'FREEBIES! Art Journal Page Backgrounds / Textures - celebrating 100 Followers in 2012!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

 

Howdy and welcome,

 

As part of the celebration for attaining 100 Followers of my blog , I'm offering this mixed-media collection of  backgrounds - FREE! FREE! FREE!

 

These FREE backgrounds are from my art journal (a giveaway prize) that I created using custom designer tape, custom labels, custom stamps, patterned scrapbook papers, die cuts frames, tissue  papers, painted wax paper, deli papers, custom embossed metal tape, copyright free images, Rollagraph stamps, Stampin' around stamps, printed tissue paper, Tim Holtz tissue paper, ink, acrylic paints, custom glazes and gessos (clear, black, white, custom tinted) using a wide variety of mixed-media techniques.

 

Yep! You read it right - these backgrounds are FREE for you to use in your artwork!

 

So...
how will you use these FREEBIES?

 

• Will you create textures by printing a page for your art journals, altered books, visual journals and assemblages?
• Or will you make image transfers by inkjet printing onto deli paper, copy paper or transparencies - and adhering with soft gel medium?
• Or how about dishing up some digital layers by using these FREEBIES in Adobe Photoshop or in Microsoft Digital Image Editor?!

 

All I ask is that you:

1. please give credit to  'www.lulu-too-beaucoup.blogspot.com' when you use these in your art work.
2. please send me a link to your blog post of any work you create using these  FREE FREE FREE backgrounds. I'd love to see what specatacular stuff you come up with!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Small journal from Staples Office supply store - lined paper.
• Pages glue laminated together for strength.
• Pages 'under journaled' (a Pam Carriker term) with pencil resists (graphite and colored pencils).

 

Thanks for visiting - please leave a comment while you're here - and come back soon....My GIVEAWAY for 100 Followers Giveaway will start this summer 2012 - with fun and artsy prizes for one lucky Follower's creating pleasure!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW - 05/30/12 Starting H. Potter Art Journal!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

I've been tidying up my art studio - amongst other things. Now I'm back for a hot minute.

For WOYWW this week, I'm continuing to play in a new art journal. It's a blank book with a Harry Potter cover. I've always been fascinated by owls and have a small collection of owl sculptures. So I couldn't resist this blank book when I found it!

New Art Journal 'Harry Potter' -

 with checklists for next steps.

Usually, I  to put a sticky note on each journal so that

I can instantly know where I should begin.

Also it feelsl great to check off a step!

I've already torn out pages as a first step. So tonight I laminated multiple pages together using YES! Paste -  with a flexible plastic putty knife from the hardware store. (The edges were cut down with Tim Holtz 'Tonic' scissors, so that the putty knife can fit into the YES! Paste jar.) After interleaving each page woth wax paper, I put the art journal under a heavy iron while the pages dry. Next step will be to 'under journal' (from Pam Carriker) with pencils and crayons to create some resists before aplying acrylic glazes.

I really enjoy starting the prep  workfor a new art journal. The pages are pristine and possiblities for the future artwork seem unlimited!

Do you work in art journals? What are your first prep steps? Do you laminate pages?

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts. Please stop by often - a new Giveaway will be coming late summer to celebrate 100 Followers!

See more artist studios here at WOYWW.

Peace,
LuLu

'Happy Memorial day - and Art Journal Page Spread!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

I'm back for a hot minute to show a background spread in one of my giveaway journals.

Haven't been around here lately. I've been sick for months coughing from bronchitis, hubby had knee surgery and now I'm having computer problems! So I'm using hubby's laptop to post this to my blog. My desktop computer is s-o-o-o old that my Internet Explorer version is no longer compatible with blogspot.com. Hope to upgrade by the end of this month.

Meanwhile, hope all of you have a great holiday weekend!

Thanks for stoping by. Please take a moment to comment, and become a Follower if you aren't already. Please come back again soon when everything is back to normal! A new giveaway is coming soon - to celebrate 100 Followers! Stay tuned!

Peace,
LuLu