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I am part of Wanderlust this year!

I am happy to part of the year-long Wanderlust online class this year!

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• Wanderlust 2021 starts on the 1st of January (Friday).
• Wanderlust 2021 is 50 video lessons
• 26 Guest Teachers
• Hosts: Kasia Avery, Jamie Avery and Guest Host Kate Crane.
• Every Friday we publish the content for our Members (Adventurers). This is always a video lesson and a handout to go with it.
• All videos are streamable in HD to view on our website with life-time access
• They are also downloadable in standard definition.
• Adventurers get access to our closed Facebook group.
• Wanderlust 2021 is on sale from the 30th August 2020 until the 31st of December 2020

Happy to share my August 2020 Release with Ranger Ink

It's tiiiiiiime. I've been teasing and peeking this for awhile now, and the day is finally here.

What I have for you is new Collage Paper Tissue, new stamps, and new stencils. These products have really given my creativity a boost! I hope you love them as much as I do.

First up, new Collage Paper Tissue!

This new set has only black & white prints, and all of the designs are text based (asemic writing, alphabets, and phrases in various sizes and typefaces). I've used almost an entire package in the last few weeks. Look for little bits of it in the samples below.

Next up, stamps:

Do you see the much anticipated re-release of Lonely Girl? Yep, she's back, along with stamp versions of some of the imagery that was previously only available on my Collage Paper Tissue (some of the vintage women and the church windows).

Next up, stencils:

Can you tell I have been on an "I need more text!!!" kick? Some of my most popular text stencils are discontinued, so I did a few new designs.

Next up, masks:

I was so inspired by my visit to Puerto Rico (hola amigas!!) last year. I wanted to do some tropical leaves in both stencil and mask form, as well as some fern-like fronds. Plus the big oversized swish is just so fun.

Here are some of the dozens of samples I made with the new products. First is my kitty Titan Buff, being a good helper. Always good to have a furry supervisor!

Okay, your turn to play! I can't wait to see what you create. Remember to hashtag your creations with #dinawakleymedia and #rangerink. Ready, go!

A Year of Gratitude, #showusyourMEdia challenge 12

Wow, this is our 12th challenge! How has your experience been as you created your gratitude journal?

A Year of Gratitude Challenge 12

To read more about the power of gratitude, visit my original blog post here.

How To Participate

• Check my blog and Ranger's blog each month for the prompt.
• Create a piece of art inspired by the prompt.
• Post your art anytime during the month on Facebook and/or Instagram, using the hashtag #showusyourMEdia
• Full challenge rules are at the bottom of this post.

The Twelfth Prompt

The quarantine and its accompanying masks/face coverings have really made me miss interaction with others. I miss community, I miss friends. One thing I noticed I really miss is smiles from strangers. I realized that when a stranger smiles at me, and I smile back, that it has a long-lasting effect. I am grateful for smiles from strangers, and can't wait until I can see everyone's faces again.

I made a simple and colorful collage for this prompt.

Brief description of how I created this page: I have tons of random collage fodder all over the studio right now. My desk is covered in little bits of cut up papers and pages. I grabbed some of the pieces and assembled a little collage. I used a black permanent pen to draw the face on a piece of plain collage paper, and used my original gel medium to glue it onto the collage. The green spikey element is from a Dyan Reaveley collage sheet.

• 6x6 White Journal
• White gesso
• Paint brushes
• Ultra Thick Gel Medium
• White tags
• Acrylic paint
• Gloss Sprays
• Original Gel Medium
• Black Fudeball pen
• Collage Tissue
• Dyan Reaveley Collage Sheets

Challenge Rules Recap

I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.

• We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the first Wednesday of each month.
• Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
• You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
• Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
• Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
• When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and personal social media account(s) (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink. When you share on your personal FB page, be sure to make the post public so that it shows up in our hashtag search. You can share in the art groups, too, but those posts don't show up in the searches if the groups are closed or private.
• We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the first Tuesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
• We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the first Wednesday of each month.

Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you're not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.

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