Author: elenamartynova

24 Ideas for a Beginners Mini-Album

Hello my dear friends! I’m a little sad to write this post, because this is my last work for the blog Lindy’s! I spent a wonderful two years on an amazing dream team! I Worked side by side with talented girls, charged with inspiration and got high from sprays, powders and Magicals.  It’s time to […]

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Christmas Tree with Elena Martynova

Hello my dear friends! If the winter was no snow, I’d think it was a long and very cold autumn! So I’m for snow!!! Although in our region it falls very little, melts quickly and doesn’t bring much joy  :))) But, when the weather becomes generous and give us a snowfall of large fluffy flakes, […]

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Autumn Canvas with Elena

Hello! Warm Autumn to all ! Fallen leaves under your feet and the last solar heat! Like the Thrifty squirrel, I already have a stuffed pantry with different supplies and have insulated the house. I certainly will not hibernate, but the time for creativity will definitely be more! I decided to try out a new form […]

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Art Journal Everyday Treasures by Elena Martynova

Hello dear friends around the world!! Today I will share with you an art journal page in vintage style, that I made using beautiful colors of Lindy’s sprays. Fall is finally here in Russia and I have to admit I so love it! My inspiration came from that and the cozy feeling Autumn has brought. […]

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Art Journal Page Sweet Summertime with Elena

Hello my dear friends! Today I have prepared for you a bright and juicy page! I love to make smoothies from fruits and vegetables, they are light, delicious and do not harm the figure!! I wanted to make my page the same easy way and not overload it with details. I created just in one […]

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Sea Canvas by Elena Martynova

Hello my dear friends!  I’m so happy to be here sharing my new project on the Lindy’s blog with you. It’s sad that I didn’t go to the sea this year, although we are having such a warm autumn that it is still possible :))) Nevertheless, to make the dream come true, it is necessary […]

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ATC Hedgehogs with Elena

Hello dear Lindy’s fans! Elena with you today and I’d like to share my new Forest ATC series, using amazing Lindy’s  Shakers and Powders! Near my house there is a small forest where many hedgehogs live. I often see them in my garden. These small animals are very shy, and carefully hiding in the grass. […]

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House Near the Lake Layout with Elena

Hello my dear Lindy’s friends! Summer is vacation time. Someone wants to go to the sea, someone goes to a ski resort in the mountains, and I dream of spending a week or two in a small log cabin by the lake. To swim every day and walk in the forest, and in the evening to […]

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Mixed Media Altered Key by Elena

Hello, Today I’d like to share with you my unusual canvas, made with Lindy’s products. I made for you a cute mixed-media project, full of embellishments, textures and colors – using my most favourite colors purple and blue. To make textural background I used the a piece of lace and chipboard. It gave very interesting effect, […]

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Mushroom Art-Journal Page with Elena

Hello dear friends! Today I have created a mushrooms journal page using a fabulous Lindy’s sprays  and  Lindy’s Magical Shakers. On this page I tried a new technique with texture paste and Magical paint. Before today, I always added Magicals to the paste, mixed well and applied through the stencil. TODAY, I first applied a […]

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Art Journal ‘Girls’ by Elena

Hello to all creative and passionate people! Elena here with you today, and it’s time for my inspiring April Lindy’s project! Creativity always brings me joy and pleasure, but most of all I feel liberated when I create pages in an art journal.  I decided to make a vintage style page, a little dirty, but at […]

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Easter Eggs Box by Elena

Hello my dear friends! Elena with you today and I want to share my Easter project for Lindy’s. Easter is my favorite holiday! I look forward to it and preparing for it. I decorate the house, bake cakes and paint eggs. I’ve been wanting to make a nice box for eggs, and this year I […]

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ATC Series ‘Old Books’ with Elena

Hello, Lindy’s fans!  Elena here today with my post. To get into the Lindy’s Design Team I made a big altered-book . Maybe you even remember it :))) I know that many of you liked it very much, surely you would like to do something similar, but perhaps you are afraid to try the large […]

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Decorated Asterisk Lamp with Elena M.

Hello, my dear friends!!! Today I want to share with you the process of decorating a lamp in the shape of a star. It’s my first project of the year! I was inspired by the wonderful color palette of our January challenge. I wanted to make a star like a piece of ice so it […]

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Day 11: Christmas Tag-a-long Elena Martynova

Hello! Elena with you today. It’s my turn to show you a Christmas tag for our fun Lindy’s Tag-a-long!   For my special tag-a-long project I’ve used a piece of transparent acrylic film to create my tag base, instead of a traditional paper tag. I painted the die-cut elements with the help of sprays and add […]

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Decorating Christmas Ornaments with Lindy’s

