Art Journal with Flowers
Hi Everyone! This is
Brigitta Budahazi here again. This is my fourth post here, on StencilGirl Talk
Blog as a Guest Designer. I hope you will like this project.
In this post I will
show you how I made a new two-pager in my art journal using the mentioned two
beautiful stencils from the StencilGirl. The process itself was quite
simple I used only a few things: white gesso as a primer, dye inkpads in
several colors, oil pastels and a UNI Posca pen (white color). Hope you will
like this technique and you will use it in the near future.
1.
First I applied
two layers of white gesso (Pentart Primer).
Since I have an old Moleskien calendar what I named as my ‘art journal’, before applying the gesso,
I needed to put masking tape in the middle to cover the binding and prevent leaking other pages.
Since I have an old Moleskien calendar what I named as my ‘art journal’, before applying the gesso,
I needed to put masking tape in the middle to cover the binding and prevent leaking other pages.
2.
Next I
stamped flowers with Versa Mark Watermark ink and foam stamps.
3.
Then I tore paper to use as a
mask.
I chose three shades of green dye inks, and applied them with a sponge. I applied really light layers, since I wanted to make some kind of hilly scene. Although you will see I totally covered these layers later I was really delighted at this point how my layout turned out. J
I chose three shades of green dye inks, and applied them with a sponge. I applied really light layers, since I wanted to make some kind of hilly scene. Although you will see I totally covered these layers later I was really delighted at this point how my layout turned out. J
4.
I stenciled
a part of Carolyn’s Wall of
Words Stencil.
I simply pressed the inking pad on to the surface which I temporarily fixed with masking tape. I liked that compare to the shades of the background the ink was dark and I achieved a clear look of the inspiring and motivating text (which I love so much!)
I simply pressed the inking pad on to the surface which I temporarily fixed with masking tape. I liked that compare to the shades of the background the ink was dark and I achieved a clear look of the inspiring and motivating text (which I love so much!)
5.
I
stenciled some flowers around the text, using Tropical
Floral Stencil.
I used the same technique as I did in the Step 4: pressed the whole inkpad onto the surface.
Here I used pink, yellow, red, orange and blue dye inks.
I used the same technique as I did in the Step 4: pressed the whole inkpad onto the surface.
Here I used pink, yellow, red, orange and blue dye inks.
6.
After checking
my paper stash I chose a scrapbook paper from Tim Holtz’s Seasonal papers, and
stenciled some flowers with the same shades of inks.
Later I cut them out and glued onto the pages, around the text.
7.
Then I
felt my layout needs some contrast – so I outlined the flowers with oil pastels
and drew a border around the text.
8.
Finally I added
some white spots with a UNI Posca pen– and my new art journal was ready to motivate
me in the future.
It
was a pretty easy project, with only a few products to use. So do not hesitate
to try this out.
Here you can see the finished project and some close-ups.
Here you can see the finished project and some close-ups.
Thank you so much for
the opportunity. I am so glad and proud that I could share my tips with you,
here on StencilGirlTalk.
I would be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding this project.
You can contact me through my blog or on Facebook.
I would be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding this project.
You can contact me through my blog or on Facebook.
Hello, from Hungary,
Brigitta Budahazi aka Gigi :)
Beautiful pages, love the colors and the intensity!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Denise! First I thought it will be too much, too intensive. But at the end I was OK with it. :) You can't get enough of colors, can you?
DeleteWhat a stunning stunning art journal spread you've made! Such a fabulous tutorial too! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carolyn! Oh, I am so happy you stopped by - many thanks for your kind words, I'm glad you like it! ♥
DeleteWhat a stunning stunning art journal spread you've made! Such a fabulous tutorial too! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat fun! Thanks.
ReplyDeletemarilyn
marimuseinpt(at)gmail(dot com)
Thank you Marilyn.
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