Creating an Art Journal in 2022 - A Creative Start

Today I am excited to share the start of my 2022 Art Journal!  Art journaling was something I played around with in 2021 and loved the freedom it gave me to just create! To try new techniques. To try new stamps, new textures and USE my papers and scraps! 

I know that I will not love all my creations and some won't even ever be seen!  But this is by me and for me so that's ok!   No Rules! No Limits (except for paper size!

  

For this year's journal, I choose a travel journal I had picked up off of amazon that I loved and had hope to use as a scrapbook of sorts but felt the pages were too thin. But I couldn't let it go to waste so it will be my Art Journal!  And I love the size.  Roughly 4 1/8  x 6 3/4 inches.  Big enough to get creative but not so big that it would get overwhelming. You Can find the exact journal on Amazon  if you want to try the same one, but any 3 to 6 ring binder will do! and in Any size.

Supplies needed to recreate Your Title Page

Blank Page Muse Alphabet Letter Set Sheet Art Rubber Stamp by Terri Sproul

Blank Page Muse "Flitter" Butterfly against a Honeycomb Background Art Rubber Stamp

Blank Page Muse Chicken Wire Mesh Background Texture Art Rubber Stamp by Pam Bray Designs

Other Supplies 

Paper (Cardstock weight), Archival Ink, Planner Die (if desired) , Tiny type alphabets stickers, chipboard sentiment. 

Start by die cutting or cutting your Page to size using printed paper. I chose a patterned paper that  already had lots of "activity" going on!

Stamp your title and Flitter using Blank Page Muse Alphabet Letter Set Sheet Art Rubber Stamp by Terri Sproul and Blank Page Muse "Flitter" Butterfly against a Honeycomb Background Art Rubber Stamp. 

Blank Page Muse Chicken Wire Mesh Background Texture Art Rubber Stamp by Pam Bray Designs

Add your Tiny Alphabet stickers.

Stamp Blank Page Muse Chicken Wire Mesh Background Texture Art Rubber Stamp by Pam Bray Designs onto background as desired and add chipboard sentiment to finish off your title page. 

I hope you are inspired to get creative and try Art Journaling with me this year!  ~Chris 

 You can also find more inspiration at the links below:

The Blank Page Muse- https://blankpagemuse.com/

FB Fan Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Shop- https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Blog- https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuseblog/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/BlankPageMuse

Pintrest- https://www.pinterest.com/blankpagemuse/boards/

Love U xxx

 Hi Stamping Fans!

Can you believe we are already into the month of "Romance" for 2022? I've created a romantic page in one of my art journals using rubber stamps to compliment a collage image!

Stamp links are below and if you want to see the process pop over to my blog by clicking "here"!

Here are the links to the stamps I used from the BPM Store:

Scribble Hearts and Elements Sheet designed by Pam Bray

Alphabet Letter Sheet designed by Terri Sproul

Love Fancy Word Stamp

Love is a Burning Desire Stamp

Remember if you use the code BPMSharon at the store checkout you can save 15% on your stamp order - what better excuse do you need to go check out the huge range and nab some rubber stamps to create with! AND remember you can also use this code for discount at the "I Brake for Stamps" store as well! Fantastic way to build you stash of stamps and save some money!

And visit our social media sites for more stamping fun!

The Blank Page Muse- https://blankpagemuse.com/

FB Fan Page-  https://www.facebook.com/groups/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Shop-  https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Blog-  https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuseblog/

Twitter-  https://twitter.com/BlankPageMuse

Pintrest- https://www.pinterest.com/blankpagemuse/boards/

Flowery Whimsy...

 Hi Again BPM Fans!

What a "Whimsical" month we are having here at the BPM Blog!

Hope you have enjoyed the DT Creations so far!

Today I am sharing a mixed media art journal spread using "Heart of Nature" stamp set designed by Donna Gray plus "WHIMSY" Letters from the "Alphabet Letter Set" designed by Terri Sproul along with some Whimsical Collage gals designed by Xquizart!

You know I love to combine stamping with collage elements and mixed media so you can imagine I had a lot of fun creation this journal spread!

Pop over to my blog for more details: CLICK HERE

Remember if you use the code BPMSharon at the store checkout you can save 15% on your stamp order - what better excuse do you need to go check out the huge range and nab some rubber stamps to create with!

Looking for more inspiration then click on the links below!

