VIDEO: How To Use Reinkers In Your Art Journal

I am a big fan of getting the most out of your supplies, which I am sure you have guessed by now if you are one of my long term followers! So this week I thought I would get my Distress Reinkers out and use them to add colour to an art journal page. I mean there are just so many ways that you can use them aren't there?

So my video today is a process video showing how I put this page in my junk journal together. If you look closely you can see that I'm working on a textured surface. I think you can see more of the texture in the close-up photo below. Now, if you have ever tried to stamp on a textured surface then you will know how fraught with stamping fails it is! So I have also shown how I stamp using the MISTI on an art journal page. MISTIs aren't just for cardmaking and scrapbooking you know!


VIDEO: How To Use Reinkers In Your Art Journal




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Apple Blossom Butterfly, Music & Flowers stamp set
...Buy from Craft Stash (ships worldwide)

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress reinkers (Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Spun Sugar)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Craft Stash UK (ships worldwide)
...Buy from Blitsy US (ships worldwide)

MISTI, stamping tool
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Craft Stash UK (ships worldwide)
...Buy from Oyster Stamps UK

Gesso Winsor and Newton Galeria (thick)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Gesso Liquitex Professional (runny)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Palette knife
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Heat tool
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Ranger Archival Jet Black ink pad
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Blitsy US (ships worldwide)
...Buy from Craft Stash UK (ships worldwide)

Kitchen towel

Water spray

Unipin pen
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Stabilo all pencil black
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

I hope that has set your creative head a whirling! What did you think about the stamps? They are part of the Apple Blossom range over on Craft Stash and if you want to learn more about the designers of their products then you will love this article all about them, it is a very interesting read!

Oh and you can get 20% off your first order with Craft Stash by signing up to the newsletter (just in case you wanted to make an order!).

Have fun with your art his week!
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VIDEO: Doodle Art Painting Journal page

Get your doodle pens and brushes ready because this week I am on a quest to get you doodling in your next art journal or painting project. Hey, why stop there? You could go doodle-tastic on your next card or papercraft project too! I don't want to leave anyone out!

So it is a no-fear, easy art journal page video this week with lots of colour and tips on designing, using colour and transparent and opaque acrylic paint thrown in too. I've also added some texture with stencils so grab your favorite stencil whilst you are at it!

Right, got everything you need? You will find the supplies list under the video. Let's get to it and don't forget to share the results, all my social media links are at the bottom of the post. You will also find a close-up picture of the texture under the video too!



VIDEO: Doodle Art Painting Journal page



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Junk Journal

StencilGirl Loopy Ladders Stencil
...Buy from StencilGirl (Ships worldwide)

Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Paint (Raw Sienna, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Cadmium Red Medium Hue, Medium Magenta, Brilliant Yellow Green, Light Blue Permanent)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Winsor and Newton Galeria Acrylic Paint (Payne's Grey)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Posca pen PC-1MR (White, Black)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Posca Pen PC-3M (Orange)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Palette Knives
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Palette (piece of plastic)

Can you see the stencil texture? That is just using heavy body acrylic paint. It is a lovely texture. You can also see some of the texture left over from a previous project where I cleaned paint off of some punchinella onto these pages.

So what theme or themes did you think of? I would love to know, so leave me a comment either here or over on YouTube.

Can't wait to see all your doodles this week!

Kim


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VIDEO: Acrylic Paint Glazing And Tinted Gels and Paint Art Journal Page

I've been playing with acrylic glazing liquid this week and for my video tutorial I've used glazing in a way you might not be used to seeing it being used. Usually glazing is used in the latter stages of a painting project to shift the colour of a piece or unify and harmonise it. In my art journal page I've used it early on in the process to bring my tinted gel and paint stencil element together with the some old book page texture. I've also used it as a base to add more colour to. You can see all about it in the video and see how this page started too.

It kind of looks Autumnal doesn't it? But it was never my intention to make an Autumnal art journal page but the start of the new season here in the UK must have had a bigger influence on me than I had thought! Do you find the seasons influencing your art when you least expect it? What seasonal projects have you been doing this week?

If you are wondering, the stencil is actually one I made myself and those of you that have popped into my blog or YouTube channel before would have seen it a few times. But if you haven't then you can find out how I made it in my Moroccan tile blog post.


VIDEO: Acrylic Paint Glazing And Tinted Gels and Paint Art Journal Page




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Supplies:
DIY Stencil

Strathmore Visual Journal Mixed Media
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Golden Regular Gel (Gloss)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Golden Glazing Liquid (Satin)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Golden Heavy Body (Raw Umber)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Liquitex Heavy Body (Raw Sienna; Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Liquitex Heavy Body (Muted collection - Muted Turquoise)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Liquitex Soft Body (Quinacridone Crimson)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Liquitex Ink (Muted collection - Muted Green)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Palette knives
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

flat brush 3/4
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

flat brush 1/2
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Pie tins
Plastic palette
Old book pages
Kitchen towel

So have a go at these ideas for using acrylic glazing and using tinted paints and gels and let me know how you get on. Link to me in social media so that I can see the results! All my links are below.

Happy painting
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VIDEO: Easy Art Journal Page: Mandala Art

After last week's adventure into vlogging I am safely back with an art journal share for my video this week and an Easy Art Journal Page layout using Mandala art. You will want to watch the video all the way through as I have a top tip to help you to bring your journal pages together.

Last Thursday I started a few pages with some random additions of layers of acrylic paint, you can spot them in the vlog if you watch it. Adding layers of acrylic paint quickly and without thinking too much about it is a great way to just get started. Particularly when you have no actual finished journal page idea in your head to work towards.

This is one of those random pages but I didn't finish it on Thursday and I am quite glad that I didn't as I don't think I would have done this particular design that day. It came from nowhere on Saturday when I filmed a few more pages. But it makes you think, what design would it have been if I had finished it on Thursday?! We will never know.



VIDEO: Easy Art Journal Page: Mandala Art




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Supplies:

Junk Journal http://bit.ly/2p5rcOj
Turner Acryl Gouache paint (Coral Red, Night Blue)
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (ships worldwide)
...Buy from Amazon US

Jackson's Quill brush 3/0
...Buy from Jackson's Art (Ships worldwide)
...Buy from Amazon US

Posca PC-1MR (Black, White)
...Buy from Amazon UK
...Buy from Amazon US

Ceramic Palette
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships worldwide)
...Buy from Amazon US


Other items mentioned but not used:

Sharpie Waterbased Paint pen
...Buy from Amazon US

Turner Acryl Gouache paint (Beryl Green)
...Buy from Jackson's Art UK (Ships worldwide)
...Buy from Amazon US

So somewhere in an alternate universe there is a Kim Dellow with a completely different art journal page because she finished it on the Thursday. But what about the more organised Kim Dellow who actually got hers finished on the Monday ahead of schedule? I wonder what her page looks like?

Have a super creative week!

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VIDEO: Mixed media Flower Drawing Art Journal Page

Who needs some color to brighten their day? I do! I hope that you do too because I've got an explosion of color to share with you in my latest art journal page video. And I think I can safely call this a mixed media piece as I've got pattern paper, Gelatos, acrylic paint, oh and some coloured pencils in there too!

The video takes you through all of the layers for this page and it even shares what inspired the start of this page in the first place too! It also has another flower sketch as well and if you missed my last flower drawing video where I also share some tips and tricks for adding drawings to your art journal pages then you can watch it over on my YouTube channel, the video is called 'Easy Flower Drawing Art Journal Page'.

Hey, oh and I need to mention that I have reached a big milestone on my YouTube channel! I've got over 1000 subscribers and it is all down to you! THANK YOU so much for subscribing to my channel, watching my videos as well as commenting, liking them and sharing them too. It really does means so much to me.

So as a thank you to my subscribers I am current making a new video to celebrate and it will be a more of a behind the scenes, day in the life type of video. So keep your eyes open for it and if you aren't already please do subscribe to my channel over on YouTube and click the notification bell so you don't miss it.


VIDEO: Mixed media Flower Drawing Art Journal Page




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Supplies:
Junk Journal
Pattern paper
Scissors
Faber-Castell Gelato
....Buy from Amazon UK
....Buy from Amazon USA
Water bottle
Sennelier Abstract Acrylic paint (Iridescent Pearl; Primary Blue; Purple; Deep Magenta)
....Buy from Amazon UK
....Buy from Amazon USA
Posca Pen PC-1MR black pen
....Buy from Amazon UK
....Buy from Amazon USA
Prismacolor pencils
....Buy from Amazon UK
....Buy from Amazon USA
Golden regular gel (gloss)
....Buy from Amazon UK
....Buy from Amazon USA
Brushes

Don't forget to share with me anything this project, or any of my other projects, inspire you to make as I would really love to see. Just tag me in on social media and my links are all below.

So I better get on with making my special 1000 Subscribers thank you video for you! I'm looking forward to sharing it with you!

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VIDEO: Easy Flower Drawing Art Journal Page

One of my big goals this year is drawing more, you might remember the Daily Drawing Exercise I was doing regularly at the beginning of the year and posting on instagram? Did you play along with it? Perhaps we should do it again for a month? What do you think? Let me know!

Drawing is still a big part of my life so I thought that this week it would be fun to combine two of my favourite things at the moment - video making and drawing! This week a I have a video showing the process behind this art journal page with some timelapse video of the drawing from start to finish and I am also sharing some tips and tricks to get you adding your own drawings to your work.

So don't be shy! Give it a go and share the results by tagging me in on social media, I can't wait to see and you never know I might do a shout out to you on one of my videos!


