Journal Artista

Mixed Media Leftover Art Journal

2013-04-18T03:22:00.000-04:00

Welcome friends!

Have you ever seemed so busy that you feel you can't scrape any Art Journaling time in? Absolutely, we all have. I have a wonderful solution, a LeftOver Art Journal.

One of the reasons I Art Journal is to cope with my anxiety and stress. When I'm "too busy" to fit any art into my day I end up feeling even more stress from all that "busyness". Of course this stresses me out even more and then... well, you get the picture.

One option that works well for me is playing in my Leftover Art Journal. Learn more about it here:

Doing a quick sketch, or journaling, or titling one of these pre started Art Journal pages is soothing, and even fun. I enjoy looking at these pages filled with random paint, stamps, sprays, papers and scrapbook supplies, and with little time you can easily create an awesome page. Try it, I'd love to see what you create!

Check out the full book here!

Soo much on the go. As of the date of this post I have 8 days left of my "Day Job", and only 3 weeks until I move. I have been spending all of my time purging and packing, as well as balancing my gym schedule.

As the days get closer I find myself feeling more and more excited about this transition in life. I have so many plans (including a cool mini class for this book!) and I am so excited to share them with you!

Thanks again for your support and friendship.

Much Love xo

Paula

Art Journal Pages

2013-03-25T02:38:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday!

I've finally had time to take a few photos of recent art journal pages amongst the chaos of moving.

I love the purple faces. They are from an ad that was in the "O" magazine.

I am in the middle of planning, purging and packing. Only five weeks left!

Please don't forget to check out my destash sale, links below! More items added daily :)

Thank you so much for looking! I truly appreciate all the support I have gotten so far! Much Love xo

STAMPIN UP

CTMH/NRN DESIGNS

HERO ARTS

RETIRED MAGENTA

MARY ENGELBREIT AND ALL OTHERS! MANY COMPANIES

UNMOUNTED RUBBER ALPHABETS

UNMOUNTED RUBBER SHEETS CLUB SCRAP AND OTHERS

ALBUMS AND JOURNALS

SUPPLIES

STENCILS AND FOAM ALPHABETS
DIES

Paula

Please Help! Destash Sale!!

2013-03-08T22:38:00.001-05:00

Welcome friends!

As many of you know, I am losing my job. The factory I work in is unfortunately shutting down. Thus, the need to have a big sale!! Check back often for updates, much more to come!!
Many rare stamps, including Mary Engelbreit!

To save on shipping, I can also unmount if desired.

Sets and stamps are either new, loved, or stained. Will add in description, but mostly new!! (Sad I know)

International orders welcome, I am located in Canada. Please email me with desired sets and we will work out a fair price for shipping.

Payment will be processed through PayPal.

Please contact me at Journalartista@gmail.com for inquiries!

Please give these rare gems a lovely home!

See pages above, just under my border for different companies.

Thank you so much for looking! xo

STAMPIN UP

CTMH/NRN DESIGNS

HERO ARTS

RETIRED MAGENTA

MARY ENGELBREIT AND ALL OTHERS! MANY COMPANIES

UNMOUNTED RUBBER ALPHABETS

UNMOUNTED RUBBER SHEETS CLUB SCRAP AND OTHERS

ALBUMS AND JOURNALS

SUPPLIES

STENCILS AND FOAM ALPHABETS

DIES

Paula

Mixed Media Drawings on Post Cards

2013-02-09T11:04:00.002-05:00

Happy Saturday!

I hope everyone is safe and warm after the wonderful snow a lot of us North East Coasters got in the last few days.

I have been struggling lately and decided to take a challenge out of this wonderful book. It was a challenge to mindlessly make collage backgrounds. Here are my results:

I cut the larger sheets into 4x6 postcards and have started drawing faces onto the random backgrounds.

My Bella, still a WIP

I have really enjoyed taking such random backgrounds and painting over them without thinking about placement. Such fun things magically appear!

By request, I will be streaming tonight on Ustream at 9:30pm EST and we will create similar backgrounds together. If you'd like to play along, gather these supplies and get ready for fun!

- a few pieces of large paperboard (such as cereal boxes) or heavy weight cardstock Note: You may want to gesso these prior to the show, depending on your style. I will be!

- 3 random inkpads if you have them

- 4 colours of acrylic paint

- your favourite paint brushes

- black waterproof marker, such as a Sharpie

- scraps of patterned paper (scrapbook or handmade)

- random flat collage material (book pages, bits of other artwork, tickets etc)

- a random magazine

- 4 random coloured pencils

- something to create texture, think bubble wrap, a sponge etc

- stamps, waterproof ink if you have it

- Stencils, spray ink

Have these out and ready. I know a lot of us have all these things on our worktables surrounding us all of the time. However, take the time to gather what's on the list. The fun of this challenge is to use limited supplies. Please leave your expectations at the door. :)

Don't forget to check out this post for my latest Youtube tutorials!

