I have long since admired the art journals of my very talented friends, such as Cheri, Margie, and Sarabeth. Drooling over their beautiful pages, I secretly longed to start an art journal of my own. Too bad you’re not artistic, I told myself. For reasons unknown, I woke up this morning with a totally different attitude. I want to start an art journal, I said. I knew exactly what I wanted to journal; I just wasn’t so sure how to create the background that I envisioned. So I took to the internet and found The One Minute Muse’s Aqua Crayon video tutorial, went to Michaels to grab some supplies, stepped out of my comfort zone and played.
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| First, I colored the paper haphazardly with water soluble wax pastels (aka aqua crayons). |
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| Next, I water brushed the paper to blend colors and give the page a more “painted” look. |
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| I added a stamp and my journaling, and voila, the final product! |
My page in no way compares to those of my friends, but the true beauty is in the fact that I don’t care. I love how spontaneous and imperfect I allowed myself to be in exchange for a creative, fun, and therapeutic outlet that captures less of what I do and more of who I am.
Supplies
art journal: Strathmore Windpower Watercolor 6″x9″ pad; water soluble wax pastels: Reeves; stamp: Treasures by Shabby Chic; ink: Rubber Stampede in Royal Blue; text: Dymo paper labels; letter stickers: unknown
Woo hoo! So happy you decided to just go for it! It's beautiful! Art Journaling comes from the heArt! There is no right/wrong way to do it 🙂
Hope you're having a good Monday!!!
xoxo, margie
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i love it!!!! it's perfect and it's you. there is no right and wrong-there is only YOU! way to go my dear bf-can't wait to see some more!
enjoy your week!
xo
sarabeth
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I have to echo your other art journaling friends – the beauty of it is that there is no right or wrong – just art, just play, just creative therapy for it's own sake. and your first page is gorgeous. Keep going!
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I love what you made, way to get brave. My brain has been dabbling w/ art journaling, but I am not a draw-er either. I did play with some backgrounds & words in noteshelf, but I need to get myself a book to start in or something. and just start!
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