Spring Journal Series - Episode 3 by Janet

Hello Ai Fans! Today I've got four more pages of the Spring Journal I've been working on. I'm having such a good time working on the pages. There are so many choices for cute stamp and die sets that have spring and Easter themes. 

Last weekend, I gave you a sneak peak of the Easter chicks with hats and eggs. Below are the other four pages I made using a wide variety of Ai products. Please see the list at the end of the post for all the items used. 

These pages are included in Episode 3 of my Spring Journal Video Series. In it I am using Copic markers rather than water color. In this episode, I share all my pages so far and show you how I colored the two large chicks above. I hope you'll join me by clicking on the link 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 

Janet's Spring Journal Using Alcohol Ink Markers - Episode 2

 Hello Ai fans! Well, after a long wait I have the second episode of my Spring Journal series completed. The link to the video is at the bottom of this post.

In this video, I completed two pages using many different Front Porch Series sets in the way they have been intended - mixed and matched to create the scene you really want.

As a reminder, this is the journal cover that was completed in Episode 1.

Below is page 1. The wreath comes from 5486 Front Porch Garden Set. The letter is from 5493 Front Porch Valentine Set. The birdhouse is from 5488 Front Porch Easter Set. Can you guess who is behind the door?

It's the new 5732 Bunny FB! This is an adorable image with both a front and a back. I cut the doorway out so that he can be seen on both the first and second page. I gave him a letter from the 5493 Front Porch Valentine Set. I love I could show his excitement over getting some happy mail!

And now you see the bunny from the back side. On this page the daffodils come from 5488 Front Porch Easter Set. The tulips are from 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. The flower vines are from 5486 Front Porch Garden Set. The letters and box are from 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. I used a page die from the 5543 Journal Template Die Set and the 5741 Valentine Paper Pad for this page.   

Click on the video thumbnail for the video tutorial for these pages.

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 JOURNAL VIDEO SERIES - Spring Journal Using Copic Markers by Janet

 

Hello and welcome to the weekend! I'm excited to announce that I have started a Spring Journal video tutorial using Ai Dies, Stamps, and Copic markers. If you want to get ideas on how to improve your marker skills while making a wonderful journal, I invite you to follow along. I'll announce each new tutorial video here and you can follow along as you wish.

I'm going to be using both watercolor journal stamps and regular line stamps too. The Journal line is so versatile and certainly not limited to water coloring.

The first episode will introduce you to all the page and pocket die sets now available. There are four with the newest set just released 5723 Journal Cover & Bookmark Dies. I construct the cover with no stamps so that you can see the benefits of the journal die sets made to work specifically for the journal format.   

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 - 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 

88