Art Journaling with Dina Wakley Week 4

This blog post is about the Index Card A Day creative challenge.

This year I am using the challenge to work through two Art Journal books by Dina Wakley.

I am using what supplies I already have to hand,

adapting the techniques when necessary.

I am starting with Art Journal Freedom.

Colour Schemes

Card 16 - Just being me

This card uses an analogous colour scheme.

I found the words on the floor the morning I made this index card,
which I think are cut from a BGU graphics sheet.

Index Card 16

I used the following materials:-

Acrylic Paint (Light Green/Lemon Yellow/Cobalt Blue)
Distress Ink (peeled paint)
Distress Ink (broken china)
Distress Ink (mustard seed)
Distress Marker (black soot)
Crafty Individuals Stamp (heart)
Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Silhouette (own)
Wording from BGU

Card 17 - Still becoming

This uses the same paints as the previous card,
but this time I was trying to create a different feeling
by adding a contrast colour.

Index Card 17

I used the following materials:-

White Gesso
Acrylic Paint (Light Green/Lemon Yellow/Cobalt Blue)
Distress Ink (fired brick)
Distress Ink (broken china)
Distress Marker (black soot)
Crafty Individuals Stamps (butterfly & heart)
Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Wording from BGU

Contrast With Colour

Card 18 - You matter

This card uses an analogous background
with a focal point in a complimentary colour.

Index Card 18

I used the following materials:-

Distress Ink (pine needles)

Distress Ink (peeled paint)

Distress Ink (mustard seed)

Ranger Mini Mister

Tim Holtz Stencil (Bubble)

White Gesso

Word butterfly & floral paper from BGU

Card 19 - Sometimes it rains

I used the technique shared at the end of the chapter,
which uses gel medium as a resist.

Index Card 19

I used the following materials:-

Distress Ink (dusty concord)

Distress Ink (broken china)

Distress Ink (mustard seed)
Distress Ink (picked raspberry)

Ranger Mini Mister

Tim Holtz Stencil (Typo)

Gel Medium
Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps

Printed text

Card 20 - Time to fly

I used Dina's Glimpses of Every Day as inspiration for this card.

Index Card 20

I used the following materials:-

Acrylic Paint (waterfall)
White Gesso
Tim Holtz Stencil (Bubble)
Distress Ink (broken china)
Distress Ink (mustard seed)
Distress Ink (Picked Raspberry)
Distress Marker (black soot)
Crafty Individuals Rubber Stamp (heart)
Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Word Butterfly from BGU
Dictionary paper