Destined to Be Art Journal Page

Hello creative friends. I hope everyone is having a good week and had a good Christmas. My week is going well and I got a few more art supplies for Christmas. This week I have another art journal page that I created in my Dina Wakley mixed media journal using Dyan Reaveley boarder stencils, Ranger stencils, Diana Wakley silhouette stencil, Staz-on ink pads, Sharpie felt-tip pen and Sharpie white paint pen. I created it on one of the craft pages in the journal. Here is a picture of the art journal page I created.

And here is the video showing how I created this journal page.

I really like the way this page turned out and I enjoy working on craft paper. Thank you for stopping by and watching my video. I hope everyone has a great New Years. Until next time, Happy Creating.

A Flip Through My Traveler's Notebook and Merry Christmas Wishes

Hello creative friends.  I hope everyone is having a good week.  My week is going well.  This week I have a flip through my traveler's notebook that I made some time ago.  I've been using this journal I made for taking notes during classes I've taken during the year, documenting major events, practicing drawing and playing with different supplies, tracking things I want to track, to have a place to practice hand lettering and a place for goal planning.  Here is a picture of the journal that I created.

And here is the video showing a flip through this journal and how I am using it.

And here are links to the videos showing how I created this journal and another one like it.:
Creating a Large Travel Notebook: https://youtu.be/0oZA8-5bHh8 
Creating Inserts & Pocket Folder: https://youtu.be/Zv6zF5BLzRA 
Creating a Journal Cover: https://youtu.be/R9L9cuz3mGk (Book of Days Journal Cover)

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for stopping by and watching my video and I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.  Until next time Happy Creating.

Creating a Journal Cover

Hello creative friends.  I hope everyone is having a good week.  My week is going well.  This week I have a journal cover that I created like a large travelers style notebook for the upcoming Book of Days class that I signed up for.  I first pulled all the pages out of a 12x18 watercolor pad and folder them in half to use as inserts for my journal.  I then used the cover and the backboard of the pad to create a journal cover.  I then cut two pieces of canvas bigger than the cover I created.  I then sewed 3 sides of the canvas together, inserted the journal cover I made into the open end and then sewed up the open end.  I then used Gesso to cover both sides of the cover.  Once the Gesso was dried I used chocolate paint to paint the inside cover and then stenciled a design on the inside.  On the outside I used modeling paste and stencils to create a design on the front.  I painted the front cover with chocolate paint and then went over the modeling paste design with some metallic paint to help it stand out.  I used black paint to paint the title on the cover.  I then tied elastics to my cover and added beads and charms to the ends.  Finally I stapled the folded watercolor pages into several books to add to the inside.  Here is pictures of the journal cover and inserts that I made.

I also colored the cover of a composition book to match my journal and added it as well.  Here is a picture of the composition book.

And here is the video showing how I created this journal.

I love how this journal turned out and can't wait for the class to start so I can start using this.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for stopping by and watching my video.  Until next time, Happy Creating.

Happiness is the Path Art Journal Page

Hello creative friends.  I hope everyone is having a good week.  My week is going well, however it seems that the closer we get to Christmas the more I am loosing track of days LOL.  This week I have an art journal page that I created in my Dina Wakley Mixed Media journal using Diana Wakley Collage Collection, Dina Wakley paints, Dina Wakley Stencils, Dina Wakley Collage Papers, Matt Gel Medium, stamps, Staz-on ink, black marker and white Posca pen.  Here is a picture of the art journal page I created.

And here is the video showing how I created this page.

I like the way this page turned out and had a lot of fun creating it.  Thank you for stopping by and watching my video.  Until next time, Happy Creating.

Mini Journal Redesign & Flip Through

Hello creative friends.  I hope everyone is having a good week.  My week is going well.  I decided that the mini pocket journal I created last week needed something added to the front cover and needed to be rebound.  I don't like how bulky it is with two signatures (sets of pages) and makes it difficult to work in.  So I decided to take it apart and split the two signatures in half to make four signatures, or four sets of pages, and then rebound the whole thing.  I like it much better and its easier to work in.  I also decided to use modeling paste through a stencil to decorate the front cover, I may do more later.  And I finished a couple of pages in it.  Here are pictures of the new rebound, decorated journal and the pages I completed so far.

And here is the video.

I really like the rebound journal and I'm having fun working in it.  The pages come together so quick and easy.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for stopping by and watching my video.  Until next time, Happy Creating.