Journal with Me: Tea with Teddy

Hey Gang, Here is another video and post with my mini daily journal. 

"Daily" is a generous adjective but who cares, really? I'm cool with "a lot." This page (and several following pages) were washed with watercolor. I have fallen into the habit of having my journal out to accept bits and pieces of whatever other project is going on. I had teeny scraps of the Shizen paper from the Hero Arts Card Kit and glued them down. 

Next came the Poppy dies (aren't they great?). Thanks Amy :).  

Pan Pastels (or regular old cheap pastels) are great for adding shadows. I use a brush for this as the spongey applicators drive me crazy. How do you clean them between colors? 

A rummage through odds and ends in my collage box ... 

A bit of a doodle.

And a couple more pages as reminders to enjoy myself. 


I'm curious. Do you work in your art journal with a plan in mind?

Watch today's video on YouTube (Like, Subscribe, Comment, Share). 

Just to clarify, I don't have tea parties with my kitty. I do sometimes have a cuppa and he's nearby. I can't really account for some of the things I say while recording.

Supplies:

Poppy Die from Savvy Stamps:
From Impress: http://bit.ly/2nKd0Mf
From Frantic Stamper http://bit.ly/2E40jqr
You can just use any flower die or free hand cut flowers. Put some holes in the centers with an awl.

The following are affiliate links (I get a commission with no cost to you)

Dick Blick:
Watercolors From DickBlick
If you want to get started with watercolor, I highly recommend the Danield Smith Extra Fine Essentials Set. It's a perfect set for beginners at a very decent price: 6http://shrsl.com/rpmx

Prang Watercolors http://shrsl.com/rpn6
Plastic Paint Palette http://shrsl.com/rpnj

Faber Castell Pastel http://shrsl.com/rpnk
Pan Pastels: http://shrsl.com/rpnp

Foil
Scrapbook.com: http://shrsl.com/rpmf
Joggles: : http://shrsl.com/rpmk

Glossy Accents is my favorite glue for sequins and glitter. You can find it at either Scrapbook.com or Joggles

I really like Tacky Glue for most anything else.

Available from any of the above sources.
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's Balzer Bits Stencils
Cobalt Teal from QoR
Indigo Blue from Daniel Smith
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

Comments

[Margaret]

Thank you Diana. Great idea to use some left over bits from my cards. Just love this mini journal now off to made one for myself.

[Diana Trout]

Thanks Margaret! LOL: I always use my “trash.

[Sharon Field]

Here it is the end of February and I am just now sorting through my hundreds of Emails. Great job, as usual, Diana......love those flower dies and the way you used the foil behind the holes! :)

[Diana Trout]

Thanks Sharon. I wanted to let you know too ... I think of you so often and send good healing thoughts your way. My own personal prayers for you. XO Diana

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