Hello there, my friends! I'm so glad you could join me today. It's been pretty busy around here, lots of things to do. I'm glad I have my little art journal to help me get that little bit of creativity in during the day.
I'm sharing Day 9 today in my little journal of the Art Marks Challenge from Rae Missigman and Sandi Keene.
Day 9 -Invest
For some Art Marks Challenge history, you can click here. And Rae's Instagram account here shows Rae's interpretation of the prompts. Rae made tiny cards and put them into this gorgeous little pocket journal, which is super thick. I'm pretty jealous.
It also got me thinking about rules. Art has some rules. Mix certain colors of paint, like red and green, you'll get mud. Bookbinding has certain rules and tools to make those gorgeous journals I've seen. However, the idea of making little cards and then adding those cards to an already existing journal, as Rae did, never occurred to me. And I love the chunky books, so it makes great sense. And gives me permission to do the same, which I intend to do at some point. For now, I'm still working in the journal I made, though I pulled it apart to help with photographing. I'll share a picture of it once it's actually done and put together again.
I'm going to
be posting all my pages. For the most part it's been individual pages, but a couple have been groups and I may do a few more posts like that. I also took apart my journal to make it
easier to photograph, so you may see peeks from other pages.
For Day 9, the prompt is Invest.
What do you invest in? What's important to you to invest time, money, your attention into? Usually an investment means you want to focus on something. Invest in more time with family, investing in learning a new skill or taking the time to pursue a new hobby. In a general sense, I think investing in being happy is also important. And investing usually involves a plan or agenda, it doesn't just happen. So I'm investing in a happy life for myself and adding it to my agenda or to-do list to give it the priority it needs.
I used underpaper for the background. For those who are new to that concept, you're gonna love it. Basically, it's the paper you use as a work surface. I got a big pack, but I want to make sure I send you to the right one, so if you can be patient, I am going to work on that.
Most everything in the background is my underpaper. Different paints, stamps, and stencils from other projects I worked on. You can see one section of orange chevron made using the Crafter's Workshop Chevron stencil. I have to say that's one of my favorites. There's also some Balzer Designs and Dylusions stamps, and different paints. All yummy goodness.
On top of that I have some die-cuts from my stash. The star and heart are from an old stamp set from Studio Calico, I think. The star was colored with my Tombow markers. The heart was stamped with light purple dye ink.
The repeating x's and the "Boom Shakalaka" sentiment are from an acrylic stamp set by a Polish company called Badass Art. Very interesting art style and lots of nice attitude. I will warn you that some of the stamps have curse words, in case that's not your thing.
I also used my Sharpie pen to do some doodles. I also made some doodles with a purple paint marker from Craftsmart for some added fun. This set from Craftsmart gives you plenty of colors to experiment with. As you can see from my marks, it's a broader, round tip. I've used several colors in the past and loved the results.
I have a quick question for you, switching gears a little bit. You could use some extra money, right? Who couldn't, of course. I'm certainly no different.
To help me continue my crafting, I have some side hustles going. One is a very simple, no tech skills required, and takes about 10 minutes a day. It's an e-mail marketing system called Cliqly and it's a great system. You can do it when you have the time, and it's got click and referral commissions, so the potential is there to grow. I wouldn't waste another second if you're interested. I've also included affiliate links for the products I've used. I earn a commission for any purchases you make, with no price increase for you. I truly appreciate the support!
I'm also entering this in Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge.
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my art journal page. Bye for now!
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