Art Journal Page 215

Hi everyone!

I wanted to play with my distress inks today because ever since I've bought the distress oxide inks I have ignored them completely! I wanted to see how a large background would look using just distress inks. So I really had fun creating the background and it looked so soft that angels and mermaids came to mind. I knew I had a mermaid stencil - just one, and I knew I had either stamps or stencils with wings, hence the mer-angel!

Then I had to go and use embossing powder, didn't I! I curse the mess every time I use it but never remember until it's too late and I have a huge mess of embossing powder everywhere! Just as well the end result is worth it LOL.

You can watch the full process video on YouTube by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Tim Holtz 'scattered straw' distress ink
Tim Holtz 'victorian velvet' distress ink
Tim Holtz 'milled lavender' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'rusty hinge' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'squeezed lemonade' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'worn lipstick' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'aged mahogany' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'tattered rose' distress ink

The Crafters Workshop 'fairywings' stencil
Chromacryl texxture paste
Ranger 'queen's gold' embossing powder
Ranger Emboss-it clear embossing pen
StencilGirl® 'mermadia' stencil
Semco 'burgandy' acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere paint
Ranger Stickles
White POSCA paint pen
Gold gelly roll pen
White gelly roll pen
Heidi Swapp 'confetti' stencil
Dylusions 4 1/4" x 12" journal block
Duramax painters tape

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 212

Hi everyone!

Once again I'm trying to work out these Dylusions ink sprays! Trying to get them to NOT react when I'm trying to work over the top of them. So a friend asked me whether or not I let the sprays dry and set for 24 hours. Knowing me, I did NOT. So I decided to try this. Thanks Theresa :)

I applied the heavy gesso, let dry, sprayed the Dylusions sprays and let it sit for almost 30 hours!

When I started applying the clear gesso (I think I packed it on too thickly) you could see it reactivating and coming through the gesso. So I let it dry completely by itself overnight - AGAIN - and applied a thin coat of gesso using a brush this time, and it seemed to work fine - fingers crossed!

Once the clear gesso had dried I then started working on the page by applying white gesso sponged over a stencil - YES! Well, it wasn't a BRIGHT white but white enough to make the colours around it pop! Happy days!

You can watch the full process video on YouTube by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Art Basics | Finnabair heavy gesso

Art Basics | Finnabair media silicone brush

Dylusions 'lemon zest' ink spray

Dylusions 'bubblegum pink' ink spray

Dylusions 'London blue' ink spray

Dina Wakley 'stenciled women' stencil

Liquitex Professional gesso

Generic brand hair spray

Dylusions 'leaf flourish' stencil (stencil discontinued)

Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint

Black Fude Ball pen

White extra fine point Sharpie pen

Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere acrylic paint

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Journal page - Cone Flowers - LIVE STREAM

Hi everyone!

For today's live YouTube stream we created a journal page in my 8"x5 1/2" bee creative watercolor journal.

I wanted to test out the NeoColor II's, Gelatos, Scribble Sticks and Distress Crayons, activating with both water and white gesso. I really love the soft effect this technique gives.

But knowing me, you don't really see much of the background on the completed page with all the added layers. Oh well!

For the full LIVE YouTube recording you can CLICK HERE to watch.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Faber-Castell Gelatos
Caran D'Ache NeoColor II Water Soluble wax pastels
Ranger | Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons
Art Basics | Finnabair Clear Gesso
Jacquard 'halo violet-gold' Lumiere acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl turquoise' Lumiere acrylic paint
Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint
The Crafters Workshop 'Cone Flowers' stencil
Dylusions 'number jumble' stencil
Carabelle Studio 'around the world' art mask
The Crafters Workshop 'moving vines' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'tile texture' stencil
KaiserCraft 'birch' template
ColorBox 'tropical' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'art is' stencil
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen