July Art Journal Page-Watercolor Winds

Art Journaling, Mixed Media, Other Than a Card, Seasons, Summer, Whimsy Stamps

Hello friends and happy weekend!  It’s the start of the Olympics and it’s something that I enjoy catching up on a few events here and there when I can as it’s very inspiring to see these dedicated athletes perform.  I do hope you’re enjoying your weekend however you’re spending it.

  • It’s time for the monthly Art Journal Page collaboration with my crafty friend, Carol (from Crafty-Stamper)! We get creative trying to use up our never-ending stash piles along with a prompt for each month.  I know she always has great inspiration to share, so please check out her blog too! Here’s my AJ page with the “SMASH OUR STASH” July prompt of “WATER” (actual water or the look of it): 

Do you enjoy watercolor?  Do you enjoy the water?  I happen to really like both!  I think I am more apt to dabble in the watercolor medium than I am to actually be IN the water though!😆  I decided to use both for my page today.  It would be a dream of mine if I could ever experience sailing…maybe one day!

Background:  I started with an 8.5″ x 5.5″ pre-punched holes on a Canson coldpress watercolor panel and painted the background with my Kuretake Gansi Tambi watercolors and a brush.  I started with the yellow and worked my way out to the darker color.  I wanted a warm sun with a contrast of darker sky/clouds over to the left.  I stamped the birds to the right corner.

For the clouds, sails and water, I pulled out some fabric and die cut the pieces out with the exception of the boat.  I stamped the boat with Staz On ink over the fabric and hand cut just the sails out with scissors for the fabric.  The boat was stamped on cardstock, colored with watercolor and cut out.  I used fabric glue to attach all of the fabric pieces.

I popped up the bottom layer of the dotted fabric water waves with foam tape and used a micron pen to make the stitch marks.  I also went around the edge of the page making stitch marks.  The sail boat was tucked in between the waves and I added a button with thread on the bottom of the boat.

The clouds were attached on the background with the fabric glue and then I stenciled with white ink over top of that and added a few marks with a white gel pen on the clouds.

Lastly, I printed out the quote and die cut it out with a stitched banner die.  It says:

“Withstand the storm, and when the wind doesn’t blow you away, adjust your sails.”

I sponged around the edges of the banner with blue ink and attached it to the page.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my art journal page today!  Thank you for taking the time to stop in and I hope you have a fantastic day!

Challenges:

  1. Art Journal Journey – “I’ve got a notion” (sewing related items) fabric/stitching 
  2. Creative Artiste – Anything Goes Mixed Media
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20 thoughts on “July Art Journal Page-Watercolor Winds”

  2. Fabulous journal pages! I Great scene, I like how you used material and even stenciled over it. I like being out on the water as often as possible, so peaceful, like your scene. Have a wonderful weekend dear friend. Donna

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  4. What a great journal page. I love seeing the use of so many terrific designer papers too. They help create the scene and are a wonderful way to use them. I have so much DSP that I am not sure I could ever use it all up.

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  7. Beautiful background Vicki, I love that, and your little boats with their fancy paper patterned sails and spotty clouds, it just makes a fun and fabulous scene, love it..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  8. Those two different designer papers you created the water with look perfect together! I love the overall look of this peaceful scene and the polka dot clouds as well. Even the little sails are different designer papers – how cute! This summer heat would give anyone good reason to go sailing on the water to cool off! It’s a perfect page to add to your summer collection!

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  10. What a fabulous journal page. I LOVE how you used fabric for the sails and clouds and the button on the side of the boat. All great notions and perfect for Halle’s theme at AJJ. Thanks for this amazing and awesome entry. BTW, I find watercolors hard to use, and you did a perfect job with them.

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  12. This is a really lovely summer page Vicki. I love art to do with blue skies, water bodies and add a boat makes it even better, That stitching looks great on it too. I’m glad you joined Halle’s challenge this month.Thank you. And did you watch the opening ceremonies? Some parts of it were really amazing, and the whole thing was very creative and unique. Have a super rest of your weekend. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Yes! The opening ceremony was amazing! I loved seeing so many different people and from other countries carrying the torch…very creative for sure! Thank you for your lovely comment!

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  15. Love this so much, Vicki! (Especially all the polka dots.) The blues are perfect for your water theme, and it’s wonderful how you’ve used all those little pieces of fabric. Beautiful texture everywhere! Thanks for sharing with us at our Anything Mixed Media Goes challenge on Creative Artiste. xo Anita

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  16. What you did with the fabric is astounding to me….I see the wind carrying your little sailboat on the water. This is one of my favorite journaling pages that you have made. Smiles, Kathy

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  18. WOW! Great art journal. I love the colors of the sky, the clouds made of fabric. As always, your creativity has gone beyond the boundaries.

    hugs,

    BożenA

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