Art Journal: Cover
Front: Back: I always save the cover for last. When I’m making an art journal, I complete all of the inside pages first, and then decorate the cover as […]
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Art Journal: Give Me a Hand
Shaped pages can be fun to include in art journals! Here, I traced the shape of my own hand and cut the page to that shape. Here’s a video […]
Art Journal: Flap Page
Every now and then, it’s fun to insert a “flap page” into my art journals. Here’s a video that shows this in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Tr4-TMU18 To make a flap page, […]
Art Journal Page – “So Very”
It’s hard to see the detail in the small image shown here; click on it to enlarge it on your screen. . . I made this page while experimenting with […]
Art Journal – “Last Look”
Happy New Year! As we take a last look at 2013 and say hello to 2014, it seemed like an appropriate time to finish the last page in my second art […]
Art Journal – “Fact or Fiction”
This page was a lot of fun — and very unlike anything I’ve done before. The background was made with leftover paint and ink. In the foreground, I added layers […]
Art Journal Page – “Unique Never Looked So Good”
I love this colour combination: white, black, purple and blue. The background for this page was done a long time ago with acrylic paints applied with baby wipes. Yesterday, I […]
Art Journal Post – “This Day”
Here again, I wanted to include a favourite sentiment on an art journal page. I prepped the background using Distress Ink blending on with blending tools, and then added additional […]
Art Journal Page – “Be Who You Are”
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” (Dr. Seuss) I love this quote and absolutely HAD […]
Art Journal Page – “In Love With You”
This page is made almost entirely with stickers! But by creative layering and shading, it has dimension that would normally not be possible with stickers. The background page made using […]
