Summer of Color and Color this Quote

 

I started this picture with the intent of using charcoal gray and pink for the Summer of Color challenge.   I found this really challenging, because I like to use every color under the sun in my artworks.  It was hard to stick with a planned color scheme.  

I also struggled with adding too much stuff and the page getting too chaotic.  I kept pushing and pulling, adding more details and wiping them out with white paint.

The quote for Color this Quote at Artists in Blogland is: 

"The sun is shining...That is the Magic. The flowers are growing--the roots are stirring. That is the Magic. Being alive is the Magic--being strong is the Magic. The Magic is in me--the Magic is in me. ...It's in every one of us."  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett

I used part of the quote in my art journal page!

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!

Linking to Paint Party Friday and Art Journal Every Day
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Color this Quotes & Sticky Journals: Cutting out shapes from tape

The quote for June from Artists in Blogland is: 
"May there be peace and prosperity within your walls."  Psalms 122.7

Here I will show you the steps I used to make my art journal page.

1.  First, take a separate sheet of paper and put patterned and colored tape in straight lines across.  Overlap them for interest.

2.  Cut out shapes and strips from the page of tape.  Glue to your art journal page.

3.  Add lettering (I used a Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pen.   Add smudging and marks with other markers, Gel Sticks - 12 ct and RoseArt Neon Gel Crayons.)

 

Check out the other posts in this series about using your stickers and tapes in art journal pages:

1.  Sticky Inspiration
2.  My new stickers & some pages with them
3.  Using patterned tape in an art journal page
4.  Guest Post:  Marly Martinez
5.  Tape Lines artwork
6.  How to Create Your Own Stickers Using Picmonkey
7.  Sticker Art Inspiration

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!  Love, Marcia
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Color this Quote: Art Journal Page

The top page was made for the Artists in Blogland Color this Quote challenge.  You can see at the bottom of my tutorial post how this background looked before I added all the extras.

Here is another completed art journal page BEFORE and AFTER.
The BEFORE was shown in my crayon transfer tutorial.

And here is the AFTER.  I added some collage, more paint and some pen work.

Sharing with Glue It Tuesday.