Today on the Buzzy Goings on at Bee Crafty blog I am sharing how I developed the layers of an art journal page...
I wanted to create a really layered page but without any extra dimension to make my journal too bulky. I started by creating the colour using distress oxide ink pads (Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers). For part of this I smooshed the ink directly onto the page and then spritzed with water, to also add a more speckled and splattered effect I put some ink onto acetate, added water and then pressed this more accurately to the page...
Where the colours mixed it also created a lovely purple tone, so pink, blue and purple became the theme of the page. However I was also finding this a bit too bright so used my brayer with white gesso to lighten the page...
At this point I decided that these colours would make a good winter background so decided to go along with the idea. My next layer was to use some stencils with the same distress oxides - Snowflake 1 Inkable and the Snowflakes D'inkable...
Next I wanted to use some stamps and chose the Yuletide Doodle Art Snowflake set. To create a crisper image I used archival ink pads that matched the colour scheme. Once I had stamped I coloured the larger stamps using Pitt Pens...
Again I felt that the page was getting a bit too bright so I used white gesso once more but this time through the Circles D'inkable...
I still hadn't decided what my focal images were going to be, but when I looked at how busy the background had become I felt that silhouette stamps would be good to act as a contrast and stand out well against it. I used some of the Beautanicals sets with black archival ink then added some glitter glue as frost on the flowers...
Finally I chose a sentiment that I stamped directly onto the page...
Here are the products that I used:
* Beautanicals - Wildflower 2
* Beautanicals - Teasels
* Yuletide Doodle Art - Snowflake
* Wordage - Unloved Flower
* Inkable - Snowflake 1
* D'Inkables - Snowflakes
* D'inkables - Circles
* Distress Oxide Ink Pads
Thank you for looking and happy crafting!
Jane xx
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