Monday, March 17, 2014

Fly Art Journal Page

Hi and welcome! A new week, which also means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and this week we are feeling lucky in our Just My Luck challenge. Don't miss checking out all the DT projects, every week I am amazed by the wide variety of projects.
 
I was in the mood for a bit of play in my art journal and decided to make a green page about flying and trusting your luck. I used stamps and stencils to give a botanical look to the page, in combination with different green inks.
 
First, Wendy Vecchi's translucent embossing paste was smeared through a leaf stencil and left to dry. Try to avoid getting paste at opposite places on a double spread because it might stick to itself. I forgot about that here, but if you do, you can place a piece of wax paper in between the pages to prevent them from sticking together. When the paste was dry, I inked the pages with Distress Inks using an ink-blending tool. The paste resists the ink.
 
After the first layer of ink, I placed a Kelly Purkey Potty People mask on the page and inked darker green around it. Love this as a focal point. The pages were splattered with water for some nice texture.
 
More Distress Inks were sponged through different stencils, such as this gorgeous one by Wendy Vecchi. I added further layers by stamping with the same inks, using Darkroom Door's pretty Wildflowers Vol. 1 set.

I repeatedly stamped some of the words from the Wildflowers set. I like using sentiment stamps in that way, to create a background element at the same time as you are saying something.

I hope you have time to join us this week in our fun challenge and as always one random participant wins a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. The team also enjoys looking through all the entries picking out our favourites to spotlight.

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Thank you for the visit!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:
Surfaces: Ranger Dylusions Small Creative Journal
Stamps: Darkroom Door: Wildflowers Vol. 1
Ink: Distress Ink: Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss
Stencils: Kelly Purkey: Potty People; Wendy Vecchi Stampers Anonymous: Fancy Flowers; Dyan Reaveley: Leaf Flourish 9 x 12, Leaf Flourish 8 x 5
Medium: Wendy Vecchi Stampers Anonymous: Translucent Embossing Paste

24 comments:

  1. I so love this jpurnal page it os really fab xx

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  2. I love your Fly Art Journal page. I never thought of using different shades of 1 color for a page. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. oh I do love green so I love the lushness of your pages - really beautiful work Anna Karin - fabulous xx

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  4. Brilliant! The way you can direct our attention where you want it to go, I find amazing. This is really beautiful, makes me think of a tropical jungle where a bit of sun has crept in.

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  5. Yummy layers and shades of green on your beautiful journal pages. You always have the best quotes! Love it!

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  6. Such fabulous art journal pages, Anna-Karin. I love the beautiful shades of green and those pretty stenciled patterns. Wonderful creation :)

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  7. Anna-Karin,
    Who knew all green could be this beautiful. Love all the texture.

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  8. Lots of yummy shades of green! Great layering and the added cutouts pop! Great challenge project! You are so sweet to leave a comment on my blog! I'm thrilled you liked the Altered Metal Bike Frame! I have 3 more to Altered Metal Frames to make including a vintage TV!

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  9. Spring is near! A lovely page, Anna Karin!
    Love the layering of the colour to achieve such a lot of depth!

    And thanks for the wonderful comment on my blog!
    Claudia x

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  10. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

    Such fun journal pages! Very pretty!
    That's a wonderful tip. I had never thought about what happens to the paste when you close the book. Duh! Next time I'll keep that in mind during the process!

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  11. Love the fresh green and white colours on your pages, so fresh and uplifting. The leaves are stunning as is your background. Happy St Patrick's Day. Tracy x

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  12. Gorgeous pages, Anna-Karin! Love all the green! Love the potty girl! Happy St. Patricks Day! Hugs, Sandra

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  13. Gorgeous blending and background building, Anna-Karin!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  14. this is gorgeous! I love how much dimension you were able to create with just the one color.

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  15. I love these pages and how you interpreted "luck." You have such a great eye and I always adore the quotes and sentiments you include. Beautiful, as always!

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  16. Such pretty journal pages Anna-Karin! All the shades of green look amazing and I love the stenciled leaves!

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  17. As always, your inking and your backgrounds are just heavenly and I just love everything about your fabulous pages...they're really gorgeous Anna-Karin! :)

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  18. As always your work is fabulous! Greta pages !!!! Barbarayaya

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  19. Its just great to see all the stencil work...really wonderful!!

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  20. Anna-Karin...as always, I love your project! I am typically not a green person (although I am part Irish!) haha But your art journal pages are so exquisitely done. Love the stencilng, the stamping and the addition of the very sweet sentiment! <3 Candy

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  21. Beautiful! Simply beautiful! I love the different shades of green with all the plants and insects. I have never tried the paste. I am going to look for it the next time I go shopping.
    Thank you for sharing your awesome inspiration! :)

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  22. This is such a lovely piece. Glorious in green! I have not tried that translucent paste, but it looks cool.

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  23. I love the depth you created through the use of stenciling layers and distressing techniques. Blessings!

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