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How are you doing with your art journaling? This has been an uneven month for me. I've definitely done something creative every single day, but I've missed actually art journaling for a number of days. But I've made up for it by doing some longer sessions and that has felt really good!
And speaking of longer sessions, I've made a little video for you today. This is about an hours worth of playing in my journal condensed to just three-and-a-half minutes. Enjoy!
Supplies Used:
- Masking Tape
- Gesso
- Vintage Book Pages & Letter
- Matte Medium
- Acrylic Paint
- Water Soluble Spray Ink
- China Marker
- Watercolor Crayons
- Hand Carved Stamps
- Archival Ink
- Watercolor Paints
Hope you're feeling inspired to go and create something wonderful! Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I've got a giveaway for a local NYC person! My friend Janis (who makes the best cookies, by the way) read my Crafternoon post and offered up a copy of the book Crafternoon…
…to the first person to email me. You have to pick it up at her place (East 15th). I haven't even gotten to read this book, so if you win it, won't you please share some tips with me? 🙂
P.P.S. I'm the March Guest Designer for Gauche Alchemy. I will have a project post up on their blog every Thursday this month! Yesterday was the first one.
I must learn to just let it go with Art Journal.. I plan too much sometimes! I’m trying to do even a little doodle everyday, I need to post some pictures. Love your video, as always the soundtrack is great, and watching the process let me wish to start doing something now! I need to believe more… =)
Have a (dry) Friday and avoid the gusty winds!
I must learn to just let it go with Art Journal.. I plan too much sometimes! I’m trying to do even a little doodle everyday, I need to post some pictures. Love your video, as always the soundtrack is great, and watching the process let me wish to start doing something now! I need to believe more… =)
Have a (dry) Friday and avoid the gusty winds!
I must learn to just let it go with Art Journal.. I plan too much sometimes! I’m trying to do even a little doodle everyday, I need to post some pictures. Love your video, as always the soundtrack is great, and watching the process let me wish to start doing something now! I need to believe more… =)
Have a (dry) Friday and avoid the gusty winds!
I must learn to just let it go with Art Journal.. I plan too much sometimes! I’m trying to do even a little doodle everyday, I need to post some pictures. Love your video, as always the soundtrack is great, and watching the process let me wish to start doing something now! I need to believe more… =)
Have a (dry) Friday and avoid the gusty winds!
Love seeing how you did the page… it looks fantastic. I love that quote too!
Love seeing how you did the page… it looks fantastic. I love that quote too!
Love seeing how you did the page… it looks fantastic. I love that quote too!
Love seeing how you did the page… it looks fantastic. I love that quote too!
You’re out of this world, Julie!!! I LOVE your work! Thank you for taking time to do the video. What a treat! Not only are you artistic, but you also excel with technology. There’s no way I could produce a video like that! And your blog is beautiful, too.
I want to start a blog this summer, but I’m so clueless and don’t know where to begin.
I’ve been meaning to ask you, do you use a macro lens to photograph the close-up shots of your layouts? I noticed the great, detailed shots when you posted some recent layouts.
You’re out of this world, Julie!!! I LOVE your work! Thank you for taking time to do the video. What a treat! Not only are you artistic, but you also excel with technology. There’s no way I could produce a video like that! And your blog is beautiful, too.
I want to start a blog this summer, but I’m so clueless and don’t know where to begin.
I’ve been meaning to ask you, do you use a macro lens to photograph the close-up shots of your layouts? I noticed the great, detailed shots when you posted some recent layouts.
You’re out of this world, Julie!!! I LOVE your work! Thank you for taking time to do the video. What a treat! Not only are you artistic, but you also excel with technology. There’s no way I could produce a video like that! And your blog is beautiful, too.
I want to start a blog this summer, but I’m so clueless and don’t know where to begin.
I’ve been meaning to ask you, do you use a macro lens to photograph the close-up shots of your layouts? I noticed the great, detailed shots when you posted some recent layouts.
You’re out of this world, Julie!!! I LOVE your work! Thank you for taking time to do the video. What a treat! Not only are you artistic, but you also excel with technology. There’s no way I could produce a video like that! And your blog is beautiful, too.
I want to start a blog this summer, but I’m so clueless and don’t know where to begin.
