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For the month of September, I am the featured PenScrapper and had the honor of designing a digital kit. I love art journals and could not think of anything more appropriate than a digital art journal kit. Head over to the site, download and enter the contest for the month. My challenge is to create a page about yourself that inspires and encourages you to be your most authentic self.   I happened upon Diana’s blog, Hub Bub, purely by accident last year. As a seasoned art journal artist, I am always looking for new ideas and techniques to try out. I was immediately attracted to her pages and how freely she makes her art. Her work is authentic and about as real as it gets. This theme carries over to her book, Journal Spilling. When I received her book, I could not put it down. First, eye candy! Second, the journaling exercises make you go deeper with your writing. Thirdly, she offers precise directions for beginning art journalers and seasoned artists.
 My favorite section in the book is Lean Into Trust. Diana offers ways to “conceal” your journaling if it is a little more private so that it becomes part of the art of your journal page. The great thing about this chapter is how supportive it is in helping you get more comfortable each time you work in your journal. Diana calls it ” leaning into it.” She has made me want to explore using watercolor and oil pastels in a completely different way. While her pages are very free and uninhibited, there is a certain kind of energy about them that evokes a variety of emotions. While I am not the best at recording my process, Diana definitely is. She walks you step by step through more techniques than you can imagine for adding texture and style to your own journals. I also enjoyed the various techniques for resists and using rubber stamps. She even includes a section on creating your own stamps. As expensive as rubber stamps are, learning how to make them on your own is priceless for beginning art journalers.
 Full Disclosure: I received a copy of Journal Spilling to review and share with my readers. The opinions expressed in this post are purely my own and are in no way influenced by receipt of the book.
My live chat has been rescheduled for today at 10pm EST. I am kicking off the month long celebration at reneepearson.com and a new Pen Scrapper every week for the rest of the month. Make sure you stop by and help me crush the record for the most attendees at one of Renee’s live chats. It is sure to be a good time and I hope to give you some insight into how I use my Wacom tablet for my journaling. 
I am humbled anytime someone contacts me to do an interview. You can read my latest at the Empty Easel. It is always a blessing and my pleasure to share my love of words and art. |
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