Hi friends! I'm super excited to be the featured member for May over at the Documented Life Project, and get to share this week's DLP challenge with you!
What a fun, open-ended challenge this was! So many possibilities! I thought right away of using the circle as the middle of a mandala. Then I thought of using it as part of a word. Then I thought - why not do both?! I used a circle sticker that came with my Documented Life kit. Here's how it turned out...
I forgot to take process photos, so, I made another tag using the same technique; to show you the step-by-step:
Here's what the sticker sheet looked like...
1. Lightly pencil out the chosen word on a separate tag, in order to see approximately where the sticker should be placed. In my case the sticker would form the "a" in the word "peace..."
2. Using a white Uniball Signo Gel Pen, draw a mandala around the circle sticker...
3. Lightly pencil in the word for placement, then use a paint marker to draw in the word. Thicken the letters in random places, for creative effect.
4. Color in the mandala with a gel pen. I used neon pink and orange moonlight pens from Sakura...
5. outline the word with white pen, and add decoration to the tag's hole reinforcer, and you are done!
I hope you enjoyed the step by step. Thanks so much for visiting!
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Artfully Inspired Life...
Hi friends! We're closing in on the end of January already - wow! I've been working in my Artfully Inspired Life journal, and I'm excited to share how it's going with you!
The concept of the workshop is to artfully journal your year; but I had to change it a bit, since I'm already doing that in my Book of Days. I decided to go with a musical theme, and focus on lyrics. Each month with learn a new alphabet technique, focus on a new word (of our choosing) and then use the alphabet and word to create pages. Here's what I've got so far...
Joanne's classes are always so much fun! I'm excited to find out what's in store for us in February - it's almost here!
If you want to find out more about the workshop, it's not too late - click here to go to the info page.
Thank you so much for visiting! I wish you a wonderful week!
The concept of the workshop is to artfully journal your year; but I had to change it a bit, since I'm already doing that in my Book of Days. I decided to go with a musical theme, and focus on lyrics. Each month with learn a new alphabet technique, focus on a new word (of our choosing) and then use the alphabet and word to create pages. Here's what I've got so far...
Joanne's classes are always so much fun! I'm excited to find out what's in store for us in February - it's almost here!
If you want to find out more about the workshop, it's not too late - click here to go to the info page.
Thank you so much for visiting! I wish you a wonderful week!
Labels:
art journal,
Artfully Inspired Life,
lettering,
watercolor
Saturday, January 16, 2016
2016 Fauxbonichi Pages...
Hi friends! I can't believe a whole week has flown by since I've posted! Here's what's been going on in my new Fauxbonichi...
The book I'm using is this Research Notebook. I'm super happy with the thick gridded paper, and the size (8.5 x 11") allows me to fit lots of stuff on each page - yeayyy!!! (Unfortunately it looks like it is now unavailable; but I did find this one that looks very similar, in case you are looking for one)
One thing about these pages is - they take a long time to finish. I'm slow, and I don't want to hurry it up - what fun would that be? So I've decided to do bits each day instead of trying to complete an entire page/day in one sitting. For example, I've starting completing the heading (except for the weather) the day before, and then filling in the writing the next day. I also sometimes will put the extra things on (like the journaling prompts) on separate days as well. This is working a lot better, and allowing me to continue playing in this book daily, while completing my other projects at the same time. Love that.
I did not take that beautiful tree photo. I got it from the internet. I love the way the light shows through the frosted branches.
Ever thought about doing this kind of journaling? It's lots of fun and so relaxing! The Fauxbonichi Journalers group on Facebook is a great place to start. It's a fun and super supportive community. Check it out here.
Thanks so much for visiting! I will be back soon with updates on the other projects I have going. How is your January going?
The book I'm using is this Research Notebook. I'm super happy with the thick gridded paper, and the size (8.5 x 11") allows me to fit lots of stuff on each page - yeayyy!!! (Unfortunately it looks like it is now unavailable; but I did find this one that looks very similar, in case you are looking for one)
One thing about these pages is - they take a long time to finish. I'm slow, and I don't want to hurry it up - what fun would that be? So I've decided to do bits each day instead of trying to complete an entire page/day in one sitting. For example, I've starting completing the heading (except for the weather) the day before, and then filling in the writing the next day. I also sometimes will put the extra things on (like the journaling prompts) on separate days as well. This is working a lot better, and allowing me to continue playing in this book daily, while completing my other projects at the same time. Love that.
Ever thought about doing this kind of journaling? It's lots of fun and so relaxing! The Fauxbonichi Journalers group on Facebook is a great place to start. It's a fun and super supportive community. Check it out here.
Thanks so much for visiting! I will be back soon with updates on the other projects I have going. How is your January going?
Labels:
drawing,
Fauxbonichi,
journaling,
lettering
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