The FOCUS of today's video tutorial for an art journal spread is that there are creative ways to fix what you might consider... well... ugly. It is mostly about a THOUGHT PROCESS - not as much as a "how to".
After I added a peach color to my background, I actually showed my mom how bad it looked. She told me the colors reminded her of some art deco colors from a house remodeling show. Then she suggested adding a vintage picture of Loretta Young that my grandfather received while serving in the war along with an "art deco" pattern somewhere...
So a shout-out to mom! I was able to transform my "ugly" idea into something beautiful! The journal spread might have been easier to complete on a canvas board, but that's okay. It worked.
You can see the video tutorial and a complete list of products I used at the bottom of my blog entry.
Loretta Young was both beautiful and gorgeous so the title from the 13arts foil "A Letter to You" was appropriate.
Here is the left side of the spread...
And the right side of the spread...
And now the close-up of the center!
Products Used:
13arts
Ayeeda Mist - "Pastel Cobalt"
Foil - "A Letter to You"
Stencil - "Always the Music"
Stencil - "Damask"
Art Anthology
Stencil - "Cracked"
Blue Fern Studios
Glitter - "Black Ice"
Embossing Powder - "Black and Gold"
The Crafter's Workshop
Stencil - "Specimens"
Lindy's Gang
Starburst Spray - "Midnight Rendervous Raven"
Little Birdie Crafts
Stencil - "Threadbare Net"
Prima
Comfort Craft - Distressing Tool
Finnabair Stamp - "Clear Crackle"
Finnabair Art Basics - Modeling Paste
Finnabair Art Basics - "Heavy Gesso"
Ranger
Distress Texture Paste - "Crackle"
Embossing Powder - Super Fine Detail - "White"
Distress Spray Stain - "Dried Marigold"
Liquitex
Gesso - "Black"
Gesso - "White"
Matte Gel
Fluid Matte Gel
Golden
Glass Bead Gel
Versamark
Watermark Stamp Pad
Colorbox
Pigment Ink Pad - "Black"
Finally, here is the video tutorial proving that something "ugly" can turn out great!
Hi my darlings! I have a video tutorial to share with you today for my new layout titled "Forever" in memory of my cat Crimson. Most of the tutorial focuses on creating very detailed embellishments for your layouts. You can go directly to my video tutorial on YouTube or you can watch it at the end of my blog post.
For a complete list of products I used, you can check the end of my blog post. My paper is from the 13arts Until Dawn Collection "Days and Nights". I used various 13arts mists and stencils also.
I used some 2Crafty Chipboard also. The title is from the Mini Word Set 2. The three pretty rose embellishments are Wild Orchid Crafts' Ivory Rose Cabochon Pearl Effect Embellishments. The frame behind the picture and the three hearts are from Blue Fern Studios.
I used "Army Dust" Glitter from Blue Fern Studios over glass bead gel with the 13arts "Falling Dots" Stencil.
The two small black and one small red flower are from Wild Orchid Crafts that I painted. The black ones are covered in black gesso and spritzed with Lindy's Gang Starburst Spray "Creme Brulee Cream". The red flowers on my page are painted with a mix of 13arts Ayeeda Mist "Chalk Burnt Sienna" and Distress Spray Stain "Black Soot".
The circle chipboard pieces at the top and bottom of the layout are from the 2Crafty Chipboard Frame Viney Circles, and the flowers under them are Prima Oia Flower Embellishments.
Here is a more complete list of products I used:
13arts
Paper - Until Dawn Collection - "Days and Nights"
Ayeeda Mist - "Chalk Burnt Sienna"
Ayeeda Mist - "Pastel Lavender"
Stencil - "Swirls"
Stencil - "Falling Dots"
Fussy Cut Leaves - Aqua Flora Collection - "Colors of Summer"
Hello dear friends. Today I am sharing my newest layout titled "Treasure" as guest designer for the White with 1 Challenge Blog for June, 2022! This month's color is orange...
A big "thank you" for the folks over at the White with 1 Challenge Blog for the invitation! Here is the mood board for this June:
Since I love the ocean, I chose a picture of the sunset on the beach.
Please scroll to the end of my blog entry to see a more complete list of products I used.
To begin, I used 98 lb. mixed media paper covered in clear gesso. The orange in the background and the Wild Orchard Crafts Roses were painted with "Dried Marigold" Distress Spray Stain and mixed with the orange from Prima's Watercolor Confections "The Classics".
I used three pieces of 2Crafty Chipboard for my layout. The title "Treasure" comes from the Friendship Mini Word Pack; the small, intricate frame under and above the picture is Frames Tiny Kathleen's; and the larger flourishes to the left and right of the picture is Formal Flourish 3. All pieces were first painted with white gesso. Then I embossed the title with white embossing powder. The flourishes got some crackle texture paste applied randomly.
I added some Mini Prills on the seashells with matte gel medium and some fine glitter under and around the glass stones.
In the picture above, you can really see the fun textures.
The white flowers are from Little Birdie Crafts' "White" Pearl Petites.
In the picture above, you can see the 13arts stencil "Her Style" that I used with modeling paste, then embossed with white embossing powder.
As always, a lot of the video tutorial is in fast forward, and some monotonous parts have been shortened. You can find the video below or click on this link to watch it on Youtube. The list of products I used can be found below.
For my very first art journal pages I decided to make a video tutorial! It is a lot longer than I usually make for layouts even though I sped up a lot of the video and even jumped forward through repetitious parts. I added detailed explanations of my steps in the tutorial. You can watch the video at the bottom of my blog post along with the list of products I used.
I created "Botanicals" for the More than Words Challenge for June, 2022. The word is "botanicals", and the creative challenge is enchanting. The added bonus was to put the number 150 on your entry. Here is the challenge board:
I used botanical images that I printed from free internet images. For the creative challenge, enchanting, I chose a color scheme that I have always found enchanting. Coral, raspberry, navy, and greens are "dreamy" to me. I used techniques such as highlighting the textures with gesso to make it look even more enchanting.
Along with the number 150 I put on the right page, I also put the numbers 2, 2, and 2 on the left page since two is my favorite number. Here is the left side of the page:
And another angle:
Here is the right page with the number 150:
I wanted to add a closeup of the botanicals on the right page:
