Ok ready for more art journal pages?
This next page uses the Liquitex Ink! for a background and fabric on the foreground. I then added a little Watersoluble Oil Pastels on the edges and around the heart.
For this next one, I wanted to do something totally different so I colored my background with pan pastels then tore out a page from a magazine and adhered it down. Then I just had fun.
to go with the magazine theme, I also picked a bunch of words that spoke to me and adhered them to the edge of the other page.
I must say, I don’t love this but I do like the yellow and it was fun and different to make.
Later that day, I finally received my Inktense Pencils and wanted to give them a try so I created this page by drawing a tree and then using a circle template to create it. It’s all made with using the pencils plus two shades of green acrylics. I also added some chalk stamp on top with sequin waste and finally a little of the oil pastels mentioned above.
I love the way that one turned out.
This next one was an adventure. I first painted the page with pink pan pastels but then it didn’t work out the way I wanted and I added some blue paint which I liked even less. Then I painted all over that with yellow which made the background this mustardy color and green in bits. Which ended up being the perfect background for my page. This page was inspired by Melody Ross even though it doesn’t come near her amazing art. I wanted to use my chip art and this was my first time ever. I need a bunch more practice but I do love how it turned out.
mostly because I took a chance and kept at it until I found a happier place.
That same night I ended up working on a different page with a completely different look:
This one uses green paint mixed in with white for the background and then some pan pastels (which don’t like the paint) and oil pastels on the rest of the page. Pretty simple but I still love it. I know the “h” is sideways but I just left it, i like its quirkiness.
That’s the five I’ll share this week. More coming next week. Thank you for letting me share.
I am creating art journaling pages daily for June (and maybe longer). You can read more about it and the book I am using here.
Lovely work. I love the freedom that comes with mixed media. Yours’s has great deepth and texture.
I love every single one. I have more questions. What stamp so you use to create the tiny hearts on the first and last pages? What are the tiny alphabet stamps you use? How do you create more spreads before the paint is fully dry — do you switch back and forth between journals? Thank you!
the hearts are also sequin waste. the alphabet stamps are a generic set i’d gotten from michael’s, i threw box away I am so sorry!! i wait for the paint to dry. sometimes i use my heat gun. most of the layers are thin so they dry quickly. I only do one page most days. so far, only one journal though I just bought a vertical watercolor one. I haven’t used it yet, though.
Where do you buy your sequin waste? I think I need some.
i know christy sells some: http://www.scarletlime.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=TKit1
and so does roben marie: http://paperbagstudios.com/rms/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_18&products_id=57
here’s the one with a lot of options and good price: http://www.skybluepink.com/punchinella.html
hope that helps 🙂
oh and thank you!!
Gorgeous work! Very artistic, yet playful! I love your pages! I see small dots on every page. They’re cute. Is this a stencil or a rubber stamp? If so, I want one too. Can you tell me where and what kind to buy? Thanks.
they are called sequin waste. some kind soul sent me some few years ago. but i think u can find them online now 🙂 thank you 🙂
I really like these! Your tree is gorgeous. How did you like the Inktense pencils? They are one of my favorite mediums to use. I love how vibrant they are and that after drying they are permanent. I also really like the look of the dots created by using the sequin waste as a mask. We had some of that at school for awhile and now I really wish I knew what happened to it, lol! gorgeous work as always. So inspiring!
love these Karen. My fave would have to be the fone with the flowers. Thanks for sharing these.
OMG! These are beautiful! My personal fav’s are the Tree and flowers! Just ordered form Pan pastels from Christy Thomlinson’s store yesterday! Can’t wait to get them to try out.
Simply amazing Karen, love love that your sharing these with us. I like that you always try something new and keep a variety going thru your pages. It’s so very hard to pick a favorite but the yellow magazine is my favorite, reminds me of fall which is my favorite season. I also like the title on the page and the way you made the title in big/small fonts. I’m glad Kelly asked the questions I was going to ask too, thanks Kelly. Keep up the good work and the inspiration your giving me. Simply amazing!!