Doors

This page is not a challenge but an inspiration from a quote I saw online. The quote said " Old ways don't open new doors". It coincided with me finding some cut up doors in my ephemera box.

I covered the page with grey brick patterned paper using Mod Podge. Next I used two stencils, one brick and one dots, and modelling paste to add texture.  Once dry I used green and orange Pebeo ink to create drip effects. I widened the effect by spritzing with water as the drips fell down the page. This gave a more overall coverage of colour which I like.

Next I turned my attention to the doors. I wanted them suspended  on the walls.
They were already cut out so I simply backed them with scraps of paper from my stash and ahered them tot he page using matte medium. One door I adhered it so it would open. Inside that door I wrote out the quote. I decorated the doors with handles and knockers using sequins. I created shadows with grey and green Pitt pens.

Speak up.

I used to be a very shy person who wouldn't say Boo to a goose but as I've got older I've learned to speak up for myself so I decided to create an journal page to show that.

I sprayed the page with Dylusions sprays in yellow, purple, green and red then spritzed with water. I then dabbed the page with a paper towel.

I downloaded the image of the face from kisspng and cut it out using my Cameo to create a  stencil. I drew around the stencil and coloured the shape with a black Pasca pen. I coloured her lips in red.
I cut out the quote from red card and edged them with a thin black pen. Simple but effective.... well I think so anyway! LOL

Books

This page is another one inspired by the prompt from Artful Evidence challenge.

A quick easy page.
I took two pages from an old book and adhered them to the page. I lightly coated the page with gesso to fade the text slightly.

I obtained the  centre focus from "get drawings" website I cut it out  using my cameo and black card. I then adhered it to the page. I also cut out the text (Jedi) from the same black card. I added some shadow with a grey Pitt pen and lines using a fine black Posca pen. I edged the page with black soot Distress Ink and the page was finished.

Numbers challenge

I've joined a Facebook Group called "artful evidence" run by a very talented lady called Rachel Black. She also uses Youtube under the name of Rach013.
Rachel runs challenges for art journaling. She gives a prompt and people have to submit their interpretation of their page from that prompt. The beauty of this is  how wide  and creative people are!
My last post showed my submission for the prompt "quotes". I'm trying to catch up on some past prompts so this one is the prompt "numbers".

I used Tim Holtz tissue paper to create the background pattern including the numbers. I coloured the background using Distress Oxides antique lined, worn lipstick and blue. I used the pink and blue on the tags as well.
I found the post card and stamp print in my box of ephemera so I'm unable to say where it originally came from. I printed of the tags from a Pinterest page and stamped happy mail using Stazon.
I adhered all the elements onto the age with Mod Podge and edged the elements with black pen.

Define Yourself

I'm slowly familiarising myself with mixed media techniques as I get back into journaling.
For this page I used various colours by Dylusions sprays and Cosmic Shimmer. I did try a stencil with text but it was not very successful so I sprayed over it, which gave a more muted set of colours. I liked this effect because it meant the girl standing alone gave a more prominent  focus point.

I used a script stamp with white and black ink to add depth to the background.
Next I used rub ons to give more layers I also added a few scribbles as well.

The ladies are angel stamps by Chloe that I coloured using my Touch alcohol markers and Posca pens and rub ons.
Once I adhered the ladies to the page using matt medium gel ( Golden) I splattered the page with white acrylic paint. I printed, sprayed it with more dylusions ink and cut out the quote and adhered the words to the page. I  added dots around the edge of the words and page with black and white Posca pens.

I finally sprayed the whole page with gold cosmic shimmer which as given it a lovely shiny sheen. This doesn't show up on the photo.

Friends mixed media Journal

I recently bought  Dyan Reavley  border colouring sheet book and one of the pages had these legs with shoes on it. I just loved this page so decided to use them in my journal.
I painted the background with orange and green Dylusions paints. I sponged the green section of the  page and splattered the orange with yellow paint to give different effects. I used my new Touch marker pans to colour the legs and shoes. I then adhered the leas to the page using matt medium gel.

I found this lovely multicoloured strip of material in my stash cut a strip and adhered to to the middle section of the page using Mod Podge. I also used Mod Podge to cut the two thin strips of plain black card to separate the sections. I added red and orange dots to the strips to give them more interest. Finally I printed off the quote using Rainbow font, cut the words into strips and adhered them onto the page edging them with a black pen.
Page complete. I seem to be getting my mojo back as I have a couple of ideas for some other pages.......... what will they be?

Peacocks mixed media journal

I saw this quote and couldn't resist doing a journal page for it. "One day you're a peacock the next you're a feather duster!" I have joined a Facebook group called Artful Evidence and this is perfect for one of their challenges.

I covered the page with gesso and then painted the edge with black acrylic paint. Once dry I downloaded the background paper  from Pinterest and uploaded it to my Studio software. There I inserted the text and dragged it so it would fit around the edge of the paper and then printed it all.  I used Faber Castell brush pens to colour the feathers in the background.

Next I printed the peacock from kisspng website. I fussy cut around it and adhered that on top of the page. I used my Posca pens to draw around the out line of the peacock and added squiggles here and there to finish it off.
Page 3 complete!
I wonder what I'll do for the next page? keep watching to find out!

Journal Page 2 - Relationships

I've bought a Dylusions border sheets book and the houses were just crying out to be used. The quote is a repeat of one  I previously used in the journal book that had been ruined by the water leak.

First I sprayed the page with Dyan Reavley's Dylusions ink spray in blue, green and orange. I then stamped the page with a script  and crackle stamps and Stazon ink.  I placed a hime made script stencil over the page and sprayed it with gold cosmic shimmer. It gave a nice subtle sheen to the page which is not clear on the photo.

  I remembered I'd bought some Brusho crystal colours and this was a great opportunity to use them. I sprinkled the crystals over the page and spritzed with water to activate the crystals. I used red, orange and blue crystals .

While all that was drying I used my Promarkers to colour in the houses. I scanned the border into my computer and reversed the image before printing it out so the "street" was not totally identical on both side prior to cutting out and colouring the houses. I also printed and cut out the arrow and quote.

There is something quite therapeutic and calming about colouring in isn't there?
Once everything was completed and dry I just adhered them on to the page using Golden matte medium. 
Finally I splattered some drops on to the page using acrylic paint.  Page completed!