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Art Journal – A Rough Wind

January 29, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

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 – 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 – Mind Games

January 7, 2017by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

The background for this page was made with acrylic paint and large bubble wrap.  On top of that, I laid down some drywall mesh and applied white paint through it […]

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Art Journal – “Fact or Fiction”

December 17, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “Unique Never Looked So Good”

December 16, 2013by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “Love, Give, Trust, Listen”

December 2, 2013by Janni Kretlow 2 Comments

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “If You Run Into a Wall”

November 26, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

“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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “On the Inside”

November 17, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art Journal Page – “Catch the Wave”

October 27, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

Layers, layers, layers — that’s the secret to this art journaling page! The background layer was made using a light misting of sprayed Dylusions ink, followed by some stenciling with […]

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