Stippled Distress
Well...I am making progress on the studio...and decided to take another little break to share one of my all time favorite techniques...STIPPLE DISTRESS.
Check it out:
"What? You Are Drawing and Painting In Your Bible?!?!?!"
This question was followed by the whispered question, "Don't you think that makes God mad? It's HIS WORD!" Yes...let me introduce myself. Hi, I'm Jann and I am a Bible Journal-er! Since you have seen me draw on just about anything...you are probably not as surprised as my friend with whom I had this conversation. And just to be clear, I'm not poking fun at her - I think that I have had that exact same conversation with myself over the years of my personal study...because even though I have recently started painting in my Bible - I have written my heart out in the margins of many Bibles as I have dug into God's Word to learn everything that He has wanted to teach me. And I have often drawn small images to remind myself of a principle -- like the one I drew here at the end of the book of Genesis! Rabbit Trail : I felt that it ends rather abruptly - after we have studied all the things that happened to Joseph over the course of his life the final sente...
I love your warm and sharing heart.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving this tutorial. Breaking it down into little steps as you have done makes this awesome technique look easy. Thanks for the light and shadow demonstration also. Fantastic technique and the results are stunning.
Sure wish I were home to make some cards for your friend's fellow soldiers. Sad to think of some of the guys and gals not getting mail from home. Thank you for offering this. I will be part of it when I do get home.
Happy to hear your cleaning and purging is making you happy now. The evidence of all your hard work is showing itself.
Love you Girlfriend - Leslie
I found you only yesterday and I have learned so much from your videos. You are so kind/generous to take the time to show us your techniques and share your love of crafts.
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