ICAD 2023 - Day 3 - Map

Hi everyone!

This was a hard one given the prompt. I was almost inclined just to cover a piece of map on the card and call it done LOL.

Thankfully I didn't!

Visit Daisy Yellow Art's ICAD 2023 here.

You can watch the full process video over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Index Card: 5"x3" 200gsm (135lbs)

Liquitex Professional gesso

Pebeo 'iridescent green blue' acrylic paint

Bubble wrap

Prima 'engraver' A4 paper pad

Inktense 'dark aquamarine' pencil

Water pen

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Cricut Explore Air 2 for MAP word

Google search for flags image

Black 0.5mm Roller Ball pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

ICAD 2023 - Day 2 - Polka Dots

Hi everyone!

Today is a nice and quick ICAD so I can catch up. Polka Dots or Graphic Dots was today's prompt from Daisy Yellow Art.

You can watch the full process video over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Index Card: 5"x3" 200gsm (135lbs)

Liquitex Professional gesso

Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint

The Crafters Workshop 'raindrops' stencil

White Sakura Gelly Roll pen

Google image of umbrella

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

McGill stylus

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

ICAD 2023 - Day 1 - Sapling

Hi everyone!

It's been a few years since I took part in the ICAD challenge set by Daisy Yellow Art, so when I saw the videos and pics up on social media showing their cards I thought I would give it a go again.

I have so much fun with this challenge. I tend to add a bit of humour into the cards where possible. It makes me more adventurous and more willing to keep the cards coming.

You can watch the full process video over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Index cards 5"x3" 200gsm (135lbs)

Liquitex Professional gesso

Tim Holtz 'walnut stain' distress oxide ink

Tim Holtz 'frayed burlap' distress oxide ink

Tim Holtz 'mowed lawn' distress oxide ink

Tim Holtz 'peeled paint' distress oxide ink

Tim Holtz ' peacock feathers' distress oxide ink

Liquitex Basics 'brilliant yellow green' acrylic paint

Liquitex Basics 'light green permanent' acrylic paint

Pebeo 'iridescent green yellow' acrylic paint

Liquitex Basics 'naples yellow hue' acrylic paint

Mont Marte 'burnt umber' acrylic paint

Tim Holtz 'gathered twigs' distress marker

Unknown 'speech bubble' stamp

Versafine 'onyx black' ink

Black 0.5mm Roller Ball pen

Black Pigma|MICRON archival ink pen 0.05

Black Pigma|MICRON archival ink pen 0.3

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

LIVE - Art Journal Play using Liquid Inks

Hi everyone

Today's page was inspired by alcohol inks, not that I used much of them and not that you'd know in the final result LOL.

I did say I was having a break from the USE it or LOSE it series however, I hadn't used liquid inks in so long, so really it's another USE it or LOSE it video LOL.

You can watch the full live stream recording over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Matte Medium

Random tissue paper from my stash

Liquitex Professional 'phthalocyanine green' liquid ink

Daler Rowney 'marine blue' acrylic ink

Liquitex Professional 'cerulean blue hue' liquid ink

Liquitex Professional 'titanium white' liquid ink

Liquitex Professional 'carbon black' liquid ink

Liquitex Professional 'pyrrole red' liquid ink

Portfolio 'white' Water Soluble Oil Pastel

Tim Holtz bulb blower

Cricut scraper

Sticker Nation 2 sticker book for title

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Art Journal Page 244

 Hi everyone

This page was the first page I've done in almost three years! The recent few I've uploaded were done way back in 2019 - I had only just edited and uploaded them.

It's weird how similar this page is to the previous page (#243).

I am enjoying getting back into my art journals and playing. 