I’ve been meaning to ask you, do you use a macro lens to photograph the close-up shots of your layouts? I noticed the great, detailed shots when you posted some recent layouts.
I love watching you work. I bought some water color paints recently…no idea how to use them.
I love watching you work. I bought some water color paints recently…no idea how to use them.
I love watching you work. I bought some water color paints recently…no idea how to use them.
I love watching you work. I bought some water color paints recently…no idea how to use them.
I loved the video, Helped me alot, and I don’t believe in myself, I second guess me, so I am going to quit that…thanks
I loved the video, Helped me alot, and I don’t believe in myself, I second guess me, so I am going to quit that…thanks
I loved the video, Helped me alot, and I don’t believe in myself, I second guess me, so I am going to quit that…thanks
I loved the video, Helped me alot, and I don’t believe in myself, I second guess me, so I am going to quit that…thanks
I look forward to watching the video when I get home (blocked at work)
March has not been a good month for me so far – after missing just one day in Jan and Feb, my work-life-balance has taken a nosedive this past week and I haven’t touched my journal for 4 days (and am not likely to much in the upcoming week either 🙁 )
As soon as this work crisis is over though, I’ll be right back in there!
I look forward to watching the video when I get home (blocked at work)
March has not been a good month for me so far – after missing just one day in Jan and Feb, my work-life-balance has taken a nosedive this past week and I haven’t touched my journal for 4 days (and am not likely to much in the upcoming week either 🙁 )
As soon as this work crisis is over though, I’ll be right back in there!
I look forward to watching the video when I get home (blocked at work)
March has not been a good month for me so far – after missing just one day in Jan and Feb, my work-life-balance has taken a nosedive this past week and I haven’t touched my journal for 4 days (and am not likely to much in the upcoming week either 🙁 )
As soon as this work crisis is over though, I’ll be right back in there!
I look forward to watching the video when I get home (blocked at work)
March has not been a good month for me so far – after missing just one day in Jan and Feb, my work-life-balance has taken a nosedive this past week and I haven’t touched my journal for 4 days (and am not likely to much in the upcoming week either 🙁 )
As soon as this work crisis is over though, I’ll be right back in there!
I’m going (rather surprisingly) strong. I don’t think that I missed more than 1 day of these 69 and I love it more and more. I find that I’m doing less other art things, because the 10-15 mins of AJ fills me up and placates me, but I don’t care – because this is for me.
I’m going (rather surprisingly) strong. I don’t think that I missed more than 1 day of these 69 and I love it more and more. I find that I’m doing less other art things, because the 10-15 mins of AJ fills me up and placates me, but I don’t care – because this is for me.
I’m going (rather surprisingly) strong. I don’t think that I missed more than 1 day of these 69 and I love it more and more. I find that I’m doing less other art things, because the 10-15 mins of AJ fills me up and placates me, but I don’t care – because this is for me.
I’m going (rather surprisingly) strong. I don’t think that I missed more than 1 day of these 69 and I love it more and more. I find that I’m doing less other art things, because the 10-15 mins of AJ fills me up and placates me, but I don’t care – because this is for me.
Rock and roll page, baby! Your message + handwriting truly rocks!
Rock and roll page, baby! Your message + handwriting truly rocks!
Rock and roll page, baby! Your message + handwriting truly rocks!
Rock and roll page, baby! Your message + handwriting truly rocks!
The video is UNBELIEVABLE. It may have taken an hour or more to make, and you crammed all of that learning into 3.26 mins!! terrific.
The video is UNBELIEVABLE. It may have taken an hour or more to make, and you crammed all of that learning into 3.26 mins!! terrific.
The video is UNBELIEVABLE. It may have taken an hour or more to make, and you crammed all of that learning into 3.26 mins!! terrific.
