Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Art Journal Page 209

Hi everyone!

Well I tried! Watching Sara (MySerenityCrafts) over on YouTube who suggested we google castle images and draw it from there! I think I could get away with the castle drawing but the colouring and shading leaves a lot to be desired. Good thing my notebook journal can expand to add many pages because it's gonna take that long to get this thing right! LOL

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

Products used:

Golden gesso
Tim Holtz | Stampers Anonymous 'bitty grunge' stamp set
Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint
White General's charcoal pencil
Americana | Deco Art 'pink cadillac' acrylic paint
Semco 'leaf green' acrylic paint
Semco 'sky blue' acrylic paint
Semco 'grey' acrylic paint
Semco 'burgandy' acrylic paint
Reeves 'paynes gray' acrylic paint
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Creative PL 'hookers green dark' acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'brushed corduroy' distress marker
Tim Holtz 'vintage photo' distress marker
Tim Holtz 'pumice stone' distress marker
Stampin' Up! 'cherry cobbler' Stampin' Write marker
ZIG Clean Color 'carmine red' Real Brush marker
Derwent 'crimson' Inktense pencil
Aqua Brush
McGill dual-tipped stylus tool






Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Art Journal Page 208

Hi everyone!

Today's page was inspired by Sara (my serenity crafts on YouTube). I have been binge watching Sara's videos for a couple of weeks now. I love her style! It takes me back to my folk art days and my patchwork quilting days. I used to love creating quilts with lots of applique - designs in this style. So when I found Sara I knew I just had to attempt one of her pages.

You can watch Sara's video on how she created this page by CLICKING HERE.

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

Products used:

Golden gesso
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Golden 'teal' acrylic paint
Semco 'leaf green' acrylic paint
Semco 'tutti fruitti' acrylic paint
Semco 'caramel' acrylic paint
Semco 'grey' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'cadmium yellow medium hue' acrylic paint
Global Colours 'white' acrylic paint
Creative PL 'burnt umber' acrylic paint
Liquitex Professional glazing medium
Tim Holtz | Stampers Anonymous 'bitty grunge' stamp set
Derwent Inktense 'iron blue' pencil
Derwent Inktense 'iron green' pencil
White fine point Sharpie pen
White POSCA paint pen
Black Sharpie pen
Black Fude Ball pen
McGill dual-tipped stylus tool

















Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen



Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Art Journal Page 207

Hi everyone!

Another page in my Whimsy notebook journal. I was on a roll LOL.

Today's page was similar to the first notebook journal whimsy page but I painted a birdhouse instead of a mushroom house. Colours are different also.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Atelier 'cobalt turquoise light' acrylic paint
Reeves 'sand' acrylic paint
Reeves 'oxide chromium green' acrylic paint
Semco 'burgundy' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'cadmium yellow medium hue' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light green permanent' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'bright aqua green' acrylic paint
Pebeo Dyna 'iridescent orange yellow' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'iridescent precious gold' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'cerulean blue' acrylic paint
Black Fude Ball pen
White Gelly Roll pen
Black POSCA paint pen
Black PITT Artist brush pen
White POSCA paint pen
Fine point black Sharpie pen
Dylusions 9"x5" journal block
McGill dual-tipped ball stylus tool










Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Art Journal Page 206

Hi everyone!

I decided I'm really loving the whimsical look of journal pages and so I decided I would create a whole journal dedicated to whimsical houses and scenes. I've made notebook journals and have them sitting on my desk doing nothing so I decided to put them to good use.

This first page is fairly basic, with a background and a few elements on the page but that's it. I'm hoping that with practice I can create great pages using this whimsical theme.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Pebeo 'primary magenta' acrylic paint
Pebeo Dyna 'iridescent orange yellow' acrylic paint
Pebeo Dyna 'iridescent violet blue' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'fluorescent yellow' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'cadmium yellow medium hue' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light green permanent' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'bright aqua green' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light blue violet' acrylic paint
Reeves 'paynes gray' acrylic paint
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Mont Marte 'scarlet' acrylic paint
The Crafters Workshop 'mod spirals' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'cosmic bubbles' stencil
Liquitex Professional iridescent medium
Portfolio 'red' water soluble oil pastel
Portfolio 'orange' water soluble oil pastel
Black Fude Ball pen
White POSCA paint pen
White Gelly Roll pen
Punchinella











Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Art Journal Page 205

Hi everyone!

Today's page was inspired by my new Seth Apter 'You Got This' stencil! That's it LOL.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional Gesso
Unknown script stamp
Ranger 'cobalt' archival ink
Pebeo 'cerulean blue' acrylic paint
Derivan Matisse 'aqua green light' acrylic paint
Pebeo Dyna 'iridescent green blue' acrylic paint
J.Burrows 'teal' acrylic paint
Reeves 'deep turquoise' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'light blue permanent' acrylic paint
Inkadinkado 'dot flourishes' stamp set
Ranger 'manganese blue' archival ink
The Crafters Workshop 'sheet music' stencil
Pebeo 'iridescent precious gold' acrylic paint
The Crafters Workshop 'moving vines' stencil
Reeves 'sand' acrylic paint
KaiserCraft 'stains' stamp set
Ranger 'sepia' archival ink
The Crafters Workshop 'tile texture' stencil
Stencil Girl | Seth Apter 'You Got This' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'capricious' stencil
White POSCA paint pen
White Sharpie paint pen
Black 1.5 Fude Ball pen
Dylusions Journal Block
Winsor & Newton 'phthalo turquoise' artists' acrylic paint
Faber-Castell 'nougat' PITT Artist big brush pen
Aleene's Tacky Glue












Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen


Friday, July 6, 2018

Wish Big Journal Page

Hi everyone!

So today's stream I decided to use my watercolour journal (gifted to me by Zandra). I had no idea what I wanted to create on the page and just let the girls in the chat lead the way, which they did LOL.

So after adding my acrylic paints to the page Kathy and Eileen said I should try to use distress oxide inks over the acrylic. OK, challenge set LOL. I must say it looked awesome! I really love the different shades of brightness from the acrylics against the oxides!

Once we were happy with the background I thought it looked magical so decided to add a fairy! That done, I added a tree to the page then the title. Voila! All in an hour's time too! It really can be done LOL

You can watch the full LIVE stream WITH CHAT on my YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Products used:

Golden gesso
Art Basics | Finnabair heavy gesso
Reeves 'violet' acrylic paint
Reeves 'deep turquoise' acrylic paint
Reeves 'blue lake' acrylic paint
Pebeo DYNA 'iridescent blue green' acrylic paint
Reeves 'paynes gray' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'iridescent precious gold' acrylic paint
Jacquard 'pearl white' Lumiere acrylic paint
Deco Art fairy stencil (name unknown)
The Crafters Workshop 'reversed branches' stencil
Simon Says Stamp 'ring cluster' stencil
Stencil Girl | Mary Beth Shaw 'river rocks mini' stencil
Global Colours 'white' acrylic impasto
Tim Holtz 'spiced marmalade' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'squeezed lemonade' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'wilted violet' distress oxide ink
Various texture tools
White extra fine point Sharpie pen
Black Fude Ball pen
Black PITT Artist brush pen









Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen