Colour Therapy III. Art journal

Through the whole process of creating this journal

I learned a lot and I enjoyed it a lot.

I handled the papers a million times and thought

maybe I should do it differently.

But then I stuck to my rule of: No RULES.

   

The next step is to journal in your own handwriting.

That needs a bit of practice, but I will definitely get there.

Between the other projects on my table and the ones in my head,

I am working on the cover of the journal. 

It is tissue paper, gesso, texture paste,

paint and more.

For the next class in August, 

we will be using mixed media on a canvas.

Hope you can join us.

Colour Therapy II

A few more photos of the pages that belongs 

to my colour therapy art journal.

The quote on the first page is so true, I love it!

As always a bit of glitter here and there.

The black ink was to harsh, so I over stamped with white ink.

I used some kind of mica flakes (to leave a little sparkle) 

and adhered it with Glossy Accents. 

Orange, Pink and Yellow!

What more do you need to get you going?

No Rules

As part of my Colour therapy, I decided to have no rules

while doing this project.

Rules gives us direction, but it can also

be very limiting. 

I have no formal art training so I kept my ears and 

eyes open when reading articles as I started on my journey

of paper crafting. 

So on these pages my only guideline was to keep it colourful,

If you look closely, you will see a lot of techniques.

It doesn't really matter what you do, the main thing is you 

need to enjoy the whole process.

I printed a lot of  my favorite quotes, cut the words out and

pasted it where ever I felt like.

I used stamps and stencils and inks.

Glitter, (as always) in many forms and ways.

Pens and sprays.

Everything that made me feel good and that looked good!

I chose water colour paper for the pages, because it can take a 

lot of beating and still survive.

Some places the colour from the back side came through, 

then I worked with it or around it,

but as I said, no rules.

This is a form of Art Journaling. Have a look at this website 

to see the professionals do it.

http://stampington.com/Art-Journaling-Summer-2014

Try this yourself and use all your "stuff "and techniques.

It is relaxing. It is therapy! Create with no rules.

I will post more pages and show you how I will 

transform these pages into a book.

Maybe sew it, or bind it.....

don't know yet.