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Art Journal #2: The White Album

If you stopped by last week, you may have seen a page from my new Art Journal that I made about my dog Oliver. That was the first page that I made in the book, but I needed a true “first” page. An opener. I used Smeared Ink’s Urban Decay and my watercolor markers from EK Success to make it.

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I love coloring stamps with markers. Have you ever tried it? You can’t do it with all brands… you have to use markers that stay a little wet… sort of like the way Pigment Ink stays wet so that you can emboss with it. By using markers, you can get beautiful rainbow colored effects and/or very detailed coloring, which you could never really do with a stamp pad.

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I used the “Open” sign as the centerpiece for the page, because that’s what I want this journal to really be about. Me being open. Open to whatever art I create and being ok with it…not overly critical. It was a fun page to make, and super easy! Have an inspiring day!

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Unknown said…
That is great, love all the colors.
January 25, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Scrap Vamp said…
Great colors! Very artistic and fun!
January 26, 2011 at 6:37 AM
Alexandra Lundgren said…
The White Album, lol- you are a hoot girl! Love the page and the way you used the colors.
January 26, 2011 at 9:38 AM
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