Monday, February 27, 2023

Art Journal Page 251

 Hi everyone!

A quick page today in my 12"x9" Strathmore Bristol-Smooth Visual Journal.

I was playing around with alcohol inks and paint but it didn't quite turn out like I imagined. A bit more work to do for that technique! Watch this space!

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

Products used:

Liquitex gesso
Reeves 'viridian' acrylic paint
Reeves 'oxide chromium green' acrylic paint
Reeves 'burnt umber' acrylic paint
Mont Marte 'raw umber' acrylic paint
Reeves 'paynes gray' acrylic paint
Reeves 'prussian blue hue' acrylic paint
Semco 'dark navy' acrylic paint
Reeves 'blue lake' acrylic paint
Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Medium
Stick-it masking tape
Kaisercraft 'butterflies' stamp & die set
Teresa Collins | Color Box 'posh white' pigment archival ink
Adirondack 'sunshine yellow' alcohol ink
Adirondack 'watermelon' alcohol ink
Adirondack 'sunset orange' alcohol ink
Adirondack 'pool' alcohol ink
Adirondack 'raspberry' alcohol ink
Tim Holtz bulb blower
Liquitex matte medium










Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Art Journal Page 250

Trying to use up my scraps of papers creating a journal page with them.

You can watch the full process video on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products Used:

Liquitex gesso
Various scrap paper from my stash
Collage Pauge
Stampers Anonymous 'mixed media' stamp set
Ranger 'jet black' archival ink
Ranger 'sepia' archival ink
Stampin' Up! 'gorgeous grunge' stamp set
Pebeo 'iridescent green blue' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'iridescent copper' acrylic paint
Pebeo 'iridescent green yellow' acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics 'gold' acrylic paint
The Ink Pad 'skyline' stamp set
Tim Holtz 'vintage photo' distress oxide ink
Tim Holtz 'aged mahogany' distress oxide ink
Liquitex Basics 'alizarin crimson hue' acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'inspirational' stamp set
Loads of Ephemera! sticker book














Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Art Journal Cover - Melting Pot

Hi everyone!

Creating a journal cover using some elements created with the Melting Pot and UTEE.

You can watch the full process video on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

To watch my live stream on using the Melting Pot & Utee click here:

Products Used:

Prima | Finnabair heavy gesso
Dry wall tape for texture
Liquitex professional gesso
Purple tape for masking
Chipboard
Reeves 'mars black' acrylic paint
Reeves 'prussian blue hue' acrylic paint
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'buccaneer bay blue' Moon Shadow Mist
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'sassy sapphire' Starburst Spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang 'guten tag teal' magicals
Lumiere 'metallic gold' acrylic paint
Lumiere 'grape' metallic acrylic paint
Lumiere 'citrine' metallic acrylic paint
Tim Holtz 'hanging sign' die
Tim Holtz 'dream' word die
Reeves 'raw umber' acrylic paint
Treasure Gold 'white fire' wax gilt
Inka Gold 'turquoise' 
Inka Gold 'graphite'
Inka Gold 'copper'
Nuvo 'antique red' embellishment mousse
Prima | Finnabair 'red rust' paste
Chain from my stash
Ranger 'clay' patina
Ranger 'onyx' patina
Chromacryl texture paste
Tim Holtz 'crocodile' layering stencil
Silks 'fern' acrylic glaze
Lumiere 'pearl turquoise' metallic acrylic
Prima | Finnabair 'brown' rust effect paste
Folk Art 'jet black' stencil creme
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Bulldog clips
Woodland Spirits Flexible Rubber push mold by Penni Jo Couch
Unknown alphabet mold
Ranger 'bronze' UTEE
Ranger 'blue iris' UTEE
Tim Holtz jump rings
Lion with handle for closure from my stash
Hot Glue Gun Helper spatula
Craft Knife
Ruler
Scissors











Thanks so much for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen

Thursday, February 2, 2023

LIVE Stream - Art Journal Page - Blind 3 Challenge

 Hi everyone!

So today we did the blind 3 challenge again where I choose 3 mediums and use only those mediums plus black and white. Today I chose paints and those colours were: hot pink, crimson & burnt umber.

I went with a 'safe' page today using my go-to theme of circles and layers.

You can watch the full process on my YouTube channel by clicking here.

Products used:

Liquitex gesso
Semco 'hot pink' acrylic paint
CreativePL 'crimson' acrylic paint
Reeves 'burnt umber' acrylic paint
Mont Marte 'mars black' acrylic paint
Black Stabilo All pencil
Portfolio 'white' water soluble oil pastel
Various lids for the different sized circles
Punchinella
Tim Holtz 'dot fade' layering stencil
Tim Holtz 'stripes' layering stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'herringbone' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'tile texture' stencil
The Crafters Workshop 'receipt' stencil
Folk Art | Plaid 'xxx' stencil (name unknown)
White POSCA pen











Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles
Jen