MixedMedia Jenn

Today's page is all about truth and while it seems like an easy thing, to some people it just does not come naturally.   When I finished this page I realized the only person I can control is myself and as long as I'm authentic and truthful, everything else can work itself out.     Process Video for this Page:   Supplies Used: Windsor Newton Colourless Art Masking Fluid: http://amzn.to/1PMOaiO Sizzix Circle Die: http://amzn.to/1RSSMM1 Distress Paint in: “Wild Honey”: http://amzn.to/1PMOn5N “Picked Raspberry”: http://amzn.to/1PMOqyg “Ripe Persimmon”: http://amzn.to/1PMOsWU “Abondoned Coral”: http://amzn.to/1RSSWD0 Heidi Swapp Ink Pad in “Mustard” (similar): http://amzn.to/1RST2ui Studio Calico Color Theory Ink Pad in “Sunshine” (similar): http://amzn.to/1PMOE8B Viva Las VegaStamps! Stamp “Numbers Set”: http://tinyurl.com/h4p9s3v NeoColor II's in: “Light Grey”: http://amzn.to/1PMOSwu “Pink”: http://amzn.to/1UzfSrt...

Today is all about putting very strange things on your art journal pages. Tree Bark made it onto my spread today! I can't say how long it will hold up, but it looks pretty cool in the meantime.   Process Video for this Page: Supplies Used: Finnabair White Crackle Paste: http://amzn.to/1RSP7xR Donna Downey Pebbles Stencil: http://amzn.to/1X5DlhJ Instant Coffee: http://amzn.to/1RvjIPT Liquitex Matte Medium: http://amzn.to/1RSPcRT Patterned Tissue Paper Strips Book Pages Drywall Tape Circles Doilie: http://amzn.to/1RSPgBb Fabric Tape: http://amzn.to/1X5DUIe Gauze (cheese cloth is very similar): http://amzn.to/1X5E02J Tree Bark Golden Fluid Acrylic “Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold”: http://amzn.to/1UzcbBW Golden Heavy Body Acylic “Titan Buff”: http://amzn.to/1Rvkcp6 Inkadinkado Stamp Positioner: http://amzn.to/1RSPDMe VLVS “Weathered Tree”: http://www.vlvstamps.com/index.php/weathered-tree-3-x-4-1-4.html Golden Heavy Body ...

I made this background a few month's back following a tutorial by DeeDee Catron . I liked it so much, I decided to recreate it on a tag.   One of my favorite techniques is using stamps to create watercolor paintings. The trick is to stamp the image with a light colored water-soluble ink, then color it with watercolors. I really like how this flower from the Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamp Set turned out. It really looks like I painted it myself! Be sure to click the links above to check out DeeDee's tutorial as well as my journal page if you haven't seem them! Also, the complete supply list is linked at the bottom of this post.  I was going to add a little word sticker, but I like the flower image so much I wanted it to stand out on it's own.  Another of my favorite techniques: using different drywall tapes and texture paste thru stencils for texture, then going over it with a glaze to catch all the cracks and crevices. THANKS FOR ...

I think this may be the quickest, most simple page I ever made. It took me about 15 minutes INCLUDING drying time! They don't all have to be overly complicated, right? As long as I get out what I'm thinking or feeling, that's all that matters. And this quote fits my feels perfectly for today.   It's easy to go about the day to day not thinking of the past, or the people we have lost, but sometimes memories just beg to be recognized. They come out of nowhere, hit you in the chest and knock the wind out of you.   I lost a close friend a few years ago. Sadly, these days I don't think of him much. But some days... It comes from a song, a smell or a memory out of nowhere. For a split second, I almost forget he's gone. Yesterday was his birthday and I'm reminded that some people don't make it out. Some people never get the 'better days', or see the light at the end of the tunnel. While it does make me sad, it also makes me remember ...

This is a page out of my Vintage Altered Book that I am using to house my old family photos. I am scanning the originals and putting the copies in my book. This is a photo of my Grandparents with my mother. My mother was even able to tell me the exact address of the house they are standing in front of. I asked her where she thought they were going because my Grandmother is carrying her purse and my mom has a dress on. My grandmother never drove, so they must have been going to walk somewhere because it looked like my grandfather wasn’t dressed to go anywhere. My mom wasn’t sure, so I asked her if she had any story I could include with the photo. She told me that my grandmother walked to the grocery store to do her shopping every Saturday morning, rain or shine. She also told me she would wait for her to get back because my grandmother always brought her back comic books.   These are exactly the types of stories I want to include in this album. I was pleased all aroun...