Art Journal: Be Authentic
Welcome everyone!! It’s the beginning of the month and that means it’s time for my Art Journaling feature! Each month I create a page, taking you through techniques that are easy to try and working you into ones that are more challenging.
Today I’m working with Distress Spray Stains and the Swirling Garden stencil. I’ve chosen colors that are in my muted pallet when mixed together; Iced Spruce, Cracked Pistachio and Antique Linen.
Once I had my background sprayed and dry, I stampded the Tim Holtz Wildflowers using Jet Black and Watering Can Archival ink and Simon Says Stamp Smoke ink for varying colors of grey. Check out how the stamped images react over the stenciled background… this is why I love layering!
I put together an arrangement of typography items with the Tim Holtz Flash cards and Quote Chips to create my title. To fiinsh off the design, I added a few flowers from the Tim Holtz Bouquet Findings.
I’ve filmed a full process video which you can view below or on our YouTube Channel HERE.
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I hope I’ve inspired you to try your hand at art journaling! Thanks for stopping by!
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Live your art journaling page. I look forward your art journal feature.
Absolutely gorgeous! This is one of my favorite features on the blog.
I always LOVE this feature by Shari Carroll! Awesome art journal page, with beautiful color combination, several interesting layers and texture! Just…amazing!
Art journals are a personal favorite and this is absolutely beautiful. Love the technique use
Wow! Beautiful project!!! Love it!!!
very nice journal page
Very pretty! Love those colours together with the grays and blacks.
What a gorgeous piece of art!
Beautiful color combination. I love the soft water color feeling.
Beautiful! Love the colors.
Absolutley gorgeous! Love the color combo and th layout.
So pretty! Love the layering!
Love this gorgeous layout!
Gorgeous colours, pretty composition. Very inspiring.??
Beautiful page! Love the colors and details!
Very pretty color combination. Love the stencil and the stamped flowers. So cool! Your layouts are always so amazing!
Really nice and love the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
This does inspire me to start an art journal!
Very pretty! I love it!!
Love the colours and would be easy to use for a LO aswell…
I feel like we have known each other for years and you have taught me a lot! I bought Tim’s wild flower dies after seeing what you did with them … now I guess I need the stamps as well. Thank you for enabling me! :)
Love to watch you work Shari. I only wish I could hear your thought process. Cards or Journaling pages, it would be fun to hear what you are thinking. Thanks as always.
Beautiful! LOVE those colours!
I’ll be honest. I don’t now, nor do I plan, to art journal. But this is stunning! I could easily see me changing this to a card. I don’t know how you manage to spray and get this fabulous a background because when I spray a stencil, it looks horrible. Love the colors and think this is what I would call “frameable art!”
Love that stencil! Hadn’t noticed before either. You have a keen eye for shapes Shari! I’m not keen on greys but fabulous design. <3
Great page! Love all the color and Thanks for the video
Beautiful project! Loved watching you create it and show us how it was made! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful! It looks wonderful in the black journal.
Such a fabulous page!!! Love the colors:)
I love the colors and the page is pretty!
Love these colors
Wow!!! Really Gorgeous page!!! Your whole journal is Gorgeous!!!!
I love, love everything you create Shari! Thanks for the inspiration!
So beautiful! And I’m now inspired to get out the stains I have and play with some stencils … and just see what I come up with to use at a later time.
Beautiful color combo!
Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous journal page!
So pretty live the different layers and colors.
Such a beautiful page. Love the colors.
I love this combination of colors.
Beautiful page!
Shari always makes the most beautiful mixed media projects. Stunning!
Beautiful mixed media art journaling!
Beautiful! Love the colors you’ve used.
This is a gorgeous design and project, I really like the colors!
WOW – it’s gorgeous! I love how you layered the flowers with different ink colors … the whole project is outstanding. And I loved seeing all of your other pages too. Already looking forward to your next art journal page.
Beautiful.
Awesome page! The colors are lovely!
As soon as I opened today’s post, I knew this was Shari’s work. She definitely has a distinguishable style, which I love. Gorgeous work of art!
I love the background is stunning!
I’ve never tried art journaling but so enjoy what you do. I just might try it one of these days!