Art Journaling {July}

Art Journaling... art journaling... it is so superb. for the soul, for the heart, for the mind.

I talk a lot in class about how the girls can make their pages as personal or non personal as they want... and that it will never be a requirement to share them. I always just hope that people learn new techniques, tools, supplies or even just gain a little inspiration from my pages.

Which brings me to July's first art journaling class -- I shared some tips n tricks on incorporating handwriting into your art journaling. We chatted about making your swoops taller, your tails longer and exaggerating your curves. We also talked about stretching out your letters and squeezing them closer together. Then we isolated some areas, covered some up, and just had fun with color. I also introduced Woodies, a new to class water soluble crayon by Stabilo.

We used some of the newest stamps I designed for Viva Las VegaStamps! and a stabilo marks all pencil as well. Here's the full how to video:

You can pop on over to my Society6 to see some fun products with my original design.. there are carry all pouches, tote bags, prints, cell phone covers and more.

Canson Watercolor Pad, 30 Sheets #2 Soft Pencils Distress It Yourself Ink Pad Re-Inkers, 5 oz, Black Soot Doodle Circle Stamp Blick Artists' Acrylic Gesso Doodle Scallop Border Stamp Writing Chevron Stamp Ebony Embossing Powder Black Stabilo Marks All Stabilo Woody Crayons Simply Simmons Synthetic Mix Watercolor Brushes Ranger Heat It Craft Tool Speedball Linoleum Cutter

InLinkz.com

Art Journaling 4.17

We are art journaling on Sunday :) 1-3 pm @ The Crafting Place (3560 E. Russell RD Las Vegas, NV) for $10.

Product links & Video at the bottom of the page ♥

The base is Canson watercolor paper. It's been treated with a thin layer of Liquitex Gesso.

I created a horizon line using heavy gesso by Blick. I clumped it up nicely in some spots so that when I heated it with a heat gun it bubbled and created this delicious texture. 

Then I gave it a wash of Deco Art's fluid acrylic in this gorgeous dark gray color. A bit of water makes that paint go a super long way. 

After the horizon portion was dry, I applied a thin wash of water to the top portion of the page and spread out some Teal fluid acrylic by Deco Art. I also touched in a bit of Payne's Gray. 

The two marry really well on the page.

The last two steps include using an Elegant Writer by Speedball to draw some fun circles in the background. I used a wet round brush to make them bleed... super fun. After they were dry I traced the outsides again to create some nice contrast. And I finished the page off by scraping some heavy gesso in a thin layer across some of the texture on the page.

Now for the video : 

And product list:
Canson Watercolor Paper
Liquitex Professional Gesso
Blick Artist's Gesso
Deco Art Fluid Acrylics : Teal, Payne's Gray, Cold Gray #3
Elegant Writers by Speedball
Palette Knife
Heat Tool
Simply Simmons Brush