Top 3 Most Popular Blog Posts From 2015

Hello Lovelies.....

2015 was a busy year and with 15 posts and 91,003 total visits to Aggregate Memories Blog. A warm thank you for all that have followed over the many years. I wish you all a very creative New Year.

Here are my top 3 posts from 2015.

One....

Drawing With The Crafter's Workshop Stencils

Two....

Oh Yeah, Halloween.

Three....

Holding Space.

New Year 2016 Watercolor Journal Page

Supplies:                                                                                

·      Watercolor Paper

·      Watercolor Paints

·      Watercolor Brush

·      Water and container

·      Spray bottle with water

·      Pencil

·      Eraser

·      Ruler

·      Black permanent ink pen

·      A quote that you like

Step 1:  Watercolor                                                                      

Add water onto the watercolor paper. Then add watercolor to the wet surface of your paper in an organic shape. Remember that less is more at this stage. I use 3-5 colors either in warm tones or cool tones. We can talk a bit about color theory in class. Let the colors bleed into each other. It might help to lift up the paper to let the color drip. Air dry or use dryer to speed up the process.

Step 2:  Mark Making                                                                  

Start to add marks onto the watercolor page. Any marks are good in repetition, circles, lines, dots, and squiggles. I choose circles, as it seemed to give this piece a feel of looking at cell structures under a microscope.

Step 3:  Continue To Make Marks                                            

Keep adding marks until you fill about 25%-30% of the area. Small and large keeps things interesting. Doodle to your hearts content. This is the fun part.

Step 4:  Add A Journal Spot                                                     

Mark out an area with your pencil and ruler for where you want your journaling to go. I will use a quote or talk about what I hear, smell, see or just feelings I have at the moment. Also leave some room for the date. Notice that I added the words to the side of the page. I like not having things front and center. Keeps it visually interesting.

Write the quote in pencil to sketch out how it will all fix so you can adjust it to fit to your page. My quote is, “Forget all the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one reason why it will!”

When you are satisfied with where it is on the page write over the pencil in the black pen. Be sure to add a date to your work. 

My hope is that you are having an amazing start to your New Year.

Warmly-

Sarinda 

Artistcellar: Art Is Not Optional-!!

Hello Creatives...

Sarinda here on Hump Day, again. I was delighted that Artistcellar.com asked me back to do a guest blog post. How Sweet it is.

Today I am using liquid watercolor from Dr. PH Martin's Watercolors.  I love these intense inky colors. This project is vibrant and fun.

Here is what you will need:

• Artistcellar Stencils
• Watercolor paper
• Watercolor Dr. PH Martin's
• Spray bottle for water
• White Gesso
• Black Gesso
• Sponge Brushes
• Heat tool
• Paper Trimmer
• Adhesive letters
• Pitt Pens
• Scissors
• Scrap Paper
• Octopode Factory Stamps
• Copic Markers
• Corner Punch

Step 1:
Spray watercolor paper with water. Start adding the watercolor from ink dropper right onto the page. I have my watercolor pad vertical with an easel so that I get the best drips and bleeding. The next few images are the stages of adding color. Rotating the paper for the best blurring of the watercolor.

 There are a few stages that seem to have a very ugly phase to it all. Keep with it and add more water and keep turning the paper.

When you get where you like it dry with heat tool.

Step 2:
Cut out the section that you like the best for your journal.

Step 3:
Lay stencil over watercolor. Take the gesso and sponge brush with a bit of water brush over the page.

 This is how my page turned out. I like how the gesso picks up some of the watercolor.

Step 3:
Do the same with the black gesso. Yet use sparingly in comparison to the white.

Step 4:
Cut the page into strips and corner punch each one. Then edge with sponge brush and black gesso. You can see how the black gesso picks up the texture of the watercolor paper.

Step 5:
Add to you journal with adhesive tape.

Step 6:
Write out with the letters "Art IS Not Optional" and stick them on neutral scrap paper and line with Pitt Pens. Cut out with scissors and adhere to journal page.

Step 7:
Color the Octopode Factory Stamp with Copic markers and fussy cut out. Adhere to the end of the word "optional".


I totally agree with Artistcellar.com slogan. For me this is how I live my life.
Thank you again for having me back on the blog.
Much love and joy to you.
Sarinda

Glass Site:  www.SarindaJones.com
Craft Blog: www.AggregateMemories.blogspot.com

Workshop at Hobby Lobby at Layton Store

Mini Mixed Media Notebook Workshops.
March 22, 2014
@ Layton, UT Hobby Lobby
Workshop Times 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Click Link below for more information

http://aggregatememories.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html

FotoBella.com BoBunny Head Over Heels Collection and Gesso Tutorial

Hello Creatives....!

I have a tutorial using Gesso in a different way. This is a mixed media technique that I have used for years. Hope you will find some inspiration from it.

Here is what you will need:

Supplies: -    BoBunny Head Over Heels Collection -    Chipboard Stickers Flower, Love & Tag ·  Twine ·  Tag ·  3D Tape ·  Tombow Multi Glue ·  Distress Stain Dried Tea ·  Inks and Mists ·  Distress Crackle Paint White ·  Distress Stain Walunt ·  India Ink Black ·  Quill Pen ·  Gesso ·  Sponge Brush

Photo Sizes: No Photos used Tools: Heat Gun Scissors

1.     Add gesso to the tag and use heat gun until the gesso starts to bubble. Use caution not to burn the tag or gesso.

2.     Add white Distress Crackle paint to a few areas. Let dry overnight for the best crackle results.

3.     Use Distress Stain Tea with water. Dry with heat gun. Add other sprays and mists, dry with heat gun.

4.     Add India Ink splatters with quill pen. Also do this with red spray ink by removing the spray valve and use the steam to splatter the ink.

5.     Add Distress Stain in Walnut to the Distress Crackle Paint so that it seeps into the cracks.

6. Add the black twine to the lower right side of tag as well to the top in the hole of the tag.

7. Add the chipboard flower sticker over the twine. Then layer the chipboard love sticker on top of the chipboard tag sticker. 

Hope you like the mixed media background using gesso and crackle paint.

Be Well.
Sarinda