Art Journal JOY in my Heart
Hi everyone, it’s Shari here with my April art journal feature. This one is all about texture and soft Spring colors.
For this entry, I played with my Distress inks on Gesso, something I hadn’t tried before. After spritzing the inks with water this amazing thing happened… it’s like batik in a way.. the background white really showed through, like raindrops!
By coating the paper with Gesso first (and letting it dry completely) it allows the inks sit on the surface rather than soaking in. I kept my journaling and title simple… it has a lot of personal meaning for me as today is my moms birthday, her name was Joy. You could say I have all sorts of joy of life in my heart. :o)
I’ve shot a process video showing how to do the technique, as usual, I sped it up to fit it in the time frame needed. Enjoy!
Hope you were able to follow. I have the supplies listed below in case you missed them.
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Love the soft colors!
I wholeheartedly agree – I love texture on a card!
Very pretty project…love the soft colours.
This is one of the most beautiful projects I’ve ever seen! Thanks so much for the video!
Gorgeous, Shari, and love the texture. Appreciate your attention to detail and for sharing with us!
Shari, that is absolutely beautiful. The texture and colors are amazing.
Wow love the step by step and all the different techniques utilized…amazing project.
SO BEAUTIFUL! I love the soft colors and the embossed background!
Love love this card. I want to use this technique for a card since I don’t journal. You gave me tons of ideas. What was the white strip you used at the end. I didn’t see it in the supplies. Looked like rolled organza to me. Not sure. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful work of art. Thanks for another lesson, and for sharing your art journal. I appreciate the way in which you have made your journal. It’s a much more affordable way of making an art journal.
Shari this card is so elegant thank you for a great video
absolutely love the art journal. So beautiful. will be trying the technique but to make a card instead of a journal. same question about the organza strip, how did you make that or where is that from?
Wow, Shari! So, so beautiful!
Beautiful soft colors. Well done.
I love this technique, and the word Joy.
Beautiful, such lovely soft pastel colours, (what is the strip of flowers please?) Well done and thank you for the tutorial.
gorgeous! do you need to use watercolor paper with the gesso?
Another beautiful art journal entry! I love your style and the soft colors on this page.
Another beautiful creation!