Using gesso with stencils is a really fun technique with neat results for journal pages. For my first page I painted it with with water soluble oil pastels. Yes, you read me right – water soluble oil pastels! First thing you need to do is to place your stencil over your page and apply gesso.…
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Taping up journal pages
Between gardening and interviewing local artists and crafters, I have been able to squeeze in a little crafting. I’ve been playing around with some pages in my art journals. Today is about using masking tape to make backgrounds. It’s easy peasy and fun! I first put tape randomly on the page. Then I paint over…
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Last night, after a busy day here at Happy Acres, I sat and played a little bit with my sketchbook. I used some of the new Gelly Roll Metallics I won recently. I also used some of my favorite markers. They don’t seem to be “in” markers, but I really love them. It seems like…
Read MoreBleeding Tissue Fun
I just happened to stop by Blick’s art store – well, really it was on my list of places to go – to pick up some bleeding tissue. I had seen a really neat technique that used it and wanted to try it. But when I got the paper, there were so many beautiful colors…
Read MorePocket Journal With Fabric Tape
I bought this jelly roll almost a year ago on sale. I’ve been waiting for a project to use it. We always take a long trip in the Fall and I’ve wanted a journal to take with me. Last year I took spiral-bound note cards which were great for writing down activities, but I needed…
Read MoreEasy Image Transfer with Citrasolv
I’ve been itching to transfer some images for some time now. I came across some information about using Citrasolv, a natural cleaner and degreaser, and thought I’d try it. Citrasolv is sold at health food stores. I picked an old picture from my stash and printed it out on my laser printer. (Ink jet prints…
Read MoreStrathmore Visual Journaling
We just completed Workshop One of Strathmore’s Online Visual Journaling Series. This month’s topic has been Recycled Journal pages. We started creating with one page made from copies of previous journal pages we’ve created. Here is my original journal page I created a while back that was the basis of this workshop’s page. Each week…
Read MoreArt Journal Interview
I am so excited! I was interviewed last month by Wellness & Writing Connections for their January newsletter about my art journal and it’s now out! The interview has now been taken down so I’ve included it in this post. —————————— Lynda, would you please introduce yourself to our readers and share how you began…
Read MoreOut of my comfort zone
One thing I wanted to do this year was to really push myself and explore my artistic side. Writing and photography have always been loves and comfortable, but drawing and sewing have been really pretty scary. For the last 20 or so years, until this past year, I’ve spent my Christmas Eve with Marsha and…
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