Art Journalling: Mermaids and Under the Sea

Another day, another swap :)  Not much to say about this one.  I had to start a new journal (which was my first venture into coptic stitch binding - Sea Lemon has a great tutorial on youtube).  It came out ok, not the greatest work ever, but it'll hold up :)

I really like this spread.  I'm still "stealing" other peoples art, but at least I'm mixing it up a bit, changing a bit here and adding something different over there.  Ha.  Maybe soon I'll be inspired to draw something all my own!  

I don't know why the left side scanned blurry...I don't like the green seaweed and the wave above it was my attempt at coloring the background.  ek.  so that's when the whole background got colored in three shades of blue and blended...my blending pencil doesn't work so great with my colored pencils (crayolas from my teen years) but until I invest in something fancier, I'll use what I have :)  

Even with all the i-don't-like-this parts of spread, overall I do like it, and that's what really matters, right?

Another Swap: Doodle Dandy

I joined yet another swap for drawing.  This time around, I had to answer 16 questions in doodles :) 

The Questions:

1. What is your favorite type of weather?

2. What kind of pets do you have?

3. What is your favorite food?

4. What does your perfect day consist of?

5. What is something you collect?

6. Which season is your favorite?

7. What is the weather like today?

8. What is your favorite color?

9. Where do you want to travel?

10. What's your favorite beverage?

11. What means the most to you?

12. What's one of your hobbies?

13. What is your favorite thing about summer?

14. What is something you couldn't live without?

15. What do you look like?

16. What is your favorite animal?

So there you go!  I think my answers are pretty self explanatory!  

Another Swap Art Journal: Magazine and List, List, List!!

I joined another swap.  This time for a Mini Handmade Art Journal.  I missed the first in the series, so this time around, I had to make a mini journal.  I forgot to take a picture of the journal :(  The first round was to find a beautiful picture in a magazine, cut it out, and make 

that the center of your art journal page.  I decided to put my own art in my journal to make up for the missed round. 

Here's what I came up with:

The part of the left, I totally stole from someone.  I mean, I drew this myself, but totally not my idea!

For round #2, the prompt was: List, List, List! Your journal spread must include a list somewhere. Again, I stole this idea from someone, but at least I filled it in with my own tasks and sketches :)  

This journal belongs to emilymay42 of swap-bot.  She hasn't logged in for a few months (and never actually participated in this swap series, but started a different one, so....) but whatever, I just wanted to draw something!  I'll keep passing this one on!

Well, until the next round starts...Happy Swapping!

Fairy Tale Friend

I joined another swap... make a "friend" and keep a journal of your summer adventures together! Then pack up your friend and story and send it to your partner.

Meet Pearlina Wishwater:  

Standing at 3 3/4 inches and weighing 1.5 ounces, Pearlina hails from the Red Coral Clan.

Her tail is known to glisten with phosphorescence under the night sky, but being a little older in years she doesn't stay out late like she used to!  

Still young at heart, her pastimes include wave surfing close to the shore on windy days, collecting treasures from the beach and ocean to create interesting caches!

Here is a little video of her journal now on its way to my swapping partner :)

I made the journal with my bind-it-all by wrapping some material around thin cardboard (old cereal boxes) and the pages are card stock.  Some of the pages are lined with water color paper or additional card stock.

Disclaimer:  I drew and created most art in the journal.  However, some of the art I mimicked from other artists.  Some of the art (like the magazine covers) are other artist's work completely.  I make no claim to any of that art :)