Post 193: Mixed Media Art Journal Page: Be Original

Hi Friends :)

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Art Journal Page titled Be Original. I tried something new for me here, made a separate A4 sized journal page instead of directly journalling in my art journal. This is because it is getting really thick and stamping isn't possible on it anymore. So I decided to journal on separate pages and create A4 size spreads which I will file together into my hand-made journal once I have a few pages ready. 

To create texture and dimension I have used an mdf cutout (circles), gesso, modelling paste, mini beads, glitter, done embossing and distressed the edges of the paper. There are multiple layers of color on the page. I did background stamping on the A4 sheet with rubber dance stamps and then added modelling paste through a stencil, then colored the design with dark blue zig markers. The edges of the A4 sheet were painted and darkened with zig markers and gelatos. In the main panel, I used a brayer to add colors with acrylic paints and then with 2 stencils, added modelling paste, then stamped in the background and the flowers and dragonfly on watercolor paper, these images were colored with gelatos, then fussy cut. The mdf cutout was embossed and then the fussy cut images were added. More color was added with zig markers to create depth. Then seeds beeds and glitter were added to certain areas and some white splatter was created. Further, the "be" sentiment was written with white acrylic paint and the rest are stickers which were stuck down. The sentiment reads, "BE original, inspire, discover, create" Then the panel was distressed and torn in some places and adhered to the A4 size sheet. 

List of Supplies:

Stencils and Stamping:

Rubber Dance Stamps- Textured Flowers, Textured Spring and Beautiful Bugs

Artplorations Stencil- Retro Circles

Winnie & Walter Stencil- Harleen Creative Screenings 

Media:

Camlin Artist's Acrylic Paints

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens

Camlin Brush Pens

Prima White Gesso

Prima Modelling Paste

Faber Castell- Gelatos 

Embellishments:

Glitter

Stickles 

Seed Beads

MDF cutout- Circles

For Embossing:

Wow Primary Lagoon Embossing powder 

Ranger's Distress Powder- Dried Marigold

Versamark Watermark Inkpad

Ranger's Heat Tool 

Other Supplies:

Cardstock 300 gsm 

Snippets of Canson watercolor paper for stamping 

Aqua Brush

Tim Holtz Idealogy Stickers- Chit Chat

Fine Point Black Sharpie Pen

Paint Brushes 

Tombow Mono Multi Glue 

Palette knives

Here are a few pictures of the art journal page:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Rubber Dance Blog- June Colour Challenge (I've used rubber dance stamps here and was inspired by the colors in the moodboard)

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Touchy Feely (I've added a lot of texture here)

The Artistic Stamper June's Creative Challenge- Winged Things (Dragonfly)

Mixed Media World,#26: Anything MM Goes 

Stamplorations June Mixed Media Challenge (used 2 stencils here, 1 artploration retro circles stencil)

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge 

Pixie's Snippets Playground Weeks 285-286 (used snippets of watercolor paper to stamp the flowers and dragonfly)

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