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By GillM, on October 11th, 2009
Have you been journaling lately or are you stuck in a creative rut?
Image from Caroline’s Crayons (see bottom of post)
Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin recently posted these 7 Creativity Boosters on Ezinearticles.com -
For creative people like us, a sure way to greater happiness is to allow ourselves to become as creative as we can be. But that’s often easier said than done. Here are 7 practical and usable ways to increase your creativity and make yourself happy, starting today: Continue reading Make Yourself Happy With These 7 Creativity Boosters
By GillM, on August 22nd, 2009
So, here is a challenge for you all – to sketch your favourite sketching supplies. What are the items you use most when sketching ‘out-and-about’?
Vicky has has come up with some innovative uses for a sock cuff and an SD card holder… and created a wonderful journal page too.
From the Journal of Vicky Williamson – click on the image to view more of Vicky’s work Image copyright of the Artist
Continue reading Sketch your sketchkit – Journal Prompt
By GillM, on June 29th, 2009
For those of you who were disappointed when the premier edition of Art Journaling magazine sold out, there is some good news - it is now available as a digital download here for just US$9.99
You can also pre-order the Winter ’09 edition.
By GillM, on June 12th, 2009
Trish Bee has put together some wonderful prompts for your art journal inspired by the alphabet. For each letter you will find ideas for Themes, Colours, Art Products and Techniques – take a look at the examples for A -
Theme Ideas: Altered, Assemblage, Abstract, Alphabet, All About Me, Africa, Ancient History/Civilisations, Animals, Angels, Around The World, Art, Art Nouveau, Asia, Autumn, Antique, Aircraft, Anatomy, Aquatic, Apostles, Artemis.
Colours: Aquamarine, Amethyst, Aubergine, Air Force blue, Alabaster, Alice Blue, Alizarin, Almond, Amaranth, Amarillo, Amber, Anaranjado, Antique White, Apple Green, Apricot, Aqua, Aquamarine, Army Green, Ash, Asparagus, Atomic Tangerine, Auburn, Azul, Azure
Art Products and Brandnames: Angelina Fibres, Adirondack, Acrylic Wax, Alcohol Inks, Acrylic Paints, Acetate, Archival ink, Adhesives, Air-dry clay, Acetone
Techniques: Angelina Fibers/Film, Airbrushing, Acetone Transfers, Alcohol Ink Smooshing, Antiqued Vellum, Acrylic Paint Backgrounds
So if you are looking for some inspiration for your Art Journal, head on over to her Squidoo page for B to Z….
By GillM, on January 26th, 2009
A great way to create an interesting background for your journal pages is to add colour. However if use a wet medium such as watercolour or acrylic your pages may warp, unless you have good thick paper in your journal. Another option is to use soft pastels. The new PanPastels are ideal for this as they are soft and creamy and produce very little dust. You can create very soft blended effects – this example uses Yellow Ochre, Turquoise Shade and Hansa Yellow Shade, and was then lightly overstamped with Colorbox Chalk inks -
Of course, PanPastel are also designed for the serious Pastel Artist – see information page for more details, a short video demonstration and an example by Pastel artist Donna Aldridge.
This week is the last time to purchase PanPastel at the special introductory price! Head over to the Journal Craft store to take a look.
By GillM, on December 17th, 2008
Try to engage all your senses when completing a journal page – add fragrance to your page. Scents and fragrances are wonderfully evocative and bring back memories in an instant. Melissa’s page was completed in response to a challenge posted on Michelle Ward’s Street Team Crusades – a fantastic site encouraging artists to try new things (warning – music plays when the site loads).
Snow
“I am working on loose sketching with watercolor in my art journals these days. I used 140 lb cold press paper, permanent Pitt pen to sketch, then colorized with watercolor. I added an oil scent to the page, called “Fir”, which of course, smells like pine. The scent is a way to take you back, when you view it later, to the time and place which you originally created the piece.”
Lavende
“I bought pure lavender oil in Provence this summer. I wanted to save some forever, so I did this page, and added drops of the oil on each of the colored spots at the bottom.”
From the journal of Melissa Sabin
(Click on the images to view originals)
Image copyright of the artist
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By GillM, on November 24th, 2008
Keep a record of the books you have read by creating a journal spread.
“Just finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ and felt inspired to do a journal page. I wanted to try out a new material – Safmat, a transparent film, from Letraset that you can print onto. I edited a couple of photos of winter trees in photoshop and printed them onto the Safmat. I then peeled off the backing and stuck the transparent film with the printed image into my Moleskine sketchbook. I had used a grey PanPastel on the page first, deliberately patchy, to create the dusty landscape depicted in the book.
Quite pleased with the Safmat, it is very thin and ‘almost’ invisible, so a good way of getting photos into your journal without creating too much bulk.”
From the journal of Gill McCowen
(Click on the image to view original)
Image copyright of the artist
By GillM, on November 17th, 2008
Looking for something different to give this Christmas? Why not inspire someone to keep a journal, by giving them a starter kit. Over in the Journal Craft store we have added to our range of Journal Kits, we now have a Travel Journal Kit which is ideal for anyone who is about to embark on a trip – even if it is to the neighboring town! The kit comes complete with our own booklet “How to keep a Travel Journal”, and everything you need to journal ‘on the move’.
We also have a journal starter kit, which includes Dan Price’s wonderful book “How To Make A Journal Of Your Life”.
Artists everywhere love nothing better than trying out new art materials – so why not treat them to a fantastic new product – PanPastel - highly pigmented artist’s Soft Pastel uniquely packaged in a pan We have sets of 5,10 and 20 and the individual Pans make ideal stocking fillers. We also stock a range of Sofft Tools specially designed for use with PanPastel.
By GillM, on October 5th, 2008
Try an unusual approach to your subject -
“Can you tell what this is? It’s the view from the window of our house, drawing only the negative space. And yes, that’s the ocean out there!”Watercolours in Moleskine Watercolour Notebook
From the journal of Jane laFazio
(Click on the image to view original)
By GillM, on July 8th, 2008
Just a brief post to let you know we have updated our shopping site, you can now view and pay for our products in the currency of your choice – simply select your currency from the dropdown list in the mini cart on the right hand side. We accept secure payment by PayPal and ship worldwide.
We are also very excited to be offering PanPastels, the new artists pastels uniquely packaged in a pan - no more dusty crumbling pastel sticks to deal with! Pastels are wonderful for adding background colour to your journal pages without the problems of warping and buckling sometimes caused by wet media. They are available in 60 wonderful colours -
 
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