Hi Friends,
Thanks for stopping by to see my latest art journal page! The past few weeks have been a doozie for me and am thankful to have completed a page to share.
My husband suggested moving my creative space, which resulted in doubling my work space but it really put me in a funk that was hard to shake, the weather being so poor really didn't help either. I posted on Instagram some amazing vintage books that I acquired, which also overwhelmed my situation, it's funny how less is actually more, and more is too much!
Luckily, I can see the light and am pushing through.
As most of my pages do, this one stared with old book pages and some Tim Holtz tissue wrap. My favourite thing about cutting my own stencils are the "negative" pieces! I used the "negative" pieces from a Shnibblybits Moroccan Tile stencil, just using all purpose glue to adhere them to the page. Once the glue was dry I gessoed the whole thing.
Next, I added a thick layer of clear crackle paste to just the Moroccan tile negatives, let it dry and then added another even thicker layer to that. That sat for a few days to dry and then came the background colour. I used watered down yellow ink and Distress paint in Cracked Pistachio & Broken China, applying it to the entire page in a random lined pattern blending any hard lines with my fingers. I used the same products to colour the crackled tiles and I also took some of the copper coloured Patina Paste from Finnabair to accent the tiles, just applying a small amount with my fingers and buffing out with a paper towel. I also used some black gelato in the same manner to add some depth to the tiles. Finally, I outlined the tiles with a Deep Indigo Inktense pencil and blended with a water brush, adding a few splatters with the excess colour.
I'm determined to use up a bunch of products this year that I've had sitting around for long periods of time, which brings us to the next step. I used a few patterns from Prima's rub on foil sets to enhance the background. I selected a succulent looking vine from Shnibblybits Leafy vine cutouts, added Distress Oxide inks and then added two layers of UTEE before adhering it to the page. I simply outlined it with black marker and then smudged some pencil around it.
The dragonfly came from a calendar that I had from last year. I simply cut it out, used black ink around the edges and adhered it with foam dots. Finally, the words came from Tim Holts clippings set, I just cut up the words, adhered them with a UHU glue stick and added some pencil to create a slight shadow.
Thanks for stopping by to see my latest art journal page! The past few weeks have been a doozie for me and am thankful to have completed a page to share.
My husband suggested moving my creative space, which resulted in doubling my work space but it really put me in a funk that was hard to shake, the weather being so poor really didn't help either. I posted on Instagram some amazing vintage books that I acquired, which also overwhelmed my situation, it's funny how less is actually more, and more is too much!
Luckily, I can see the light and am pushing through.
As most of my pages do, this one stared with old book pages and some Tim Holtz tissue wrap. My favourite thing about cutting my own stencils are the "negative" pieces! I used the "negative" pieces from a Shnibblybits Moroccan Tile stencil, just using all purpose glue to adhere them to the page. Once the glue was dry I gessoed the whole thing.
Next, I added a thick layer of clear crackle paste to just the Moroccan tile negatives, let it dry and then added another even thicker layer to that. That sat for a few days to dry and then came the background colour. I used watered down yellow ink and Distress paint in Cracked Pistachio & Broken China, applying it to the entire page in a random lined pattern blending any hard lines with my fingers. I used the same products to colour the crackled tiles and I also took some of the copper coloured Patina Paste from Finnabair to accent the tiles, just applying a small amount with my fingers and buffing out with a paper towel. I also used some black gelato in the same manner to add some depth to the tiles. Finally, I outlined the tiles with a Deep Indigo Inktense pencil and blended with a water brush, adding a few splatters with the excess colour.
I'm determined to use up a bunch of products this year that I've had sitting around for long periods of time, which brings us to the next step. I used a few patterns from Prima's rub on foil sets to enhance the background. I selected a succulent looking vine from Shnibblybits Leafy vine cutouts, added Distress Oxide inks and then added two layers of UTEE before adhering it to the page. I simply outlined it with black marker and then smudged some pencil around it.
The dragonfly came from a calendar that I had from last year. I simply cut it out, used black ink around the edges and adhered it with foam dots. Finally, the words came from Tim Holts clippings set, I just cut up the words, adhered them with a UHU glue stick and added some pencil to create a slight shadow.
I hope you like what I've created!
Lisa :)
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