products
• Gallery neon oil pastels

A couple weekends ago I had a wonderful visit with her, Carissa Paige and Pixie Campbell for dinner in Berkeley. {sorry for the dark, blurry photo..but that's the only one I have..lol}

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be inspired by her art journalfun video...

{btw..she uses a few of my NEW graffiti GLAM stamps in her journal!}

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She has a wonderful NEW year-long e-course called True Free Spirit...which I will be diving into! The first image in this post is the March project. find out more details about her workshop here.

I believe there is a lot we can soak in from watching and learning about another artist's process, not to copy but for inspiration. In the coming months I will feature various artists during artJOURNALING fridays. I hope you find some time and make marks in your journal this weekend. I know I'm super inspired to PLAY after watching Mindy's video. happy art journaling!!

xoxo...treiC

>>>>>>>>>>>>>SHARE YOUR WORK>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'd love to see what you are up to in your own art journals, please share links to your photos or blog posts in the comments. what did you journal about this week?

*be inspired by the lovely pool of photos & share your artwork in the artJOURNALING daily flickr group

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p.s. my NEW digitalCANVAS {digital art journaling} e-course starts in March! details here

{video} HEARTS art journaling part two

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

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Today I'm sharing the LOVE with another art journaling tutorial. This video continues my HEARTS art journaling backgrounds tutorial series. There are a number of stamping, stenciling and painting techniques on paper and fabric. I showcase my graffiti GLAM art stamps and ILoveTo Create paints building colorful layers on muslin and Strathmore mixed media paper. All the techniques I share in the videos are great jumpstarts to make your own papers for collage, art journals, scrapbook projects or Project Life creations. Enjoy!

creative toolbox

• Tulip Soft Fabric Paints
• Tulip Slick Dimensional Paint or Scribbles Dimensional Paint pens
• Tulip Sponge Pouncers
• Strathmore Mixed Media paper
• various fabrics {Roc-lon Osnaburg and super unbleached muslin}
• deli paper {use as palette, table cover & paper to paint}
• paper towels
• graffiti GLAM art stamps
• handmade hot glue stencils {see my tutorial here}
• transparency
• Speedball soft rubber brayer

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watch part two of the HEARTS art journaling video tutorial here...

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FREE VALENTINE digitals

Also, in case you missed my previous FREE LOVE day treiCdesigns digitals...

download here and here.

be my VALENTINE...

wishing you a beautiful day filled with LOVE.

xoxo~Traci

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TODAY'S POST SPONSORED BY  ILoveTo Create

art journaling weekend retreat

This past weekend I taught my first COLOR + JOURNAL LOVE mixed media retreat at my studio! We had a wonderful, creative three days full of painting, mark-making and book binding to build handmade journals. My students came from all over the west coast, they spent some time exploring downtown Danville and enjoying yummy food too.

We kicked off the workshop with color palette explorations and I taught a session on color mixing. Then we dove into making handmade stamps/stencils and spent a day printmaking with plexiglas, creating pages with colorful, juicy layers of textures and marks. Everyone made FABULOUS one-of-a-kind art journals embellished with fibers, macrame and beads. Little Indie girl came by for a visit on the final day. :) Here's a peek inside our AMAZING weekend!

{artwork above L-R traci, stacey, michelle, steffi, photo below artwork by steffi}

hope you enjoyed all the creative inspiration...it was truly a magical weekend! xoxo~Traci

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come PLAY at my studio!!

Join me for the SPRING session...

color + journal LOVE retreat

May 17-19, 2013

space is limited...so register early!

details + register here

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artJOURNALING fridays: stitched collage

happy art journaling FRIDAY!! I've been teaching all day at my studio..this weekend is my COLOR + journal LOVE retreat..lots of painting fun going on! We're spending the weekend creating handmade journals. Today, I have a throwback technique and creative jumpstart based on art journals I created back in 2010. The photo above is the cover of the journal.

art journal IDEA: create a stitched collage cover-----> rummage through your hand painted stash and photos/images, grab 4-5 pieces then layer them onto a painted page. attach them by machine stitching. mix found papers and black & white copies of your artwork or images. create a number of stitched pages then bind the into a handmade journal. this is a great way to use up all those pieces in your stash. to see more of this art journal collection visit here

happy creating & stitching...have a FAB weekend! xoxo~treic

>>>>>>>>>>>>>SHARE YOUR WORK>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'd love to see what you are up to in your own art journals, please share links to your photos or blog posts in the comments. what did you journal about this week?

*be inspired by the lovely pool of photos & share your artwork in the artJOURNALING daily flickr group

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p.s. my NEW digitalCANVAS {digital art journaling} e-course starts in March! details here

{video} HEARTS art journaling

My monthly style reMIX blog series continues with a HEARTS mixed media art journaling project. Last week I gave you a sneak peek into this Valentine inspired project. I'm sharing this idea in a series of video tutorials throughout the month. It features a medley of mixed media printmaking techniques on paper and fabric using my fave ILoveToCreate products {lots of red, pinks and purple paints}. The papers and fabrics you paint can be used for a variety of projects and crafts. Use the painting jumpstarts to create your handmade valentines.

creative toolbox

• Tulip Soft Fabric Paints
• Tulip Slick Dimensional Paint or Scribbles Dimensional Paint pens
• Tulip Sponge Pouncers
• various paper & fabrics {Roc-lon Osnaburg and super unbleached muslin}
• deli paper {use as palette, table cover & paper to paint}
• graffiti GLAM art stamps
• handmade hot glue stencils
• transparency
• Speedball soft rubber brayer

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watch part one of the HEARTS art journaling video tutorial here...

Stay tuned for more mixed media fun...in the upcoming videos I'll share more stamping and printmaking techniques. happy art journaling!!

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TODAY'S POST SPONSORED BY  ILoveTo Create

artJOURNALING fridays: hearts

happy February lovelies!! You'll see alot of red, pink and HEARTS on my blog this month.  To get you in the Valentine spirit I'm sharing  a mini how-to video + digital image. The artwork in the image above was created by painting with my Graffiti Glam stamps and handmade HEART stencils using Tulip fabric paints and sprays on muslin. I took a photo of the painted fabric using the Hipstamatic app then imported it into Photoshop CS6 and layered with type. I wrote the word "heart" with my Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet.

How has your art journaling practice been going? As for me, I've found that I am journaling more on my iPad. But I did spend the past few days in the studio painting and creating some fun projects that I'll be sharing this month.

I've been having fun creating these little #vine video snippets...it really challenges me to figure out creative ways to share a story in 6 secs. {find me on vine at Traci Bautista}

Here's a short art journaling #howto...XOXO stencil prints!

let's kick off February artJOURNALING fridays with a few art journaling prompts & ideas...

• what are your FEBRUARY goals? write about them in your journal
• what does your HEART say?
• create heart stencils or print patterns with HEART stamps
• {crayon resist} draw HEARTS with red crayons then wash pink watercolor over the top 
• write a quote about HEARTS in your journal
• cut out heart shapes and collage them into your journal pages
• collage HEART shaped doilies
• stitch a heart onto painted fabric

>>>>>>>>>>>>>SHARE YOUR WORK>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'd love to see what you are up to in your own art journals, please share links to your photos or blog posts in the comments. what did you journal about this week?

*be inspired by the lovely pool of photos & share your artwork in the artJOURNALING daily flickr group

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p.s. my NEW digitalCANVAS {digital art journaling} e-course starts in March! details here