I’ve been having a lot of fun with Terry Runyan’s Painting Happiness book recently. This is a couple of paintings I’ve done with the prompts:
Tulips:
Zebra, Transportation, UFO
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Tulips in a fishbowl 
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I made some ATCs inspired by the March prompt list.
(I realize this is probably slightly off-topic for the journaling craftalong since it’s not actually a journal craft. I’m posting it here as part of the requirements for entering it in the current site challenge and can delete if necessary when the challenge is over.)
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I’m not the boss of this thread but I think it’s great that you used the prompts in your own way.
I love your use of the prompts!
May Art Journal Prompts
something flowery or floral
use only 3 colors
favorite art quote
use ribbon or fiber
add die cuts
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Not sure if this is the right thread or not, but I am so happy with how my May art journal came out I had to share somewhere! I am doing the Messy May daily art journal challenge. Day 1 prompt was (partially) “bind a journal just for Messy May”. I started it yesterday and managed to finish in time today to also be able to do the second day challenge. Anyway…
This is a paper grocery bag journal: just two layers of standard paper grocery bag sewn between two layers of fabric. I did some collage on the cover (whale tail is a cricut cut that I water colored) and the lace and doilies are antiques from estate sales. My favorite is the binding though! I usually don’t like how standard junk journal binding looks, but using the eyelets changes the whole thing for me. Paper is mixed-media. This is def my favorite way to bind a journal that I have experimented with so far.
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This is awesome!!
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Wow, that’s fabulous!
I’ve had a bit going on and not much time to post, but all of you on this thread inspire me so much 
please keep sharing your wonderful work!
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I haven’t had much time for art journaling or even working with paper lately. But I did make a card for my mom for her birthday…and then left it at home when we traveled to see her. 
But she knows me and loves me, so all is good.
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That’s beautiful! What techniques did you use? Sorry you left it at home! 
I was experimenting with homemade texture paste and a stencil, and I really can’t tell you which recipe one this was. I used a variety of techniques from one of our Zoom sessions last year. Acrylic paint, alcohol inks, and a roller were all involved.
This was actually cut from a bit larger piece to fit the card. I did mail it as soon as I got home.
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I did the exact same thing - mailed the card but left the gift on my desk at work!
Love that serene blue card…
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I really love how accessible this feels. I would bring this with me. And I don’t have enough words for how much i love the fabric and the lace and doilies.
Is the eyelet binding a known thing? I’m going to google to find out.
Edit. I absolutely have one of those tools. In with my sewing stash.
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No, I didn’t come up with it. I found it in a YouTube tutorial for binding a journal (maybe not a junk journal) that I think was several years old and now I can’t find it to give you a link - sorry! The paper bag cover is a 49Dragonflies tutorial, but she did not do the eyelets.
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I’ll check out that dragonfly tutorial! Thank you! I have some good fabric I might use. AFTER i finish my swap stuff! : )
Here is the link for the eyelet tool thing.
There’s another Dina class next Saturday, May 14, called Ditch the Brayer. I think it’s about using a paintbrush to apply paint to the gel plate, rather than making a smooth coat. I’m thinking about it…
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Quick junk journal page for the poetry workshop I went to last week. Just my name tag from the event, the sticker off the notebook I got, and a list of some of the poets/books the facilitator recommended (on the notebook paper, natch).
ETA: Just now noticing the photo apparently didn’t upload the first time 
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