Remember Kindness - Art Journal Page

I finally challenged myself to use the canvas page in my black DW media journal.  This is the back of the previous page I shared here.  I know Dina says never to look at the back of the collage paper when you're using it, but I couldn't help it and I wanted to use this image as well.  I'll try to be more reckless next time :)

Supplies:

Dina Wakley Products:  Collage Collectives Vol. 1, Fractured Circles stencil, Paints in Fuchsia, Elephant and Turquoise, Lemon Gloss Spray, Black Scribble Stick  

Tim Holtz Big Chat stickers

Every Day Is Another Chance - Art Journal Page

Playing in my art journal has become so rewarding and grounding lately!!  

I decided to join in on Dina Wakley's and Ranger Ink's Show Us Your Media Challenge.  Dina has chosen the theme Gratitude and June's prompt is 'I Am Grateful For Second Chances'.  

This two page spread began with the tag.  I had stamped the image and coloured with scribble sticks and then applied a wet scribble stick to stamp to get the water coloured blue dots effect.  The tag needed a home so I found some Collage Collectives paper that seemed to be the perfect backdrop for the tag.

First I applied gloss sprays through a stencil on the canvas page and then applied the left over spray on the stencil to the opposite page.  I cut out a section of the canvas and adhered it along with some strips of the paper so that this page flowed with the tag page. 

This was my first time using a canvas page in the journal, it took a long time for me to get past my fear of the canvas, lol.  So happy with how this turned out.  My journalling says "Today and everyday I am grateful for second chances".  

Supplies:

Dina Wakley products:  Face In the Crowd stamp, Positive Women Collage stamp, Collage Collective Vol 1, Ocean Gloss Spray, Cheddar and Sedona paints, Collage Paper Words #2, Scribble Sticks, Media Journal

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Sprays and Splashes

Finding the Positive - Art Journal Page - Wellspring 2020

Another prep class for Wellspring 2020 was this lesson by Carisa Zglobicki.  The idea is to journal through your feelings and thoughts on a blank page and then cover it up and focus on positive thoughts.  I loved the whole idea of this and plan to do more of it!!

I was able to use my new DW gloss sprays and had a lot of fun stencilling (Donna Downey stencils) and collaging.  This time I used DW's white printed collage paper.  I like it, it's taking some getting used to.  When I collage tissue paper I prefer the paper to blend into the background and become invisible so this is a bit different for my liking.

Connected - Art Journal Page - Wellspring 2020

One of the bonus lessons prior to the May start of Wellspring 2020 was this 'Connected' lesson by Katy Leitch.  In this lesson we are recording our goals on a journal page - personal and artistic.  I used DW scribble sticks and a waterbrush for the colouring and several DW stamps.  I love the brightness of the colours in the circles!!

This was a fun process.  A couple of the circles I almost started over, but I persevered and in the end, whatever little flaw I though was there no longer bothered me :)

You Are Sensitive And That is Okay - Art Journal Page

I was feeling restless and wanted to do something but I didn't know what I felt like doing.  And I felt this way even after browsing Pinterest and Youtube for inspiration.  Finally I saw a video with this background technique (applying paint with a gel press) and decided to give it a try........this page actually came together so fast I didn't even take many progress pictures!

For the background I decided to apply paint to a 6 x 6 gel press and water it down before pressing it randomly onto the pages.  I used Dina Wakely paints Olive, Peacock and Fuchsia (I did not gesso the pages so you really see the texture of the paper).  It was quite bold so I toned it down a bit by rolling a brayer with some white paint.

I have been itching to use some of Dina Wakely's tissue paper girls and decided on this one along with a sentiment that really resonated with me that day.  I adhered the tissue paper with matte medium under and over the image.

I almost left it alone just with the images adhered, but decided it needed more.  I added some black washi tape, some colour to her eyes and cheeks and some paint splatter with the fuchsia.  Dina calls it 'the pox' :)  And then I thought I was done, lol.  Actually I was afraid if I did anything else I might ruin it!!

But as much as I loved the pop of black, the more I looked at it, it seemed too harsh against the background and just felt undone.  So I left it for a few days.  I finally decided to add Umber paint (diluted with white paint) through a stencil, some coloured washi tape and then a little more wash of white over everything.  Some Frayed Burlap and Black Soot Distress Ink on the edges for a border, white gel pen strokes over the face and the washi tape and I was done - for sure done!!  Love it!!

Start Doing Things You Love - Art Journal Page

Ooooh I had a lot of fun creating on this kraft page with Dina Wakley paints!  It's the 2nd page in my Dina Wakley Media Journal.  This is one of Carissa's (Inky Fairy Designs) pages I lifted.  You can watch the process video here.

You Are Enough - Art Journal Page

This is one of my favourite pages I've created!!  It's my first page in my new Dina Wakely Media Journal.  I had been playing with some backgrounds and her stamps and loved how they turned out so I decided to cut them out and create a journal page with them.  Using the burlap background was a challenge for me but I love how it turned out.

Here I was playing with the layout of the images.

Added white paint to the background then began layering colours - Night was applied over the white and Turquoise and Sky through the stencil.  I layered some washi tape over the paint and then began adhering my stamped images.  

 I added clusters of Sky dots with a fine tip and outlined the images with a black art crayon.