Art Journaling Session: Lint Rollers & Gelli Plates

Well, we’re all amiss – me for not posting this post yesterday, and, dear readers, none of you pointing that out. But we’re here now, so let’s get to it! Yesterday evening, we played with mini lint rollers, bits of thread, string, wool, felt, chunky glitter, salt, and lots of paint carefully brayered onto Gelli plates. Sorry, no process video or step-by-step pics this week, but here’s the finished page:

Art journaling session layout featuring lint roller strips and colourful patterns and textures.
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Art Journal Page: Secrets

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It’s no secret that time flies when you’re busy! Lots of prep going on behind the scenes ready for my TV return next week, and a weekend away in the Lakes wasn’t exactly a rest, but it was a lovely break with lovely friends. But back to the here and now, and I’ve rustled up another art journal page. It’s been a while, but I have to make an example for Monday night’s art journal session in The Studio!

The highlights of this page are: brayer layers, and the newly available Molotow Liquid Chrome pens. These are alcohol based markers in various nib widths, and on a smooth surface, they really are impressively flat and mirror like when dry. I’ll let you know if they perform better than Krylon leafing pens after a couple of weeks of non-use. And I’ll let you know when and where you can get them – I’ve been sent samples to play with 🙂

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