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collage monday

i really love Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's new stencils. they are a fun and easy way to get a dramatic "look" journal pages. i am still on a mission to use up my "stash" of rub-ons and stickers so embedded under layers of paint are several of each. she makes me HAPPY!!!!

supplies used:

• A4 Moleskine journal
• 12 x 12 three quarter stencil
• 12 x 12 potholes stencil
• "she had stars in her eyes" stamp
• "Always" stamp
• Liquitex gesso
• Montana Extra Fine Marker set
• Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints
  • teal
  • permanent violet dark
  • indian yellow hue
  • diarylide yellow
  • carbon black
  • titanium white
  • pyrrole red

collage monday

i'm back with collage monday...it was a tough week getting back into the groove, but this felt good!

supplies:

• A4 Moleskine journal
• Lotus Stencil
• 12 x 12 - 4 feathers stencil
• 12 x 12 - potholes stencil
• fineline needle applicator bottle
• pump spray plastic bottles
• Montana fluorescent markers
• Liquitex white gesso
• rub-ons
• Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints
  • green gold
  • indian yellow hue
  • titan buff
  • diarylide yellow
  • teal
  • phthalo turquois
  • titainium white
  • carbon black

collage monday

I AM IN LOVE!! i know i say that every week but when i look at this page i can't even believe it came out of me!! it looks very reminiscent of Pam Garrisons work and i LOVE her work. if i told you this page started with a bunch of jenni bowlin black alphabet letters stuck randomly on the page would you believe it??? well it did! the real headliner of this page is that joint compound...ooooh HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!!





stick down random alphabets and see where they take you!

collage monday

i liked the freedom so much of lasts weeks pages i decided to try it again. simply just freehand drawing with a black Montana marker over my upcycled table paper. i layered in lots of paint colors and a raw umber glaze, a bit of joint compound and a hint of fluorescent to make it pop! (love that pink and magenta fluorescent paint together!!)  I gotta give a shout out to Mindy Lacefield for introducing me to fluorescent paint it makes me so happy!

repeat!! if you liked it once, do it again!

collage monday

challenged myself this week to draw a face like Dina Wakley, freehand and in black paint. i surprised myself actually! i like her a lot. the background started as my paper covering from my work table, so the color you see inside her face was there first as the mess i had left behind from projects before. this is a new habit of mine to use my table paper until it is saturated with color and then adhere it in my collage journal.

the quote is hard to read but says, "allow yourself to be a beginner" i have to remind myself that learning and taking risks is a huge part of the creative process. this page is a great example of the surprising results!

allow yourself to be a beginner at something this week!

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after about 7 layers of paint and color i ended up here. several paint layers, glazes some stencils, rub ons, and a bit of ink i am really loving the grungy result!



get your grunge on this week!

collage monday

i am so addicted to using joint compound now thanks to Kate Thompson's workshop. her workshop totally made me rethink my process and think outside my personal creative box.

this is the project i made with her

i have been interpreting her techniques on fabric to paper and loving building layers of texture and the playing!

create some texture this week!

collage monday - journal complete REVIEW!

i have officially finished my second Collage Monday journal! 48 spreads of creative HAPPINESS!

i love using the Moleskine Journals for my art, this one is the A4 Moleskine journal and measures 8-1/4" x 11-3/4. something about the sleek black covers and that it has a history of being used by literary masters makes me feel good about adding my mark to the pages.

because my pages are so thick and juicy with art i actually split the spine by running an xacto knife down the middle and tape it back with 4" wide gaffer tape. and the elastic cord keeps all my book and pretty pages secure from getting smushed in travel!

i thought it would be fun to review my top 5 favorite pages from this journal...

3.11.13

2.18.13

2.25.13

5.27.13

4.15.13

i am going to start working on another A4 Collage Monday Moleskine and hope to keep up the pace each monday with my travel schedule for the remainder of the year. if for no other reason that it keeps my mind fresh and challenges me to think in a new way each time i open to a blank page.

i hope you choose to join me in the next book, using your stah of supplies and creating an artistic document of who you are a a creative soul!

collage monday

these are the LAST PAGES in my Collage Monday journal!

it makes me GIDDY, truly effervescent with excitement to see the journal reach its completion...thick, bulky and bursting with creative goodness. next week i will have a "JOURNAL IN REVIEW" post taking a look back at some of my most favorite pages of the last 8 months.

i thought this message is a perfect sentiment end the book with.

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i got a little carried away with the watercolors this week but the effect of all the drips and pops of color worked for me in the end. i also love this quote, it is a great reminder to be brave.






play with watercolor this week!