We are stronger together

Prompt 8 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Community.

My page was inspired by Dina's daily demos.

I used Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint
in Lapis & Lemon,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
a black Fude Ball pen,
tissue paper
& words cut from an old novel.

I am working in a small
Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

A Life full of Adventure

Prompt 7 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Adventure.

Dina was encouraging us
to be adventurous,
to try something new.

At this very moment in time,
all I wish for is a very boring,
ordinary &
uneventful life,
however the world has different ideas.

So I adapted my approach for this journal page,
being as adventurous as I can
as faces are not my go to subject.

Four years ago, during ICAD
(the annual Index Card A Day event)
I worked through two of Dina's books,
Art Journal Freedom
&
Art Journal Courage.

I took inspiration from two of my index cards,
inspired by Art Journal Courage,
to make my own face stencil.

Then I used Dina Wakley Media
Acrylic Paint in Ruby & Lapis
mixed only with water
to add colour.

Words, as always, cut from an old novel.

I am working in a small
Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

You can see the two original index cards below.

Card 23
Card 29 - Listen to your heart

Grateful for Nature

Prompt 6 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Nature.

I taped off the edges of the page
(using Dina Wakley Blank Media Tape)
to keep the border clean.

I used her Cellular Stencil
to draw the centre of my flowers,
then doodled around them.

I coloured them with
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint
(Ruby, Lemon & Lapis) &
a little Dina Wakley Glazing Medium.

Finally I removed the media tape
& added a few words cut out
from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice.

I used Posca Paint Pens
in black & white,
as they dry quickly,
do not smear when painted over
& work well over the dried acrylic paint.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

The Kindness of Strangers

Prompt 5 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Kindness.

I used a Dina Wakley Media Stencil
with a black Sakura Pigma Micron pen,
together with a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
words cut out from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice
on Tim Holtz Resist Kraft Paper
& a number 5 sticker.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

Time to Create

Prompt 4 for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Creativity.

I used Dina Wakley Blank Media Tape &
Dina Wakley Media Ruby acrylic paint.

I used three of my own handmade stamps.

There is an image from Michelle Ward,
pieces of Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
Tim Holtz Distress Marker &
words are cut out from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

Be Thankful

The third prompt for Dina Wakley's
Year of Gratitude
challenge is
Friendship.

I used Dina Wakley Blank Media Tape
to first create the vertical striped background,
using Dina Wakley Media Lapis acrylic paint,
mixed with white gesso.

Then I took some of the painted tape
to create horizontal interest.

There is an image from the Graphics Fairy,
with kraft photo corners &
words are cut out from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice.

Just a small piece of grosgrain ribbon to finish.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

Overcoming Obstacles

Time for another Dina Wakley
Year of Gratitude
prompt.

The second prompt is
Obstacles.

The quote is by Christian Larson.

Believe in yourself and all that you are.
Know that there is something inside you
that is greater than any obstacle.

The quotation was printed out
& applied to Dina Wakley Blank Media Tape.

I used Dina Wakley Media acrylic paints,
Lapis, Lemon & Ruby,
mixed with white gesso
applied to an old typing manual,
& a Dina Wakley Media Stencil
(Cellular).

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.

The words are cut out from an old edition
of Pride & Prejudice.

Simple Pleasures

Dina Wakley has started
A Year of Gratitude
with a new prompt each month.

The first prompt is
Simple Pleasures.

The simplest of pleasures is time just spent in my studio.

Mixing paints.

Tracing shapes.

Cutting paper.

Finding just the right words to use.

The words are cut out from that old edition
of Pride & Prejudice that I always use.
I love flicking through those pages.

Doodling.

I used Dina Wakley Media acrylic paints,
Lapis, Lemon & Ruby,
mixed with white gesso
applied to an old typing manual,
a Dina Wakley Media Stencil
(Cellular),
& a Fude Ball pen.

I am working in a small Black Cloth Hardback Sketchbook
by Seawhite of Brighton.

The paper is 140gsm.