Art Journal Page 235

Hi everyone!

Seems like I'm still on the 'HOPE' feeling with my page today. HOPING (no pun intended) things lighten up soon!

Today's page (the colours anyway) was inspired by my grandson, Justin. I'd recently made an altered file folder for his sister, Amelia, and Justin said he'd like one also. I asked him what colours he wanted and he replied 'gray, blues and light purple'. That's where my background colours came from today!

Only once the background was done did I decide to slap an image on it, a quote and call it done LOL.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Semco 'grey' acrylic paint
Americana 'serene' chalky finish acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'weathered wood' distress paint
Jacquard 'pearl turquoise' Lumiere paint
Delta Creative|Ceramcoat 'blue danube' acrylic paint
Delta Creative|Ceramcoat 'coastline blue' acrylic paint
Semco 'lavender' acrylic paint
Delta Creative|Ceramcoat 'pale lilac' acrylic paint
Stampscapes 'mystical waters' stamp
Liquitex Professional matte medium
Reeves 'payne's gray' acrylic paint
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'azure sea asters' Starburst spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'sassy sapphire' Starburst spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'buccaneer bay blue' Moon Shadow mist
White Sharpie paint pen
Faber-Castell 'white' PITT artist big brush
The Crafters Workshop 'tile texture' stencil
White Gelly Roll pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Playing with Distress Oxide Sprays

Hi everyone!

I live streamed on my other YouTube channel today for the first time this year! I was a bit anxious about how it was going to go because I haven't been arting much lately. Most of my videos uploaded to YouTube within the past 3 months have been done for ages and just scheduled to upload weekly.

But I was happy to be getting together with my art buddies for the first time in months!

So today I played with the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Sprays, creating interesting backgrounds. I must admit that alone, the distress oxide sprays are ok, but when you add other mediums to them the page comes alive! I used various other brands of sprays, Magicals, and ink!

For the full live stream recording (with chat) CLICK HERE.

Products used:

Canson 100lb Watercolour paper
Tim Holtz 'mermaid lagoon' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'faded jeans' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'fossilized amber' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'cracked pistachio' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'peeled paint' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'iced spruce' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'wilted violet' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'fired brick' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'spiced marmalade' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'walnut stain' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'vintage photo' Distress Oxide spray
Tim Holtz 'picked raspberry' Distress Oxide spray
Adirondack 'purple twilight' Color Wash spray
Adirondack 'espresso' Color Wash spray
Adirondack 'sunset orange' Color Wash spray
Dylusions 'after midnight' Ink spray
Dylusions 'cherry pie' Ink spray
Dylusions 'white linen' Ink spray
Dylusions 'black marble' Ink spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'Cocoa Bean Copper' Starburst spray
Tattered Angels 'fully purple' Glimmer Mist
Tattered Angels 'pearl' Glimmer Mist
Tattered Angels 'midnight blue' Glimmer Mist
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine
Liquitex 'titanium white' professional acrylic ink
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'guten tag teal' Magicals powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'cuckoo clock cardinal' Magicals powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'Bavarian blue' Magicals powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'yodelling yellow' Magicals powder
and LOTS OF WATER

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Art Journal Page 234

Hi everyone!

Today's page is the first page I've done since before Christmas! It is a reflection on personal events that have happened to our family over the holiday period.

I have not been very active on social media during this time but have watched videos and live streams (lurking, not actually participating in the chat). This page was totally inspired by Coleen's live stream. Coleen is The Scrapchic on YouTube and links to Coleen's channel and the video by which I was inspired are below:

Coleen's YouTube Channel
Art Journal Page with Magicals (inspired video)

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

Products used:

EK Success 'life berries' 12"x12" patterned paper
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Ranger 'paradise teal' archival ink
Ranger 'cobalt' archival ink
Ranger 'French ultramarine' archival ink
StazOn 'teal blue' solvent ink
Tim Holtz|Stampers Anonymous 'mixedmedia' stamp set
KaiserCraft 'script' stamp
KaiserCraft 'flutter' stamp
Hero Arts 'word pops' stamp set
KaiserCraft 'check in' stamp set
Liquitex Professional gesso
Hero Arts 'sketch circle' stamp
Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Collection 'childhood' images & journaling notes tag
7 Gypsies tag
Circle tags from my stash
Scotch Quick Dry adhesive
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'azure sea asters' Starburst spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'buccaneer bay blue' Moon Shadow mist
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'sassy sapphire' Starburst spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'Tibetan poppy teal' Starburst spray
Tattered Angels 'sapphire' Glimmer Mist
Liquitex Professional ink in 'titanium white'
Elmer's Craft Bond quick dry glue
Thickers chipboard alphabet
Aleene's Tacky glue
Merci 'sticker swatch book'
KaiserCraft 'bubble wrap' stamp
Black Stabilo All pencil

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles

Jen

Altered File Folder

Hi everyone!

Today I've got a different project. Still mixed media but I'm altering a file folder and making it into a pouch, or holder for scraps of paper and such. Although I'm going to give it to my granddaughter, Amelia who just loves paper and painting and crafting.

This project was entirely inspired - once again - by Sara (My Serenity Crafts). Here is the link to the video recording I watched while making this file folder pouch:

Altered File Folder Pouch by MySerenityCrafts

Instead of sewing the sides together using my sewing machine I decided to sew it using embroidery thread with the Blanket Stitch.

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

Products used:

Liquitex Professional gesso
Tim Holtz 'melange' tissue wrap
Tim Holtz 'postale' tissue wrap
Liquitex Professional matte medium
Deco Art 'turquoise sparkle' Ultra Fine Glitter paint
Deco Art 'celebration pink' Ultra Fine Glitter paint
Semco 'bright yellow' acrylic paint
Unknown gifted stencil
Dylusions 'leaf flourish' stencil
Semco 'tutti fruitti' acrylic paint
Semco 'island blue' acrylic paint
Tim Holtz |Stampers Anonymous 'bitty grunge' stamp set
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
StazOn 'teal blue' solvent ink
Ranger 'magenta hue' archival ink
Ranger 'saffron' archival ink
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Elmer's Craft Bond quick dry glue
Washi Tape
Plastic Card
Black Stabilo All pencil
Aqua brush
NeoColor II water soluble wax pastels in 'cobalt blue'
NeoColor II water soluble wax pastels in 'purple'
Black uni POSCA pen
Hero Arts 'sketch circle' stamp
White Sharpie paint pen
Heidi Swapp 'gold' Color Shine

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

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