Saturday Craft Day

Last Saturday I went to my friend's for a craft day.  We decided to make an art journal page.  It had been a long time since we had made one!  When I got there, she had her entire dining room table covered with crafting supplies...that woman could open her very own craft store!  ;)   I had a wonderful day crafting with her!  Here is the art journal page that I made...

I started out gesso-ing the entire page, then using art paste and stencils, I gave it some dimension.  Then I used Dylusions sprays and started out with really bright colors, but then in Gloria's "stash", I found a Mr. Huey's gold spray.  I love that stuff!!  I sprayed it on the page.  It gives it a nice gold sparkle and gives the page a really smooth feel.  It really didn't end up anything like I had started...but all in all, I'm happy with it. Thanks, Gloria, for a fun day!!!

First-Ever Journal Page

I decided today I would attempt to do a Christmas art journal page all by myself...and what a disaster it is!  The whole time I was working on it I could "hear" Dyan Revealey in my head saying to do it quickly- don't think...but I keep "thinking"- it's crooked, it's not stamped properly, etc., etc., etc...All in all, I guess it isn't HORRIBLE, but I'm not totally happy with it...what do you think?  I really was fun to do, though!  Can't wait to do another one!

Stamps:  Dylusions Ruby Rainbow, Inbetweenies, Christmas Words, and Basic Backgrounds stamp sets
Ink:  Archival Jet Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Neenah 80# white
Accessories:  Dyan Revealey's Creative Journal, Copic Markers, stickles, stick-on snowflakes/rhinestones, white gesso, brickwall stencil, Glossy Accents, white pen