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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Amore Laura Fadora: Hello Hot Mama
Hi friends! TGIF! Welcome to the first edition of Amore, Laura Fadora for 2018! The always fun and creative Laura Bassen takes us a creative approach to a blend of Hot Mama, Watermelon, and Doll Pink for this gorgeous outcome! Watch the video for additional details, and enjoy!
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Monthly Mail Art with Kristina Werner – January 2018
Hi all! Kristina here. I’m back with another year of Monthly Mail Art! I’m so excited to start of 2018 with a fun, watercolored envelope.
I love the soft blue color of a Metallic Sea Glass Envelope, but also wanted to watercolor the images from the new Best Friends stamp set. Watercoloring on the envelope wouldn’t give a good result, so I decided to cut a piece of Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor paper to the size of the envelope, paint my scene, and then adhere the watercolor paper to the envelope. You could also create a custom envelope out of watercolor paper if you wanted to skip the adhering step.
After stamping the animals image from the Best Friends stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black ink, I watercolored the scene using Distress Inks. And I addressed the envelope using an Extra Fine Envelope Addressing Pen from Pilot.
NOTE: Mailing address used with permission. Thanks, Vicki!
To make sure the watercolor paper was adhered completely on the edges, I used X-Press It Tape. This allowed me to apply the adhesive right up to the cut edge of the watercolor paper. I pressed the watercolor piece onto the envelope and then added my return address to the flap on the back.
I hope you enjoy today’s envelope video! Thanks for stopping by!
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