Showing posts with label brusho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brusho. Show all posts

Friday, November 7, 2014

art journaling on the train

It might look like it ..


but this isn't quite the same journal that I've been enjoying working in recently.  I took a baggie of art journaling supplies away with me on our recent trip to London, including my little Daler Rowney journal (which is about 4"x 6" in size, a nominal A6) but when it came to the journey home I realised I'd accidentally packed it into my suitcase!


Fortunately we'd happened to shop at the Chelsea School of Art and Design shop (next to the Tate Britain, open to the public, very very cheap :)  ) and that journal I did have in my bag! It's a proper square but similar in size to my Daler Rowney (Sea White chunky small, approx 5.5" square)


What I LoVe about working in artist quality sketchbooks is that the paper is heavy enough to take wet media so no gessoing, no gluing of pages together to make them thick enough etc


Having said that, I did glue in a brusho background before collaging on top (with more brusho backgrounds, letraset and those gorgeous stamped numerals!!)  !


It was a very therapeutic activity for a train journey!

Stampotique stamps used:

Friday, October 31, 2014

circles on a journal page


I am very happy with this journal page spread!


It started off as a bit of a rubbish gelli print which I painted over with some turquoise brusho, thinking it might lift it - it did!!


Then I started playing around with Daniel's circles cube from Stampotique


and lots of variety in text and numerals.  The background numeral piece is from my scratch paper on my worktable; it's how I clean my stamps - by stamping them repeatedly on scrap paper!!


Add some doodling ... and Sarah is a happy art journaller!!

Stampotique Stamps used:

Friday, October 17, 2014

brusho ink in my journal


I have been playing ...


... with my latest toys - the brusho inks that everyone is using!  Who knew that this stock item in every primary school art cupboard could be so much fun!!


Whenever I use something new I start with my favourite colours - just lovin' that turquoise!!  Because it's an ink powder, splashing spots of water on the page and dabbing it off (one of my favourite techniques of the moment) doesn't work once the ink is dry, but I managed to catch it before it dried and got a lovely effect.  I'm happier splashing water on my pages than bleach!


I think Nina looks right at home on this double spread journal page, and Daniel's circles give lots of choice for a sun!



Stampotique stamps used