Art Journaling: Live Laugh Love with Shari Carroll
Welcome to the blog everyone and happy Sunday!
I’ve been busy working in my Art Journal and today I’m featuring a “free for all style” where I just went for whatever I grabbed. I started out with some Tim Holtz Expedition ephemera pack and torn dictionary page as the base. I’ve glued these down to an 8.5″x8.5″ piece of watercolor cardstock.
I’ve added a layer of watered down gesso for a white wash look and to even the field for adding paints and crayons. The stencils with paste were the next layer, they create texture and shapes to color around.
I finger painted with Pentart Acrylics to start building up some soft color. To get bolder with my color, I used Tim Holtz Distress Crayons applied with my fingertip. For easier blending, keep a damp cloth or baby wipe handy to moisten your finger.I concentrated darker colors around the ephemera and outlined them with Stampers Big Brush to give them dimension although they actually sit quite flat.
To finish this up, I stamped the title “Live, Laugh, Love” using the Simon Says Stamp Big Words stamp set with Jet Black Archival ink. I’ll add my journaling on the ephemera pieces with a Pitt Artist pen.
I have filmed a full process video which you can watch below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I’ve given you some inspiration to try a free for all page!
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Beautiful. Love your color choices and all the elements. Stunning.
I love that art journal page. You make it look so easy but I know it is not. I will have to try mixed media again. I have tried a few times and not liked what I did. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love all of the soft, beautiful colors Shari!
Great video and project. Love the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
I literally gasped when I saw this, Shari! It’s so beautiful! I love the soft, pretty colors and the awesome depth and dimension you achieved! One of my faves from you, for sure! ❤️
Love this. I always learn so much from your videos.
Such a great page. Shari, you are the best when it comes to putting colours together! (I depend on people like you when I am choosing a colour scheme.) Very nicely done!
What a wonderful page, Shari! I am always in awe of your mixed media creations, and you make it look so effortless. Love the color the crayons bring in and how you blended them.
This turned out fabulous!
Gorgeous dimension, texture and colors!
I love your use of color. Gorgeous!
Very nice! Love the way it looks.
Really like your coloring! what a soft look you’ve created. Some day I hope to create like this, too!
Gorgeous color & depth on this one!!
Wow, absolutely gorgeous, love all the details!
Love your creativity, Shari! So unique and colorful! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Xoxos ?❤️
What a neat project! I like the colors you chose.
Beautiful project!
Just lovely. With the beautiful soft colours, shading, and texture, this page seems to glow, and is very serene.
Love what you’ve done here! TFS!
Pretty art journal page! It was fun watching you make it!
Great layout! Love the colors.
Love your art journaling inspiration and how you used multiple products to build your depth. As always I enjoyed watching you create.
As always, another fabulous creation.
Beautiful Shari. Finger painting at it’s finest!
This is really beautiful! Love the colours!
What a beautiful piece of art! What great inspiration.
Love, love, love this art journal page!! Loving the colors you used and the dimension! Sometimes it’s great just to start playing and see where the page takes you, those are the ones that surprise you :) . Love how this one turned out and everyone that you do always inspire me to do me art journaling myself! Thanks for sharing .
Another fabulous art journal page! Love the colors and all the dimension.
Fun. Finger painting is right up my alley. I already follow by email.
Gorgeous journal
pages!
Carla from Utah
Beautiful–I love how you were just playing and seeing what you felt to do next. Love it!
So creative!
Another great artsy page in your journal. I love it!
I loved watching this video and the colors you used are beautiful. All the dimension you have made in this journal page is awesome!!!
Beautiful art journal page. I have all the Distress crayons but haven’t used them much. Your technique has inspired me.
Loved watching this – and so glad to have a list of materials used because I really want to learn how to do this! I hope it is as easy as you made it look.
I just love your style Ms. Carroll. I’ve tried several times to find your personal blog but I’m not having any success!
I’m a really bad blogger, but you can find me here:
shari-design.blogspot.com
Thanks!!
This is just gorgeous:)
Such a lovely page – the colours and texture are beautiful!
Great page! Lots to look at!
Wonderful page. Thanks for sharing….
I love the colors and textures of this page. So interesting.
Lovely soft colors, and the newspaper print Background looks amazing.
Beautiful creation Shari! I love the addition of numbers. Lovely colors.
Aww Shari! I love your mix media project! I could spend all day watching you create! TFS
Shari, this is absolutely stunning!! You are the Mixed Media Queen!! So soft and beautiful!
Beautiful journal page – I love the soft colors and that you achieved it with your fingers!
Gorgeous page! Love how you got the images to pop off the page!!
This is so beautiful, fabulous colours and dimension!