Dance Art Journal Page

Hi and welcome! I can't believe it is already the end of May. I went for another great bicycle ride yesterday and this time I brought a bike map, last time I got a little lost and ended up cycling pretty far. It is Monday and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is up. We have a thank you theme this week.

I did quite a few thank you cards lately, so I felt like something else this week and worked in my art journal instead. The page is about being thankful for the little things in life, because, as the Tim Holtz stamp says, 'when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing'. The background was already half done because I had smeared leftover paint on it a few months ago, and removed some of the paint by rubbing with a baby wipe through the Tracks stencil by Dina Wakley. Under the paint, there was a layer of gesso.

I used Dina Wakley's paints and stencils on this page. Blackberry Violet was mixed into Texture Paste and applied to the page with a palette knife through the Basics stencil. I dragged Ranger's Texture Tool through the paste before removing the stencil. The tool has six plastic cards with different textures, I used texture tool 1. When the paste was dry, I rubbed a little Pearl paint on top. The Prize Ribbon was die cut from a Pocket Card and embellished with rub-ons.

The half circle was given the same treatment as the heart. I also outlined the shapes with a Fude pen. I stamped words from the All The Gals set here and there. The blocks where the paint was rubbed off make great homes for small words.

Paste was also applied through the Canvas stencil. I really like Dina's Silhouetted Women stamps and they are great for art journaling. Because my surface was so textured, with all the paste, I stamped the silhouette and the sentiment on tissue paper. Tear around the shapes, to prevent the edge of the tissue paper from showing. Apply a thin layer of gloss multi medium, carefully position the tissue paper onto the multi medium, and apply a second layer on top. The stars were die cut from silver Deco Sheets, and I placed this one as if she is balancing it on her finger. 

The 'dance' word was added with the StencilGirl Uplifting Words stencil. 

 I also added a sentiment with the Affirmations stencil, and rub-on notes to fit with the dance theme.

Pearl paint was applied here and there, and you can see the effect a little better on this photo. It gives a great pearlescent shine to areas of the page.

Sometimes I like to stamp certain sentiment repeatedly, and on this page it was the 'use  your wings' sentiment, which is stamped all over the page, often without reinking.

I hope you will join us this week in our thank you challenge! As every week, one random participant gets a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp and can do some shopping.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Tim Holtz LIFE QUOTES	Dina Wakley ALL THE GALS	Dina Wakley SCRIBBLY INSECTS	Dina Wakley SILHOUETTED WOMEN	Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI TROPHY & PRIZE RIBBON
Tim Holtz Sizzix TINY SHAPES	Dyan Reaveley SMALL CREATIVE JOURNAL Ranger	Tim Holtz Idea-ology DECO SHEETS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology POCKET CARDS	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK
Dina Wakley THE BASICS Mask+Stencil	Dina Wakley AFFIRMATIONS Media Stencil	Dina Wakley TRACKS Media Stencil	Dina Wakley PLASTIC CANVAS Media Stencil	StencilGirl UPLIFTING WORDS 9x12
Dina Wakley Ranger SKY	Dina Wakley Ranger BLACKBERRY VIOLET	Dina Wakley Ranger BLACK	Dina Wakley Ranger TURQUOISE	Ranger Paint Dabber PEARL METALLIC
Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE	Ranger 4 Oz. MULTI MEDIUM MATTE	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO	Ranger FUDE BALL 1.5 MM BLACK PEN Ohto 003082
Tim Holtz BOTANICAL REMNANT RUBS	Tim Holtz NUMBERS REMNANT RUBS	Ranger TEXTURE TOOLS 6 Pack	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Tim Holtz Sizzix BASE TRAY
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET	Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE

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