Two Journal pages

A couple of journal pages I've been working on recently.

my first is walking in thin ice .

I have used the Tim Holtzs die cuts of the ice skates & coloured the with a copic marker & posca pens & added some cotton for the laces.

The legs I draw free hand on some Bo Bunny scrapbook paper.

The ice was made with Acrylic paint & crackle glaze by Paperartsy.

 My second page is titled "Begin Each day With A Grateful Heart".
I do try but it can be hard sometimes.
For this page I've used Distress stains ,A Stampin up heart stencil on the back ground .
The large heart was cut free hand using more Bo Bunny paper .I added some little butterflies I had in my stash.

Going round in circles

We all have days I'm sure  where it seems as though your just chasing your tail & keep running round in circles.

Today this is how I feel & as you can see this is reflected in my journal page.

 

I've used book pages for my back ground & used white Gesso through a brick stencil .
The die cut arrows have been cut using the sizzix die .
For colour I've used Gelatos & acrylic paint s.

Winter Snow Flake Journal Page

Like many others across the country we had snow this morning .

Its to cold to be outside today so I thought I'd  get a page done in my journal & used the snow falling as my inspiration

The snow flakes on my page were made using white Gesso through a stencil. I've also used the same stencil on my back ground using acrylic paints.
The words I cut using a Tim Holts die & added a die cut which is also another Tim Holtzs die.

April Showers Journal page

Using the Tim Holtzs die cut of the man holding his umbrella I'd thought I'd used this one my time on a journal page now.
Looks like April's weather is going to be changeable from Sun, rain,& cold nights, so really nothing new there really for our weather.
I first coloured my page with paperartsy acrylic paint Limelight .
I used a large crafters work shop stencil & went over that with another colour from Paperartsy called Pansy.
My boarder was made using a Dylusions stamp which was coloured using a purple & white Posca pens.
The rain drops is a stamp deep red stamp . I have used Archival aquamarine ink pad & some glossy accents on some of the rain drops but its not showing up to well on this photo.
The clouds were cut using a die from First Editions & the letters are a sizzix die .
I cut on set of letters in purple & the other in yellow. I layered  the yellow letters over the purple with them slightly to one side to get this result.

Colour My World Journal Page

Now this page is quite bright & bold for me .

I had seen a video on YouTube by Dyan  Reaveley giving a Demo showing how to do this patchwork look using her Dylusions paints.

 I've a lot of acrylic paint by Paperartsy which is what I've used to get just about the same results.

 I started by picking my four colours & made patches of colour over the page & it doesn't matter if the colours over lap.

I then used stencils to make the patterns in each patch using one of the colours from a different colour patches.

Now i had intended to do a thin black line to highlight each patch of colour  but i didn't have a steady hand & every time i tried to sort it out the lines got thicker , so i thought what the hell lets just have really bold black outlines & to my surprise i like the out come. 

all that was left was to add a title to my page & a few other little bits. The Pencil was a stamped imaged   my friend gave my & i just needed to add a little colour to them.

I'll list all the things used below the picture.

I'm so pleased with the out come i'll be using this design again on something else . 

Products used
Paperartsy acrylic paints, Smoked Paprika, Smurf, Limelight , & Butternut.
Stencils - Dylusions, & Crafters work shop.
Posca paint pens, Black & White.
Face stamp Tim Holtzs.
Sizzix die for letters.
Tattered Floral die for small flowers.

The wall Garden , journal page

 

I've recently brought some Gelato's & used them for my back ground colour. I'm not sure if I like them or not so will play about some more to get use to them I think.
Using a  Crafters workshop brick stencil & Paperartsy Pumpkin soup Acrylic paint I made the brick wall.
Also with the same stencil I used a little of the Viva Terra which highlights a few bricks & gives them some texture & roughness that you would get from a real brick.
The flowers & leaves growing against the wall is from a stamp set by JOFY , & coloured using the  Gelato's as used for my background & Limelight acrylic paint from Paperartsy.
I've stamped plenty of the Dylusions little caterpillar to use on my page & is favourite stamp to use with its fun little face.
The face is another Dylusions stamp which I've used quite a lot on different project & added leaves to give the lady some hair.
The bucket & spade have been cut using a first editions die & felt they would fit in well with my page .
 

Journal page Thoughts

I started my journal page using black acrylic paint which had been applied using a baby wipe, also blue & white acrylic paint  & then I sprayed some Glimmer mist , Bronze, & Blue Denim over the top to give that lovely shimmer & shine.

I've used a large Dylusions stencil which I went round the shape to highlight it with a posca white & gold pens.

