Here is the my 100 day project, half-way done featuring days 41-50, with a video flip-through of my journal so far, days 1-50.
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Here is the my 100 day project - Days 33-40. Each of the 4-page spreads are unique. The first, all done with only black pen (after lightly with pencil) inspired by my Keys to Drawing Celtic Knots course, and the second spread because I’m really excited about my new garden, ordered seeds etc… Those entries done in pen and watercolors.
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Here is the my 100 day project - Days 25-32. These 8 days all started with a stencil and watercolor paint. Some are finished with a permanent black drawing pen.
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NEW Vintage Book Stencil Collection Reveal!
Create the look of old books with these NEW Vintage Book stencils from StencilGirl® Products! Six videos including 5 tutorials to inspire you and show you how one stencil can be used for various sizes and mediums to create that incredible that Vintage look in your art journals and cards.
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Stencil Tutorials
This post also includes over 14 ideas and links to stenciling tutorials. Check it out and be inspired!
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NEW Video Tutorials and Stencils with Sewing, Pencil, Eraser
I am happy to introduce three new stencils designed for StencilGirl® Products! These versatile stencil of lines within circles can be used to sculpt the edge of a journal, a background pattern and a retro looking edge. Tutorial on embroidery sewing and another using a pencil and eraser.
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I am honored to be StencilGirl’s designer of the month for StencilClub® this March. Words are powerful! This StencilClub set offers cursive positive words in a 9x12” stencil and its companion with writing utensils, a splash of ‘create’ and more positivity!
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NEW Video Tutorials and 3 NEW Stencils!
I am happy to introduce three new stencils designed for StencilGirl® Products! Two of the stencils feature a variety of paint and drawing supplies that fit wonderfully in a journal or on artist trading cards. These techniques can be used with any stencils.
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I am honored to be StencilGirl’s designer of the month for StencilClub® this February. These stencils blend three of my favorite things: the Mid Century Modern style, florals, and making it my own by mixing and matching the stencil shapes to form garden-like art, cards, and journal pages.
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This is the time of year a theme of Word of the year begins to wrap up and make room for a new word for the upcoming year.
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I’ve looked through the past few years of planner journals, which helped me determine which themes and stencils I will be using in 2022. You’ll see them in groups below the journal photos. The first five on the left, are ones I am and will be using throughout next year. They gave me a great place to start in my journal.
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Welcome to the final month of the year. It’s been quite a journey this year! My goal is to finish strong and start the new year with hope. It seems fitting to celebrate art journaling through the whole year with grand finale pages and a beloved song, sung during the Christmas season: Joy to the World. Video tutorials included.
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In the USA we celebrate Thanksgiving the month of November, so it seems fitting to focus on gratefulness. The truth is, I need my joy to be restored. Like many, the last year and a half has brought many losses and our individual and collective worlds are not what they used to be. Sadness and even depression can weigh heavy on our hearts and daily lives. I sense the need to re-frame how I'm looking at life and focus on the positive. Being intentionally thankful and counting specific blessings is one way to restore joy, and here are more ways to help…
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Revive, revise and recover are the theme words of my October bullet journal tutorial. After being so sick I needed to revise my words and process for my journal. Included in this post is a video tutorial for a coffee watercolor painting, and a flip through, of pages.
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Watch the how-to videos of setting up September 2021 journal including: cover art, monthly calendar, gratitude page, workflow pages and weekly calendar pages.
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Watch the how-to videos of setting up August’s 2021 journal including: cover art, monthly calendar, gratitude page, workflow pages and weekly calendar pages.
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Watch the how-to videos of setting up July’s 2021 journal including: cover art, monthly calendar, gratitude page, workflow pages and weekly calendar pages.
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If you’re running out of space in your planner journal abut don’t want to spend a lot of time setting up a new journal try this…
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Watch the how-to videos of setting up June’s 2021 journal including: cover art, monthly calendar, gratitude page, workflow pages and weekly calendar pages.
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