MessyJessyCreatesArt

https://stampington.com/assets/docs/Monthly-Journal-Prompts.pdf The Stampington website has been ever so kind to share this great pdf of monthly themes for art journaling prompts.  I chose to use an old ledger that has been sitting around the studio just waiting for the perfect opportunity to shine.  I  decorated the front with collage, and then started to work on my pages for January and February. https://stampington.com/Keep-Taking-Chances-Project?filter_name=monthly Here is the project post for January.  The prompt was "Celebrate the Power of New Beginnings".  I chose to do something similar on the first spread and then use the techniques learned on the second spread - I liked it so much :-) https://stampington.com/Go-Where-Your-Heart-Takes-You-A-Monthly-Art-Journal-Project?filter_name=monthly Here is the post for February.  The prompt was "Work with Reds, Pinks, and Whites in a New or Unusual Way".  So, that is what I did. ...

Hello Everyone :-)  As a design team member for Tangie Baxter & Co. I have an awesome collection of digital goodies for the Art Journal Pockets (AJP's) and love to participate in the challenges!   In case you don't know what all the rage about AJP's is about, you can visit  http://shoptangiebaxter.com/  and- get this- you can  sign up for her FREE AJP workshop  and get some freebie printable AJP's as well!! Every year, as we say goodbye to the end, we are usually celebrating several December birthdays in our house.  This was a special birthday for my husband and myself (we both went over the hill), as well as an awesome time for our son to turn 15 and my mother to turn...... well, you will find out :-) Here is my AJP page for the January challenge "Circles, Dots, and Spirals".  I used Art Journal Pocket sheet TB123 and created the page digitally in PSE (which I really am not good at but this is SOOOOO easy).   Jan...

Materials and Processes: Water Color Crayons (first layer) Pitt Pen (outlining and detail work) Matte medium and Collage Papers  and Washi Tape (next layer) Art Anthology Paints (next layer)  Aqua Markers and White Sakura Pen (more details) Stickers (words, letters, and numbers) Glass Beads Medium and Star confetti (background) Butterfly cut outs and Pop Dots (finishing touches) For 2016, my word that I chose to concentrate on is HEALING.  With my best friend at my side (my kitty) and my spirit animals, the butterflies (technically these are moths), I intend to "Begin a Healing Journey".