My Titanic 1912 Project: a Box and an Art Journal
I’ve always been fascinated by the story of the Titanic. During the Covid lockdowns, I worked on a fun project that combined art, history, and family mementos in a fun […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Janni Kretlow 