The video is UNBELIEVABLE. It may have taken an hour or more to make, and you crammed all of that learning into 3.26 mins!! terrific.
hope all of your art journal people living in Japan and Hawaii are ok tonight, its 11.30 in Australia. I have a sister in Hawaii, and I’m thinking of her now. stay safe, everyone over there! what a crazy time its been! xxx thanks for the beautiful inspiration Julie x
hope all of your art journal people living in Japan and Hawaii are ok tonight, its 11.30 in Australia. I have a sister in Hawaii, and I’m thinking of her now. stay safe, everyone over there! what a crazy time its been! xxx thanks for the beautiful inspiration Julie x
hope all of your art journal people living in Japan and Hawaii are ok tonight, its 11.30 in Australia. I have a sister in Hawaii, and I’m thinking of her now. stay safe, everyone over there! what a crazy time its been! xxx thanks for the beautiful inspiration Julie x
hope all of your art journal people living in Japan and Hawaii are ok tonight, its 11.30 in Australia. I have a sister in Hawaii, and I’m thinking of her now. stay safe, everyone over there! what a crazy time its been! xxx thanks for the beautiful inspiration Julie x
awesome page!
awesome page!
awesome page!
awesome page!
great video and music. Seeing you process is very inspiring. I can over think and let my perfectionist tendencies take over. My art journal is teaching me to let go and have some fun!
great video and music. Seeing you process is very inspiring. I can over think and let my perfectionist tendencies take over. My art journal is teaching me to let go and have some fun!
great video and music. Seeing you process is very inspiring. I can over think and let my perfectionist tendencies take over. My art journal is teaching me to let go and have some fun!
great video and music. Seeing you process is very inspiring. I can over think and let my perfectionist tendencies take over. My art journal is teaching me to let go and have some fun!
Oh yes, glad I am not the only one that life gets in the way of getting to a page everyday! : )
Oh yes, glad I am not the only one that life gets in the way of getting to a page everyday! : )
Oh yes, glad I am not the only one that life gets in the way of getting to a page everyday! : )
Oh yes, glad I am not the only one that life gets in the way of getting to a page everyday! : )
That was so much fun! I have to laugh, I have never thought to spell a word backwards in stamps before…..so obvious yet I never thought of that.
Have a great weekend!
That was so much fun! I have to laugh, I have never thought to spell a word backwards in stamps before…..so obvious yet I never thought of that.
Have a great weekend!
That was so much fun! I have to laugh, I have never thought to spell a word backwards in stamps before…..so obvious yet I never thought of that.
Have a great weekend!
That was so much fun! I have to laugh, I have never thought to spell a word backwards in stamps before…..so obvious yet I never thought of that.
Have a great weekend!
Great page, great quote, great video! I love that song too. Thanks for making that. I’m smiling!
Great page, great quote, great video! I love that song too. Thanks for making that. I’m smiling!
Great page, great quote, great video! I love that song too. Thanks for making that. I’m smiling!
Great page, great quote, great video! I love that song too. Thanks for making that. I’m smiling!
Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing.
Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing.
Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing.
Well that was fun! Thanks for sharing.
LOve Love Love this video! I am totally doing this today!
LOve Love Love this video! I am totally doing this today!
LOve Love Love this video! I am totally doing this today!
LOve Love Love this video! I am totally doing this today!
What a fun video! Very inspiring! Oh china markers, I remember having those as a kid!
What a fun video! Very inspiring! Oh china markers, I remember having those as a kid!
What a fun video! Very inspiring! Oh china markers, I remember having those as a kid!
What a fun video! Very inspiring! Oh china markers, I remember having those as a kid!
Love the video! So great to see it in action!
Love the video! So great to see it in action!
Love the video! So great to see it in action!
Love the video! So great to see it in action!
loved the video, just started to journal so its so nice to see how you go about working on a page, more please!!
loved the video, just started to journal so its so nice to see how you go about working on a page, more please!!
loved the video, just started to journal so its so nice to see how you go about working on a page, more please!!
loved the video, just started to journal so its so nice to see how you go about working on a page, more please!!
That was so much fun to watch that I think I’m gonna watch it again!! Love the video, great choice of music, and the pages are fabulous!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend — crop away!!
That was so much fun to watch that I think I’m gonna watch it again!! Love the video, great choice of music, and the pages are fabulous!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend — crop away!!
That was so much fun to watch that I think I’m gonna watch it again!! Love the video, great choice of music, and the pages are fabulous!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend — crop away!!
That was so much fun to watch that I think I’m gonna watch it again!! Love the video, great choice of music, and the pages are fabulous!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend — crop away!!
Amazing, just love it….
Amazing, just love it….
