A place to showcase my crafts and talk about it...what's better than that? I hope to inspire and encourage others to create things for themselves, friends and family.
I hope you had a chance to get messy this May. I know I did and I completed five spreads in my Junk Journal! I hope to continue creating in there on a regular basis.
This is the last project for this Let's Get Messy series and it may be my favorite. I love all the different products I used to create lots of dimension on these quirky flowers.
Joy and pain is like sunshine and rain. One of my favorite song lyrics and I wanted to include it on this spread. Life is joy and pain - it’s so true!
Products Used: watercolor paints, Ranger crayons, chalk pencils, black and white paint pens, markers and a regular pencil.
The aftermath!
Be sure to check back and watch the other process videos and posts if you missed any of these.
Is May already halfway done? Time flies! It’s Thursday and it’s May so it’s time for another project in my Junk Journal!
The first three journal spreads involved flowers/leaves so I figured why not continue that.
I basically colored in this black/white piece of paper which covered a ream of copy paper. I grab it every time we open one in my office! Once the coloring was complete, I added marks, paper pieces and tried to make it into something I liked.
That beautiful tile looking piece on the top left was from a cardboard packaging for hand soap. My mom bought a set from Costco and the packaging was so beautiful! I had to make copies of them (you may see these later) and also, tried to remove the top layer on the actual box.
I used Pinterest for quotes and found this one to be perfect for my life right now. I used a white pen and my own handwriting for this one.
Be sure to watch the YouTube process video and come back next Thursday for the final junk journal spread of this Let's Get Messy May series.
It's Thursday and it's May so it must be time to get messy! I hope you've been joining me on my Let's Get Messy May adventure. I made a new Junk Journal using a Little Golden Book and am using this series to finally get in there and do some art!
Since it's May, I decided to make lots of flowers in this week's post. I know all the rain we had in April is bringing these flowers in May, but my garden is looking pretty good lately. I'm trying to mimic the blooms but since I love a good abstract, these are really more about the colors than real flowers.
This spread started on the inside of a large envelope. I didn’t do anything with the opening for now but it’ll be fun working that opening in a future spread!
Lots of mark making on this one and I love it! Watch the process:
Enjoy!
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Are you getting messy? I am and I love it! There's something so freeing about just adding different products in a journal. If you don't have an art journal or junk journal of your own, I highly recommend getting one. Check out my previous posts for Junk Journal or even Mixed Media. I also have a Mixed Media playlist on YouTube.
Anyhow...as you know, I'm posting a new spread every Thursday in May and this is the second one. Be sure to go to my YouTube channel to see the process and hopefully get some tips or ideas for your own messy project!
Here's the spread:
The process video:
And more close ups and views:
Products Used:
Painty Paper Scraps
Ranger Crayons
Acrylic Paints
Green Lindy's Spray
Bold Tip White Posca Pen
Black Paint Pen
White Acrylic Gesso
Mod Podge
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I'm starting a new series this month - Let's Get Messy May. I'm going to post a YT video and blog post each Thursday in May (there are FIVE) featuring messy art in my Junk Journal or just getting messy in general.
I love seeing my hands like this. Of course this happens because I love using my favorite tool - my fingers!
What products did I use for this spread?
Watercolor Paint
Color Sprays
White Acrylic Paint
Stencil
Painty Scraps
Script Stamp & Black Archival Ink
Black Fine Point Pen
I'm actually pretty excited about this project because it's the first one in my new Junk Journal. I don't know why it took me so long to get messy here. I love the whole "let's see what happens" process when I play in my Junk Journal and it's so relaxing for me.
The paint brush that is mentioned in the video is from a store in San Diego called Art Form. They accept donations on art supplies as well as recycled goodies. They support their local schools by providing art classes and art fun. If you're in the area, it's worth going because they also have a store where you can purchase donated items. It's an artsy thrift store! I donated a bunch of rubber stamps but of course had to buy something while I was there!
Check out all the fabulous layers in the final spread! Everything medium is seen through it all!
Watch the YouTube video to see how the final project evolved.
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Well, I'm glad that I decided to start a Messy May series this month because I'm having a lot of fun getting messy! I needed more bags for my Monthly Card Kits so I made some.
Close ups of the bags:
Aren't these fabulous?! I was gifted this large white butcher paper roll and love how I am able to make my own bags with it.
The YouTube video:
If you are interested more in my Monthly Card Kit, click on the tab from the home page.
Products Used:
Stampin Up! Products: Highland Heather and Pale Plum ink pads, Flowing Flowers and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets
Fun Stampers Journey/Spellbinders Products: Sweet Berry, Green Olive and Pineapple Smoothie acrylic paints
I’ve never done this before but I decided to join a YouTube hop to celebrate Piece Craft Love’s celebration of 500 YouTube subscribers.
We were given a list of five items to create a layout with. You know I don’t usually do mixed media on my scrapbook layouts so this was a stretch for me but I wanted to continue my Messy May series so this challenge fit.
The Pick Five items for the hop were: texture paste, stencil, coffee, squirrel and aqua or some kind of blue. I may have cheated a little on the coffee since I used a Dark Roast splatter, but I just couldn't figure out how to incorporate coffee into this page!
Check out my process in the video and then check out the remaining hoppers by clicking the links here or in the information box in YouTube.
Here is the list of the AMAZING makers who are joining this hop:
Papers: Paper Studios; Travel Icons and Carta Bella Region Strips - Are We There Yet?
WR Memory Keepers Travel Light stickers
Stampin Up! Bermuda Bay ink refill
Transparent Texture Paste by Ranger
Oh yeah I forgot to mention that there is a GIVEAWAY! Piece Craft Love is an online scrapbook and crafting store SO once you've watched these videos, hop over and drop a COMMENT on the Piece Craft Love channel video to be entered to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the shop! (Open WORLDWIDE, shipping minimums apply)
I guess I need to create a series in order to work in my Junk Journal on a consistent basis! So here it is...Messy May!
Check out the process video below on how I changed an "unfinished" spread to the final pages.
I love how even though I covered the pages with white gesso, the bright colors still peek through.
Here's the "unfinished" spread and how it all started:
The quote was found on Pinterest. I created a board to hold any quotes that spark an interest and refer to it all the time. I hope the process video sparks some inspiration and you decide to get messy in May too!
Is that a thing? Well I read it on FB so it must be true! Lol. I decided to get messy by playing in my junk journal. Check out the YouTube video to see how I took an unfinished spread to something bright and fun!
I love playing in the journal. I don’t know why I don’t do it more often!
