I love playing around with lettering. For experimentation, I have a lovely, inexpensive A4 grid pad. The grid helps me get used to height and width of the letter forms for any particular style. Without a guide I find that my writing tends to change size and slopes down the page as I write, so the grid helps keep me in check! Inspiration for my lettering play comes from.....(see pic above) *filling in shapes (C&D) , *writing out sayings, phrases, word lyrics or any short sente

I forgot to blog about this tutorial. Here you find me adding a simple flap to my journal page. Easy-peasy but so interesting! Subscribe Now (subscribes have access to the WhimsiKans page which contains exclusive and free content) #artjournalpage #video #tutorial #artjournaling

Woohoo...I'm so excited to announce the arrival of my brand new Subscriber's area - Whimsikans When you subscribe to my site, you become a WhimsiKan and that gives you access to fun goodies and a free workshop. There is not a huge amount of content there as yet...but we all have to start somewhere right...and from time to time the content may change, so it is worthwhile checking in to see what is new. You can also download the free workshop to watch at your convenience ...how

I thought I'd start to share some art journal pages on a regular basis, by way of video tutorials Today's is about adding a flap onto the page. I've chosen my handbag as the image for the flap, I've also drawn the contents of my bag underneath the flap, so some time in the future, I'll be able to look back and get a glimpse of my 'past'. Subscribe Now (subscribes have access to the WhimsiKans page which contains exclusive and free content) #offthepageproject #video #tutorial