The Blank Page Muse- https://blankpagemuse.com/

FB Fan Page-  https://www.facebook.com/groups/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Shop-  https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuse/

Instagram Blog-  https://www.instagram.com/blankpagemuseblog/

Twitter-  https://twitter.com/BlankPageMuse

Pintrest- https://www.pinterest.com/blankpagemuse/boards/ 

Halloween Block Card

Hi Chris here and I am excited to share this bright Halloween Card with you today!

Supplies needed
Sin City Stamps Background Grunge
Sin City Stamps Halloween Web
Sin City Stamps Alphabet
Cardstock- white, black
Spider Punch
Watercolor ink pads - orange, purple, bright blue

To recreate this card, start by covering blocks of cardstock with orange, purple and bright blue inks.

Splatter inked cardstock block with water.

Stamp  Sin City Stamps Halloween Web onto the Purple block.

Stamp roses from Sin City Stamps Background Grunge onto the orange block.

Add Orange and Purple blocks to card base. Stamp BOO with Sin City Stamps Alphabet onto blue inked block.

Mat onto black cardstock and add to card.  Add a couple of punched spiders to card to finish!  Hope you are inspired to get stamping!

A Visit to the Sea Lab

Hi Chris here and today I am sharing this layout featuring my son at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.  I had so much fun stamping this layout!  This layout uses loads of stamps! Here is my complete supply list:

Sin City Stamps: Terri Sproul Alphabet, Sequence Waste, Sea Shell, Coral (SC27-11), Antique Diving Helmet, Sea Plant, crab, Craw Fish, sea horse, fish, Ship, Stencil Pattern 2

ColourArte: Twinkling H2Os--Meridian Blue, Teal Zircon, Mandarin Citrine, Ginger Peach, Deep Coral, Playful Peony

ColourArte: Radiant Gels-- Indian Copper 

Core'dinations :Cardstock (White Wash Picket Fence), Sanding block and dust buddy

PACON- Multi Media Paper

Inks: Tsukineko Memento (Tuxedo Black and London Fog). Note you may want to substitute Jet Black Archival Ink for the Memento Tuxedo Black as this project does use some watercolor techniques.  I worked fast so my ink did not really bleed.

Distress Inks: Antique Linen, Pumice Stone, Abandoned Coral

Distress Markers: Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye

Graphic 45 Papers

Crop-a-dile hole punch

Paper Studio Banner Punch

Spectrum Noir #EB8

Water Brush

Jute

Eyelets

I started by placing my Sin City Stencil under my Core'dinations Cardstock and sanding in multiple location on my background.  

In the space left over I stamped the Sequence Waste Stamp repeatedly, overlapping the stamped images to mimic a fish net look. I used a torn piece of paper to mask off the parts I didn't want stamped.  This created a subtle texture over my background. 

I then cut a frame from patterned paper and added it over my background page.

I decided that the frame was too plain so I punched holes in the frame and threaded jute through the holes and added a bow at the top of my layout. 

I then stamped the ship on Multi Media paper and added it to the top right corner of my layout.

I added my matted photos and a banner across the upper left corner. 

                                                 

I then stamped lots of sea images onto Multi Media paper.  For the Diving Helmet I painted over the image with the Radiant Gels. The other images except for the shell were painted with Twinkling H2Os.

For the Sea Shells I used my Distress Markers and drew an ink line along the outer edge and then use my water brush to pull the ink toward the center of the shell.

I then fussy cut all the images  and added them as accents throughout the layout.  

                                  

I stamped my title on to my hand made tags and added them to my layout. 

Here is the finished project!

TERRI SPROUL INSPIRED ART JOURNAL PAGE

Hello!  I am sharing an art journal page today that I made for SinCity Stamps.  I follow along with Terri Sproul's Facebook group "All Things Terri Sproul", where she shares art journaling and mixed media art techniques.  Her first prompt in her new journal was her word for the year.  I too have a new journal and a word for the year so I decided to play along!  My word is SIMPLIFY.

Supplies:

• SinCity Stamps "Terri Sproul's Alphabet Set"
• Cottonwood Arts 6"x12" Journal
• Jacquard "Lumiere" Light Body Acrylic Paints Pearl Violet, Pearl Turquoise, Metallic Gold and Metallic Bronze
• Stewart Superior India Ink
• Black and White Markers

I started by painting my background bronze and letting it dry.  I also got my other 3 paints ready for the next step.

Next I painted my circles. 

Then I outlined them with black marker.  I wasn't sure I liked how this was turning out at this point.

But when I added the stamps I LOVED it!!  A few little tiny dots of black and white filled it in perfect, I think!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I hope you check out SinCity Stamps and Terri's show!

What's YOUR word for the year?

xxDaniella