Hello there my crafty friends! I'm so glad you could stop by!
I'm sharing another page in my mini art journal for the Art Marks Challenge from Rae Missigman and Sandi Keene.
Day 16 - Notice
I'm also entering my page into these challenges:
For some Art Marks Challenge history, you can click here. And Rae's Instagram account here shows what's she's making for each prompt. For those who haven't seen my previous posts yet, I'm working in a mini art journal I made out of envelopes, but you can use many different things, including scrap or underpaper, so some pages already had stuff on them. A hole punch and some baker's twine later and a mini art journal for the challenge ready for art!
I've mostly posted individual pages, and I do plan to post them all. This challenge has been very interesting thus far, because it makes you think. Not that I mind thinking. Sometimes a good brain dump on your art journal page is just what you need. Whether it's actual writing that you incorporate, writing and your art covers it up, or the art itself represents the brain dump.
What do you notice about the world around you? What do you notice about your own life? I've been noticing both aspects of my life that I'm not super happy about as well as other aspects I do like. Or something I need to alter, but not necessarily get rid of. Then there are simply aspects that I want to notice, to remember, because I am reminded that moments are fleeting.
My background is
another gelli print on deli paper, and I really like the color
combination on this one. It's a little different, not always something
that's usually found.
Now normally I'm not a fan of brown. I much prefer to use colors, though I do find that I am, on occasion, freely using pieces that are brown or gray, such as plain chipboard. I have also found myself just painting paper just to see what happens. I will at times just grab my collage papers and cut out different shapes. That's what I seemed to do in this case. I used the gelli print for the background, and then cut out the top border from some brown paper that had a bunch of paint randomly strewn on it. Then I used some black paint through my small sized (6x6) punchinella stencil. I like adding pops of black or white to my page. I like how it adds interest and I feel it helps showcase the colors more. I also used a stamp set that had not been used at all really. Sometimes you find that happening. You grab a product because of a sale, or you really like the designer or the stamp design itself, and then it sits. Gather dust while you use other products. That's what apparently happened with this one. And I'm really glad I used it. It's almost like you need to give yourself permission to us a supply that you've been neglecting for whatever reason. In this case, it's a Dylusions background stamp, one of four different patterns.
I used a stamp I've actually used before from Dina Wakley called Boy Star with a Distress Ink mini pad in Salty Ocean and cut out with my Tonic Studios scissors. My trusty Sharpie pen got a decent workout on this page, but my Uni Posca white paint marker wanted to play too. After I added a cut up die-cut and phrase die-cut from my stash, I went to work with my Sharpie pen, adding lots of doodle details. I do have to be careful, because if anything is still wet or a bit tacky but not quite dry, the pen will pick it up fast. But on a dry surface, it's wonderful.
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my art journal page. Bye for now!
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