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Art Journal: Give Me a Hand

October 24, 2017by Janni Kretlow 2 Comments

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 […]

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Art Journal – Pocket Page

August 28, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

Pockets are fun to add here and there — and they provide a way to insert loose items into an art journal, as I have done here.  I created this […]

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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 – Surreal & Mysterious

January 5, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

The beauty of the night sky is both surreal and mysterious! The primary image on this page began its life as a calendar page that was simply too pretty to […]

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Mini Interactive Album

May 19, 2014by Janni Kretlow 4 Comments

I absolutely love this new Mini Interactive Album that I made recently!  Every page contains all sorts of fun things to open, slide, pull, flip, or move.  Made from cut […]

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Art Journal Page – “So Very”

January 2, 2014by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “Moments”

November 30, 2013by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” The background for this page was created using many layers of acrylic paint layered with 3D Stemple.  I used collage to […]

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Art Journal Page – “Creativity Potential”

November 19, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “Promise”

November 3, 2013by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

This background was made from ink splashes (left over from another project) layered with Distress Ink rubbed through a stencil with a blending tool. I applied several stickers to the foreground, and […]

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Art Journal Page – “Come As You Are”

October 28, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

It’s fun how pages usually evolve on their own.  I rarely have a “plan” in mind when I start a journal page.  I simply dive in and start adding colour, […]

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