Tuesday, September 29, 2009

An art journal...

I have wanted to really get moving with an art journal for some time...but when it comes down to it...any time I have sat down to work on it...nada...nothing...UNTIL yesterday...yesterday I took a look at this new challenge group Point Blank Period, and once I got going on the prompt...I was off and running.  Really really really enjoyed creating this page.   My "journal" is a 5.5x8.5 Watercolor spiral pad.  I think I picked it up at AC Moore for a relatively good price...or maybe even Walmart...who knows!  This page is somwhere a few pages in on the book as I skipped over the early pages where I have one or two random things written in it...which I will likely go back and paint over and start again later.  I laid a base of white acrylic paint, then scored lines and painted the "stripes"...once those were dry, I went back over the blue with crackle paint, and painted over the pink with a "glitter glaze" for some shimmer.  The pic you may recognize from my "I'm BAD" LO awhile back...but I thought it gave the feeling I was going for...strong and tough (and maybe a little mean...heehee)...then it was just layering the journaling and some other bits and bobs...well..here it is along with some close ups:




Supplies: Paint- Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint: Hot Pink, Sky Blue, White, Black; Distress Crackle Paint - Broken China, Worn Lipstick; Ink - Distress Ink: Broken China, Worn Lipstick; Punch - EK Success; Grungeboard - swirls elements; Stickles - Black Diamond, Rock Candy, Zing Embossing Powder - Glitter Black; Glossy Accents; Bling - CTMH, Colorbok, Heidi Swapp; idea-ology: word stick - KNOW; Ribbon - unknown; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Dymo Label Maker

4 comments:

  1. This is just fabulous!! I love everything about it. keeley

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  2. thanks for showing me some love, Les!
    and i love that you've started the "personal art journal" - i did the exact same thing literally two weeks ago and it's probably the best thing i could have done for myself! THERAPY. love your first artsy page!

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  3. Everything about this is awesome .. love it .. hope your card making day goes great boo bear ..

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  4. Oh my Les i dd not see this!! It's like you are evolving, lol!!! I love it!!!
    Tanisha~

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