Playing in my Dina Wakley art journal this afternoon, using up some of my stash! Inspired by @southerngals_designs on Instagram. Started with collage of tissue paper, book pages and gelli prints. Added some of my new Dina Wakley paints, stenciling and doodling and this was the result.
This is what the collage looked like before the paint and play:
Play is good for the soul!
Sharing a simple art journal page today. Still hopeful Spring will arrive soon, even though I still have 2 feet of snow in my yard!
I created my background by dripping alcohol inks onto a 5″ x 7″ piece of Yupo paper, then manipulated them with blending solution. Once dry, I applied silver embossing paste through the “Flying Butterflies” stencil. I stamped the “So Many Reasons…” sentiment onto a separate piece of cardstock and cut it into sections and taped it to the page. I then taped my page into my journal.
Hope you enjoyed my fanciful flight.
For a complete list of Magenta products used and links to the on-line store, please go to the Magenta blog and search Happy Butterflies or DT Jane Jones.
Play date with a friend recently, helping me find my sunshine on a grey, rainy day. Used gelli prints to collage, Dylusions paints, stamps, stencils, Distress crayons, paint pens, you name it! Done in my hand sewn junk journal made from flyers, mail and envelopes. Love all the different size pages.
This journal page is a tribute to my mother’s striking beauty and incredible fortitude, who passed away recently at age 96.
I started the page by collaging torn hymnal pages onto the page with matte medium. After drying, I applied a thin coat of white gesso to the entire page. Next, I used crackle texture paste through the Laces Texture stencil. I layered Dina Wakely Media acrylic paints in Turquoise, Ocean and Lapis over the textured area, spraying each layer with water and allowing it to flow around the page by tipping the journal. With a flat brush I added Inka Gold to the raised areas. I made splatters on the page with Turquoise and Gilt paint. I used Aquamarine Archival Ink and the Love Letter stamp in multiple areas on the page, and the Vine stamp several times in the area where the photo would be applied. I also stamped the sentiment, masking a portion of it, before inking the stamp. I attached gold mica flakes with white glue. I stamped Weathered Wood with Sepia Archival Ink around the edge of the page and the photo and also shaded both with the same ink and a blending foam. Finally, I backed the photo with gold cardstock and attached it to the page.
Here are a couple detail photos:
I hope you enjoy my pages and that mom would approve.
For a complete list of Magenta products used, please go to the Magenta blog and search Tender Memories or DT Jane Jones.
Just some much needed playtime in my handmade junk journal with acrylic paints, inks and stencils.
With the holiday season fast approaching, I start to stress about all the details and deadlines that are looming. Today, I was reminded of the philosophy of a dear friend, “May you die young at a very old age”, which she accomplished at 96 years. I thought back to my youth and how much I loved to finger paint and began to play!
First, I applied gesso to four small 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ canvases. I, then, added acrylic paint with my fingers.
Next, I used several stencils and colors of acrylic paints to add layers. Be sure to dry between layers.
I also added some stamping.
Then, I used the flower mask and applied purple acrylic paint to all surfaces not protected by the mask.
I outlined the masked area with white pen, then stamped and embossed the sentiment.
These could be a gift for someone special. One item checked off the list!
For a complete list of Magenta products used, please go to the Magenta blog and search Joy of Art or DT Jane Jones.
I love a good sunset, even though it comes so early these days!
I sprinkled Nuance powders from light to dark in ombre fashion onto a 5″ x 7″ sheet of glossy photo paper, then spritzed it with water.
I then applied black acrylic paint through the flower stencil with a foam applicator.
I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and added white paint splatters to the upper portion of the sky and outlined the edges of the paper with permanent marker.
For a complete list of Magenta products used, please go to the Magenta blog and search Sunset Silhouette or DT Jane Jones.
Join me on September 23rd at 10:00 AM at Life’s Memories and More in Palmer, MA and learn how to create these whimsical pages using Dina Wakely Media Scribble Sticks, Stamp Sets and Media Tape. Contact the store at 413- 283-4448 to register. See class schedule for more details.
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