Hi, friends, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s Chark with a post today and I’m a newbie at art journaling but it’s so fun and I wanted to share my latest page. I’ve always liked this phrase, “The earth laughs in flowers,” because how can you be sad when looking and smelling flowers? I have some old-world roses in my yard that smell heavenly.
- I started by stamping a Hero Arts text stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Hero Arts Mermaid Ombre Ink on white tissue paper. Then I tore the paper and glued it to the page.
2. After drying with a heat tool, I added some Nuvo Aquamarine paste through the Chevron Stencil and let it dry. Then I added some Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Acrylic paint to the edges and randomly on the page and added some Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink, using a brush, a wet wipe and my fingers…fun! (it’s a little too blue-looking in this photo)
3. Next I drew some flowers free-form with pencil, then I used some blue transparent Claudine Hellmuth paint to go around the outlines and then watered it down a bit on top of the stenciled areas too. After that, I used Distress Oxide Ink in Cracked Pistachio and the Wallpaper Cling Set to add decorations to the page.
4. I ended up using more of the Nuvo Aquamarine Mousse with the star stencil from the Sky Stencil Pair. I didn’t like that the color of the mousse I first used got covered up with paint, since it’s so shiny and so I needed to put some more on the page. I also added some with my finger to the bottom of the page as the ground.
5. The flowers got outlined in the Pitt Big Brush Pens from Faber Castell in Chrome Green. Then I lettered the quote on music paper I had. I used the Pitt pens in Pink and Light Blue to color in those letters too, then edged the paper with my Worn Lipstick Oxide pad. And that is it! It took a bit, but it was a fun process and I like how it turned out.
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
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March 17, 2017 at 8:45 am
These journaling pages looks great! Love how you used the Sky Stencils.
March 17, 2017 at 3:41 pm
Wow, nice! I love mixed media art. I bought a journal, but
have yet to start …
March 17, 2017 at 3:49 pm
Char! These are so amazing! I looooove the artsiness and texture of this two pages. The color is so vibrant. Gorgeous make!
March 17, 2017 at 5:45 pm
Love the look of this mixed media project – I love the look of these techniques but find it intimidating. Thanks for the inspiration to play!
March 17, 2017 at 7:28 pm
Love the backgrounds and pretty color combo! Beautiful flowers on these pages!
March 17, 2017 at 11:31 pm
What a lot of fun.
March 19, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Very nice background – love how the oxide inks enhance the look:)
March 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Beautiful pages!! Looks like you had fun!
March 21, 2017 at 1:29 pm
WOW! That is stunning art journal page. LOVE your background with the stencils.
March 21, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Absolutely love this Charlene, fabulous artistic inspiration!!
March 24, 2017 at 11:26 am
Awesome work on
these journal pages.
Love the stenciling.
Carla from Utah
March 25, 2017 at 11:26 am
Wow, thanks for showing how much work you put into creating these pages!
March 28, 2017 at 10:43 am
Fabulous use of mixed media – I love the colors and design elements too!
March 30, 2017 at 4:29 pm
I’ve never made one of those, but you have inspired me…