Art Journal Page 233

Hi everyone!

Today's page was initially inspired by Sara (My Serenity Crafts) but I ended up changing the focal image and quote. The background was solely inspired by Sara.

Sara's Free Spirit Art Journal Page - CLICK HERE

I used loads of browns and pinks then ended up adding a french blue colour for contrast. I'm fairly happy with how the page turned out in the end.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Mont Marte 'burnt umber' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'iridescent precious gold' acrylic paint
Jo Sonja's 'provincial beige' acrylic gouache
Reeves 'sand' acrylic paint
Jo Sonja's 'burnt sienna' fluid acrylic paint
Stampers Anonymous unknown script stamp
Memento 'espresso truffle' dye ink
Hero Arts 'friendship writing' stamp
Dylusions 'number jumble' stencil
J.Burrows 'expresso' acrylic paint
Dylusions 'dotted flowers' stencil
Semco 'antique white' acrylic paint
Delta Creative 'daisies' stencil
Jo Sonja's 'rose gold' fluid acrylic paint
Semco 'cherry blossom' acrylic paint
Americana 'flamingo' acrylic paint
Dina Wakley 'daisies' stencil
Pebeo 'primary magenta' acrylic paint
uni POSCA 'black' pen
Donna Downey 'marigold' stencil
Jo Sonja's 'raw umber' fluid acrylic paint
uni POSCA 'white' pen
Jo Sonja's 'french blue' acrylic gouache
1/4" Silver Scrubber stencil brush
5/8" Silver Scrubber stencil brush
5/8" angle brush
3/16" Taklon oval brush
1/16" Taklon oval brush
Mini detail brush shader

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 221

Hi everyone!

Working in my whimsy notebook journal today!

These houses seem to be getting more and more difficult. I'm choosing easy houses to draw because I'm lacking the courage to try something other than the norm. Now that I say that out loud I'm remembering my own advice when it comes to whimsy: It's not going to be a masterpiece; there are no rules; test yourself and HAVE FUN! Maybe next time LOL.

You can watch the full painful process on my YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Derwent 'apple green' Inktense pencil
Derwent 'dark aquamarine' Inktense pencil
Mont Marte 'mid green' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'fluorescent yellow' acrylic paint
Semco 'leaf green' acrylic paint
Delta|Ceramcoat 'ocean reef blue' acrylic paint
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Americana|Deco Art 'vintage/retro' chalky finish acrylic paint
Americana|Deco Art 'red barn' acrylic paint
J.Burrows 'expresso' acrylic paint
Semco 'bright red' acrylic paint
Global Colours 'white' acrylic impasto
Mont Marte 'yellow ochre' acrylic paint
CraftWorks 'yellow' acrylic paint
Reeves 'prussian blue' acrylic paint
ZIG Clean Color real brush 'yellow' marker
ZIG Clean Color real brush ' orange' marker
ZIG Clean Color real brush ' blue gray' marker
ZIG Clean Color real brush ' deep green' marker
White Gelly Roll pen
White POSCA paint pen
White Sharpie extra fine point pen
Black Sharpie pen
Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere acrylic paint
Ranger 'turquoise' Stickles
McGill dual-tipped stylus

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 181

Hi everyone!

After I had finished the background I still had no idea where I was going with this page. I then thought I'd 'put a bird on it' and call it done. But when I coloured the bird I saw that it was pink and blue, same as the background. Then I thought - girl/boy. I then searched 'gender' on google and came up with the quote!

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso

The Crafters Workshop 'mini tie dyed' stencil

The Crafters Workshop 'mini tile texture' stencil

KaiserCraft 'butterfly' template

The Crafters Workshop 'mariposas' stencil

Creative PL 'mars black' acrylic paint

Dylusions 'vibrant turquoise' ink spray

Dylusions 'bubblegum punk' ink spray

The Crafters Workshop 'mini circle grid' stencil

Derivan Matisse 'Australian blue gum' acrylic paint

Clear Snaps 'heart arrow' stencil

Pebeo 'cerulean blue' acrylic paint

Global Colours 'white' acrylic paint

Tim Holtz 'spun sugar' distress paint

The Crafters Workshop 'mini whimsical vines' stencil

The Crafters Workshop 'capricious' stencil

Versamark clear embossing ink

White embossing powder

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous 'bird crazy' stamp set

Tuxedo Black Memento ink

Tim Holtz 'salty ocean' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'broken china' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'tumbled glass' distress ink

Tim Holtz 'picked raspberry' distress ink

Black Pentel Touch pen

Black 0.7mm POSCA pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen