I am not what I am. I am what I do with my hands.
I used Acrylic Paints and my Stamps and Stencils and wrote the quote with Acrylic Inks onto a piece of washi paper. I found the photo many years ago at a flea market in Germany and I always wondered about the story behind it.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Do old photos you see at a flea market intrigue you too?
Have a gorgeous day!
EVERYDAY :)
have a good one!
Luscious layers! How’d you do that?! Maybe I will be learning a few of your secrets soon :)
Spray Painted the background, used some Acrylic Paint. Let dry- and then placed the words over the background and sprayed over again. :) So excited you are coming to CREATE in Dallas- and yes- I will show loads of “secrets” there ;) have a gorgeous day, Laura!
Wow, how you get that iridescent look? Love it! Especially the border around the words.
Hi Tracy, I spray painted the background and used some Liquitex Soft Body Iridescent White Acrylic Paint here and there. It shows here and there and I am amazed you saw it as it is so hard to capture in a photo :)
Gorgeousness and yes I will have a great day! xo
This looks awesome!
Is this spray paint?
Sorry, I forgot the supply list this time- yes it is Liquitex Spray Paint.
I have been enjoying that you’re sharing more of your daily art journal pages Nat. Hope you have a nice Sunday!
Be a fountain not a drain!
I love this saying – it is a good motto to live by.
Liquitex Spray Paints over gessoed texture and masking tape background. Quote was written with Acrylic Ink and a Bamboo Sketching Pen.
Have a wonderful day !
Love the quote and the colors!
Funny quote. First time I’ve heard it. I like the image it puts in my head.
If you close your eyes the rain sounds like applause.
I stenciled and stamped the background with acrylic paint. Using my Stampendous stamps and the included templates. Added a translucent yellow acrylic paint over it and then stenciled and stamped some more on top. The quote is written with a bamboo sketch pen and acrylic ink.
Here is a list of supplies :)
And remember – close your eyes when it rains…it might just sound like applause ;)
I use the Mish Mesh round stamp all the time.
It is very versatile.
Journaling says: I am not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we make it all.
had a good time playing with heavy body acrylic paint to get a nice background texture. Used Flexible Modeling Paste with black over my Crackle Stencil and green Spray Paint over Jessica Sporn’s Leave Stencil. Here is a list of the materials I used:
Have a beautiful day!
Oh, this is lovely!
Flexible modeling paste just added to my list of wants.
Lovely colors Nat.
Comparison is the thief of joy – Theodore Roosevelt
It is something I have to keep in mind.
Here is what I used for the spread:
have a joyful day!
Awesome!
Quote to ponder and I often remind my 11-year-old son this because it is so important!
Gorgeous journal entry, Nat! The title is so true and one I like to use to often remind myself. Thank you!!
When the why is clear, the how is easy. – unknown
I love this – makes so much sense in so many parts of your life :)
Used Soft Body Acrylic Paints on the background and layered them adding gesso here and there. I also used some paint skins and applied them with Gloss Medium and Varnish – I love how they fuse into the background and yet add texture and visual interest.
Then I just stamped the quote with the wooden alphabet stamps.
Done :)
Have a gorgeous day!
Love the quote. It really does answer a lot of questions, don’t you think?!
As always, your art is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Yes it does Jean :) I take it as a reminder when I sometimes struggle on the things that need to be done ;) thank you for your sweet words!
Love the grungy effect!! And the colours are great!
thank you so much Ashley!
Awesome – love the texture! And I can totally relate to the quote :)
thank you Gunvor!
Interesting quote which I need to give more thought to.
Hope you have a bright day as well Nat.
I do Sue- hope summer is good to you!!! Nat
“It’s easier to succeed if you’re trying to fail” – Philip Guston
So very true – and something I tell my students quite often too – if you just enjoy the process and don’t care about the outcome – the result usually rocks for you!
I love using some of my left over color chips on my palette – I peel it of and apply it with Gel Medium – gives texture and interesting little color fields in the art journal. Texture in the background was achieved with heavy gesso through punchinella and then I painted over and applied again a thinner layer of gesso here and there to lighten areas up.
Here are the supplies I used for this page:
Have a wonderful day
Great words of advice!
Cosmetic sponges have changed the way that I play in my art journal.
Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you. – Paulo Coelho
I spray painted the background in brown and blue tones and lifted off some of the paint by pressing different household items into the wet paint getting a nice texture and pattern. I splattered some acrylic ink in white here and there and then adhered the clocks which I found in a newspaper with Gloss Medium and Varnish.
I like how the background turned out a lot – I want to use this technique more often.
Have a gorgeous day!
Love this! Your journal pages are such inspirational. I love that splatter brush. It must such great marks and textures.
Simply Fab!!! xo
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Cynthia
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Absolutely! I have a couple of shoeboxes full and several old albums that I have picked up at flea markets and antique shows. My mom thinks it’s sad that someone’s family doesn’t want them but I like to think it’s a way of honouring them, to use their pictures in my art. I am always curious about the people in the photos and what they might have been doing when the photo was taken.
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Sue Clarke
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Yes they do and my son thinks it’s strange that I buy pics of people that I don’t know. He does like making up the stories with me however.
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