Floral Art Journal Page

Hello friends! Today I have an art journal page to share, with a summertime field of flowers. You can also turn it into a card instead.

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On one of my walks there is a gorgeous field of wildflowers and that field inspired this page. I wanted flowers in bright colors and with the addition of long grass. The page was done in my Stamperia Happiness Mixed Media Journal 8.5x4 in.

The background was done by smearing Distress Ink on an acrylic block, misting it with water and stamping on the background. Repeat for the lower half, leaving a thin white line.

When the background was dry, I stamped the page with various Tim Holtz Wildflowers and Mini Bouquet stamps. Ink with several Distress Inks, mist with water and stamp. Simon Says Stamp has recently released coordinating dies for both these stamp sets: Mini Bouquet and Wildflowers. You don't need them for this project, but they are great if you want to cut out these images.

Next, I added grass with the grass stamp from Tim's Spring Sprung set.

I used Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background to add a little texture to the page, focusing on the bottom area, where the soil would be.

I thought the page needed another layer and a bit more white and white embossed some of the flowers, placing them lower on the page.

The main sentiment comes from Tim's Perspective set. I also used Small Talk and Clippings Stickers.

The inks will blend on the stamp and on the page. 

Using embossing powder is often a good idea if you want to add an element on top of an already busy background.

Some white embossing powder got stuck on the crackles, which added a nice effect. I initially stamped the sentiment from Curiosity Shop on the background, but it was hard to read, so I restamped it on watercolor paper and cut out.

Thank you for visiting! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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