"Be Kind" artwork in Soft Cover Art Journal (Quote Journal)

 

I made a short video about this art journal here. 

I used the Sakura Glaze Gel Pen - White from the JetPens sampler. First time using this pen from Sakura. It took me a few tries to get it to work. To be honest, I thought the pen was deflected until I read the description on JetPens website.

Here is the description from JetPens website:

A favorite for craft and art projects, Sakura Glaze pens feature a unique 3-D ink that leaves a glossy raised line you can see and feel! They can write on regular paper as well as non-porous surfaces like plastic, glass, and metal. Use them on translucent or transparent surfaces to create a stained glass effect.The ink is waterproof on most surfaces, water-based, odorless, and AP certified non-toxic.

For best effect, write slowly to allow a thick line of ink to form and allow the ink to dry completely, which takes up to 10 minutes on most surfaces. Because the ink is thick and slow to dry, it is not ideal for extended writing. The raised effect works best on non-porous, clean, smooth surfaces and can be crushed down by pressing on it.

Music:

"Geneassist"

Written & Arranged by Gene Brown

Copyright 07/2020

Special permission of use granted

to Mia Bloom Designs by the artist 

http://drawn2themusic.net/

Artwork in Soft Cover Art Journal (Quote Journal)

I made a short video about this art journal here. The images below are the completed pages so far.

Classic quote from All About Eve by Bette Davis.

 

I ordered the white ink pen sampler from Jet Pens so the next few quotes were written with pens from this sampler.

The quote below is a play on words. Days of the week by various co-workers.

I used the Sakura Gelly Roll Classic Gen Pen - Bold - 1.0mm - White. First impression is that it wrote smoothly without any issues.

 

This next quote is one of my favorites from a co-worker. Her dry wit always makes me laugh especially after a challenging work week.

I used the Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip DX Gel Pen - 1.0mm - White. First impression is the same as the pen above. It wrote smoothly without any issues.

 

Another favorite quote from the same co-worker, who said the quote above.

I used the Sakura Gelly Roll Gel Pen - Medium - 0.8mm - White. I have used this pen before without much success. This time around the results were 100 times better. Someone suggested to me that the success could be due to writing on matte acrylic painted paper.

I will keep using all three pens to see how each writes after a few more uses.

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Soft Cover Art Journal (Quote Journal)

A short video talking about a new project in an old art journal. This video was originally posted on Instagram that's why I mentioned sharing completed pages on that platform. I will be sharing completed pages on my blog as well.

 

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Page Decorations in my Commonplace Journal

In this video, I show the pages decorations that I added to some of the blank pages in my Commonplace Journal.

 

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Commissioned Art Journal Video

This art journal is on its way to a new home. It gives me so much enjoyment to create an art journal for someone else.

 

Music from youcut app: "Feeling Fine"

 

 

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Sketchbook Art Journal video

A short video of my green and yellow fabric collage sketchbook art journal.

 

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Collages in new art journal

I made a new art journal to use to create collages. This one is in the same format as the previous art journal that I made here. This art journal is slightly larger - 7inch x 9inch.

 

 These are the collages I have created in this art journal so far. 

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Commonplace Journals Video

In this video, I talk about my Commonplace Journals. Let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate you watching. Take care.

 

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Final collages in Black & White (7inchx8.5inch) art journal

I completed all the pages in my larger (7"x8.5") single sheet art journal. The original post where I talked more about this new journal is here.Here are the finished collages:

This collage was lacking something to make it feel finished so I added a light wash of white paint to the ground stripes. This step helped to make the collage stand out from the ground to become the focal point.

 

 I'm happy with the way both turned out.

 

  

Time to make a new journal! 

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Gene Brown's t-shirt designs

It seems like I will be working mostly from home for awhile longer, I decided to purchase new t-shirts to wear at home since my current stash are beginning to show a lot of wear. My dear friend, Gene Brown, designs amazingly, creative t-shirts. These three are the latest ones that I purchased. If you're interested in buying new t-shirts or seeing the other merchandise he designs, please check out his website at http://drawn2themusic.net/genebrowndesigns.htm. Thank you!