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Smile............an Art Journal |
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Smile............an Art Journal |
Hi Friends
I created an art Journal page today and have a step-by-step tutorial too...........
I decided to use the Premium Card stock in Bright White from Itsy Bitsy for this Art Journal page. I cut a panel size of 5-3/4"x 8-1/4" . To prepare the surface for sprays and textures, coat the card stock with Matte medium , clear or white gesso. I used DecoArt Matte Medium and dried with the heat tool……
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Smile............an Art Journal |
After drying , I used Itsy Bitsy Color splash in Lemon Zing, Hot Pink and Lime Splash
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Smile............an Art Journal |
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Smile............an Art Journal |
Dry and add some splashes with the same colors, dry with the heat tool and add some Gesso with a sponge to tone down the colors a bit
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Smile............an Art Journal |
I stamped the panel with some texture stamps and Black archival ink. Then I added Hot Pink Color Splash to Mont Morde Modeling Paste to create a custom made texture paste...
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Smile............an Art Journal |
I love the beautiful bubble gum color it created through the Irregular dots stencil........
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Smile............an Art Journal |
I added some die-cuts to finish the page.........
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Smile............an Art Journal |
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Smile............an Art Journal |
Punched holes and added this page in the Chip Board Album from the Itsy Bitsy store .........
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Hope you like this project ....
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