Art Journal – A Rough Wind
I made this art journal page today, inspired by many of the “blackout poetry” examples I have seen on Pinterest. I started by circling words on the page that could […]
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Art Journal – Once Upon a Time
“Once Upon a Time” — that’s how every good story begins! I made this art journal page by rubbing orange and yellow Distress inks through several stencils (right side of the […]
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 […]
Art Journal Page – “6 7 8 9”
I didn’t like this page at first, but it’s grown on me! The background was painted white with acrylic paint applied with a baby wipe. Next, I applied Distress inks […]
Art Journal Page – “Love, Give, Trust, Listen”
This is one of those pages where an “accident” turned out to be a happy mistake! The background was made using several colours of Distress ink applied with blending tools […]
Art Journal Page – “If You Run Into a Wall”
“If you run into a wall, don’t give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” (Michael Jordan) I created the “brick” part of […]
Art Journal Page – “Creativity Potential”
The words “Creativity Potential” and “Always Unlimited” (cut from magazines) were the inspiration for this page. The background was made using Distress inks applied through several stencils using a blending […]
Art Journal Page – “On the Inside”
This page is a little creepy — but also very cool! The body image was cut from a magazine, but because the gray tones were so uninteresting, I knew I […]
Janni Kretlow 