My last post showed you how to use a transparency with straight lines. For this page I used the same technique to make wavy lines for journaling. Start by slicing a transparency.Use your finger to smear paint on it. The first one I did was cleaner – I immediately did the 2nd one and I [...]
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A leftover transparency made my black lines. Take an ordinary transparency. Notice this is a dirty, junky one. Use an Exacto knife to slice lines in it. Take paint and rub it around on top of the lines. Your paint will seep and be wonderfully splotchy in a random way.Here are 3 that I did [...]
Michelle Ward had a great project at her workshop – painted drumsticks. These drumsticks have become my favorite treadmill tool. Air drumming to music while on the treadmill really ups the fun level! I enjoyed making these but I don’t have a bunch of drumsticks but I do have a bundle of pencils…I sanded the [...]
When I’m painting chipboard, ribbons, die cuts, really anything small, I like to use a journal page, or in this case, a piece of cloth. Then when I am finished with the intended project, I just use up any leftover paint from my palette to fill in any blank spots. A bit of white [...]
While ignoring practical responsibilities I ran across a tutorial on using a Sharpie and rubbing alcohol to decorate fabric. The gist of it is to write on fabric with a Sharpie then drop rubbing alcohol on it. It spreads – and looks quite cool. So I stared doodling and spraying, dropping, and smooshing rubbing alcohol [...]
Do you remember the old Reese Cup commercial when two people bump into each other which causes the chocolate bar to fall into the jar of peanut butter? That was almost what it was like at my house when I was picking up my daughter’s jeans and then I saw one of my new stencils. [...]
You can see some of my finished journals in the last 2 posts. Start with a hardback book. Just a quick cut with an exacto knife and all the pages are out. I save the pages and use them to create new pages for the journals and other art. It’s like a giant stack of [...]
Pitt Pens are great because they don’t run when wet, but there is a quick way to create a soft look with them. 1. Write on glass or a non-stick craft mat & spray with water. You might remember this from a previous post… 2. Then just set your paper in it. I used a [...]
Christy Tomlinson has a wonderful class, 3 Hearts. It is a huge value! There are days and days worth of videos filled with art journaling ideas. Her videos are not just ideas – it feels like you are a friend who is sitting next to her. She is so very generous with her techniques [...]
I have been in love with the way 3 big brush Pitt pens work together. I love oceans and water so these 3 pens were ideal for me. When I write directly on a piece of paper the ink is too dark for some of my projects. That’s when my glass topped counter became my [...]
