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 […]
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Art Journal: Back Page
This is the last page in my art journal! The spine was splitting, and so I adhered a piece of deli paper over it to strengthen it. I used rubber stamping […]
Art Journal: Clouds
For this spread, I preserved the image on the left side of the page by framing it with washi tape. I used a stencil with blending tool and Distress Ink to […]
Art Journal: Printing
It’s okay for backgrounds to be messy! On this page, I applied several shades of Distress ink and Distress Oxide ink to a craft sheet, spritzed it with water, and […]
Art Journal: “Good” (A Pocket Page)
Pockets are fun! I like the way they allow for including extra items (in this case, an image), and how they engage the viewer to interact with my art journals. The […]
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: Home Portraiture
I love vintage photos. Thus, it was appropriate to use a vintage book on the subject of photography for making this art journal! Throughout this art journal, I found three […]
Art Journal: a Push-Pull Page
This is the first page in my art journal — and I wanted to make it special. So I inserted a Push-Pull feature. Push-Pull pages are AMAZING!! Pull UP on one […]
Art Journal: Pop and Twist pop-up
I like moving parts. When looking through an art journal or scrapbook, it’s fun to find something that moves! This page includes a Pop-and-Twist pop-up that unfolds before your very […]
Art Journal: Street Photography
Is the image on the left side black-and-white, or sepia toned? I think it’s both! Instead of leaving the black-and-white photo as is, I inked around the background behind the […]
Janni Kretlow 