Today I thought I would share how I make one of my art journal backgrounds and the materials used.
1. Using coordinating papers cut down strips and then into square-ish shapes (no measuring required)… oh and remove false nails.
2. Stick down onto page using any gel medium and a brush.
3. Trim the edges of the page down and then cover with a layer of gesso and a brush. This just needs to be a quick coat so that it is quite translucent when dry. This pushes the images in the paper to do background.
4. Using your choice of translucent colouring media colour over your background – this time I have used 3 distress ink colours applied with cut and dry foam.
5. After this step it’s time to add additional interest to your background with stencils, texture mediums, stamps, etc… This time I have added modelling paste through a stencil using an art spatula.
6. Now you can complete and fiddle with your design until happy. On this page I have some sparkly mist using my own mixed Aqua Tint spray bottles, and a whole load on the top to drip down. I added gilding wax to the edges and texture, I added pictures from the Craftwork Cards paper pad that I used for my background with added pen detail. Finally I stamped my quote.
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