Hi, friends! The new year festive mood is gradually sneaking into my house! I hope you have a little ‘festive mood’ as well, and you have begun preparing for the major holidays of the year!  Specially for the Lindy’s blog, I have decorated three Christmas ball ornaments. I used plastic balls which I covered with […]

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Mixed Media Layout ‘Stay Wild’ with Elena

Hello dears! Today I would like to show you my mixed-media layout using products from Lindy’s. I love to do work in which there is a life, and it tells a story. I have used two photos so you can get a better feel for the dynamics of a running girl. To create the background […]

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Mixed Media Layout Fox by Elena Martynova

Hello everyone! Elena ihere with you today! I was inspired our Lindy’s October mood board and have created a layout with four pictures of the one fox. You can see how I made this LO in my tutorial video at the end of this post. I like to play wiht some pictures, so I can create unusual […]

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Art Journal Page Roses with Elena Martynova

Hi dears! Elena here. Today I would like to share with you this art journal page, including video tutorial! I just love roses! So I chose a picture with these beautiful flowers against a stunning blue background. Magicals allowed me to create a background with shimmering colors, one color merges into a different color as you […]

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Vintage Layout Honoring My Grandma by Elena Martynova

Hello, my friends! Today Elena with you, and I present my new project, a vintage mixed-media layout. For this project I used photos of my grandmother, she loved this picture. Unfortunately, grandma is no longer with us, I miss her. I would like to ask a lot about her, share my dreams and feelings.   […]

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Mini-Album The Sweet Life with Elena

Hello, my dear friends! Good day for all!!!  It’s Elena here to share my July projects with you. I love to do albums! But  sometimes I don’t have time for a big album. In this case, you can make it a mini version. For this album I chose a bright and juicy colors. I love […]

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Galactic Tags with Elena Martynova

Hello – hello, lovely friends! It’s Elena with you all again today, sharing some easy Galactic tags that you can make with the sprays and new Magical Shakers from Lindy’s. Start by drawing the planets with Magical Shakers: Guten Tag Teal Shaker, Polka Purple Shaker, Yodeling Yellow Shaker, Cuckoo Clock Cardinal Shaker I’ve found that the Magicals […]

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Step-by-Step Culinary Art Journal Spread with Elena Martynova

Hello! It’s Elena here and my inspiration for  June color challenge from Lindy’s.    Our palette is very warm, vintage, and, as usual, has the perfect combination of colors!  I used a book about Soviet spies and turned it into a culinary art-book. To begin, I primed the pages with water-based glue. Painted with white gesso and […]

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Mixed Media Layout with Elena Martynova

Hello! Nice day! It’s Elena here and my inspiration for  May color challenge from Lindy’s. This time the shades are very gentle and calm. Caught a buzz from working with them 🙂 I really like to work with a palette. I don’t like to be tormented by a huge choice of colors, I love to be […]

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Hand Painted Flowers Cards with Magical Shakers

Hello, lovely friends!  It’s Elena with you all today, sharing some easy cards with watercolor flowers that you can make with the new Magical Shakers from Lindy’s.   Let me show you how….. Dip a brush in water and draw the outlines of the petals. I used Magical Oom Pah Pah Pinc, Yodeling Yellow, Cuckoo Clock Cardinal for […]

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Chessy in the City Canvas by Elena Martynova

Hello, my dear friends! Today I want to present my new work, that I made with Lindy’s sprays and stamps by Stampotique.  I received some interesting and beautiful stamps to play with and in this piece I used three of them. To start I made some prints of stamps: Chessy and Stitched Houses  on watercolor paper […]

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Create a Vintage Step Card with Elena Martynova

Hi to all! It’s Elena here with a vintage themed card created using Lindy’s sprays. I’ve created layered or ‘step’ card, with brown cardstock as a base layer. This is the way I bent it to create the shape. I made a Background for the greeting card on watercolor paper, using stamps and embossing powder […]

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Mixed Media Altered Cat by Elena Martynova

Hello, my friends! It’s Elena Martynova here with an Altered Cat, created with Starbursts and Fabio Sprays from Lindy’s. I love cats and had a lot of fun working on this project! I  started by coating the cat with gesso. When it was dry, I embossed with Golden Angel Wings from Lindy’s. To create the ombre effect, […]

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Art Journal Page – Bubbles

Hi Gang! It’s Elena Martynova here with an Art Journal page, created with Magicals and Fabio Sprays from Lindy’s. I used Magicals to create the background. I poured some water into a saucer, then dipped a glass into the water and made watermarks on the paper. Then with a brush I added Magicals: Cotton candy pink, Frenchy’s pink pouf, Kissin […]

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Flowers Altered Book by Elena Martynova

Hello mixed media’s fans – it’s  Elena Martynova with you today, and I wanted to show you how I remade an old book and colored it using Starbursts and Magicals from Lindy’s Stamp Gang. You can see the process step by step in the video that I created for you at the end of this post For […]

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