31 Art Journals - No 8

Welcome to Journal No 8, the video for this journal was released yesterday and you can see it below.  

I will be uploading the blog post for today's Art Journal shortly.  Maybe you want to compare them and think about what you prefer in each.  If you are making your own journals you might want to incorporate some of the ideas from either one or both and bring it together under one journal.

I am sharing with you a Pound store Art Journal that I created and a shop brought journal that I covered with fabric and wool and made it my own.  Each very different in what they are being used for, but both special in their own way.

The first, the Pound Store journal is made from cardboard and a paper pack that I brought from my local pound store, you might have similar depending on where you live in your local Dollar store.

I even made beads from some of the content

The pages had 3 signatures which I used to house different types of journaling

I also included secret compartments and pockets and created a number of tags from the paper.

I included a reminder that the journal was a place to take a break and to relax in, and most importantly if you only have a limited time you need to create a space for yourself that you can recharge the batteries.

I really enjoy this Art Journal, and has you have seen in most of the other journals I have left space for growth  and comments that I may want to put in now.  Again so important to make your art journal work for you.

The Video

Check out the accompanying video to see more of the inside and learn a bit more about the pages.

Stay blessed and be a blessing.

31 Art Journals - No: 7 - Soul food

Welcome to Art Journal No 7, my Soul Food journal.  It is called that because it has incorporated some of my favorite

online courses, and a couple that I have taught on myself.

The pages have been made from water color paper and some recycled card and I enjoy the different textures that are within the Journal.

Art Journaling is food for the Soul and whether you work on a larger scale or very small, taking part in the creative activity is very nurturing and can have a wonderful impact on your health and well-being.

It is another Journal that I can experiment in and grow

I practice some of my backgrounds here as well with a variety of materials

And I find peace within its pages.

Check out the video above which I explain a bit more about the journal and its pages.

I did a process video of the following Journal page for you to see, it is called 'Let Peace Reign.'

Let Peace Reign

  I am really grateful to have you show up today, and I hope that I can encourage you to start working on a journal of your very own.

Stay blessed and be a blessing.

31 Art Journals - Art Journal page - Backgrounds Bonus!

Happy Sunday,  and welcome to the 31 Art Journal Series.  I thought it would be good to break up the format slightly and give you and example of creating a background for your art journal page.  This is just one way and I have a few more examples to share with you over the next few weeks.

Whether you have loads of yummy supplies or you don't you can always find supplies to suit your budget.

I took a trip to my local supermarket and found a cheap paint kit for kids that came with brush, roller, 3 primary colour poster paints, foam stamps a mixing bowl and brush holder all for £4.  I got an additional paints that were pearlised and cost £1 each.  You can even pick up larger packets of poster paint and these are especially good if your working on recycled materials and want to create several layers.

There are also cheaper brands that you can use when you are experimenting, and even with these you can get some really interesting results.

You can also use gesso and stencils to give you texture on your pages and instead of a brush you can use an old credit card to apply the paint to the paper.

Art Journal Tips

Here is a reminder of yesterdays tips

Backgrounds Video 1

Take a look at the video as I go through the steps.  I hope that you are able to pick up some useful hints and tips and look forward to seeing you next week for another series of Art Journals.

Stay blessed and be a blessing.

31 Art Journals - Weekly recap, tips and more!

Wow, a week has passed already!  I wanted to let you catch your breath and give you a recap - slightly changes the overall timeline.  Time flies so quickly and I understand that you might have wanted to follow along every day and weren't able to.  The weekly recap enables you to catch the 'season' all at once and binge watch if you so desire 🙂.

You will get a bonus 6 tips for the week and on Sunday will share with you something more practical and give you a 'how-to' art journal page video and this will hopefully further spark your creative juices for week to come.  This week we will be looking at one way to create background pages with inexpensive supplies.

We will start back again on Monday with the Art journal selection which will take us a few days into November, but I want you to have as much time to process the different styles of journals you would have seen this week.  There might be one that you want to try as well as have time out do one of the techniques shown in an art journal page you might have seen.

6 Art Journal Tips

1. Don't get hung up over what art journal to use 
2. Art journals can be brought, recycled up-cycled and made from a variety of materials
3. Experiment with different journals to see what type/size you like
4. While it might take more time, making your own journal will bring more satisfaction and you can make it to suit your specific requirements
5. When you start making your own journals, it will have you looking at your environment in a new way
6. Experiment with different materials, don't be scared to use different surfaces, and supplies - remember this is YOUR journal

Here are your journals that I have shown for the week 

Let me know which one was your favorite.  And if you create some backgrounds I would love to see them.  Stay blessed and be a blessing!