Art Journaling: Be True with Shari Carroll
Welcome everyone!! I hope you’re having a creative and fantastic Saturday!
I have an art journal entry, my first of the year…wooohooo! I’m going to try to get a little looser in my art this year and be more experimental with my techniques. I hope you’ll join me through this journey.
I’m working in the Dina Wakley Media Journal, it’s super cool with different papers and cloths to work on. For this entry, I used Dina’s paints and did her flowy paint background on the watercolor surface.
I started off by using white gesso on the watercolor pages, then mixed the paints with water and allowed them to blend together. I used a stencil to create the trees, using the paint with my finger, then outlining with white and black pens.
The black Pitt artist pens are great to use for smudging, just wipe them around before they dry completely. I also stamped onto some Jane Davenport tapes to create some messaging and layered them on top of some washi tapes.
I have filmed a complete process video which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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Hope you’re staying warm and creative! Enjoy!!
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Wow! Thanks for the chance to win!? I love this card!
Beautiful. The sentiments are oh so true. Just lovely work. Cheers.
What lovely colors you chose.
I am thinking – after viewing this lovely Art Journal – that my next crafting step should be an Art Journal – thanks for the inspiration
Beautiful spread with lovely and important sentiments.
I love the fresh spring colors.
I love your colorchoices for this page, it feels like a Spring breeze.
This is a harbinger of spring page! So pretty and happy.
Love your colour choices Shari and that stencil! Wow! I’m putting it on my wish list just for the great assortment of dots. Love where your journals are heading. Gorgeous!
Such a feast for the eyes and this gorgeous array of color! Thanks for a chance to win, too.
Awesome art journal page. Thanks so much for sharing…
Love the colors.
I love the colors, can’t wait for spring.
Love the soft colors and all that layering!
So fun and creative!!
Beautiful colors & I love the trees! Wonderful words to remember all year!
I have a DW journal I bought a few years back & never used. I’d like to start trying my hand at a little mixed media or at least give myself a place to try new things. I really liked the Davenport white tape Shari stamped on.
Love your Art Journaling, Shari. Lovely colours :)
What great colors
I love this idea! The colors are so pretty and uplifting. In a few months or next year you could go back to look at your art for today and think about what was happening and what motivated you to paint the picture you did. Thanks so much for sharing.
WOW! This is AWESOME! Thanks so much for your video, I love seeing how you accomplish the finished pages!
Have wanted to do journal pages like this!! Gorgeous inspiration!
Great journal page!
Love the bright colours and the CAS style of this page!
What an inspiring journaling layout. It was a meditation just watching you create it! tfs
Beautiful card!!
For some reason, I find Art Journaling too “risky” and chaotic for me, but these pages are beautiful!
Love art journaling.
You can be free and express your
feelings without having an specific
purpose in mind when creating.
thanks for sharing.
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Awesome art journal page!
Love the colors!
I just love this stencil. It is a have to get. Hope the cast comes of soon.
So cool! Lovely colors and a beautiful creation :)
Love love love this journal page! Great choice of colors.
love your work, Shari:)
OMG Shari, that is so COOL! Ok, first of all, I LOVE that book! Secondly, you are going to revive the Washi tape sales and lastly, this is AMAZING! WOW! I am totally INSPIRED! TFS…♡
Such a beautiful journaling pages!!
L*O*V*E your beautiful design and the stunning colors you used; gorgeous!
such a magical look to this spread ….
Love your art journalling and the techniques you use – especially painting with your finger! Happy 2018!
Awesome colors and textures!
Very beautiful and inspiring, Shari! Love everything about this journal spread.
Beautiful pages!!! Lovely colours!!!
Great first art journaling video of the year! Love the tree stencil.
Love your first journal page for 2018. It’s fun to watch you create and I learn a lot. I really like the look of the journal you were using!
Beautiful spread! The color choices and the technique used are beautiful. Also loving the stenciling and Jane Davenport sentiment stickers. Fabulous!
That’s really lovely, the colours are fanstastic!
Love those soft colors & the ” loose” look in the background. Makes me think spring is near!
Beautiful project and such great sentiments!
Aww Shari! How I love this! I love your choice of colors and how you can still see through the texture of the paper. TFS!
This is truly a work of art!!