VIDEO: Easy Flower Drawing Art Journal Page





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Supplies: 
Found papers - notepad, envelop
Ruler
Golden Regular Gel (Gloss)
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
Pencil 2B
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
UniPin Pens 0.1, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
Cretacolor eraser
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
brush
Ecoline Brush Pens
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
ZIG BrusH2O medium waterbrush
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
ZIG BrusH2O detailer waterbrush
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US

Junk Journal
Page already had:
PaperArtsy Baltic Blue paint
....buy from Amazon UK
....ask to order it at Simon Says Stamp US
Winsor and Newton Galeria Gesso
....buy white gesso from Amazon UK
....buy white gesso from Amazon US
Faber-Castell Gelato for tinting
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US
Mini Doodle Bloom The Crafter's Workshop Stencil
....buy from Amazon UK
....buy From Amazon US

I have more videos with inspiration for using ink and pen in your work and if you wanted a starter idea for how to tint gesso then check out my 'Easy Texture Art Journal' video.

Leave me a comment below, or on my YouTube channel, letting me know if you would like more videos with drawing tips and tricks from me and also let me know what you will be drawing on your next project!


And if you want some more drawing exercise to play with then try these two:

Can't wait to see your next drawing!

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VIDEO: Distress Oxide Ink Pastel Art Journal Page

Yay! New video time! And this week I thought I would break out some Distress Oxide inks. What do you think about  these inks? Have you tried them? Are you a fan or a 'whatevs.'?! I know, I am a bit late to the whole Distress Oxide party, as they came out, what six months ago? But, hey, better late than never, right?

Oh and talking about being late, I'm sorry that today's post is later than usual, I had some technical hitches uploading my video, Zoinks! But it is here and in it I am sharing an art journal page with a great technique for building layers full of that yummy dot, spot and splatter texture that Distress Oxides seem just perfect for.

I've gone for a pastel color combination with my three Distress Oxide ink pads and I am working in my junk journals again, and if you haven't seen what I use for Junk Journals yet then I do have a video all about them!


VIDEO: Distress Oxide Ink Pastel Art Journal Page




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Supplies
Junk Journal
Fired Brick Distress Oxide ink:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Broken China Distress Oxide ink:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Kitchen sponge
Gesso:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Brush
Scissors
Golden Regular Gel:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Uni pin fine line marker 0.1:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Craft mat:
     Buy in the UK; Or in the US
Water spritzer
Kitchen towel

So do let me know how you are getting on with these ink pads and if you would like some more videos from me sharing techniques and tricks for using them? Or are there too many videos on them already?

Oh and don't forget if you want some more ink pad inspiration you can always try my 'Drawing with Ink Pads' video!

I would love to give you a shout-out at the end of one of my videos, so please do link to me on social media if you are sharing something you made that was inspired by my videos or work. All the links you need to find me are below.

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VIDEO: Easy watercolor mixed media flower art

Watercolor and gel medium don't mix, right? Well, oddly enough I love working with gel medium and watercolor together, you just get the most amazing textures and effects. Take for instance my video this week. It's a super easy, mixed media flower art tutorial that uses glass bead gel and watercolor. I know, crazy! But look how much fun it is! And all that amazing texture.

But I have a confession, I made a totally rookie mistake! Got a bit too excited and threw caution to the wind when I really should have been patient and waited. Be patient? Yeah, that word is so not in my vocabulary! Anyway, I won't spoil the fun, you can watch what mistake I made and how I fixed it too in the video!

Before we start the video, go grab your popcorn, or maybe that should be go grab your paper and paints! Because, I just wanted to let you know that at the end I have a special shout out to one of my YouTube channel subscribers!



VIDEO: Easy watercolor mixed media flower art



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Supplies
Daler and Rowney Mixed Media Paper:
     Buy Daler Rowney in the UK;  Buy Daler Rowney in the US
Newspaper
Golden Regular gel (gloss):
     Buy Regular Gel UK; Buy Regular Gel US
Plastic card
Flat brush
PaperArtsy Kim Dellow Stencil PS046:
     Buy PaperArtsy Stencil UK; Buy PaperArtsy Stencil US
Golden Glass Bead Gel:
     Buy Bead gel UK; Buy Bead gel US
Palette knife
Dr PH. Martin's Hydrus (set 1):
     Buy Hydrus UK; Buy Hydrus US  (Hail Hydrus! - Sorry, bad geek reference - hail hydra - Marvel - get it? *Sigh, just me then!)
water spray
Round brush
Kitchen towel
Holbein Gouache Brilliant gold
     Buy Holbein gold UK; Buy Holbein gold US
PaperArtsy Kim Dellow Stamps EKD05 (pre-decorated see my butterfly art slice video)
     Buy PaperArtsy Stamps UK; Buy PaperArtsy Stamps US (UK);

Did you spot the shout out? It is a massive thank you to Diane Zureski and you can see the project that she shared with us at the end of the video.

Diane tried out the technique I used in my 'Technique: PaperArtsy Infusions Coloured Gel Medium' video and we are now both fans of this technique! Thank you so much for sharing your project with us Diane! You can find Diane over on pinterest so go and say 'hi' and let her know how much you liked her project!


If you would like to have a shout out in one of my videos then please do share something you made inspired by one of my videos, tag me in social media (links below) so that I can see it and perhaps the next shout out will be yours!

And to make sure that you know exactly when one of my videos uploads, subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the notifications so you can stay in the know!


I shall catch you all later! Happy creating.
Kim


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