Written by Rebecca Chapman

Ever sit down to art journal and find your brain has gone completely blank?

Meet image seeds: little visual starting points made from your own photos, ready and waiting to get a page going when inspiration is nowhere to be found. Think of them as a head start for your creativity, without having to come up with an idea from scratch.

Your photos are full of memories, ideas and little things you’ve noticed along the way. But too often they stay hidden - let’s give them a second life!

Bookmark this page, save the link, do whatever you need to do. Your future, blank-page-staring self will thank you! I’ll be adding a new video each week.

So far we have;

  • Photo cut outs

  • Sticky Tape Photo Transfers

PHOTO CUT-OUTS

In this video, I’m sharing a simple way to alter your own photos using a craft knife, collage papers and colour. We then use them to kick-start an art journal page - perfect for getting over the fear of the blank page.

If you fancy having a play yourself, you can download the exact photo I use in the video too - just click the link in the description.

Watch the video here

STICKY TAPE TRANSFER

Sticky Tape Image Transfer - Tips

  • I use Scotch Magic Tape - it ends up almost transparent and won’t go yellow over time like other tapes can.

  • I use matt medium to stick the images and collage papers down

  • Go for a high contrast image with plenty of white areas to allow collage paper colour to show through

If you want to go a bit further with your photos and your art journal pages you might like my online class Fragments of Time - here’s a peek inside…

Fragments of Time ONLINE CLASS - all the details here

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