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Prima is having a blog hop today in honor of National Scrapbooking Day. And this blog is one of the many stops along the way! So instead of our scheduled stamp post I thought I'd mix up some yummy Prima products with my art journal (after all, this is Friday and Friday means Art Journal Every Day, right?).
You can win some beautiful Prima products if you hop along! For all the rules on how to win the prize package below, please visit the Prima blog.
And now, let's get to the art journaling!
For me, one of the complex and really interesting things about art journaling is that it isn't really easy to explain how to stop art journaling to another person. I can get you started and talk about supplies and teach you loads of techniques, but how do you know when to stop? How do you know when that page is finished and you should move on? I get asked this question all the time when I'm teaching art journaling. And the answer is, "When you're satisfied with it." But what does that mean?
I thought I'd take you step-by-step through my process with an art journal page and we could chat about the many possible stopping points and then whether or not I stopped too soon or too late! I'm really looking forward to your comments on this one!
I start every page the same way — masking tape and gesso across the center seam. This helps prevent leakage through to the other pages.
I placed some of Prima's paper flowers on my page…
…and used some spray ink and splashed some watercolor around.
I removed the flowers and had some very nice impressions left behind.
I added some strips of washi tape and my very favorite Prima paper — love that script writing on the distressed background.
An image transfer that didn't go so well. Bad burnishing on my end.
Photos added with some purple washi tape.
And I did a bit of journaling in the flower voids. So this is definitely a possible stopping point, right? It's simple and clean(ish). It has also the basics of a page.
But it feels like something is missing. So I went on.
I used a small paintbrush and curled some more journaling around my original journaling. This is another stopping point. what do you think? It could be finished now.
And maybe another art journaler would have stopped, but I like an overstuffed page. So I decided to saturate one of the Prima paper flowers with spray ink and stamp with it.
At first I just stamped across the top of the right page. Then I continued down. Then I continued left. Then I continued down even more. Each of those points was a possible stopping point. And this is too. What do you think? Is it done?
Not for me, not yet. That lower left corner needed something. I played with a few things that were sitting on my desk and finally decided that whatever it was, it had to be blue (to pull in the color from those droplets on the right side). Well after monkeying around with stuff I decided to just splash some watercolor paint on there!
Oooo! I like the way it fills that corner, but now it dominates the page. I've lost focus. So I actually can't stop now. I have to find a way to swing the balance back…!
Some watercolor across the top and a drip that goes right through the photos. The drip acts like an arrow that goes straight down through the images. So, what do you think? Is it time to stop? I felt it was and went to bed.
But when I woke up in the morning I decided that it wasn't.
So I grabbed an oversized foam stamp from Prima and used two shades of blue acrylic paint to stamp the flowers across the bottom of the page. I think it's now at that critical point where adding anything else will just start to junk it up. So I'm going to stop.
Although…I could see putting a circle around the photos…oh! And a doodle! And…well, you see the stopping problem. But in the end, I decided that this was it. Done.
Check out the details:
But let's talk about the stopping issue. How do you know when you're satisfied? A gut instinct can take a while to develop, so sometimes it's good to have some sign posts to hang onto. In my opinion it's directly linked to your personal style. You have to know what you like in order to know when to stop. Here are a few key points for me and my style (you may have a very different list):
- I need to hit "the big three." For me, that's texture, focal image, and text. I'm not going to say always, but almost always my art journal pages have those three things.
- There must be black. It's an absolute truth. I cannot do anything without using some black. For me, black brings out the brightness of the other colors. Even when I try to do pages with no black, I cannot finish the page without at least a sprinkling of black somewhere.
- I need to create a sense of movement. I like artwork that is off-kilter and that pulls towards one side. I like things that go off the page. I like asymmetry. I've looked back at the process of the page and it's clear to me that I couldn't stop at the "clean" phase because it was too calm and centered. I need motion in my art journal! I think that's why I like splats so much! They create visual action, you know?
- I like lushness. Now that's a hard term to define. It's kind of a I-know-it-when-I-see-it kind of thing. But I like that rich, layered, full, fat, wet, yummy, overstuffed visual lushness. And when I keep going and going on a page, this is usually the thing that I'm seeking! I want lushness! I do a lot of layering to get this lushness. I like the depth that layers bring. And I like blending colors and mixing opaque and transparent supplies. The pages that my fingers keep itching to go back into are the ones that may look pretty, but they don't have a lot of layers.
I encourage you to think about your list. Look at your pinterest boards or your inspiration file or your favorite pages and decide what it is that you like. Make a list of personal musts and don't stop playing with your page until everything on your list is checked off! After a while, it becomes gut (an artist's eye). But even instinctual things (like a child learning to walk) need to be practiced!
Next blog on the hop is Trina McClune.
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Oh wow, this is amazing. You’re just one of the best artists in the bizz:)
Oh wow, this is amazing. You’re just one of the best artists in the bizz:)
Oh wow, this is amazing. You’re just one of the best artists in the bizz:)
Oh wow, this is amazing. You’re just one of the best artists in the bizz:)
ooh that is too cool!
ooh that is too cool!
ooh that is too cool!
ooh that is too cool!
Wow! Love all the dimensions in your work, its filled with yummy goodness that all comes together. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Wow! Love all the dimensions in your work, its filled with yummy goodness that all comes together. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Wow! Love all the dimensions in your work, its filled with yummy goodness that all comes together. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Wow! Love all the dimensions in your work, its filled with yummy goodness that all comes together. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
amazing blog hop!
how do you do that image transfer?
amazing blog hop!
how do you do that image transfer?
amazing blog hop!
how do you do that image transfer?
amazing blog hop!
how do you do that image transfer?
Love those detail pics. I definitely tend to stop earlier in the process…I’m always afraid I’m going to take it one step too far and “ruin” what I’ve done thus far. I tend to like a “cleaner” look on my own pages, but always totally enjoy the lush and busy pages I see in others’ books.
Love those detail pics. I definitely tend to stop earlier in the process…I’m always afraid I’m going to take it one step too far and “ruin” what I’ve done thus far. I tend to like a “cleaner” look on my own pages, but always totally enjoy the lush and busy pages I see in others’ books.
Love those detail pics. I definitely tend to stop earlier in the process…I’m always afraid I’m going to take it one step too far and “ruin” what I’ve done thus far. I tend to like a “cleaner” look on my own pages, but always totally enjoy the lush and busy pages I see in others’ books.
Love those detail pics. I definitely tend to stop earlier in the process…I’m always afraid I’m going to take it one step too far and “ruin” what I’ve done thus far. I tend to like a “cleaner” look on my own pages, but always totally enjoy the lush and busy pages I see in others’ books.
You always have something interesting going on! I like the “bad” transfer!
You always have something interesting going on! I like the “bad” transfer!
You always have something interesting going on! I like the “bad” transfer!
You always have something interesting going on! I like the “bad” transfer!
When it comes to art, photography and scrapbooking, less is more for me. BUT Art Journaling is where I come to experiment. It’s the one place ‘less’ is never enough. You just make it look so free and easy! I am learning so much from your posts.
When it comes to art, photography and scrapbooking, less is more for me. BUT Art Journaling is where I come to experiment. It’s the one place ‘less’ is never enough. You just make it look so free and easy! I am learning so much from your posts.
When it comes to art, photography and scrapbooking, less is more for me. BUT Art Journaling is where I come to experiment. It’s the one place ‘less’ is never enough. You just make it look so free and easy! I am learning so much from your posts.
When it comes to art, photography and scrapbooking, less is more for me. BUT Art Journaling is where I come to experiment. It’s the one place ‘less’ is never enough. You just make it look so free and easy! I am learning so much from your posts.
I love the final product but i would have stopped after you “stamped” the prima flower. I like a little white space. BUT this is all about experimenting so perhaps I should go for lush. I would be interested in seeing what would happen to your final page if you added the circle around the photos – would have made them stand out I think and the doodling.
I love the final product but i would have stopped after you “stamped” the prima flower. I like a little white space. BUT this is all about experimenting so perhaps I should go for lush. I would be interested in seeing what would happen to your final page if you added the circle around the photos – would have made them stand out I think and the doodling.
I love the final product but i would have stopped after you “stamped” the prima flower. I like a little white space. BUT this is all about experimenting so perhaps I should go for lush. I would be interested in seeing what would happen to your final page if you added the circle around the photos – would have made them stand out I think and the doodling.
I love the final product but i would have stopped after you “stamped” the prima flower. I like a little white space. BUT this is all about experimenting so perhaps I should go for lush. I would be interested in seeing what would happen to your final page if you added the circle around the photos – would have made them stand out I think and the doodling.
thank you for showing us your layering on the journal and your explainations at each step. I am wanting to try this at some point and find your blog very inspiring.
thank you for showing us your layering on the journal and your explainations at each step. I am wanting to try this at some point and find your blog very inspiring.
thank you for showing us your layering on the journal and your explainations at each step. I am wanting to try this at some point and find your blog very inspiring.
thank you for showing us your layering on the journal and your explainations at each step. I am wanting to try this at some point and find your blog very inspiring.
Your explanations and reasoning make this one of my favourite posts ever Julie! Thanks for sharing!!
Your explanations and reasoning make this one of my favourite posts ever Julie! Thanks for sharing!!
Your explanations and reasoning make this one of my favourite posts ever Julie! Thanks for sharing!!
Your explanations and reasoning make this one of my favourite posts ever Julie! Thanks for sharing!!
I love that you wrote about this Julie….I don’t have problems deciding when to stop, but I do have problems being bold enough. When you took that saturated flower to the page, I thought I would die….but in the end, it totally made the page! I’m going to be braver from now on!
I love that you wrote about this Julie….I don’t have problems deciding when to stop, but I do have problems being bold enough. When you took that saturated flower to the page, I thought I would die….but in the end, it totally made the page! I’m going to be braver from now on!
I love that you wrote about this Julie….I don’t have problems deciding when to stop, but I do have problems being bold enough. When you took that saturated flower to the page, I thought I would die….but in the end, it totally made the page! I’m going to be braver from now on!
I love that you wrote about this Julie….I don’t have problems deciding when to stop, but I do have problems being bold enough. When you took that saturated flower to the page, I thought I would die….but in the end, it totally made the page! I’m going to be braver from now on!
I have finally joined Pinterest … I hope it helps me find my style! It is a great way to get a digital pinboard though – love it and spend way too much time there!
I have finally joined Pinterest … I hope it helps me find my style! It is a great way to get a digital pinboard though – love it and spend way too much time there!
I have finally joined Pinterest … I hope it helps me find my style! It is a great way to get a digital pinboard though – love it and spend way too much time there!
I have finally joined Pinterest … I hope it helps me find my style! It is a great way to get a digital pinboard though – love it and spend way too much time there!
Oh, when to stop, what a difficult question. I think it has to be trial and error every time, until you know what you like best! I usually go on until there is absolutely no more room to add anything, and if I like most if it I leave it there… if not I start adding on top if the first layer…
Have a lovely weekend!
Oh, when to stop, what a difficult question. I think it has to be trial and error every time, until you know what you like best! I usually go on until there is absolutely no more room to add anything, and if I like most if it I leave it there… if not I start adding on top if the first layer…
Have a lovely weekend!
Oh, when to stop, what a difficult question. I think it has to be trial and error every time, until you know what you like best! I usually go on until there is absolutely no more room to add anything, and if I like most if it I leave it there… if not I start adding on top if the first layer…
Have a lovely weekend!
Oh, when to stop, what a difficult question. I think it has to be trial and error every time, until you know what you like best! I usually go on until there is absolutely no more room to add anything, and if I like most if it I leave it there… if not I start adding on top if the first layer…
Have a lovely weekend!
I love this page in your art journal. Many ideas to mull on. TFS.
I love this page in your art journal. Many ideas to mull on. TFS.
I love this page in your art journal. Many ideas to mull on. TFS.
I love this page in your art journal. Many ideas to mull on. TFS.
Thank You for sharing your creative process – I very much enjoyed the ‘journey’. The end result is amazing – the details and artistic elements are fabulous
Thank You for sharing your creative process – I very much enjoyed the ‘journey’. The end result is amazing – the details and artistic elements are fabulous
Thank You for sharing your creative process – I very much enjoyed the ‘journey’. The end result is amazing – the details and artistic elements are fabulous
Thank You for sharing your creative process – I very much enjoyed the ‘journey’. The end result is amazing – the details and artistic elements are fabulous
love the artsy look to this
love the artsy look to this
love the artsy look to this
love the artsy look to this
Awesome page. Anxiously awaiting Scrapbook Soup!
Awesome page. Anxiously awaiting Scrapbook Soup!
Awesome page. Anxiously awaiting Scrapbook Soup!
Awesome page. Anxiously awaiting Scrapbook Soup!
this project is amazing. i learned a lot of techniques here. thanks for sharing! 😀
this project is amazing. i learned a lot of techniques here. thanks for sharing! 😀
this project is amazing. i learned a lot of techniques here. thanks for sharing! 😀
this project is amazing. i learned a lot of techniques here. thanks for sharing! 😀
WOW! So creative! Your tips are excellent! Thank you so much for sharing!
WOW! So creative! Your tips are excellent! Thank you so much for sharing!
WOW! So creative! Your tips are excellent! Thank you so much for sharing!
WOW! So creative! Your tips are excellent! Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh! I love this!!! Thank you so much!!!
Oh! I love this!!! Thank you so much!!!
Oh! I love this!!! Thank you so much!!!
Oh! I love this!!! Thank you so much!!!
wow amazing…love this so much
wow amazing…love this so much
wow amazing…love this so much
wow amazing…love this so much
You make the best mess ever! That is beautiful!
You make the best mess ever! That is beautiful!
You make the best mess ever! That is beautiful!
You make the best mess ever! That is beautiful!
How fun!
How fun!
How fun!
How fun!
Love your blog… Love your handwriting. Any advise for those of us with ugly writing?
Love your blog… Love your handwriting. Any advise for those of us with ugly writing?
Love your blog… Love your handwriting. Any advise for those of us with ugly writing?
Love your blog… Love your handwriting. Any advise for those of us with ugly writing?
What size is your art journal and what company makes it? I am thinking that I went too small for mine. I just started art journaling but feel like I might need more space.
What size is your art journal and what company makes it? I am thinking that I went too small for mine. I just started art journaling but feel like I might need more space.
What size is your art journal and what company makes it? I am thinking that I went too small for mine. I just started art journaling but feel like I might need more space.
What size is your art journal and what company makes it? I am thinking that I went too small for mine. I just started art journaling but feel like I might need more space.
Barb: I have several journals in different sizes. Â This one is a watercolor journal by Handbook.
Barb: I have several journals in different sizes. Â This one is a watercolor journal by Handbook.
Barb: I have several journals in different sizes. Â This one is a watercolor journal by Handbook.
Barb: I have several journals in different sizes. Â This one is a watercolor journal by Handbook.
Erin: We *all* hate our own handwriting! Â Trust me when I tell you that I covet the handwriting of sooooooo many other artists! Â So I think you can either (1) embrace the funky coolness of your own handwriting or (2) analyze the handwriting that you like. Â What is it that you like about it? Â Practice integrating those things into your handwriting. Â Think of it like learning calligraphy. Â Calligraphers can use several fonts. Â Find a font that you like and practice until youve got it down!
Erin: We *all* hate our own handwriting! Â Trust me when I tell you that I covet the handwriting of sooooooo many other artists! Â So I think you can either (1) embrace the funky coolness of your own handwriting or (2) analyze the handwriting that you like. Â What is it that you like about it? Â Practice integrating those things into your handwriting. Â Think of it like learning calligraphy. Â Calligraphers can use several fonts. Â Find a font that you like and practice until youve got it down!
Erin: We *all* hate our own handwriting! Â Trust me when I tell you that I covet the handwriting of sooooooo many other artists! Â So I think you can either (1) embrace the funky coolness of your own handwriting or (2) analyze the handwriting that you like. Â What is it that you like about it? Â Practice integrating those things into your handwriting. Â Think of it like learning calligraphy. Â Calligraphers can use several fonts. Â Find a font that you like and practice until youve got it down!
Erin: We *all* hate our own handwriting! Â Trust me when I tell you that I covet the handwriting of sooooooo many other artists! Â So I think you can either (1) embrace the funky coolness of your own handwriting or (2) analyze the handwriting that you like. Â What is it that you like about it? Â Practice integrating those things into your handwriting. Â Think of it like learning calligraphy. Â Calligraphers can use several fonts. Â Find a font that you like and practice until youve got it down!
OOh i love this.And i love it how you’re picture is.Its stunning ,thanks
OOh i love this.And i love it how you’re picture is.Its stunning ,thanks
OOh i love this.And i love it how you’re picture is.Its stunning ,thanks
OOh i love this.And i love it how you’re picture is.Its stunning ,thanks
Ooooh! I loved all your stopping points but I am so glad you went on.
TFS.
😀
Ooooh! I loved all your stopping points but I am so glad you went on.
TFS.
😀
Ooooh! I loved all your stopping points but I am so glad you went on.
TFS.
😀
Ooooh! I loved all your stopping points but I am so glad you went on.
TFS.
😀
Julie, I love everything you do, but to tell someone when to stop, I am new at this and don’t know myself. When I do a page I am basically the same way, I keep on,on,on…..but I liked you page better without the Last Blue you put at the bottom….sorry not critical, just tell the truth..I also like lots of layers, direction of flow, and black..Thanks for sharring them with us, You are the best….
Julie, I love everything you do, but to tell someone when to stop, I am new at this and don’t know myself. When I do a page I am basically the same way, I keep on,on,on…..but I liked you page better without the Last Blue you put at the bottom….sorry not critical, just tell the truth..I also like lots of layers, direction of flow, and black..Thanks for sharring them with us, You are the best….
Julie, I love everything you do, but to tell someone when to stop, I am new at this and don’t know myself. When I do a page I am basically the same way, I keep on,on,on…..but I liked you page better without the Last Blue you put at the bottom….sorry not critical, just tell the truth..I also like lots of layers, direction of flow, and black..Thanks for sharring them with us, You are the best….
Julie, I love everything you do, but to tell someone when to stop, I am new at this and don’t know myself. When I do a page I am basically the same way, I keep on,on,on…..but I liked you page better without the Last Blue you put at the bottom….sorry not critical, just tell the truth..I also like lots of layers, direction of flow, and black..Thanks for sharring them with us, You are the best….
You are just fabolous!!!! Hug from Ulrika!
You are just fabolous!!!! Hug from Ulrika!
You are just fabolous!!!! Hug from Ulrika!
You are just fabolous!!!! Hug from Ulrika!
Julie, I like it when you share your process with us. I always learn something else about putting layers together. And this was no exception. It didn’t look like your page until your last steps. You always combine things in such interesting ways. And I really like the “failed?” transfer. The page wouldn’t have looked the same if it had come out perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing.
Julie, I like it when you share your process with us. I always learn something else about putting layers together. And this was no exception. It didn’t look like your page until your last steps. You always combine things in such interesting ways. And I really like the “failed?” transfer. The page wouldn’t have looked the same if it had come out perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing.
Julie, I like it when you share your process with us. I always learn something else about putting layers together. And this was no exception. It didn’t look like your page until your last steps. You always combine things in such interesting ways. And I really like the “failed?” transfer. The page wouldn’t have looked the same if it had come out perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing.
Julie, I like it when you share your process with us. I always learn something else about putting layers together. And this was no exception. It didn’t look like your page until your last steps. You always combine things in such interesting ways. And I really like the “failed?” transfer. The page wouldn’t have looked the same if it had come out perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing.
OH WOW!!! *Picking my jaw up off the floor* I am in love with your style!! Everytime you said it was done, I agreed, until I saw the next addition, I am so inspired to paint now!! Great post!
OH WOW!!! *Picking my jaw up off the floor* I am in love with your style!! Everytime you said it was done, I agreed, until I saw the next addition, I am so inspired to paint now!! Great post!
OH WOW!!! *Picking my jaw up off the floor* I am in love with your style!! Everytime you said it was done, I agreed, until I saw the next addition, I am so inspired to paint now!! Great post!
OH WOW!!! *Picking my jaw up off the floor* I am in love with your style!! Everytime you said it was done, I agreed, until I saw the next addition, I am so inspired to paint now!! Great post!
Today’s blog was very helpful for me. I can never get started and you show me how today. Wow what a sense of freedom. Heading down to my craft nook now. THNAK YOU!!!
Today’s blog was very helpful for me. I can never get started and you show me how today. Wow what a sense of freedom. Heading down to my craft nook now. THNAK YOU!!!
Today’s blog was very helpful for me. I can never get started and you show me how today. Wow what a sense of freedom. Heading down to my craft nook now. THNAK YOU!!!
Today’s blog was very helpful for me. I can never get started and you show me how today. Wow what a sense of freedom. Heading down to my craft nook now. THNAK YOU!!!
wow thats really cool… would really love to be able to scrap like that 🙂
//Katarina
wow thats really cool… would really love to be able to scrap like that 🙂
//Katarina
wow thats really cool… would really love to be able to scrap like that 🙂
//Katarina
wow thats really cool… would really love to be able to scrap like that 🙂
//Katarina
I usually have to add that one extra item and then take it off to know that I am done.
I usually have to add that one extra item and then take it off to know that I am done.
I usually have to add that one extra item and then take it off to know that I am done.
I usually have to add that one extra item and then take it off to know that I am done.
Love this post! Looking at your journals and others I love that over-full feeling. My own journaling, however – I was done when you did the swirls of black writing. Even looking back over all the pictures – I love your final page – but still feel it was ‘done’ halfway through! :0)
Love this post! Looking at your journals and others I love that over-full feeling. My own journaling, however – I was done when you did the swirls of black writing. Even looking back over all the pictures – I love your final page – but still feel it was ‘done’ halfway through! :0)
Love this post! Looking at your journals and others I love that over-full feeling. My own journaling, however – I was done when you did the swirls of black writing. Even looking back over all the pictures – I love your final page – but still feel it was ‘done’ halfway through! :0)
Love this post! Looking at your journals and others I love that over-full feeling. My own journaling, however – I was done when you did the swirls of black writing. Even looking back over all the pictures – I love your final page – but still feel it was ‘done’ halfway through! :0)
Your Royal Awesomeness — my new title for you Julie!! Fabulous, as always!
Your Royal Awesomeness — my new title for you Julie!! Fabulous, as always!
Your Royal Awesomeness — my new title for you Julie!! Fabulous, as always!
Your Royal Awesomeness — my new title for you Julie!! Fabulous, as always!
Wow! Amazing page and fun post!
Wow! Amazing page and fun post!
Wow! Amazing page and fun post!
Wow! Amazing page and fun post!
Wow girl your colors are so amazing and great way to share.
blessings to you, Dawn ll
Wow girl your colors are so amazing and great way to share.
blessings to you, Dawn ll
Wow girl your colors are so amazing and great way to share.
blessings to you, Dawn ll
Wow girl your colors are so amazing and great way to share.
blessings to you, Dawn ll
I love it! You left a comment on my blog and I am star struck now! WOW… someone, you, who I have admired for so long saw my very first art journal page and commented on it! I feel sooooo honored! Thanks Julie!!!!!
Cheri in NY
I love it! You left a comment on my blog and I am star struck now! WOW… someone, you, who I have admired for so long saw my very first art journal page and commented on it! I feel sooooo honored! Thanks Julie!!!!!
Cheri in NY
I love it! You left a comment on my blog and I am star struck now! WOW… someone, you, who I have admired for so long saw my very first art journal page and commented on it! I feel sooooo honored! Thanks Julie!!!!!
Cheri in NY
I love it! You left a comment on my blog and I am star struck now! WOW… someone, you, who I have admired for so long saw my very first art journal page and commented on it! I feel sooooo honored! Thanks Julie!!!!!
Cheri in NY
Julie-you are so amazing girl! I really miss you on LWP this month-I look forward to all that you do on the shows! Awesome post!
xoxo Cari
Julie-you are so amazing girl! I really miss you on LWP this month-I look forward to all that you do on the shows! Awesome post!
xoxo Cari
Julie-you are so amazing girl! I really miss you on LWP this month-I look forward to all that you do on the shows! Awesome post!
xoxo Cari
Julie-you are so amazing girl! I really miss you on LWP this month-I look forward to all that you do on the shows! Awesome post!
xoxo Cari
A lot of valuable points! Thanks so much!
A lot of valuable points! Thanks so much!
A lot of valuable points! Thanks so much!
A lot of valuable points! Thanks so much!
New to this blog hop. I like what you had done with the prima flowers. TFS
New to this blog hop. I like what you had done with the prima flowers. TFS
New to this blog hop. I like what you had done with the prima flowers. TFS
New to this blog hop. I like what you had done with the prima flowers. TFS
ooooh I LOVED you going thru your art journaling the way you did. LOVED IT!!! I suffer from knowing when to quit-i-tis. And then, when I do continue, I tend to mess it up by adding “Just that little bit too much!” Well, as I watched you with yours, it helped me see that I’m not crazy . I’m just searching for that elusive lushness. I too see that lush feel, and didn’t put it into words. I’m an oversalter with my scrapping. I tend to add a bit too much. lol But it makes me happy I guess. Even your photo transfer turned out perfectly. Great job.
ooooh I LOVED you going thru your art journaling the way you did. LOVED IT!!! I suffer from knowing when to quit-i-tis. And then, when I do continue, I tend to mess it up by adding “Just that little bit too much!” Well, as I watched you with yours, it helped me see that I’m not crazy . I’m just searching for that elusive lushness. I too see that lush feel, and didn’t put it into words. I’m an oversalter with my scrapping. I tend to add a bit too much. lol But it makes me happy I guess. Even your photo transfer turned out perfectly. Great job.
ooooh I LOVED you going thru your art journaling the way you did. LOVED IT!!! I suffer from knowing when to quit-i-tis. And then, when I do continue, I tend to mess it up by adding “Just that little bit too much!” Well, as I watched you with yours, it helped me see that I’m not crazy . I’m just searching for that elusive lushness. I too see that lush feel, and didn’t put it into words. I’m an oversalter with my scrapping. I tend to add a bit too much. lol But it makes me happy I guess. Even your photo transfer turned out perfectly. Great job.
ooooh I LOVED you going thru your art journaling the way you did. LOVED IT!!! I suffer from knowing when to quit-i-tis. And then, when I do continue, I tend to mess it up by adding “Just that little bit too much!” Well, as I watched you with yours, it helped me see that I’m not crazy . I’m just searching for that elusive lushness. I too see that lush feel, and didn’t put it into words. I’m an oversalter with my scrapping. I tend to add a bit too much. lol But it makes me happy I guess. Even your photo transfer turned out perfectly. Great job.
oh wow this looks amazing!!! TFS
oh wow this looks amazing!!! TFS
oh wow this looks amazing!!! TFS
oh wow this looks amazing!!! TFS
LOVE your journal!!!!!! GORGEOUS WORK!
LOVE your journal!!!!!! GORGEOUS WORK!
LOVE your journal!!!!!! GORGEOUS WORK!
LOVE your journal!!!!!! GORGEOUS WORK!
awesome as always, Julie! I love learning about other artists’ processes! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
awesome as always, Julie! I love learning about other artists’ processes! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
awesome as always, Julie! I love learning about other artists’ processes! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
awesome as always, Julie! I love learning about other artists’ processes! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
This was so easy to understand. Great job explaining. You are such a talented person. Thanks for sharing. I wish someday to take a class from you. Are you ever in the south?
This was so easy to understand. Great job explaining. You are such a talented person. Thanks for sharing. I wish someday to take a class from you. Are you ever in the south?
This was so easy to understand. Great job explaining. You are such a talented person. Thanks for sharing. I wish someday to take a class from you. Are you ever in the south?
This was so easy to understand. Great job explaining. You are such a talented person. Thanks for sharing. I wish someday to take a class from you. Are you ever in the south?
Pamela: Thank you! Â I havent been invited to teach down south, yet. Â But Im hoping to get there someday soon!
Pamela: Thank you! Â I havent been invited to teach down south, yet. Â But Im hoping to get there someday soon!
Pamela: Thank you! Â I havent been invited to teach down south, yet. Â But Im hoping to get there someday soon!
Pamela: Thank you! Â I havent been invited to teach down south, yet. Â But Im hoping to get there someday soon!
This is beautiful!
This is beautiful!
This is beautiful!
This is beautiful!
I love seeing your page in progress! Fantastic!!!
I love seeing your page in progress! Fantastic!!!
I love seeing your page in progress! Fantastic!!!
I love seeing your page in progress! Fantastic!!!
wow that is just amazing I have never seen anything like it…….gorgeous 🙂
wow that is just amazing I have never seen anything like it…….gorgeous 🙂
wow that is just amazing I have never seen anything like it…….gorgeous 🙂
wow that is just amazing I have never seen anything like it…….gorgeous 🙂
I guess I’ve never really sat down and thought about how I consider a page finished. The think I LOVE about art journaling is that there are no rules. If I like it – I put it on the page. Thinking about it…I’ve never gone back to add to a “completed” page. Now I need to look at my journals and see if there’s a common bond. Like you, I feel they need text of some sort – and I almost always use black touches…I think my pages stop just short of “perfect” too many times. But they’re my pages so it’s okay with me! LOL!
I guess I’ve never really sat down and thought about how I consider a page finished. The think I LOVE about art journaling is that there are no rules. If I like it – I put it on the page. Thinking about it…I’ve never gone back to add to a “completed” page. Now I need to look at my journals and see if there’s a common bond. Like you, I feel they need text of some sort – and I almost always use black touches…I think my pages stop just short of “perfect” too many times. But they’re my pages so it’s okay with me! LOL!
I guess I’ve never really sat down and thought about how I consider a page finished. The think I LOVE about art journaling is that there are no rules. If I like it – I put it on the page. Thinking about it…I’ve never gone back to add to a “completed” page. Now I need to look at my journals and see if there’s a common bond. Like you, I feel they need text of some sort – and I almost always use black touches…I think my pages stop just short of “perfect” too many times. But they’re my pages so it’s okay with me! LOL!
I guess I’ve never really sat down and thought about how I consider a page finished. The think I LOVE about art journaling is that there are no rules. If I like it – I put it on the page. Thinking about it…I’ve never gone back to add to a “completed” page. Now I need to look at my journals and see if there’s a common bond. Like you, I feel they need text of some sort – and I almost always use black touches…I think my pages stop just short of “perfect” too many times. But they’re my pages so it’s okay with me! LOL!