I learned a few things about me and colored pencils. It took HOURS to color this. I am not okay with visible pencil strokes and I am not patient enough to spend hours blending to achieve the solid results that make me happy.. So I tried, I learned, I gave the pencils to my kiddo […]
Just a few pages of relaxation.. Sometimes it’s practicing patterns or working out an idea that’s been bouncing around.. Sometimes it’s practice of a certain thing (lines and curves)… And it’s not always in black and white.. ijourney1018 {@} gmail {dot} com meandmyinkpen {@} gmail {dot} com About Me : Buy Me Coffee! : […]
There is something soothing about flower sketches.. I think it’s because I adore flowers and sketching and tangling them keeps them close at hand no matter what my surroundings are.. ijourney1018 {@} gmail {dot} com meandmyinkpen {@} gmail {dot} com About Me : Buy Me Coffee! : Get My Badge! My Projects : My […]
I saw the patterns involved in Diva Dance and I have used them elsewhere by in practicing an learning the patten I did one like this and then decided it was worthy of a page full lol. ijourney1018 {@} gmail {dot} com meandmyinkpen {@} gmail {dot} com About Me : Buy Me Coffee! : […]
This is something I will likely never do again lol. I learned that stippling is something I do not have the patience for! ijourney1018 {@} gmail {dot} com meandmyinkpen {@} gmail {dot} com About Me : Buy Me Coffee! : Get My Badge! My Projects : My Artwork Digital Bullet Journal Install Instructions My […]
Learn to control your Pinterest Pinterest is a wonderful place to play… No matter the project or idea that I have, I can always find inspiration on Pinterest. When I first started on Pinterest, I just followed my friends. Then I followed anyone who pinned something I liked. Before long, I had a couple hundred […]
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Once again, we are visiting Andrea from SnappingMonsters.Blogspot.Com. She has a guest post over on SimonSaysStampBlog.Com to show us how to add ink to fabrics and/or fabric arts. I personally like the idea of using stamped fabric within the art journal. I can’t wait to try out this technique in my own journals. This tutorial […]
Andrea over at SnappingMonsters.Blogspot.Com continually amazes me. I can browse her site for hours or until I get the create itch! She inspires this itch in me quite often lol! Do take the time to browse her articles and see for yourself just how wonderful she is! This masking tape dimensions tutorial shows you step […]
Golda Pete is amazing! She makes beautiful cards and shows off different techniques that she’s come across as she goes. She is thorough in listing her colors as well as supplies. You won’t want to stop at just the one tutorial, you’ll spend hours running through her posts just to see what else she’s done! […]
Annette (aka Voodoo Vixen) from ScrapHappensHere.Blogspot.Com has a wonderful personality that just shines through her articles. She has been around the world and was also on the Zutter’s Design Team. Her skills as an artist are amazing and I love seeing her What Is On Your Work Wednesday posts… artful desks inspire me! This tutorial […]
Ashley over at LittleMissMomma.Com has a bunch of really neat and crafty tutorials. In this tutorial, she leads you step by step through the process of creating a painted sign with vinyl overlay. She uses her Cameo Silhouette to make a stencil for that lovely chevron background. The tutorial has plenty of helpful images […]
Another dylusions and doodles page… but I am stuck. I don’t even know what to do from here or whether to just add some journaling lines and call it done.. But it keeps calling for me to ‘finish’ it… I keep waiting to hear what it wants on there! We’ll see! ijourney1018 {@} […]
This was a very long process. I finished it April 10th or so… I began in January! Playing with Dylusions one day, I called Kaitlynn over to use our hands as a mask. They are reactive with water so I just KNEW we could wash it right off… WRONG.. we had red hands for a […]
A round of watercolor paint mixing lead me to this page. I was experimenting with colors and how the paint worked with this journal. I figured out quickly I needed more tutorials to read lol. But I have some general plans to update this page in the future with some floral doodles on old […]
Andrea over at SnappingMonsters.Blogspot.Com is a wonderful artist who shares her techniques and ideas in tutorials. Her work has been featured in Cloth, Paper, Scissors; Stamper’s Sampler; and several Somerset Studio editions. Her tutorials are easy to follow and loaded with helpful photos. The DIY Silhouette Tutorial will lead you step by step into creating […]
After reading a 5 part tutorial on watercolor techniques (see the pin for part 4 – layering below), I immediately had to try the layering thing. I’m not so patient and my colors played a part in what happened… but I really enjoyed this. I also couldn’t stop with just the watercolors so I added […]
