Still Paying it Forward :D

What with all the grey miserable weather I felt the need to spread a little sunshine, and set about making another Water-colour paper journal. This one is for Vicky Rafael, who is one of the sweetest people you could ever hope to meet online(and I believe in life too). 

The journalling reads "Flowers and things with butterfly wings...are made to brighten dreary things..."

(I am convinced Vicky has Butterfly wings :D)

I felt Vicky would like purples and pinks...and I know she likes butterflies...so I grabbed a piece of cellophane and squooshed some bright cheerful colours on it(like when you make butterflies by folding the paper in half) 

and smooshed it onto the journal cover... 

and this was the result.

It screamed "flower garden" at me, so after adding stencilling and more paint to the background, I started to pick out the flower heads. There are actually 4 sections to this cover,but only 2 fit on my camera lol.

                                     

I used inktense pencils and acrylic paint to highlight the flowers...

and then black pen to add definition.

 Close up showing part of another panel.

The final thing was to "suggest" the presence of 2 large butterflies, who had been fluttering around discretely in the background...and add the journalling(see 1st pic)

I now only have 2 PIF gifts to make for 2013(though the original 5 has increased to 8 already lol)

I would like to share this as my Piece for the Week....and I have already posted it to Vicky...hope it brings her a little sunshine :D

Enjoy :D XXX

Made myself an art journal :D

During last month I made myself an art journal, and decorated the cover with shiny painted aligning planets :D

The shiny makes it hard to scan, so here is a close up to show how strong the colours really are...

I watched a few vids on youtube about decorating blank pages so that you have a starting point when you decide to use your journal....so this is what I did yesterday(and yes there are a lot of 3 folded pages :D)

(Watersoluble crayon/acrylic paint stamped on with bottom of my barrel pencil sharpener+ thick coat od white gesso)

(acrylic paint dripped on and spread with a sponge + white gesso rubbed down with baby wipe)

(inktense pencil scribbles worked over with wet brush/acrylic paint rubbed on with fingers + thin coat of white gesso) 

(drips of acrylic paint spread with sponge roller + thick layer of white gesso/textured with paper towel)

(acrylic paint stamped on with plastic box/ black acrylic dry-brushed to form grid + thin coat of white gesso)

(water soluble crayons spread with wet brush + coat of white gesso rubbed down with baby wipe)

(acrylic paint dry brushed on + thin layer of white gesso)

(inktense pencil doodles worked over with wet brush + thin layer of white gesso)

(soluble crayons with very wet brush + thick layer of white gesso)

ooooowwwwww...pretty colours!!!

I added a coat of gesso to all the pages so that anything I use over them will stick easily, as shiny acrylic is hard to write over, and soluble wax crayons will re activate if you want to paint over them :D

Hope you like :D

I think I am going to use this journal for Simona's Free ChakraART workshop, starting on March 4th. This sounds like a wonderfully spiritual workshop, it only lasts for 7 weeks...and it's FREE

Rather than work through the pages in order, I will choose which page "feels" right for each Chaka :D

So excited :D 

Enjoy :D XXX