Good afternoon!

I am happy to announce that my latest Art Journal Thursday Video is post up on YouTube! Yeah!

The supplies I used were:

• #2 pencil
• Tim Holtz Distress Stain: Old Paper
• Daler Rowney Simply Acrylic: Brown
• Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint: Napthol Crimson, Maple Sugar Tan
• Art Advantage Acrylic: Mars Black
• Apple Barrel Gloss Acrylic Paint: White
• Book pages
• Distress Ink Pad: Forest Moss
• Stamper’s Anonymous Stamp: Handwriting from the Reflection set CMS111
• Aleene’s Quick Dry Tacky Glue
• Stabilo All Pencils: Black, Brown
• Black Uni-Ball Signo 207 Pen

For those of you who had watched last week’s video, you might remember that I was really struggling to get a door onto my spread. After changing my mind last week, and coming up with something completely different, that I happened to have LOVED, I thought I was just going to leave it at that and do something different today too. But that door was nagging me, so I decided I would just buckle down and create my door this week!

I decided it was time to get brave and let my inner kindergartner come out and play. I gave her full reign on what the spread would look like and what materials she could use!! The sky was the limit!

Although my spread wasn’t very earth shattering, materials or techniques-wise, I was still pretty proud of myself that I did it!

Also, I have learned this week that art has a tendency to go through an “ugly phase”, and I have to confess, this spread was no different! The key to the “ugly phase” is that you need to just push through it, and let it all finish coming together!

When I had gotten to the point where I was painting the stairs, I had a moment of, “What the heck am I doing??? I am such a fraud! This page is HORRIBLE!!! I can not believe that I am trying this for the first time on camera!!! Have I lost my EVER-LOVIN’-Mind???” Yes, true story!

I am glad I pushed through because, even though this is not my favorite spread, and it is COMPLETELY different than what I normally do, I ended up having a real fondness for it! 😉

What do you think? I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this week’s art spread!! 🙂

Also, if you have any ideas, or techniques that you might like to see me try in one of my future layouts, please let me know in the comment section and I will see what I can do to be accommodating! Also, I really do LOVE answering any questions you may have about art journaling, mixed-media, or anything you might have seen me do here! Please feel free to ask questions in the comments, and I will try and get back to you in a timely manner!!

Until next time!

Here is to a BEAUTIFUL Creative life! 😉

If you want a different life, live differently!