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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!

Comments

Unknown said…
That is great, love all the colors.
Scrap Vamp said…
Great colors! Very artistic and fun!
The White Album, lol- you are a hoot girl! Love the page and the way you used the colors.

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