“Sailing into Summer and Counting Down the Days” The idea for this art journal entry came from the Hexagons Stencil and the vision to make paper coins that could simulate flower petals.
Materials Needed:
- Radial 2 Stencil
- Hexagons Stencil
- Blossoms Stencil
- Industrial Font Stencil
- Bullet Journal Stencil – Patterns+Bookmark #3
- Infusion Powders
- Spray bottle with Water
- Numbers Washi Tape
- Neutral Ephemera or Collage Papers
- Chalk Paste in Chalky White and Sand
- Vintage Photograph
- Paper Butterflies
- Brown and Clear Ink Pads
- Embossing Powders in Aqua, Sand, Black, and White
- Acrylic Paint in Cornflower Blue and Sea Glass
- Glue Stick
Start out by sprinkling Infusions or Magical Powders onto the journal pages, I used two versions of blues but there are other colors like browns and pinks that come to life when sprayed with water. I pressed both damp pages together to make a Rorschach image and let dry.
I laid out the Hexagon Pattern I wanted and traced the shapes to have an idea where these coins would eventually go. Next, add some Numbers Washi Tape, (adding some extra glue stick under the Washi and clear gesso over the top helps to adhere more permanently…) Place the Radial 2 stencil over both “Hexagon Flowers” and use blue acrylic paint with a makeup sponge through the stencil.
Place the Hexagons Stencil over and neutral ephemera or collage-paper in hand, trace and cut out the hexagon shapes, and edge in brown ink. I used the round descending circles from the Patterns and Bookmark Bullet Journal Stencil to make the center of my flowers by spreading Chalk Paste in White through them. The Blossoms Stencil was then used in random spots on 6 of the other “petals” in a contrasting Sand Color.
I used brown ink through the Bookmark Flowers from the Bullet Journal Stencil down the right edge and in several other spots and added other numbers Washi Tape vertically up the right side. The Industrial Font Stencil was the perfect thing to reinforce the edges and layer over the Washi tape. White embossing powder was heat-set over clear ink and through that stencil continue to heat-set the numbers off on the pages and reinforce the idea behind this spread.
The final details included a vintage sailboat photo, some hot pink punches dictionary circles, a numbers stamp with aqua embossing powder in 2 places, sand and black embossing powders to grunge up the edges, and the typewritten title of this journal entry.
Happy Journaling,
Tracy
@anonymous.palette
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