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My Titanic 1912 Project: a Box and an Art Journal

April 5, 2021by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

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 – Washi Tape

September 8, 2017by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

I am addicted to washi tape.  Really!  I have hundreds of rolls in every colour imaginable.  They are so fun to use! On this page, I incorporated 12 different washi […]

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Art Journal – Kodak on the Farm

September 1, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

This is an example of tying together two unrelated pages using similar spacing on both sides, as well as washi tape. On the left side of this spread, I used […]

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Art Journal – Rub Ons

August 30, 2017by Janni Kretlow 2 Comments

On this page, I faced a tricky challenge.  I wanted to preserve the four images on the page (showing hands and vintage photographic equipment) — yet the images were oddly […]

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Art Journal – With All My Heart

August 29, 2017by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

I love how this background looks so soft!  I made it by sponging gesso through a stencil first, and then applying two kinds of Distress ink (the regular Distress ink and […]

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Art Journal – Odds and Ends

August 28, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

My goal when doing this page was to leave a lot of white space showing (something that is often hard for me to do!)  I used gesso to whiten most […]

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Art Journal – Kodak for Christmas

August 27, 2017by Janni Kretlow 4 Comments

I’ve just completed another art journal from beginning to end — and in one week!  When I found a $1 vintage photography book at a library sale (“How to Make Good Pictures” […]

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Art Journal – Forever Fabulous

January 20, 2017by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

I began this page several years ago, worked on it here and there over time, and finally finished it recently.  That’s the case with many of my art journal pages: […]

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Art Journal – Enjoying the Process

January 15, 2017by Janni Kretlow 2 Comments

When I began art journaling, my primary goal was to enjoy the process.  I didn’t want to worry about what other people thought, or even whether or not I liked […]

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Art Journal – Live!

January 14, 2017by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

Hidden throughout this page are written some of the “simple pleasures” I value, such as: feel the rain pet the cat smell roses sip tea sing in the shower smile […]

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