Art Journal Inspiration-Advice from the Sun

Hello friends! Back to share more inspiration for this month’s Art Journal Journey challenge theme of “LIGHT/KEEPING IT LIGHT“. I’m hosting this month’s theme and I’ve really enjoyed seeing everyone’s interpretations with it! Looking forward to seeing even more!

For the last few days over my way, we actually got to enjoy a few walks outdoors as it has been unusually warm and with some sunshine…finally! So of course I’m going to go out and enjoy it while it is around! This inspired my page today:

Now, I’m not sure if the sun gives advice, but if so, I’m thinking there might be a few of these to consider! It’s hard to read, but inside the circle, I handwrote “Keep it light – Rise to the Occasion – Look on the Bright side – Shine – Keep a Sunny Disposition – Be Brilliant – Set sights high – Renew energy” I’ve also handwritten with a gold paint pen on the black under the sun ” Light a Path wherever you go“.

For the background: Started with a 5.5″x8.5″ piece of heavyweight cardstock that was pre-punched at the top with my Zutter machine. I took a baby wipe and covered the top half of the page with yellow paint. I then used a “Light Ray” stencil and blended a few yellow and orange ink colors over the painted background. I also took some gold metallic paint and splattered over the background with a fan brush. A die cut a circle to place in the center. The clouds and “SUN” letters were cut out with dies. I used my printer for the lettering on the clouds and some gold mirror cardstock for the “SUN” letters.

The bottom half of the page is all papers. I started with a black piece of cardstock sized to fit under the sun rays and then die cut several different green colored pattern papers to create hills layered on top of the black. (Happy to use some more papers!) I also found a book page strip and cut it for a “path” in the middle of the hills. I sponged the edges with some black ink and that’s when the gold handwriting was done.

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I’m glad you’re here and I hope this has inspired you in some way!

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Challenges:

Art Journal Journey – Light/Keeping it Light
Paperminutes – No cards
Crafting From the Heart – Anything Goes
Creative Artiste – Anything Goes Mixed Media

More Inspiration for AJJ-Be Like a Feather

Hello friends and happy weekend! I have some more inspiration for you using the “LIGHT/KEEPING IT LIGHT” theme over at Art Journal Journey that I’m hosting this month! There are so many options to play with as well as inspiration, so hope you can join in the fun!

Loved getting messy with a rainbow watercolor on this one! I fell in love with these feathers from Taylored Expressions and knew the large images would be wonderful for an AJ page!

For the Background: Started with my usual 5.5″x8.5″ Canson Watercolor 140# cold press paper that was pre-punched at the top with a Zutter machine. I stamped each feather with a grey waterproof ink. I then used my set of Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor and blended in the rainbow colors over the feathers. After it dried, I splattered some of the gold watercolor over top.

I then used a large stamp with several words and stamped it second generation over the two opposite corners in the grey ink. The words at the bottom and throughout the falling feathers were computer generated and cut out. I inked around the edges and glued them to the page. I did take a strip of gold mirror cardstock across the bottom and the “feather title” was made into a banner with a layer of grey cardstock behind it. I added one gold rhinestone to each feather.

If I haven’t mentioned why I like to art journal, it’s simply something that gives me the freedom to create any style, any medium and no fear of trying something new as this is something personal for me only. I don’t give away my art journal pages. It’s something that I can release in art what comes from my heart and head…and that’s fine with me. If you haven’t tried it, I encourage you to just have fun with it and let go.

I thank you kindly for stopping by and for your kind words…I truly appreciate any way that you interact with me and I’m glad you’re here! See you next time!

Challenges:

Art Journal Journey – LIGHT/KEEPING IT LIGHT
Try it On Tuesday – Add Some Text
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Anything Goes

Art Journal Journey Host for February

Hello friends! I have some really exciting news to share today!🎉 I’m so honored to have been asked to host this month’s challenge for ART JOURNAL JOURNEY! The winter months can be not only very cold over my way, but dark days with less sunlight hours can really take a toll sometimes. I’m always searching for something at this time of the year and so I thought it only appropriate to help with that for this month…

The theme that I have chosen for this month is “LIGHT“. Light can have so many different meanings and so many different ways to interpret it. Here are a few examples to get you thinking:
1. sun, moon, stars, candle. lantern, bulb, illuminate
2. colors (subtle or subdued tones or shades)
3. an idea (‘shedding some bright light on a subject’)
4. interpretations (light as a feather, light snowflakes, let your heart be light, let your light shine, etc)

* Please be sure to catch the rules to enter on the left sidebar of the challenge blog*

Here is my starting inspiration for this month’s theme:

I’ve started my page with a 5.5″x8.5″ canvas paper with pre-punched holes at the top using a Zutter machine.

For the background: Pulling out a white, black, grey, yellow and light yellow acrylic paints, I found the center point where I wanted it and painted my yellow spot. I worked with each color while it was still wet to help it blend together. I worked outward with the light yellow, then white, then grey and finally the black. Some of it needed to blended in with the next color, so I just worked it back and forth until I got the look I wanted.

After the blends were dry, I used the detail brushes to create the light bulb and cord. I drew/painted the lightbulb in the center of the yellow and worked around from there and lastly added my black cord hanging down. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but I covered the bulb with a glitter brush pen application to give it sparkle. (I have never done a page that was completely hand painted…so this was a challenge for sure!)

The Dumbledore quote was added with a white gel pen. One of my favorite quotes.

I hope you enjoyed my approach to the “LIGHT” theme and you’ve been inspired to create something in your art journal today! I can’t wait to see how everyone interprets it!
I will be posting several art journal pages throughout the month with this theme, so please be sure to stay tuned in to see more inspiration with it!

I’m sure you’re used to seeing only one monthly art journal page from me, but this month will be filled with several of them throughout and I hope it helps inspire you to bring some LIGHT to your creation in some way.

Hope you have a brightly filled day! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges: