I had gotten a Rolodex while I was working at a hospital a few years ago, and I had no idea what to do with it after our bosses gave us the a-okay to toss them out. I decided there had to be a way to get arty with them, and so I had saved them up (a few of my co-workers gave me theirs), and they have been in my art stash waiting for something to be done with them! Well, last Summer, I finally got out my Rolodex goodies out of the mothballs and I finally started to play with them! Well, for the most part I primarily got jiggy with creating some fun and colorful backgrounds! Something I have had a little bit of practice at.
Today was the day that I finally pulled them out again and decided to take a handful of Rolodex cards out and see them come to completion!
I had an entire mess of my art stash out and at the ready for playing with! I will see if I can list all of the supplies that I actually had used:
UHU Glue Stick
Stabilo Marksall Pencils: green, blue, orange, and brown
A bunch of small pics – most of which were either printed by FreePrints.com or I printed them myself using my Selfie Printer.
Scissors
Fiskars paper cutter
Aleene’s Quick Grab Tacky Glue
Words printed out on regular printer paper, using my home printer
Signo Broad Ink pen; White, and Black
Die cuts
Tim Holtz People cut outs
Washi tape
Hole punch
Mini paper doily
I hope I did not miss anything!
I seriously had such a fun time making these cards. I am seriously considering making this a more frequent visitor in my weekly video catalog!!
I hope that this video has inspired you to go find your own Rolodex (they can be easily found in most thrift stores), and get to playing on your own Creative Rolodex Truth Cards!
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know down in the comments section, I am always happy to be of help! Also, please let me know if you do decide to do a spread like this, what song would you choose to use?
I am a little bit late in getting this post published, but better late than never!
Today I am very happy to be sharing my process video for an art journal spread that I have recently done in my 2018 Soul Book.
The inspiration for this spread was that I have a song that means a lot to me this year that I wanted to document and remember. That song is called Life Uncommon, which was written and performed by Jewel.
The words to Life Uncommon are:
Don’t worry mother It’ll be alright And don’t worry sister Say your prayers and sleep tight
And it’ll be fine Lover of mine It’ll be just fine
(Chorus)
And lend your voices only To sounds of freedom No longer lend your strength To that which you wish To be free from Fill your lives With love and bravery And you shall lead A life uncommon
I’ve heard your anguish I’ve heard your hearts cry out We are tired, we are weary But we aren’t worn out Set down your chains Until only faith remains Set down your chains
(Chorus)
There are plenty of people Who pray for peace But if praying were enough It would’ve come to be Let your words enslave no one And the heavens will hush themselves To hear our voices ring our clear With sounds of freedom Sounds of freedom
Come on you unbelievers Move out of the way There is a new army coming And we are armed with faith To live, we must give To live
(Chorus X3)
A life uncommon
Isn’t that just lovely? It seriously is one of my faves and has been floating around in my head for months! I just knew that I wanted to put the lyrics to this song in my Soul Book, but thought I would first decorate a background and just paste the music on top of the background.
Well, I gave myself permission to put some music on and just play, and before I knew it I was on a creative-mojo-filled-roll!! I love when that happens!! Anyway, before I knew it there was no way I was going to let myself cover up the abstract painting I was doing. The colors were different than anything else I would have ever put together, but I L-O-V-E-D it!!! So, I had to come up with some kind of solution as to where I was going to put my song lyrics. The simple solution popped into my mind, and that was to create a pocket out of the 2nd page of my spread and the following blank page. That combined with some double-sided sticky tape, and viola!! It worked beautifully!!
I ended up mounting the song, that I had printed onto plain printer paper onto opposite sides of a nice piece of water color paper, and that gave the song some heft, and kind of turned it into a gigantic tag – perfect for the new pocket that I had created!
I finished by doing a bunch of doodling on the spread, as well as doing some journaling with a white pen. I did that part after the video because I thought for sure that I was done, but later, when I went back to look at my spread again with new eyes, I just knew what I wanted to say on this spread, and instead of doing a tip-in or anything, I decided to write it out!! I wrote from top to bottom on the right hand page, and then flipped the whole thing over so that the writing is upside down on the left hand side – I thought that was a fancy shmanzy way to do that, and I love they that it turned out.
The materials I used:
Dina Wakley heavy body acrylic paints: Ruby, Blackberry Violet, Ocean, and Tangerine
Liquitex heavy body acrylic paint: Titanium White
An old hotel key card (for scraping my paint in a thin layer on the background)
Dina Wakley paint brushes: 1 inch, a small round brush
UHU glue stick
a small Uni Posca Paint pen: Black
Double-sided construction tape (a gift from my sweetie)
My Fiskars precision paper cutter
Scissors
StazOn permanent ink pad: Jet Black
Date stamp
Bic black doodling pen
Construction pencil from Lowes
Uni-ball Signo Broad: white
Small white paper plate for my paint palette
Song printed on 2 sheets of regular white printer paper
1 sheet of thick watercolor paper
I hope you enjoyed watching this process, and more importantly, I hope that you are inspired to to maybe do a similar kind of art journal spread in your own Soul Book!
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know down in the comments section, I am always happy to be of help! Also, please let me know if you do decide to do a spread like this, what song would you choose to use?
I am so happy to share the 8th, and final video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you!
I am calling this series:
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #8
Pen work!
Grab a small handful of some of your favorite doodling pens/pencils/markers/etc.
Set my timer
and get to doodling all sorts of random doodles on your pages!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share the 7th video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you!
