Hello my
friend’s, glad you followed my Shimmerz siren call to bring you here today, because I am going to show you how to
add some simple techniques to add interest to your art journal pages. I look for elements in photo that I can try
and artfully replicate like gowns that have patterns in the material, or some
architectural element. In this photo, I
found the colors and the lovely lace work in the bodice of the gown creatively
inspiring. The following is how I tried
to replicate the texture of the lacy bodice onto my book pages.
Art Journal
Background Pages:
·
Apply
gesso on both pages randomly, and do not fill in the entire pages with
gesso. Leave some of the book page edges
in their natural state. The page will
absorb the Shimmerz Paint differently and the same paint will adopt a different
hue and texture. How cool is that?
·
Emboss
with a stamp, embossing ink, and white embossing powder randomly around the
pages.
·
Lightly
spray Vibez Deep Blue Sea around the edges of the book pages and quickly use a
dampened sea sponge to absorb excess color and soften the edges. If you can see the hard spray on the paper,
add a spritz of water to soften the color and make the sprayed marks disappear. Let dry completely. I prefer to let the paint dry naturally and
not try to move the paint around with a heat gun…did I mention I have control
issues? LOL. Plus, leaving the paint to
dry naturally adds more depth.
·
Repeat
the above application to add more depth of color.
·
If
your embossing images become saturate with color, you can use a damp sea sponge
to clean it up.
·
Some
Paste-eez was used over a stencil randomly over the page leaving an ethereal
patterned image.
Chipboard
Element: Chipboard remnants are my
newfound interest…they look like puzzle pieces and are easy to tuck into
clusters.
·
Apply
gesso to the chipboard.
·
Use
a very small paint brush and paint near the edge of the chipboard and leave
some of the white gesso exposed. Here I used Inklingz Penny 4 Your Thoughts
·
Apply
another coat of paint, or a different color randomly on the chipboard making
sure you don’t cover the white edged gesso. Here I used Shimmerz Blue Grass
·
Lightly
use a very fine black marker and pen around the edges next to the white gesso.
I hope I have
inspired you to work in your art journal
this week using some Shimmerz goodness.
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