Joys of Life #TTC3 - Art Journal Page

Hi Friends,

We are back with challenge 3 on The Twisted Challenges blog. The theme for TTC#3 is "Go Bold + Replace Me" i.e. we need to use a Bold Sentiment & replace an alphabet in sentiment.

This project is a result of a long chain of thoughts. The 1st things to click me was that I need to replace "Y" with a Martini glass. You might wonder whats the chain of thoughts in that. Wait, let me come to it. So, while I was in Pune, doing Ph.D., my favorite restaurant to eat out was a Southeast Asian restaurant called "Malaka Spice" and the most favorite drink to order there was a Watermelon Martini. You can say it was my go to drink at Malaka Spice. Not sure if they still serve it, I hope they do. I have so many memories attached to it ;) So, the "watermelon" Martini inspired colors on this page: red & green with a hint of yellow.

Joys of Life - Art Journal

Watermelon Martini was pure Joy for me. So I decided that the sentiment on this page should be "Joys of Life". Once, the sentiment & background colors were sorted, I started wondering what else brought joy in life and the thing that stood out significantly was doodling/ tangling and hence I decide to tangle along on this page. So this page really represents a part of me :)

Joys of Life - Art Journal

List of supplies:

• Little Birdie Mixed Media Journal
• Color Bloom Spray Mist: Sunshine, Ginger Coral
• Cosmic Shimmer Mist: Meadow Lush 
• Sakura Black Micron - 08, 03 & Sakura Brush Black pen
• Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen 
• White Charcoal Pencil 
• Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned Stamp
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Martini Glass Print out
• Glue, Paint Brush, Water Mister 

Joys of Life - Art Journal

Steps to Create:

• I colored the handmade paper page spread in the journal using Cosmic Shimmer & Color Bloom sprays with help of paint brush & water mister (misting as needed to blend the colors).
• Once the inks were dry, I doodled the alphabets "J", "O" & "S" using Sakura Microns & adhered Martini glass print out to resemble "Y".
• Thereafter, I tangled all around the edges using Sakura Microns and added highlights using white gel pen.
• I stamped "Of Life" using Concord & 9th stamp and black ink. 
• I outlined the martini glass using 08 Micron. 
• To finish the page, I added some shadows to the sentiment using white charcoal pencil.

Joys of Life - Art Journal

I hope you loved this simple page & my interpretation of our theme. Hop on the "The Twisted Challenges" to read all about the challenge, rules & some stunning inspiration from other design team members.

As Susi mentioned in the blog comment, being able to Tangle (art) and eat/drink food I like is a complete blessing & hence entering this page at Art Journal Journey August Challenge "Count Your Blessings"

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

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