Peeks into my small art journal!

Inspired by Rae Missigman’s 15 Minutes of Mixed Media, I’ve been working in my small Dylusions art journal in addition to my large Dylusions art journals.

Like Rae, I use my smaller art journal to test materials and techniques that are new to me. I also use the pages like underpaper – to wipe off paint brushes, my fingers, stencils, rubber stamps – so I am not wasting any materials that remain on my tools. It’s fun and gives me an immediate background, too!

While I love having large blocks of time to make art, the small chunks can result in more spontaneity for me.
I created this first spread simultaneously to creating my DLP Week 6 spread:

Layers of pages and papers, glue and gesso filled the background. Then it was time to play with my brand new set of QoR watercolors a wonderful friend sent to me in the mail! And I practiced writing illegibly (lyrics that spoke to me) in permanent pen.

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And I created the spread below while making my DLP Week 7 pages (which I'll be sharing Monday):

This time I practiced writing illegibly on dried black gesso with my new Uniball Signo Gel pen in opaque white ink. I even glued in a piece of the gift paper that my QoR watercolors were wrapped in!
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I'm also experimenting with leaving more white space, and adding black and white.

StencilGirl stencils used:
February 2015 StencilClub stencils (large and small)
January 2015 StencilClub small stencil
Limited Edition Seth Apter CHA stencil
September 2014 StencilClub large stencil
Word Play stencil
August 2013 StencilClub small stencil

RubberMoon stamps used:
dream wood mounted rubber stamp
kre8tiv element O three wood mounted rubber stamp
kre8tiv element mod marks dark wood mounted rubber stamp

Thanks, Rae, for the inspiration!
Have a great week!