I am calling this series:
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #7
Words!
I have typed, formatted and printed up a list of various thoughts that I want to remember by documenting them onto my cards. (These are printed on regular printer paper)
I grabbed a pair of scissors, and a glue stick
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
Just in case you need some help coming with ideas on what thoughts you might use on your 8-Layer Journaling pages, here are the ones I printed (I did not use them all), for your use. Please feel free to copy, paste and use any or all of these for your personal use! 🙂
My List of Thoughts
You can find me somewhere in between inspiring others, working on myself, dodging negativity, and slaying my goals
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the Devil says, “Oh crap, she’s up!”
There’s room for all of us to win. If you don’t live like that, prepare to lose
She was powerful, not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear
You did not wake up today to be mediocre
Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace
Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you ever have been, to stand up taller than you were before
Sometimes your only available transportation is the leap of faith
You can have anything that you want as long as you are willing to do the hard work to get there
The surest way to be miserable is to try and please everybody
Everything you want is on the other side of fear
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase
Trust the magic of new beginnings
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, just get back up and try again
Whenever you are feeling bad for yourself, get up and go help someone else
You never know what you are capable of, until you go out and try
Get up, get dressed, show up, and do the work…the rewards will come later
Live today as if it is a gift…because it is
I don’t always know what I want to do, but I do know what kind of woman I want to be
Go live your dreams…out loud
Dare to be different. Dare to be a pioneer. Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge
Turn your wounds into wisdom
The biggest adventure you could ever take is to live the life of your dreams
Be thankful for what you have, you will end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for
Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.
If you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share the 6th video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you!
I am calling this series:
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #6
Stamping!
I have a selected 5 different texture stamps (actually 7 – since I wasn’t liking how 2 of my original stamps were showing up)
I selected a permanent black stamp pad (first I chose a Staz-On, and then changed to a Ranger pad)
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share the 5th video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you!
I am calling this series:
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #5
Stenciling!
I have a selected 5 different stencils, a heavy body white paint, and 1 paint brush
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share the 4th video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you!
I am calling this series:
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #4
Stamping!
I have a selected 5 different texture stamps (actually 7 – since I wasn’t liking how 2 of my original stamps were showing up)
I selected a permanent black stamp pad (first I chose a Staz-On, and then changed to a Ranger pad)
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share the 3 video of my new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you! I am calling this series
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #3
Washi Tape!
I have a selected 6 different wash tapes, although I only used 5 of them.
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share a new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you! I am calling this series
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards, and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…
Let’s get on to Layer #2
Paper!
I have a selection of papers: Bible pages, music sheets, math pages, novel pages, graph papers, and ledger paper.
I am using a sponge brush, for my gel medium. They are super cheap and because gel medium is so difficult to get out of brushes, I just use a sponge brush and toss it when I am finished (since if you try washing a sponge brush – they just fall apart)
I grab some Jane Davenport Gel Medium
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
I am so happy to share a new mini-series of art journal how to videos with you! I am calling this series
8-Layer Journaling
Back in February of 2015, Shannon Green put out a YouTube video series, called Journaling by 5s. It took the fear and guesswork out of art journaling. I would highly recommend you go check that process and her work out…Shannon is truly inspirational!!!
To quickly paraphrase her process is that you create 20 art journaling pages in 5 – 15 minute sessions, by layering 2 pre-determined media types per session.
Shannon’s Session are as follows:
Background – Paint, Ink
Texture – Collage, Recycle
Pattern – Stamps, Stencils
Focal Point – Words, Images
Details – Pen, Pencils
Although, I really do love this process, I modified it pretty early on, because I was nowhere near able to get my sessions completed within the allotted time, which drove me BANANAS! I felt like I would do better if I limited myself to one medium per session, and to limit my use of mediums to only 5 options. For example, for the paint layer, I limit myself to only 5 tubes/bottles/jars/etc of color, to cut down on my need to overthink the process. Doing this allowed me to finally get all 20 pages done within the allotted 15 minutes. SUCCESS!!
I have used this process for creating my Soul Sister Cards,
and for something I like to call Doodling books that I find super fun to play on while I am on an airplane or waiting someplace!! Every time I have done this process the pages end up looking so different from each other, and I am always so amazed at how cool they turn out!!!
So my modified version, which I am calling 8-Layer Journaling is:
Paint
Paper
Washi
Stamps
Stencil
Focal Image
Words
Pen Work
So, with all of the logistics out of the way…let’s get started!
I took 5 sheets of 9″ x 12″ Canson watercolor paper, and I cut them in half both directions so that I ended up with 20 sheets of paper sized 4 1/2″ x 6″.
Now let’s get on to Layer #1
Paint!
I selected 5 colors of Dina Wakley’s Heavy Body Acrylic Paint: Tangerine, Magenta, Lime, Lemon, Turquoise. (I didn’t select any inks or sprays because I don’t have any in my art studio, at the moment.)
I grabbed 2 paint brushes, 1 for the warm colors (tangerine, Magenta, Lemon), and 1 for the cool colors (Lime, Turquoise, Lemon)
Set my timer
and got to playing!!
If you do decide to do this 8-Layer Journaling process with me, I want to highly encourage you to not purchase anything new…use whatever you have in your stash. (This is probably something we could all hear a little bit more of!)
I hope that this is something that you might be inspired to try, and if you do, please share on Instagram #8layerjournaling I would LOVE to see your creations!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know in the comments section! I am always happy to be of help!!
Good morning!
Good morning!