I hope to see you tonight!

Much Love,

Obsessed with Mixed Media Mini Books

2013-02-06T07:52:00.002-05:00

Happy Wednesday!

As promised, here are a few videos showing these books up close:

The next video shows my current left over desk journal which I LOVE:

I will be back soon with some drawing... can you believe it?

Much Love,
P

I'm Back!

2013-01-28T05:56:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday!

Okay, I know what you are all waiting for:

Yes, my weight loss journey is almost over. I am about 85lbs down and am learning how to accept my new body. In my after pic I am wearing the sweater that I wore during my DVD taping. Please ignore the hair. ;)

I have recently been getting back to art and it has been very therapeutic. This time of year has always been hard for me mentally, and creating again is helping me get back to "normal".

One of my recent projects is this mini file folder book inspired by the wonderful Inkwell .

I have been recently obsessed with mini books!! More coming soon!

I have also uploaded a few videos over on Youtube, including a new tutorial:

It's great to be back. Thanks to all my friends for sticking with me during this break. Can't wait to share more... I've even been drawing!

Much Love,
Paula

35lbs Lost!!

2012-07-22T21:18:00.001-04:00

Hi all!

Well, it's been three months since I've been on this wellness journey. Here is the video!!

35lbs LOST!!

So many have asked how I've done it. There is no special pill here, it's all hard work and eating well. Please check out MYFITNESSPAL. It's an absolutely awesome site that helps you keep track of what you eat. It's free, and works!! See you there!

Much Love my friends!! xo
P.S no worries, I will be back to art soon!

Art Journaling my Weight Loss

2012-07-01T13:47:00.001-04:00

Welcome friends!!

Just a quick post to show my progress pics, this is from the month of June. I did a lot of Turbo Jam and Jillian Michaels. :)

I didn't "suck in" my stomach in either pic lol.
Art journaling this journey has helped me immensely. Check out my Weight Loss Art Journal FLIP HERE! :)

Much Love xo!

My Artful Weight Loss Art Journal

2012-06-24T17:33:00.000-04:00

Welcome friends!

Another month has flashed by me. I have now been with this lifestyle change for two months now. Yesterday made 26lbs lost!

I have been doing some art, mostly in my weight loss journal. The page above is my 1 month measurements.

I have a little Facebook group called Artful Weight Loss feel free to join us! Every week I put up a prompt, the one above was "why do you want to get healthy?".

I have missed you all. It saddens me that I have to (somewhat) put the art career on hold to get control of my health, but it must be done. I have come to realize that none of this matters to me unless I'm healthy.

Check out my before and after videos! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CX-0R9hXyU&list=UU2CBDGHIVkdHQOwfIZ_Bmng&index=5&feature=plcp

One month later, and 25lb total loss!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDeJeE34630&feature=BFa&list=UU2CBDGHIVkdHQOwfIZ_Bmng

Much Love my friends! xox

Balzer Designs Spring Stencil Hop part 2!

2012-05-17T05:59:00.000-04:00

Welcome everyone! So glad you found me here.

I am so happy to have been able to participate in another blog hop hosted by the wonderful Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. This time we worked with the Wooden Parquet stencil from The Crafter's Workshop.

As some of you may know, I am on a mission to change my diet and life. I have been working only in my Weight Loss Journal (or Wellness Journal if you wish) recently and I find it very helpful. When I looked at this stencil, it reminded me of Zebra print. This is one of the many reasons why I love Julie's stencil designs, so versatile!

The theme was a Ferris Wheel which is barely visible in the background. I added clear gesso over top of the patterned paper which created a base for the multiple layers of paint on top.

I really like using both sizes of the stencil on the same page. I used the larger stencil as more of a focal point, and the smaller with spray ink as an accent.

I was not part of the Lotus Flower stencil hop, but check out this page below, I LOVE this stencil too!

If you enjoyed this Wood Parquet page, see it's creation here:

   

Video streaming by Ustream

Join me every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:30pm EST on Ustream, don't forget to Join My Crowd!

Also, check out my Youtube channel for over one hundred videos!

Please visit the other wonderful participants!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/05/stencil-hop-wood-parquet.html

Traci Bunkers
https://www.tracibunkers.com/blog/

Marcy Penner
http://www.marcypenner.com/

Paula Phillips
http://www.iamjournalartista.com/

Much Love! xox

New Link- Please Read!

2012-04-20T11:24:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone!

I apologize for my blog being down for a few days, what a mess!

Long story short, please update your favourites to http://www.iamjournalartista.com/

Much Love! xo

Art Journaling Challenge

2012-04-09T17:00:00.001-04:00

Welcome everyone!

It is my turn this month to host the challenges over on Art Journaling Ning!

