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Hey there, it’s Kathleen here and today I want to share some ideas with you for how you can incorporate words and phrases in your art journal pages even when you don’t like your handwriting ( like me 😉 ). You know, I always struggle with writing on my art journal pages because usually that’s […]
Hiya friends! Lauren here! In real life I have the amazing privilege of being friends with a Get Messy community member, Karen H! We actually work together and I’m pretty sure Karen is my spirit animal. So when she said she had a tutorial she wanted to share I was beyond myself with joy! I […]
Here’s a tutorial showing my process from start to finish for an abstract acrylic paint page. I like keeping whitespace, but it looks gorgeous if you cover the whole thing too.
Hello Get Messy Peeps! Cassandra here. Today I am sharing a mixed media piece in the hopes of inspiring you to be brave with gel, gesso and gelatos. This one is a simpler version of a double page spread that I had previously made which was inspired by a Get Messy prompt from last season. […]
Hello Get Messy! Vanessa Perry here, and today I’m sharing with you a simple tip that is one of my favorites and has even inspired me to create an entire journal out of it. Art journaling tip: Use a word or phrase as the focus of your page. Make your phrase visible over the background. You can […]
What you need: old book paper ball point pen paint brush acrylic paint sealant scissors 1. Draw shapes onto the paper Three simple ones for me, on two types of paper. The hearts and stars were on an old Oscar Wilde book with thin, aged paper. The flowers I drew over the index page of a […]