Bonnie's Christmas WC Journal Tutorial #6 We're DONE!!

Hello Ai fans!

 It's time for Bonnie's sixth and final WC Christmas Journal tutorial!

Tune in at 10 am PST on Facebook,  Wednesday, September 28th  to see her last pages.

Tomorrow Bonnie will be sharing these pages.

From the adorable animals, to the elegant church, you won't want to miss this one.



She'll also be making the gift card or special note pocket along with these beautiful stockings.

If you'd like to follow along with Bonnie, these are the supplies you'll need. (or something similar...use what you have!)  Everything will be linked below. 

You can view the video by clicking on the photo below.

Now that the Christmas Journal is complete, Bonnie will be starting her fall journal soon with the newest Watercolor Releases!

Stay tuned!  They're SO CUTE!

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Baby Boy Journal pages 11 and 12 by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing pages 11 and 12 of my Baby Boy Journal.

This time it's all about his first holidays!

For Halloween he was a pirate!

How cute is this little guy?!

I decorated both the front and back of the little frame tag and used the journal die clasps as a decorative element.

Then we're onto his first Christmas.
I used Dr. PH Martin's bleed proof white to make the snow.

I have 4 pages left to share. 2 are complete and 2 are not.

If I can get the last two finished, I'll share all 4 next Sunday.  If not, I'll just share the two finished ones.

Happy crafting everyone!

NEW FRIDAY VIDEO - Final Episode! Pages 14 & 15 - Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

 

Friends - It's come to an end. I have had seven weeks of fun creating this Christmas journal featuring the Watercolor Journal Die Set and many holiday stamps, old and new. thanks for joining me each week. It's been a great experience!

Here's a look at my last two pages.

Page 13

Page 14

Join me to see how these were created.

Thanks again to all who watched this series. If you missed it, just go to the first video below and follow along from there.

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

NEW FRIDAY VIDEO - Episode 6! Pages 11 to 13 - Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

 

Hello and welcome to the next episode of my Christmas Journal Copic video tutorial! Today I've used the new 5567 - Victorian House and Barn Set and the new 5576 - Little Trucks Set. I've also used the 5566 - Christmas Sentiments Set and the tree in the back of the truck comes from 4927 - Holiday Mansion Accessory Set.

Click on the link to go to the video and do check out Episodes 1-5 as well. There are two more videos to go to finish this book. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

NEW FRIDAY VIDEO - Episode 5! Pages 8 to 10 - Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

 

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa has made his debut over at my video journal tutorial series! He's a cheery and happy fella! You can find the video link toward the end of this post.

Episode 5 includes instruction to color and make pages 8 through 10 of the journal using Copic markers. Below are the other two pages included in today's video.

Click on the link to go to the video and do check out Episodes 1-4 as well. There are two more videos to go to finish this book. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

NEW FRIDAY VIDEO - Episode 4! Three Pages in the Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

Happy Friday everyone! I'm making progress on my Christmas Journal using Copics with three pages this week. I've pulled out two holiday stamps from the store. They are 5178 - Gingerbread Cubbies and 4927 HM - Holiday Mansion Accessory Set. I've even made an interactive shaker page using the beautiful frame in the 5543 Watercolor Journal Template Die Set.

Click on the link below to go to the video. Below are close ups of the three pages. In the video, I show each step used to create these pages.

Page 1 features the oh, so cute Gingerbread house and gingers from the Gingerbread Cubbies set. The shine you see is from being sprayed with Silver Glitter Dust.

Page two shows off four of the cute images in the Holiday Mansion Accessory Set.

Page three makes use of the pretty frame in the Watercolor Journal Die Set as a shaker window. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

NEW VIDEO - Episode 3! Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

Hi everyone! It's Friday and that means it's time for another episode in my Ai Journal video tutorial series. Instead of watercolor, I'm using Copic markers and using a mix of the new Watercolor Journal stamps and other non-watercolor holiday stamps. It's just a different way to approach the journal if you want to use Copics or watercolor just isn't your thing. Today's pages follow fairly closely with Bonnie's layouts with just a few different twists. 

You can watch the tutorial by clicking below. When you visit, leave a comment to let me know you watched and what you liked best. Don't forget to watch all the videos in the series for tons of ideas and Copic coloring tips.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

NEW VIDEO - Episode 2! Christmas Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

Hi everyone! It's Janet and today I'm back with the second video in my Christmas Journal series using Copic markers. Today's pages follow fairly closely with Bonnie's layouts with just a few different twists. The snowman is a perfect illustration of how nicely a watercolor image can be colored with Copic markers.

You can visit the tutorial by clicking below. If you continue further, you'll find close up photos of each page.

PAGE 1

PAGE 2

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

ANNOUNCING! New Video Journal Tutorial Using Copic Markers by Janet

Hello and happy Friday. I'm excited to announce that I have started a Christmas Journal video tutorial using Copic markers. Ai watercoloring is the bomb but not all of us are watercolorists. If that's you and you want to make your own Christmas Journal, I invite you to follow along as I publish a multi-episode video series on completing a journal using Copic markers. If you're a watercolorist and want to practice Copic coloring, you're welcome to join in as well. Each new video will be published on Friday and available to watch on my channel.

I'm going to be using a few of the new Journal Watercolor stamps but also many Ai Christmas themed traditional card making stamps. The Journal line is so versatile and certainly not limited to Christmas or to watercoloring. 

To watch the first episode, click below.   

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

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