artJOURNALING daily {holiday LOVE} continues with a little holiday color inspiration!
Inspired by traditional holiday colors, my latest color palette combines hues of bright red, turquoise, bright green and white. Here are a few IDEAS and examples of how this combination makes it's way throughout my holiday journal pages. Your art journal pages don't have to be layers and layers of paint. Sometimes the simplicity of a mark or stamp that tells a story other times it's using a found or handmade tool that adds a beautiful touch. Use the pages of your art journal to PLAY and experiment!
a few creative prompts for you...
- look for found tools around your house or studio
- paint on recycled grocery bags
- create a HOLIDAY color palette - paint it in your journal, cut out paint chips
- use the merry JINGLE color palette to inspire your HOLIDAY decor
- be inspired by my merry bliss flair tray
- paint your backgrounds or collage pages using the colors in this palette or your own palette
- make your own holiday printing plates. read about my HOLIDAY handmade stamp tutorial here
IDEA: spray through stencils, then scribble your journaling over the top.
journal prompt: what do you LOVE about the holidays?
IDEA: create a handmade foam stamp with holiday icons. apply paint or ink to stamp and stamp it onto a recycled grocery bag. I love Whole Foods and Trader Joes paper bags during the holidays, they are decorated with holiday sayings and images.
IDEA: spray paint through a HANDMADE hot glue stencil/stamp. experiment with found tools, cut apart a tomato basket and use it as a stencil. paint on fabric.
what colors are inspiring you this holiday season?
have fun experimenting make YOUR mark! xoxo~Traci
