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Music is My Drug - Using the Stencil I made
I've been wanting to make a journal page about the big effect music has on me (especially when I'm doing something creative). I had that in mind when I chose the design for my DIY stencil the other...
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More Orange! Back to Collage.
I haven't done a purely collaged background for ages, so I went for 'colour/mood collage' here, and then added paint, stamping, distress ink and coloured pencil.
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Another Hand-Made Stencil
I'm pretty pleased with this page, particularly with the stencil, which I made from scratch from a photo. It's a bit more complicated than that last one (more positive/negative shapes). I used black...
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Thinking about Personal Imagery/Style/Keywords
Inspired by Corey Moortgat's book 'Personal Imagery' I've been trying to identify lists of themes, images, colours etc which I'm drawn to, or which mean something to me in my art work. The page is...
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Hand Lettering - Journal Page
I've been computer-printing a lot of my wording recently, and had lost confidence in my hand lettering skills. This troubled me, because I feel that hand lettering is a hugely important element of art...
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Fresh Approaches to Collage - 'Amazon' Silhouette Collage
I really enjoy having a go at lots of different techniques and media, but collage is my first love! This is an idea I had in the middle of the night. It's a watercolour background with a black collage...
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Sleek Art Journal Cover
I'm quite pleased with how this book cover turned out. The silver shapes are embedded (I just found out it is called 'piece work'?) so the surface is smooth and flat, apart from the metal letter tags...
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Fish on Friday
I liked the Amazon silhouette collage so much I decided to do another one, this time with Koi Carp. Same thing again - watercolour background with black collage on top. I think I still prefer the green...
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Unintentionally Flattering Self-Portrait!
I've never tried painting a self-portrait before, so I decided to have a try today. My first attempt, using acrylics in 'realistic' colours, was dreary and horrible, and didn't feel like me, so for...
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One Drawing A Day
To improve my drawing skills and confidence, I am trying to sketch every day at the moment, even if it is just a quick doodle. I plan to use the 'One drawing a day' book for some ideas, but so far...
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I've decided to start a separate blog for everything related to cardmaking, so I've moved my last couple of card-related posts from here to there so everything is together.
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My Mum's Artwork!
My mum is going through all her old stuff, in preparation to move house. Here are a couple of her pen drawings, from 1979. Three decades later, and I think they still look great! And they're even...
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Another Silhouette Collage
I used the same hare mask as a template to make this simple silhouette collage. The sunset background was done with watercolours and a sponge roller. The journaling is from a poem called 'A Calendar...
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I'm back, and I've been busy!
Yes, my Art Journaling mojo has finally returned, and I have been making up for lost time. I've set up a makeshift studio in the utility room, and I've been busily making a mess out there...Is it a...
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My Art Tower - Grunge Graphic style page
This tower is opposite my favourite art shop in Hove. It acts as a landmark as I'm driving along, and whenever I see it I associate it with good feelings of creativity. I started by painting a book...
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Second Attempt at Self Portrait
So here's my second attempt at a self-portrait. I liked the pink hair so much last time that I decided to go with it again, but I think this one is a better likeness of my face. I decided to add some...
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One Drawing a Day again
I have been doing my One Drawing a Day again for the past few weeks. I've loosened up my strokes a bit and I'm also trying to draw people in a less stylised, more realistic way. Here's a few of last...
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Tissue Paper Overlay Page
I'm a bit impatient when it comes to image transfer techniques, so I like to use tissue paper and mulberry paper overlays. I used tissue paper for this one. I started by painting a book page pink and...
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Mulberry/Maple Paper Overlay Page
Another overlay page, but I used several overlays of maple paper this time. It works the same as tissue paper but has little fibrous areas which add texture. I started with a book page painted pale...
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Print 'n' Doodle Notelets
My art/craft stuff has been in storage for a few months, but I've been missing it all so much I decided to get one box of stuff out and have a play with whatever was in it: There wasn't much good...
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