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 220

Hi everyone!

Today was all about using my tea cup dies. I recently catalogued all my thinlet dies by numbering them and adding them to a spreadsheet for ease of locating that one die I need LOL. Anyway I came across these tea cup dies and decided to use them on a journal page.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Reeves 'pale olive' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'bright aqua green' acrylic paint
Fiskars 'tartan 'n time' stamp set
Reeves 'sand' acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'frayed burlap' distress oxide
Tim Holtz 'walnut stain' distress oxide
Tim Holtz 'fossilized amber' distress oxide
Tim Holtz 'broken china' distress oxide
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine
Stampers Anonymous|Tim Holtz 'bitty grunge' stamp set
Memento 'espresso truff'e dye ink
Memento 'toffee crunch' dye ink
Poppy Crafts 'hot tea cup' die
We R Memory Keepers 'photo/angle' Crop-a-dile Corner Chomper
Hemp twine from my stash
Scotch Quick Dry adhesive
Aleene's Original Tacky glue
KaiserCraft 'secret bird society collection' 6" paper pad
Faber-Castell 'nougat' PITT Artist Big Brush pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 219

Hi everyone!

Using my favourite colour combination today - blues and browns.

I started off adhering some torn scrapbook paper to add texture before applying paint. I'm not overly fussed on the outcome though as I think I should start trying to shade faces. This page screamed for me to do it but I got scared and probably lazy LOL. One day I'll have a go at faces - one day :)

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

Products used:

Scrapbook paper from my stash

Liquitex Professional matte medium

Liquitex Professional gesso

Stampers Anonymous|Tim Holtz 'attic treasures' stamp set

Ranger 'jet black' archival ink

Inkadinkado 'dot flourishes' stamp set

Reeves 'burnt umber' acrylic paint

J.Burrows 'expresso' acrylic paint

Reeves 'deep turquoise' acrylic paint

Pebeo DYNA 'iridescent blue green' acrylic paint

Liquitex Basics 'bright aqua green' acrylic paint

Reeves 'paynes gray' acrylic paint

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'guten tag teal' Magials powder

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bayou boogie gold' starburst spray

Reeves 'titanium white' acrylic paint

Pebeo 'cerulean blue' acrylic paint

Liquitex Basics 'naples yellow hue'

The Crafters Workshop 'time travel' stencil

The Crafters Workshop 'Emma' stencil

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'glory of the seas gold' starburst spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'sassy sapphire' starburst spray

Tim Holtz 'walnut stain' distress oxide

Tim Holtz 'vintage photo' distress oxide

Tim Holtz 'peacock feathers' distress oxide

Paper Artsy (item MN60) stamp

Ranger 'coffee' archival ink

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Reeves 'prussian blue' water soluble wax pastel

Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint

Sharpie 'black' fine point pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Having Fun With Shipping Tags No.10

Hi everyone!

For today's tag challenge (yes, I know it's been way too long since I've had a tag challenge) I had to 'blindly' choose 6 different products to use on the tag and only use those 6 products. You can use black and white as these are neutral colours. Also you are able to use stamps (black or white ink only), stencils, gesso, texture paste, etc.

So the 6 products I chose were:

Pebeo DYNA 'iridescent green blue' acrylic paint * Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bells of Ireland green' starburst spray * Liquitex Professional 'yellow oxide' ink * Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bratwurst brown' Magicals powder * Prima|Finnabair 'dark olive' rust effect paste * Tim Holtz 'gathered twigs' distress oxide

For all our tag challenges head on over to our FaceBook group JOURNAL TECHNIQUES by CLICKING HERE.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso

Stampers Anonymous|Tim Holtz 'attic treasures' stamp set

Ranger 'jet black' archival ink

Tim Holtz 'gathered twigs' distress oxide

Pebeo DYNA 'iridescent green blue' acrylic paint

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bells of Ireland green' starburst spray

Liquitex Professional 'yellow oxide' ink

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bratwurst brown' Magicals powder

Prima|Finnabair 'dark olive' rust effect paste

Prima Art Basics|Finnabair heavy gesso

Color Box 'tropical' stencil

Tim Holtz 'fairy garden' ATC sized stamp

The Crafters Workshop 'organic matter' stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Journal Cover - Growth

Hi everyone!

On my last live stream I painted my 'repurposed' journal covers. I have finally finished another journal!!!

So today we used soft colours in greens and blues and added some ceecee 'pretties' flowers to finish it. Although by the time I added the flowers I didn't know what the title would be until I finished the stream and thought about it. That's when I came up with the title 'GROWTH'. Growth being how we grow in our art from practise.

You can watch the full live stream recording on my YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Stampers Anonymous|Tim Holtz 'attic treasures' stamp set
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Reeves 'sand' acrylic paint
Reeves 'pale olive' acrylic paint
Reeves 'titanium white' acrylic paint
Americana|Deco Art 'vintage/retro' chalky finish acrylic paint
Primer 'ledger' paper
Vintage book pages from stash
Chromacryl gel medium
KaiserCraft 'crackle' template (stencil)
CreativePL 'burnt umber' acrylic paint
KaiserCraft 'cobblestone' template (stencil)
Ranger 'coffee' archival ink
Tim Holtz 'vintage photo' distress marker
Tim Holtz 'antique linen' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'worn lipstick' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'abandoned coral' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'shaded lilac' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'wilted violet' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'cracked pistachio' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'twisted citron' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'peeled paint' distress oxide ink
Black Tombow Monotwin marker
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
Liquitex Professional Matte Medium
Black Stabilo fine point pen
Portfolios 'moss green' water soluble oil pastels
Traci Bunkers 'blind melon' alphabet stamp set
PaperCraft 'alphabet stationery series stamp set

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 218

Hi everyone!

Today I had fun playing in my whimsy journal. It's been a while since I created a page in this notebook journal.

I just drew some scenic elements, painted and added a few details and voila! Done! These pages are so much fun because there are no rules - just playing and maybe learn a thing or two along the way.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Liquitex Basics 'naples yellow hue' acrylic paint
Americana 'soft jade' acrylic paint
Americana 'coastal waters' acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'cracked pistachio' distress paint
Sullivans 'raincoat yellow' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'primary magenta' acrylic paint
Reeves 'titanium white' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light green permanent' acrylic paint
CreativePL 'crimson' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light blue violet' acrylic paint
Americana 'serene' chalky finish acrylic paint
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl turquoise' Lumiere acrylic paint
Faber-Castell PITT Artist 'black' brush pen
Sharpie 'black' fine point pen
White Gelly Roll pen
McGill dual-tip stylus

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen