MaryJo McGraw

Tonight at 5:30 at Visual Journaling we will be talking about VALUES starting with pencils! bring all the regular graphite pencils you have and a good eraser ...oh and a journal with some blank pages.....bring other journals to share as well.....we all love to see what you are doing! This started as a pencil sketch

Another beginning

Finished this page up on to the next one.

This one has more negative space

It reminds me of a sundae....what can I say!

More pen circles, pink & red

Just a few perfect circles added with Copic Markers

Added dye ink as paint to the background

I am starting to go through the gelli prints and adding extra color with dye and pens.

Join me tomorrow for Visual Journaling in CDA Idaho @ Creative Element 4:30 pm. Bring along a black stamp pad and your 3 favorite stamps. I will bring the rest!

 Tyvek stencils are another way to go....I made the large leaf from JudiKins Poly Paper (tyvek)....... the flower stencil in the back is from Gourmet Rubber stamps  Gourmet Rubber Stamps

I have been using loads of stencils lately this is one from crafters workshop called wonky circles TCW220.....We also got new stencils from Gourmet Rubber stamps and KITE stencils (Judikins)

Ken working the gelli plate

Loads more happening today at Spokane Art Supply .Come on down for 25% of anything not already on sale including Gelli Plates and loads of Zentangle stuff....In the Stamp room we have I Love Rubberstamping with loads of great deals and the Stamp Doctor ( who has loads of Spellbinders) and of Course the Fabulous Lost Coast with new stamps !  Members of our Visual Journaling Group will be playing all day come on down and join us in all the fun!

Come on down and Join us at both locations this weekend. Creative Element will have excellent Demos on cards , Colored pencils, Zentangle, Calligraphy, and Iris  folding. At Spokane Art we will have Demos on Gelli Plates, Fabric Stamping and Stenciling, Zentangle, Card making and 3 fabulous Stamp companies, The Stamp Doctor, I Love to Stamp and Lost Coast Designs. Both Stores have door prizes and 25% of any non sale items in the store!

WED for our Visual Journaling Group meeting....We will be trying out gelli Plate or I should say you will be trying it out. I also have a fun background tape technique for you all to try out with pastels. Bring paint brushes and your JOURNALS! finishing up this page soon ........Glaze pens give a new shiny look to ZENtangle.