Art Journalling

Playing in my Art Journal

29/4/16

I haven't had a lot to post of late as I have been puddling about in my art journal. I thought I would share a couple of pages. I have been contemplating creating some videos of my process but  am not sure if what I end up with is of interest to my audience. I would love you to comment below if you would like to see the techniques I use to create my pages.

I have noticed that lots of the scrapbooking world are working with mixed media materials more and more. Initially a bit of watercolour and now moving into stencilling and modelling paste, brusho alcohol inks and any number of crayons, inktense pencils and blocks,  pan pastels and sprays.

I use my art journal to experiment with all these mediums. Sometimes I end up with something pleasing and at other ties I end up with an unholy mess. The nice thing being if this is the case I let it dry, cover it with gesso or book paper and start again.

Where as I use to be able to create a page in a day or two, now I find lots of time used working with various mediums and their combinations and sometimes not a lot to show for  the hours of creative effort.

Lately I have started to feel a little more comfortable with my process  and am getting more hits than misses and I have a list of ideas in my head of pages I would like to create. I have a sense of my next journal being one that I will eventually give to my granddaughters with messages of 'wisdom' from their Nanna written from the heart and within art works made with love.

Until next time, stay safe and happy scrapping.

Angela

Off the page project

Time for and off the page challenge.

April 22/4/2016

Hi to all,

I decided to undertake an off the page project this week. I picked up this clock from a $2 shop and thought it would make a good item for altering.

It was originally red but with a layer of gesso and some acrylic paint it soon transformed into a blue hued backdrop. I then used modelling paste and a couple of stencils to add some texture before adding some more paint before giving it some flower love.

I will be using this clock in my craft room so I was happy to go mad with a little bling and some shimmer using a liquitex metallic paint over the acrylic base coat. I used some metal corners that I cut down so they matched the rounded corners of the clock.

I finished off with a pretty beaded butterfly and it was done. I quick but effective project done in a flash.

Let me know what you thank and thanks for your feedback.
Regards
Angela
xx