Let’s chase away the blank page and say goodbye to all the pressure that can accompany that blankness, by gel printing directly in the journal. Why do I love to start an art journal page this way? Is it because every drop of paint is used? Is it because there is zero pressure? Is it because [...]
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New stencils at StencilGirl! I say stencils because this is one stencil that includes 9 ATC sized stencils plus 2 masks are included. It’s my ATC mixup stencil that I created in the format inspired by Mary Beth Shaw. She created the first ATC stencils and what a great idea she had! How can you use this stencil? Check out [...]
What’s the play for today? It’s all about wanting and waiting for that perfect idea. Perhaps you’ve been wishing waiting for that too. I was treasuring an art journal page and waiting for that “perfect” idea to appear out of thin air. After waiting quite a while, I realized play was the perfect idea! So I grabbed what was nearby [...]
What’s the play for today? It’s all about being stuck and what to do about it. I was in my head. One minute I loved a certain part of it, then the next, I didn’t like that same part. Overthinking big time. I was never going to get anywhere as long as I was thinking this [...]
What can you do if you don’t have the stamp you want? Carve one yourself. I’m sharing the process I use to make big bold stamps for gel printing and art journaling. You also get to see how I deal with a carving O.O.P.S., one of those Outstanding Opportunities Presenting Suddenly. At the end of the [...]
What happens when primary colors mix and mingle while making a flip pour? Rainbow happiness! Just the 3 primary colors were added to the cup, along with white, and a whole lot more color appeared. Along with a whole bunch of cells. https://youtu.be/h315nrr0Oqc Watch Rainbow Flip Pour from just the Primary Colors on YouTube. To help [...]
There are only 3 steps to making these marbled papers. To get set up, all you need to do is put plain old tap water into a container then get ready to have fun playing! Sprinkle on the Easy Marble. Swirl the color around with a toothpick. Put your paper on the water and lift [...]
Ever have trouble covering up a background? That didn’t happen here. Starting with an ugly background makes it easy to cover up. What did I use to cover it up? Stencil masks. They transformed the background that was yuck into colorful creatures. Feel free to chuckle about what my daughter pointed out to me in [...]
What can you do if you don’t love your paint pouring at the moment? Give it a few swipes to get that color moving and shifting. Just swishing a palette knife, or anything you’ve got handy, can shift the color and pattern on the canvas, just like it did for me in the middle of [...]
Washi tape is a great element to add to an art journal page, especially when you do it as one of the early layers. Why? Because then the color go right over it and make it fit right in with your style of journaling. In the video, notice how much the tape stands out as [...]