Amazing, just love it….
Amazing, just love it….
Flip flop and fly !!!! This was awesome ! I just wanted to say – You inspire me !
Off to get my paint on !
Flip flop and fly !!!! This was awesome ! I just wanted to say – You inspire me !
Off to get my paint on !
Flip flop and fly !!!! This was awesome ! I just wanted to say – You inspire me !
Off to get my paint on !
Flip flop and fly !!!! This was awesome ! I just wanted to say – You inspire me !
Off to get my paint on !
What a fun video! I really love watching your journal pages in progress. When someone (like me) is new to the art journaling process, it’s hard to “keep the faith” that things will turn out nicely in the end. The more I see examples of peoples’ works in progress, the more I can be patient and hopefully more “free” as I work on my own pages. Thank you for sharing!
What a fun video! I really love watching your journal pages in progress. When someone (like me) is new to the art journaling process, it’s hard to “keep the faith” that things will turn out nicely in the end. The more I see examples of peoples’ works in progress, the more I can be patient and hopefully more “free” as I work on my own pages. Thank you for sharing!
What a fun video! I really love watching your journal pages in progress. When someone (like me) is new to the art journaling process, it’s hard to “keep the faith” that things will turn out nicely in the end. The more I see examples of peoples’ works in progress, the more I can be patient and hopefully more “free” as I work on my own pages. Thank you for sharing!
What a fun video! I really love watching your journal pages in progress. When someone (like me) is new to the art journaling process, it’s hard to “keep the faith” that things will turn out nicely in the end. The more I see examples of peoples’ works in progress, the more I can be patient and hopefully more “free” as I work on my own pages. Thank you for sharing!
Damiane: I use the same regular lens that came with my camera body for everything! 🙂
Damiane: I use the same regular lens that came with my camera body for everything! 🙂
Damiane: I use the same regular lens that came with my camera body for everything! 🙂
Damiane: I use the same regular lens that came with my camera body for everything! 🙂
OK 1 – I need to go get me some of those water colour crayons, and 2 – LOVE the choice of music (Flip Flop Fly is a fav of mine)
OK 1 – I need to go get me some of those water colour crayons, and 2 – LOVE the choice of music (Flip Flop Fly is a fav of mine)
OK 1 – I need to go get me some of those water colour crayons, and 2 – LOVE the choice of music (Flip Flop Fly is a fav of mine)
OK 1 – I need to go get me some of those water colour crayons, and 2 – LOVE the choice of music (Flip Flop Fly is a fav of mine)
You have not seen me, of course, but I applauded when I finished watching your video.
Wow, you’re a cool chick!
You have not seen me, of course, but I applauded when I finished watching your video.
Wow, you’re a cool chick!
You have not seen me, of course, but I applauded when I finished watching your video.
Wow, you’re a cool chick!
You have not seen me, of course, but I applauded when I finished watching your video.
Wow, you’re a cool chick!
Ah, you make it look so easy. Love the colors and the end product. Wonderful.
Ah, you make it look so easy. Love the colors and the end product. Wonderful.
Ah, you make it look so easy. Love the colors and the end product. Wonderful.
Ah, you make it look so easy. Love the colors and the end product. Wonderful.
so, so cool
so, so cool
so, so cool
so, so cool
very cool!
very cool!
very cool!
very cool!
Love it! You really do make it look so easy.
Was the white pencil you used to go around the letters toward the end of your video a China Marker?
Love it! You really do make it look so easy.
Was the white pencil you used to go around the letters toward the end of your video a China Marker?
Love it! You really do make it look so easy.
Was the white pencil you used to go around the letters toward the end of your video a China Marker?
Love it! You really do make it look so easy.
Was the white pencil you used to go around the letters toward the end of your video a China Marker?
oh my goodness, this was SOOO cool to watch!! hope you do more videos like this. way inspiring.
oh my goodness, this was SOOO cool to watch!! hope you do more videos like this. way inspiring.
oh my goodness, this was SOOO cool to watch!! hope you do more videos like this. way inspiring.
oh my goodness, this was SOOO cool to watch!! hope you do more videos like this. way inspiring.
This will be my first “assignment” since signing up, I’m excited!
This will be my first “assignment” since signing up, I’m excited!
