These easy Art journaling pages came together highlighting the Geo Pattern Stencil Small, the Y Repeat Stencil, the 1” Industrial Font Stencil and the Hexagon Stencil
What You Will Need:
Geo Pattern Small Stencil
Y Repeat Stencil
1” Industrial Font Stencil
Hexagon Stencil
Washi Tapes
Collage Papers and Ephemera
Clear and White Gesso
Clear and Black Ink Pad
Black and Vintage Beeswax Embossing Powders
Crackle Paste
Water Spray Bottle
A vintage Photo
Hole punch
Pastels and a Glue Stuck
Step 1:
Glue down some collage papers and place Washi Tapes under and over the collage papers. Cover both journal pages with Clear Gesso.
Step 2:
Place the Industrial Font Stencil horizontally and sponge Black Permanent Ink through the numbers 0 to 3. Replace the numbers 4 to 7 in between the gaps and repeat with black ink.
Step 3:
Place the Geo Stencil down in opposite corners and sponge embossing clear embossing ink through the stencil with a sponge. Sprinkle an embossing powder of your choice onto the ink and heat set to liquify the crystals. ( I used Vintage Beeswax for an encaustic look and to act as a resist for future rose paint to stand out from the pattern)
Step 4:
Create some white space and veil the edges of some of your collage squares with white gesso. I knew I would be placing the photo and the collage elements on the upper right hand portion and didn’t want that area to be too busy so I lightly applied the gesso to still see some of what was going on under but give a quieter backdrop to the focal point.
Step 5:
Place the Y Repeat Stencil around the edges leaving some blank spots and spread crackle paste through the pattern. (Immediately clean your stencil and let air dry).
Step 6:
Add some acrylic paint, ink or spray inks to some of the crackled pattern to highlight the cracks and spray with water to get the pigments to move. (I used a rose color acrylic paint)
Step 7:
Add a few grungy marks around the edges with a stamp and black ink. Use just part of a stamp so it’s not a big feature but an edging element.
Step 8:
Add some final collage elements. I glued down a vintage photo as a focal point and ran graphic film noir tape vertically over the photo with some remnant hexagons that were left over from another project. A typed quote “37 Miles To Go and An Impromptu Flat Tire Ditch Picnic” finished this journal entry along with some hole punched orange pastel circles for a little hit…
Hope you found some inspiration in these pages, happy journaling!
Tracy Hickman
@anonymous.palette