October 26th, 2014
People ask me a lot about how I come up with ideas for an art journal page and how I think and find the right quotes. I have two ways of going about doing that. Sometimes I have a quote in mind, or I saw a quote I like on line and I start with that and build my page around it. Sometimes I have a technique I want to do, or scheme of colors I want to try and after I have an idea in my head i look for a quote to compliment that. This was the case in this art journal page. I started with creating the page first with an ink filler and water technique. then I added the word’s tape and continued from there. While I was working I got an idea to add a quote about imagination. I can’t tell why that particular subject popped into my mind…it just did. I think art journaling …
October 19th, 2014
Mother Goose is such a lovely character that brings back childhood memories, nursery rhymes and fun moments. I have the Graphic 45 Mother Goose paper collection for awhile and I wanted to create something that I can combine with a photo of my kids. So I went through a lot of photo until I found the right one where they were sitting down and the background was contrasted enough for me to cut out. Then I had to adjust the size of their image with the sizes of images on the paper. I measured the images on the paper and enlarged the kids’ images in Photoshop accordingly. Then I simply cut out the image and I was ready to go. I took an 8X8 canvas reversed it and covered it with paper to create the frame. …
October 12th, 2014
They say men are not good with words and that women are better. I don’t know if that’s true or if that’s the reason my two beautiful boys find it hard sometimes to say loving words to each other. I know they love each other very much but they never say or show it. So I decided to create a layout about it and maximize my supplies by using leftover letter stickers and papers. I started with adding letters to a 12×12 patterned paper. These are leftover letter stickers that can no longer spell any words and a bunch of letters that got stuck together after they fell of the backing plastic. Using all these stickers to create a background is a great way to scrap your stash! Then I covered all the letters with gesso and sprayed them with a few colors. I used light muted colors because I didn’t want the background to be too …
October 5th, 2014
Inside: how to make an interactive art journal page There are two types of artists: those who do what is comfortable to them and those who always challenge themselves to step outside their comfort zone and try new things. I’m more of the second type… I love making interactive mini albums so I thought why not try make an interactive art journal page. WHAT IS AN INTERACTIVE ART JOURNAL PAGE In every interactive design you must have something that moves and engages the viewer. They have to open, flip, slide or turn something in the design and that is why it’s called interactive. Because the viewer is not only watching he also interacts with the design. The same goes for an interactive art journal page. A page like that will have a moving element that the viewer can interact with and discover something more. MOVING ELEMENTS IN ART JOURNALING Any interactive element …