You can watch the full process video on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex gesso
Hero Arts 'antique background' stamp
Ranger 'watering can' archival ink
Americana 'serene' ultra matte acrylic paint
Ceramcoat 'hydrangea pink' acrylic paint
Prima|Finnabair 'vintage vanity' A4 paper pad
Tim Holtz 'postale' tissue wrap
Mont Marte 'plaster cloth wrap'
Ranger 'black soot' distress archival ink
Americana 'soft jade' multi purpose acrylic paint
Ceramcoat 'fuchsia' acrylic paint
Ceramcoat 'blue danube' acrylic paint
The Crafters Workshop 'tile texture' stencil
Reeves 'titanium white' acrylic paint
Blue Sharpie permanent marker
White gelly roll pen
Fiskars 'flowers-1" shape cutter
Fiskars 'fun shapes-1' shape cutter
Derwent 'ink black' Inktense pencil
Reeves 'prussian blue' water soluble wax pastel
Reeves 'prussian blue hue' acrylic paint
Black POSCA brush pen
Sticker Nation 2 book
Smash date stamp
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Dream Butterfly stickers from Amazon Australia

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

LIVE STREAM - Art Journal Page

 Hi everyone!

Today I streamed live creating a journal page using the blind 3 'plus' method lol.

The 'blind 3 plus' method is where I blindly picked three paints and then selected the first three 'magicals' I came to. The paints were Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre and Oxide Chromium Green. The Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals were 'magical mai tai', 'aloha avacado' and 'ocean breeze blue'.

At first I stencil gessoed the page using a 12"x12" KaiserCraft 'chevron' stencil and the finished effect is awesome! In essence, the gesso makes the colours used on top brighter than the un-gessoed areas of the page. Love that technique!

Again I printed some images to add to the page and used a quote from the Sticker Nation 2 book.

You can watch the entire stream in full on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
KaiserCraft 'chevron' stencil
Mont Marte 'Lemon Yellow' acrylic paint
Mont Marte 'Yellow Ochre' acrylic paint
Reeves 'Oxide Chromium Green' acrylic paint
Creative PL 'titanium white' acrylic paint
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals in 'magical mai tai'
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals in 'aloha avacado'
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals in 'ocean breeze blue'
Simon Says Stamp 'lots of dots' stamp set
Clearly Besotted 'basic chevrons' stamp set
Chromacryl texture paste
Tim Holtz 'speckled' layering stencil
Black PITT Artist brush pen
Black Stabilo All pencil
Aqua brush
Liquitex matte medium
Sticker Nation 2 book
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 'postale' tissue wrap

Thanks so much for stopping by and stay tuned for more!

Smiles

Jen

Art Journal Page 243

 Hi everyone!

This page was done almost 3 years ago! I struggled to work out what paints and mediums I used on this page so I apologise for that. I am now back into my art journaling and feeling much better so look out for weekly videos and weekly live streams! Please let me know what you would like to see me do.

You can watch the full process video over on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex gesso Deli paper wipe-off sheet Bostick Glu Stik Liquitex matte medium Hero Arts 'antique background' stamp Ranger 'watering can' archival ink Various acrylic paints applied with a small brayer Dylusions 'diamond border' stencil Tim Holtz 'bubble' layering stencil Tim Holtz 'dot fade' layering stencil Various permanent markers Various sized jar lids Dylusions 'white linen' ink spray White POSCA pen Reeves Water Soluble Wax Pastels Tim Holtz centering ruler Stabilo 'black' All pencil Aqua brush Sticker Nation 2 book

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

LIVE STREAM Art Journal Page

Hi everyone

Today I did the blind 3 challenge where I blindly choose three different paints, along with a black and a white paint, to create a page with only those paints.

The paints I blindly chose were 'espresso', 'pretty pink' and 'lime yellow'.

I used stencils, stamps stickers (black & white) and stamped an image onto white cardstock, fussy cut it out and painted it with the 3 colours I blindly chose!

I think it worked out fairly well in the end.

You can watch the full process video on YouTube by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex gesso
Reeves 'espresso' acrylic paint
Reeves 'lime yellow' acrylic paint
Craftworks 'pretty pink' acrylic paint
Reeves gesso primer (used for white paint)
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Unknown script stamp
Versa Magic 'cloud white' archival chalk ink
Carabelle Studio 'circles and dots' stamp
Carabelle Studio 'around the world' art mask
Dylusions 'diamonds - small' stencil
iStencils 'Item Number 27-00107' stencil
TCW | Ronda Palazzari 'rubber band frags' stencil
Tim Holtz 'mosaic' layering stencil
Tim Holtz 'stripes' layering stencil
Sticker Nation 2 book
Julie Nutting doll stamp 'Item No. 910150'
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Stabilo All pencil
Aqua pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen