JOURNALING with a Twist! - September 6

Today is the first day of our "Journaling with a Twist"! I am so excited!!!

If you are new to art journaling.. don't worry.. it is so fun and so easy... and anything goes!!!

Here is a fantastic article to get you thinking about this ....

Art Journaling 101

We are going to be keeping it simple for the first couple weeks.... the major goal of this is to have fun, explore different techniques and mediums, and remember.... nothing is wrong! Here is how it will work... I will give you a prompt... this is a starting point for your art journal page. I will give you the stuff to work with... this will stretch your imagination... and I will give you a technique to try.

Ready??? Good.... Here you go....

THE PROMPT: One Word! You can use your word of the year, you can use a word that inspires you somehow.. anything.

THE STUFF: Paint (acrylics or watercolor...) Use paint on your journal page somewhere, somehow.

THE TECHNIQUE: Doodle! As our theme is doodling this month.. doodle somewhere on your page.

That is it! Easy Peasy!!

Here is my page from my art journal...



I really hope you give this a try...... {{HUGS}}

I bought a mixed-media art journal yesterday thanks to my friend Johanne who is lurking right now so she can play with this in September...

I'm ready to go...

Love it Helen!

This looks really hard for me to do... but I looked around the site you recommended and found this http://emilytellyourstory.blogspot.ca/ I think I could do a style similar to this!

Here is mine:



I used neocolour II water crayons. You colour with them and then go over with water and they create watercolour paint. Very fun to use. I bought them for an online course that I took. I find it a little easier than just painting but the effect is the same.

This was my 6th attempt. I have to stop trying to be so "perfect" with these things and loosen up. That was my biggest trial during the art journal course too.

Can't wait to see yours!

What an amazing site too! Lots of great advice/tips.

Love that Lisa! I'm off to read the article (I think I'd like the water crayons.. how fun!)

Oh wow, awesome work, ladies! I'm gonna have to look through the links more thoroughly later.

KZ wrote:

Love that Lisa! I'm off to read the article (I think I'd like the water crayons.. how fun!)

They are amazing and you can get very faded colour to very saturated colour. I just find them easier. They also cover much larger areas easier than watercolour pencils. The water pen brushes are fun too.

I got mine at Curry's.

That looks so great Lisa! I love the little doodles around the squares. I need to remember not to be so perfect too. Thanks for the advice

Mine is not perfect. Mine is black, yellow and red. It's been that kind of emotional day.

Nice job, Lisa. Love the little doodles.

I will have to pick up some supplies for this.

7th heaven wrote:

This looks really hard for me to do... but I looked around the site you recommended and found this http://emilytellyourstory.blogspot.ca/ I think I could do a style similar to this!

It is just a bunch of different colors of acrylic paint smooshed around the page! Art Journalling can be anything at all.... the sky is the limit. I have even seen some that look like scrappy pages! Anything goes!!!

Lisa L. wrote:

Here is mine:



I used neocolour II water crayons. You colour with them and then go over with water and they create watercolour paint. Very fun to use. I bought them for an online course that I took. I find it a little easier than just painting but the effect is the same.

This was my 6th attempt. I have to stop trying to be so "perfect" with these things and loosen up. That was my biggest trial during the art journal course too.

Can't wait to see yours!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it Lisa! WTG on giving it a try! It can be soooo addicting I must say!!! Don't worry about getting it perfect.. just do what you feel... that is really what it is about!!! Your page is just gorgeous!!!!!!!

DON'T worry about getting anything perfect... this is suppose to be fun and no stress! Whatever goes.. really...... you will all do wonderful! I know you will!!!

When mine dries, I'll show you.

Okay ladies, I have one more to show you. Not as fond of it, but I'm trying to let go of perfect and just share.

KZ wrote:

When mine dries, I'll show you.

I can't wait to see it.

Mine is a little more free-spirited (to put it kindly :lol!) than your pretty ones!

Aww Lisa, I like it. I love the big bracket & the little tab you have on the house.

KZ wrote:

Mine is a little more free-spirited (to put it kindly :lol!) than your pretty ones!

free-spirited is good!

I love it Kelly! Is the black and white polka dots tape or ribbon?

Washi tape

Oh I haven't tried that yet - I'll have to get some!