The letters were cut using a sizzix alpha die & I used a couple of stamped images already in my stash.

 

Naughty or Nice Journal Page

For this page I've used red & black Acrylic paint as my back ground.

The holly & baubles are Dylusions stamps,Which have been coloured again with Posca pens.

The other images are stamps by Julie Nutting. 

I did use Dylusons red spray ink to colour some of the items on the girl .
I wanted a pattern skirt on the girl so I stamped the image again on a piece of scrapbook paper , cut it out & stuck it down over the first stamped image.
I draw a face on the girl & hopefully it makes you wonder has she been naughty or nice .

Follow the Star Journal Page

Another journal page from me using a black page as my starting point.

I used a Dylusions Christmas tree stamp around the outside & coloured the tree & stars with green & gold Posca pens.

I've used gold acrylic paint through a star stencil to give me a all the little stars.

The large star is a die cut that has been painted with gold paint & around the edge I've used glitter dust to give a bit of sparkly.   

The words have been stamped with white ink & outlined with the sliver Posca pen.

The Holly & The Ivy Journal Page

Its been a while since I've done anything in my art journal so decided to make a Christmas page now that Christmas songs are being played in most places I go.

I do like this song the holly & the ivy.

I wanted to have a try at working on a black page like I've seen plenty of others do on the internet.

I'm pleased with the out come of my page.

I used a black acrylic paint to cover a page & then with a gold ink pad I had I used a Dylusions holly stamp to decorate around the page.
I've coloured in the holly leaves with a green Posca pen & then roughly out lined the leaves using a gold & white Posca pen.
I used a glittery red gel pen to colour the berries.
The Ivy was cut from a Tim Holtzs dies & the bird is also a stamp from Tim Holtzs.
I stamp the words using a white ink pad & out lined them with the gold Posca pen again.
The music note at the bottom of the page was made using a stencil & out lined in white.

4th of July Journal page

Happy 4th of July to all American's across the pond.

My journal page was made using red, white, blue, & gold acrylic paints . The same ones I'd used for my tags in the post below.
With a stencil and gold & white paints it added another layer to my page.
The image I found on the internet somewhere & I can't remember where , ( I know i'm useless) & my letters have been cut with a sizzix die.

Spring Journal page

With spring just around the corner I thought i'd do a journal page about that .

My back ground was a serviette with lovely daffodil's & over this I've used some acrylic paint .

The side boarder & girl are Dylusions stamps .

So as the title says "she longed for spring to arrive", & I can't wait .

Journal page

Here's my entry for February  Dylusions Facebook challenge . The theme for this month was use purple ,hearts & Skulls.

I've used Crushed grape to colour the clothing & hat & heart.

Post box red to colour heart & roses, & cut grass for the leaves in the spray inks & spun sugar in Distress ink to colour the skin, verse.

The stamped images have been stamped using Archival Jet Black & Vermillion.

I thought this was a good challenge for this month.

Christmas Journal Page

My Christmas journal page using mostly all Dylusions  spray inks & stamps.

Rememberance Journal page

My journal page remembering all men from the first world war  & what they all did for our country.

Art Journal page

A journal page from me today .
Dylusions Stamps & sprays used to create this double page.

Journal page

Finished journal page.
For the back ground I've used Dylusions spray inks London Blue, Lemon Zest & Cut grass.
I made my own circle stencil & used paperartsy white acrylic paint with my stencil. I'm pleased that it worked out ok. I then drew roughly round the circles with a black pen.
With a script stamp from paperartsy I stamped over the page to add a little more interest to my back ground.
To finish my page I used the Dylusion board stamps around the edges.
The rest of the stamps used are Dylusions stamps again & I've really gone to town mixing different part from the stamps to make my image.

Journal page

Here's another Journal page I was working on last week.

I've used Distress Stains Broken China & Wild Honey for my back ground.

Stamps used were Tim Holtzs & Paperartsy .

Journal page

 

I seem to be on a roll at the moment with my journal pages. Can you believe that I've done another one.
The back ground is made using Dylusions spray inks, & the stamp image is ,,, Yes you've guess it Dylusions stamps again.
The face is from one Dylusions stamp & the hair & earrings are from another Dylusion stamp.
The hair & earring have been made from the Octopus on the under the seas stamp set.

Journal page

I've been busy with another Journal page today.
My page was covered with Acrylic paint & I'd used some acrylic paint through a stencil for the back ground as well. Over the paint I used a B-Line stamp which gave me the little blue squares.
I've used a variety of stamp ranging from Tim Holtzs , Dylusions, & Stampotique.
I think all the different stamps work quite well together.