Hello crafters! I absolutely love a bit
of texture, and today I'm sharing a journal page which is full of it.
Here's what I used...
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic -
Cobalt Teal Hue, Green Gold, Primary Magenta, Carbon Black
Carabelle Studio Stamps - Follow Your
Heart by Birgit Koopsen, Alphabets by Ana Bondu
Paintbrush, Palette Knife, Stencil Brush, Rigger/Writing Paintbrush, Ink Blending Foam, Soft Black Pencil,
Old Store Card, Old Toothbrush, Scrap of Music Paper
Here's what I did...
1. I started by using a palette knife
to spread a rough layer of modelling paste over a page of the journal,
then used the tip of the palette knife to make lots of scratchy marks in the
paste. Then I left it to dry.
2. Once the paste was dry, I used a
flat paintbrush to add some colour with cobalt teal hue and green gold
paint, blending the colours with some white tinting base.
3. I added some random stamping, using
cobalt teal hue with the Alphabets stamp. I then used an old store card to add
some lines and scrapes of carbon black paint in the corners.
4. Using carbon black paint, I stamped
the small heart off centre on my page, and the zig zags in two corners.
5. I painted a piece of scrap music paper
with primary magenta, then stamped the small heart with carbon black. I cut it
out, and adhered it over the stamped heart on the journal page, using matte
medium. I used a soft black pencil to add shading around the heart.
6. Using a long thin paintbrush (a
rigger or writing brush), I painted my wording. The uneven writing adds even
more texture to the page, so don't worry about your handwriting.
7. The page needed some white accents,
so I stencilled white tinting base through the reverse honeycomb Dinky Stencil
in a few places. It also needed more magenta, so I watered some down, and used
an old toothbrush to add some splatters.
8. It's not very visible in the photo,
but I added some gold wax lustre over the texture on the edges of the page.
9. To finish, I sponged the edges of
the page with carbon black paint.
I hope I've inspired you today,
Alison x