This will be my first “assignment” since signing up, I’m excited!
This will be my first “assignment” since signing up, I’m excited!
Ahhhh!!! That was so very cool!!!! Love, love, love the video!!!
Ahhhh!!! That was so very cool!!!! Love, love, love the video!!!
Ahhhh!!! That was so very cool!!!! Love, love, love the video!!!
Ahhhh!!! That was so very cool!!!! Love, love, love the video!!!
THANK you so very much for the video!! How exciting to watch you create!
THANK you so very much for the video!! How exciting to watch you create!
THANK you so very much for the video!! How exciting to watch you create!
THANK you so very much for the video!! How exciting to watch you create!
Julie, we are so fortunate to have you join us at Gauche Alchemy this month. You started it out with a bang – thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!
Julie, we are so fortunate to have you join us at Gauche Alchemy this month. You started it out with a bang – thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!
Julie, we are so fortunate to have you join us at Gauche Alchemy this month. You started it out with a bang – thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!
Julie, we are so fortunate to have you join us at Gauche Alchemy this month. You started it out with a bang – thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!
LOVED your video! What an awesome piece 🙂
LOVED your video! What an awesome piece 🙂
LOVED your video! What an awesome piece 🙂
LOVED your video! What an awesome piece 🙂
Lots of fun … thanks for the video inspiration; cool sound track, too!
Lots of fun … thanks for the video inspiration; cool sound track, too!
Lots of fun … thanks for the video inspiration; cool sound track, too!
Lots of fun … thanks for the video inspiration; cool sound track, too!
Thanks for the video. That was so fun! Got me inspired and I’m going to go make some art right now!
You rock Julie!
Thanks for the video. That was so fun! Got me inspired and I’m going to go make some art right now!
You rock Julie!
Thanks for the video. That was so fun! Got me inspired and I’m going to go make some art right now!
You rock Julie!
Thanks for the video. That was so fun! Got me inspired and I’m going to go make some art right now!
You rock Julie!
I loved this, thanks for sharing! You know how sometimes you can learn from even the smallest thing? Well, at the risk of sounding totally stupid, I have to admit I never thought of stamping backwards in order to be sure that all my letters fit!!! 🙂 so.. thanks!!
I loved this, thanks for sharing! You know how sometimes you can learn from even the smallest thing? Well, at the risk of sounding totally stupid, I have to admit I never thought of stamping backwards in order to be sure that all my letters fit!!! 🙂 so.. thanks!!
I loved this, thanks for sharing! You know how sometimes you can learn from even the smallest thing? Well, at the risk of sounding totally stupid, I have to admit I never thought of stamping backwards in order to be sure that all my letters fit!!! 🙂 so.. thanks!!
I loved this, thanks for sharing! You know how sometimes you can learn from even the smallest thing? Well, at the risk of sounding totally stupid, I have to admit I never thought of stamping backwards in order to be sure that all my letters fit!!! 🙂 so.. thanks!!
loved the video and the art! you rock! however, it seems that i am the only with slow eyeballs! i love watching you create, but this one was crazy fast. i’m going to have to watch it many, many times to get all the goodness out of it!
loved the video and the art! you rock! however, it seems that i am the only with slow eyeballs! i love watching you create, but this one was crazy fast. i’m going to have to watch it many, many times to get all the goodness out of it!
loved the video and the art! you rock! however, it seems that i am the only with slow eyeballs! i love watching you create, but this one was crazy fast. i’m going to have to watch it many, many times to get all the goodness out of it!
loved the video and the art! you rock! however, it seems that i am the only with slow eyeballs! i love watching you create, but this one was crazy fast. i’m going to have to watch it many, many times to get all the goodness out of it!
Beautiful..fun…inspiring! Thanks you so much for posting this. I just bought a new journal book for my art journal. Can’t wait to make my first page!
Beautiful..fun…inspiring! Thanks you so much for posting this. I just bought a new journal book for my art journal. Can’t wait to make my first page!
Beautiful..fun…inspiring! Thanks you so much for posting this. I just bought a new journal book for my art journal. Can’t wait to make my first page!
Beautiful..fun…inspiring! Thanks you so much for posting this. I just bought a new journal book for my art journal. Can’t wait to make my first page!