by Jill Holmes | Aug 20, 2015 | Creative Techniques, Journal Pages, Lettering, Life Book 2015, Online Class
Yep. I’m still on the road but I’m still alive. We are having a small break in my responsibilities at the moment so I thought I’d add a quick post. At the moment I am near Astoria, OR which is located on the Colombia River that separates the...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 9, 2015 | Backgrounds, Creative Techniques, Journal Pages, Tips
The journal pages below were created by first applying a coat of gesso to the page. Then a watercolor media was applied. It could have been water colors or left over dye inks or even Distress Ink from Distress Ink pads used as a watercolor. In any event, it created...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 8, 2015 | Creative Techniques, Kids!, Online Class
This is such a great idea! Thank you, Carla, Lynn & Diane for this fun FREE project! Enjoy!
by Jill Holmes | Jul 8, 2015 | Backgrounds, Creative Techniques, Stencils, Tips
Yesterday I posted about getting all of the inky goodness out of your stencils that have been spayed with inks. Today I want to talk about a second method of “reusing” your sprayed stencils. Below is an original spray of a stencil (Urban Outsiders Stencil...
by Jill Holmes | Jul 7, 2015 | Creative Techniques, Journal Pages, Planner Pages, Stencils
I have been working on learning better uses for my stencils. One of the most popular techniques right now is using dye-based sprays with them. I haven’t done so well with this yet but I’m sure with a little practice I will finally get the right touch to...
