Sep
03
Journal page for today…
Messy, just like I like it.
Dina
Sep
01
Happy September!
I cannot believe it's September. Where did August go? I still need it to be August…I am so behind. Eeks.
I posted on my blog every single day in August…did you notice? I'm hoping to keep up more regular posting. Not sure if I'll hit every day in Sept, but will try.
Here are a few of my Sept JBS projects…see them all (and the other design team members' awesome work) here. You will adore the exclusive stencil that's in the main kit!
I even did an art journal page with the kit…I used paper from the main kit as my background, and the exclusive stencil.
Aug
31
Everyday Eclectic Blog Hop
My sweet friend Alison Kreft Abad (former designer for the awesome Hambly) designed one of Echo Park's new lines. It's called Everyday Eclectic. I'm honored to participate in the blog hop to celebrate it! The collection is way cute and easy to use.
ONE
winner will be selected from each blog on the hop to receive an Echo Park Paper
Everyday Eclectic collection kit. To qualify for the giveaway, post a
comment by midnight EST, Sunday, September 5th. Be sure to leave a
comment on each blog and check back there to see if you've won. Each
blog will announce its own winner. Please leave comments for my blog's
giveaway in the comments section below! (open to U.S. AND international residents)
Hop along, now!
Dina Wakley (you are here!)
Aug
30
Out of the Journal Week 5…last week!
Out of the Journal has been fun. We'll definitely do it again next year!
This week I have been obsessed with my Gelli plate, and have made SO many prints. Here is one of my favorites. I'll share more in the coming month!
Link me up on this post to your week's Out of the Journal project. I will post all of the links on Monday.
Aug
29
Girl in the handwritten dress…
I drew this girl in the Dylusions journal over a Dylusions spray ink background. See all the water droplets? They were accidental…oops! I had this too close to another project that I was spritzing with water. I like the look, though. It's so cool how the Dylusions inks are reactive with water. I wrote my journaling in the girl's dress using a Fude ball pen.
Aug
28
Loving white space lately…
Gosh, I love white space. It really is one of my favorite design principles. This is in my Dylusions journal (using Dylusions ink and white paint for the background).
Aug
27
Out of the Journal Links Week 4
Have fun browsing! And a BIG thanks to all who are participating. I'm hoping to be able to hop around & make comments, but I am in the weeds here. I love seeing everyone's art, thanks so much for sharing it!
Veronica's Mixed Media Collage
Laura's Colorful Journal Cover
Jessica's A Special Place Canvas
Aug
27
Oh lovely grunge…
Oh, I love a good grungy background. This is Dylusions black ink spray, and white paint. That's it! Easy, peasy. The stamp is from my Garden Grunge line. I used my Messy Circles stencil, too.
Aug
26
Still learning, studying…
I'm still learning & studying from Tina Berning. I highly recommend her book, 100 Girls on Cheap Paper. It has great drawing inspiration! The girl on the page above is copied from her book…well, sort of copied. I used her girl as a study for mine. I'm not skilled enough to really copy her, but I have learned a lot from her drawings. (Click on the book below to see her book on Amazon.) This page is in my Dylusions journal, with a Dylusions ink background. Do you spot my stencil design, too?
Aug
25
Girl with yellow hair…
This girl has yellow hair because I squirted too much yellow paint on my palette for a different project. To use it up, I painted her hair yellow! I never waste paint or ink…you can always use it somewhere.
I still need to write journaling on this. But it's not speakng to my any more, so I will come back to it when it calls to me.
