Together: Art Journal Pages

Hi Friends!

Today I made a couple of art journal pages in the mixed media style. I was inspired by the theme of "valentines", "love" and "togetherness". While browsing through an old magazine (Reader's Digest October, 2016 issue) , I saw a picture that caught my eye, it is the picture of a loving old couple out on a walk, in the woods, I thought it was a very sweet picture. I guess that's what love is all about, two people who spend their lives together, through the thicks and thins, spending quality time with each other even in their old age. Hence, I decided to create the journal spread around the photo. I wanted it to depict a life shared between 2 people, all the memories, cheer, joy, basically a celebration of togetherness. 

Here are a few pictures: 

Synopsis of Process:

After applying white gesso to the pages, I did some stenciling (with the w & w- do you see what I see creative screening) followed by background stamping. The stamps I chose for the background were of friendship and love words and a clock (to depict time that has passed). I die cut leaves from the sizzix die and sentiments from the winnie and walter dies and sizzix dies. Then I stamped some words on the dusty attic chipboard for interest, stamped and colored the altenew flowers and leaves and then fussy cut them. I also printed some digi images of butterflies and fussy cut them. Then I assembled all the die cuts and images, layering them till I was satisfied with the look. Then I used Lindy's stamp gang sprays for adding color. I added sequins for some glitter, black paint around the edges of the pages to give definition and in the end splatters of black and pink sprays and white gesso. 

Supplies Used:

Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays - Maintenance Magenta, Pretty in Pink Pink, Blazing Black and Frozen Jack Frost

Winnie & Walter- Creative Screenings- Do you see what I see?

Winnie & Walter Cutaways- cheers and hugs

Dusty Attic Chipboard- Bubbles DA1509

Altenew stamps- Hennah Elements and Vintage Roses

Prima Finnabair Rubber stamp -Vintage clock

Momenta wood mounted stamp-Friendship and love words 

Heavy White Gesso- Prima

Ranger's Archival Jet Black Inkpad

Tropical Gelatos

Sizzix Dies- (bigz) Garden greens, celebration and friendship words

Sequins

Ranger Distress Mini Inkpads- Victorian Velvet and Picked Raspberry

Rangers Round Blending Tool and Foams

Zig Clean color real brush pens (pack of 12)

Fevicol Glue

Glossy Accents

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.

I am playing along with the following challenges:

More than words- February 2017 Main Challenge- Together and ampersand

Dusty Attic February 2017 Challenge (I was inspired by the green, pink and black and white hues)

Butterfly Challenge #72 (There are butterflies in the project and the color fern/greens have been used, I have pierced the body of some of the butterflies and decorated it with white dots)

Winnie & Walter 3rd birthday bash celebrations:---

Sequin Challenge with Kate 

Three Challenge with Shay (Three w & w products have been used here, 2 cutaways and 1 stencil)

Stencil Challenge with Kelly

Bright Colors Challenge with Lydia

Mood Board Challenge with Heather P.

Stamplorations February Mixed Media Challenge 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (There are lots of florals in the project) 

Simon Says Monday Challenge ( I used the ranger round blending tool and foams which I really enjoy using)

Altenew February 2017 Inspiration Challenge ( two altenew stamps have been used here and the         colors of the mood board inspired me)

ICR Feb 2017 Coaste Ride

Another Colorful Creation- Mid Month Challenge (I have incorporated the word love into the art journal pages)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #270-271 - Anything Goes