Here is a peek of my challenge:

Check out the rest of the challenge HERE, I'd love to see what you create!

I've been pretty inspired lately, but mostly creating a little bit here and there. Here are a few completed pages:

Much LOVE!

Mixed Media Altered Box

2012-04-07T09:30:00.000-04:00

I was in a wonderful Secret Sister swap and created this box:

Thanks to the wonderful Laurel for hosting, and my SS Beth for taking these beautiful pictures!
I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! Don't forget to check out my last post, Stencil Hop!

Much LOVE xo

Balzer Designs Spring Stencil Hop

2012-04-05T05:49:00.001-04:00

Welcome everyone!

I am so honoured to be a part of Julie's hop again this year. As many of you know, not only am I a big fan, but I LOVE her stencil designs!

This hop features Pomegranate from The Crafter's Workshop:

One of the things I love about this stencil is how it can be used as either an accent, or for a complete background. My first page reflects it's use as an accent. I used the 6x6 version of the stencil and some spray ink:

Here's how you can use this stencil (or others!) in a simple background technique:

Don't forget to subscribe to me on Youtube for more tutorials!

I absolutely love how simple, yet stunning, this technique is!

Please check out the other artists in the Hop!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/04/stencil-hop-pomegranate.html

Leslie Jenison
http://leslietuckerjenison.blogspot.com/

Paula Phillips- That's ME! :)
http://www.journalartistaart.com/

Michelle LaPoint Rydell
http://inspirationeverywhere.blogspot.com/

Much LOVE xo

Derwent Artbar VS Neocolor II

2012-03-15T05:51:00.001-04:00

Derwent Artbars and Stencils

2012-03-11T18:09:00.000-04:00

You can watch me create this page here:

Video streaming by Ustream

Here are a few more pages I have been working on lately:

Much Love! xo

Playing With Derwent Artbar's!!

2012-03-09T20:57:00.001-05:00

Art Store Shopping

2012-03-01T21:19:00.000-05:00

Got to do a little shopping downtown today! Woot!

Much Love xo

Watch My Art Journaling Process

2012-02-29T19:11:00.000-05:00

Happy Leap Day!!

Here are a few more videos for today.

This second one is an amazing stencil technique with Neocolor II's!

You can watch the full version HERE.

Don't forget you can watch me live every Wednesday and Saturday nights at 9:30pm EST HERE. Don't forget to click the "Join crowd" button to get show updates and see recordings you may have missed.

Much LOVE xo

Please Watch!

2012-02-20T10:58:00.000-05:00

Colorful Art Journal Pages

2012-02-20T10:09:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday!!

I have been flooding Youtube with my Ustream recordings. Please stay with me! These videos take at least an hour each to convert, and I need to catch up as I will be creating two new recordings weekly.

Here are the next two:

This first one was from my 33rd Birthday show! The full version is also still available to watch on Ustream.

Have a WONDERFUL day!!
Much Love xo

Live Art Journaling on Ustream Recordings

2012-02-19T14:27:00.000-05:00

Hi All!

First off, thank you so much for all the support and kind words you have sent me in the last few days. I am humbled.

If you follow me over on Ustream and enjoy my recordings because you can't make it live, please read. Ustream has changed their policy regarding space limitations for recorded videos. As I have been streaming for almost two years I was well over the limit. I deleted some of the older ones, and downloaded others. I am turning them into sped up videos and posting them on Youtube. Above is a sample. These videos will have no sound as I have sped them up 4-8x.

No worries!! I will NOT stop creating my technique videos that you all love! This is just a little added bonus. As I am still streaming live, I will have to create on or two of these videos a week, so make sure you subscribe and tell all your friends! Also, as I will be deleting Ustream recordings oldest first, so there is still lots of time to watch them if you prefer hearing the instruction. Best of both worlds I say!

Much LOVE! xo

Art Journal Background Layer Oil Pastel Resist

2012-02-18T12:24:00.001-05:00

Welcome back!

Yes, I am a few days late. I have spent the past week in bed first with migraines, and then the worst kink in the neck ever! I am feeling better finally.

Last Saturday I shared this technique:

You can order your copy of the new Pages magazine here. You can also order a downloadable edition.

As for my absence, it's nothing new. I struggled through the holiday season with terrible anxiety. When I feel this way I tend to back away from everything and everyone. I am trying to work on it, but it takes time as well as a lot of courage and hard (internal) work. I apologize for letting you guys down!

Thank you so much to all of those that have left me messages and support, it has truly helped!!

Much Love xoxox

Why Gesso?

2012-02-09T19:08:00.000-05:00

Here is a new video!

Missing you guys, I will explain tomorrow!
Much Love

Mixed Media Travel Art Journal

2011-11-26T17:34:00.002-05:00

I went to Atlanta for a work conference and made this:

Enjoy!
Much Love

***Journal Artista***