Art Journal Page 189

Hi everyone!

Today's journal page was inspired by the Tag Challenge #2 over on my Art Journal Techniques FaceBook group, using texture paste. You can check out the group by CLICKING HERE.

I was inspired by a video by Bella Rose Creative over on YouTube. You can check out her video by CLICKING HERE.

This is a simple page, minimal products used but I love the effect it creates!

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso

Tim Holtz 'festive berries' distress crayon

Tim Holtz 'fossilized amber' distress crayon

Tim Holtz 'rusty hinge' distress crayon

Tim Holtz 'seedless preserves' distress crayon

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'ghostly gargoyle white' starburst spray

Tim Holtz 'wild honey' distress oxide

Atelier Traditional Moulding Paste

KaiserCraft 'stars' template

Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint

KaiserCraft 'script' stamp

Ranger 'jet black' archival ink

Washi tape

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Having Fun with Shipping Tags #2 - Texture Paste

Hi everyone!

So today's technique is 'texture' or 'texture paste'. A quick and simple technique but so effective.

These tags are for anyone wanting inspiration for art journal pages. We have a FaceBook group called Art Journal Techniques and I'm trying to inspire everyone who has lost their mojo or needs some inspiration. So each week I'll post a different technique for anyone to try.

You can check out our Art Journal Techniques FaceBook group by CLICKING HERE.

Today's tag was inspired by Bella Rose Creative here on YouTube and you can check her page out by CLICKING HERE.

So this tag is simple but effective and great for anyone new to art journalling so why not have a go at it and put your own stamp on it :)

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Tim Holtz 'festive berries' distress crayon
Tim Holtz 'fossilized amber' distress crayon
Tim Holtz 'rusty hinge' distress crayon
Tim Holtz 'seedless preserves' distress crayon
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'ghostly gargoyle white' starburst spray
Tim Holtz 'wild honey' distress oxide
Atelier Traditional Moulding Paste
KaiserCraft 'stars' template
Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint
KaiserCraft 'script' stamp
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Tim Holtz 'small talk' Idea-ology stickers
Washi tape

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 188

Hi everyone!

Today's journal page was again using white gesso over sprays to see what comes up through it. Unfortunately it wasn't as vibrant as I'd hoped, however I did only use gold shades so I guess that played a part in it. I'm also using silhouette images against the backgrounds, I'm loving how they are looking, whether they are black, white or gold!

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

Products used:

Derivan Matisse 'folk black' coloured gesso
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'golden sleigh bells' starburst spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'steampunk sepia' starburst spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'red hot poker orange starburst spray

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

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'sassy sapphire' starburst spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'blue hawaiian blue' starburst spray

Lindy's Stamp Gang 'bachelor button blue' starburst spray

Tim Holtz 'wildflower' layering stencil

Tim Holtz 'speckles' layering stencil

Global Colours 'white' acrylic impasto

Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine

VersaMark clear embossing ink

Ranger clear Emboss-It pen

Ranger 'Queen's Gold' embossing powder

Ranger 'gold tinsel' embossing powder

Stampin' Up! mini star punch

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Art Journal Page Streamed Live on Ustream - Bite my PINK Butt

Hi everyone!

On today's stream I was 'told' to use watercolours as a base, then magicals, do some drippage and finish off with a focal image. So that's what we did! And we had fun doing it :)

Now, I'm no watercolourist and I don't have a lot of good quality watercolours so I was limited with the colour palette today.

You can watch the full process video (real time with live chat) on YouTube by clicking HERE.

Products used:

200g (100lb) Canson Watercolour paper
Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolours
Duo. Oceanic tube watercolour paint (gifted)
Cascade Green tube watercolour paint (gifted)
Ultramarine tube watercolour paint (gifted)
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals 'ocean breeze blue'
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals 'aloha avocado'
Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shaker 'Guten Tag Teal'
Yellow Green NeoColor II
Olive NeoColor II
Lilac NeoColor II
Violet NeoColor II
Periwinkle Blue NeoColor II
Turquoise Blue NeoColor II
Vermillion NeoColor II
Orange NeoColor II
Pink NeoColor II
Black NeoColor II

Reeves Mars Black acrylic paint

Faber-Castell black PITT Artist Brush pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Art Journal Page 187

Hi everyone!

Today's art journal page was created using the layering techniques from my Tag challenge number 1 'layers' over on my Art Journal Techniques FaceBook page (see link below).

Art Journal Techniques FaceBook Group

Although I used shades of green on the tag, I thought I'd change it up a bit to show that when choosing a background technique you don't always have to follow the steps exactly. It's more about putting your own spin on the technique. That's why I used shades of purple (I don't usually use purple).

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso

Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint

Liquitex Basics 'brilliant purple' acrylic paint

Delta Ceramcoat 'pale lilac'

Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint

KaiserCraft 'script' stamp

Ranger 'jet black' archival ink

VersaMark clear embossing ink

Ranger clear Emboss-It pen

Scrap paper

Chromacryl gel medium

The Crafters Workshop 'mini mod spirals' stencil

The Crafters Workshop 'cherry blossoms' stencil

The Crafters Workshop 'stencil vine' stencil

Americana Deco Art 'fairies' stencil

Liquitex Professional Iridescent medium

Ranger 'gold tinsel' embossing powder

Dyan Reaveley journal block

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Having Fun With Shipping Tags - Layers #1

Hi everyone!

Well, after all those ICADs and journal pages I think I was drained of all creativity! Actually, I've been cleaning windows and my craft room, that's why I've been away for a couple of weeks.

I was playing around with backgrounds on shipping tags before I started cleaning and thought I would create a weekly/monthly (don't know yet) challenge over on my Art Journal Techniques FaceBook page.

What I thought I would do was upload a shipping tag that I'd played around with on YouTube, post the link to my FaceBook Art Journal Techniques page and start it off with this as the first challenge. You could even go further with the challenge and create a journal page using the techniques used for the shipping tag. You can join the Art Journal Techniques FaceBook group by clicking HERE.

You can watch the full YouTube video by clicking HERE.

So...for today's tag I decided to play around with layers.

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Liquitex Basics 'brilliant yellow green' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light aqua green' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light green permanent' acrylic paint
Unknown script stamp
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Scraps of paper
Chromacryl gel medium
The Crafters Workshop mini 'mod spirals' stencil
Pebeo 'iridescent green yellow' acrylic paint
Dylusions 'leaf flourish' stencil
Global Colours 'brilliant gold' acrylic impasto
The Crafters Workshop mini 'receipt' stencil
Creative PL 'mars black' acrylic paint
The Crafters Workshop mini 'reversed branches' stencil
HunkyDory 'fairy sparkles' stamp set
Ranger 'gold tinsel' embossing powder
Versamark clear embossing ink
Versafine 'onyx black' ink
Ranger 'queen's gold' embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by! And don't forget to join our Art Journal Techniques FaceBook page!

Smiles
Jen