Introducing the ubber cool Weirdre mixed media stamp collection from Polkadoodles

September 23, 2020

Introducing the ubber cool Weirdre mixed media stamp collection from Polkadoodles

Hello everyone. Hope you are well in these strange times. My goodness it has been a strange 2020 so far; it seems weird not being able to travel to Ireland to see mum but keeping her safe is a priority.

Now gotta say that Weidre has lifted my spirits greatly as it is a fun, bright collection of mixed media stamps from Polkadoodles. The sentiments included are "ace" & help you create quick, quirky projects too. I'm sharing today one of my journal pages that I made on the HOCHANDA show yesterday ...

MY JOURNAL PAGES

Fun ways to use stamps in an art journal

I created these pages in my Dina Wakley 6" x 6.4" media journal as love how my Ecoline pens flow across the page & definitely wanted to use them to create the background. Once dry I used the "Winter Waves stencil" with Pretty Gets Gritty Crackle Gel to create my waves & have to say, love how it turned out - so much texture 💖

With the "Land & Sea stencil" & again Pretty Gets Gritty crackle gel, I created my beach. Adore how the stencil creates the wonderful ripples you see in the sand especially when the tide has gone out.

Fun ways to create art journal pages with stamps by Lou Sims

To add further interest to the ocean, I have stamped an image from "Hanging Garden" stamp set which I thought looked like a funky, cool buoy you see bobbing about in the sea. On a piece of plain rice paper, I created a background using the "Winter Waves stencil" & Pretty Gets Gritty explosion powders to add another layer of texture to my ocean. Tearing this background in to strips & adding on top of the waves both hides my gluing but adds further interest.

Using stamps in an art journal by Lou Sims

Now to add Weirdre "Ice Cream Changes Everything" to my sea themed background. I have coloured her with Ecoline pens on to Bockingford water colour card, cut her out & added her to my beach scene. She looks perfect standing in the sand eating her ice cream.

Using a wooden stirrer thing, I created my sign post with the sentiment that is part of the Weirdre "Ice Cream Changes Everything" stamp set. Next I used a range of different stamps from the other Polkadoodles mixed media stamps sets to make shells & sea creatures ... well in my head they make cool beach/sea themed accessories 😁

As a finishing touch, I added a few sequins here & there. They add a bit of bling, shine & sparkle.

WEIRDRE MIXED MEDIA STAMPS

Polkadoodles have a fabulous range of mixed media clear stamps which include characters - Weirdre - but also a whole host of accessory stamps. The collection has been designed to work independently but also work together & they cross over seemlessly.

You can see the complete collection HERE or click on photos above.

HOCHANDA TV

You can see the HOCHANDA TV show where I demonstrated how I created the pages on their 30 day rewind service - https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/45544

After the 30 days have expired, you can watch via their YouTube channel - link below. Wind on to 8:00:00 to see the full Polkadoodles show.

I had a genuine blast playing with all the stamps in Polkadoodles Weirdre collection(s) plus the additional mixed media stamps too & will share all my art journal pages once I can figure out a way to photograph them properly!

Take care everyone & see you all soon,

Lou

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