The Positive Vibes Hop- Vintage Art Journal Spread "Listen to Your Heart" by Dutt Preety

Happy New Year Dear Ones :) 

Hi! I'm Preeti Datta (aka Dutt Preety). Welcome to The Positive Vibes Hop. 

The purpose of our blog hop is to start the new year on a colourful & creative note, spread positivity & good vibes.We hope you'll enjoy the mixed media projects & pictorials we have prepared.

My Project: 

Vintage Art Journal Spread 

"Listen to Your Heart"

I've created a Vintage Art Journal Spread titled "Listen to Your Heart". I wanted to convey a positive message that we must follow our own heart & be brave. Creating vintage mixed media art journal pages is one of my favourite forms of art & so I wanted to start 2019 with something that truly makes my heart happy :) I've used my favourite colours- blue & green on these pages. 

Pictorial:

Step 1: Applied white gesso to the pages to prime them for mixed media work, then adhered various washi tapes to the pages & applied a coat of clear gesso on top of the washi tapes.

Step 2: Adhered die cuts, thread & painter's mesh tape to the background using soft matte gel

 Step 3: Mixed Fabrika Decoru's 3D gel with glitter with their Deco Topping Stones, Marbles & Crystals, to create a textured paste. Then applied this paste to the pages for texture & shine. 

Step 4: To add color to the pages, used Lindy's Gang sprays in various shades of blue, green and a black to add depth. Sprayed with water to create movement and dried between each layer of colour. 

Step 5: Did background stamping using archival ink & various Mudra Craft Stamps

Step 6: Used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to distress the edges of the pages, the edges of the Tim Holtz ephemera elements, paper doll & quote chips 

Step 7: Created the layers using all the ephemera elements, Mudra Craft Stamps' Chipzeb, gauze, paper doll & quote chips. Adhered everything using soft matte gel/tacky glue

Step 8: For the finishing touches, darkened the edges of the pages with black soot distress ink, added a bit of shine using Prima Waxes, adhered a few gems and created white and black ink splatter. 

Materials Used: 

1. Lindy's Gang Sprays: Sassy Sapphire Shimmer Spray, Azure Sea Asters Shimmer Spray, Tibetan Poppy Teal Shimmer Spray, Screamin' Banshee Black Shimmer Spray, Bells of Ireland Green Shimmer Spray, Drop Dead Gorgeous Green Shimmer Spray

2. Mudra Craft Stamps- Stamps (Hexa Mini, Geometric Stories, Checker & Swing Girl), Chipzeb (Floral Flourish, Swirls)

3. Fabrika Decoru 3d Gel with Glitter, Deco Toppings- Marble, Crystal, Quartz Mix

4. Prima Finnabair- Vintage Silk Wax, Heavy White Gesso, Clear Gesso, Soft Matte Gel

5. Tim Holtz Quote Chips, Paper Dolls, Emporium Ephemera

6. Ranger's Distress Inkpads- Vintage Photo, Black Soot and Archival Inkpad- Jet Black

7. Fantasy Dies

8. Aleene's Tacky Glue 

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Blog Hop List:

1. Riddhi Jani
2. Apexa Nagar
3. Dutt Preety (that's me)
4. Pooja Sharma
5. Aditi Mahajan/ Sunila Mahajan
6. Kavitha
7. Uma Didwania
8. Aditya Khaitan
9. Bela Shah
10. Priya Gajjar
11. Ruchi Gupta
12. Aangee Shah
13. Priya Mishra
14. Hema Velcraft
15. Vidhi Jadeja
16. Kriti Mishra

Find us on Instagram:

1. Riddhi Jani
2. Apexa Nagar
3. Preeti Datta (Dutt Preety)
4. Pooja Sharma
5. Aditi Mahajan and Sunila Mahajan
6. Kavitha
7. Uma Didwania
8. Aditya Khaitan
9. Bela Shah
10. Priya Gajjar
11. Ruchi Gupta
12. Aangee Shah
13. Priya Mishra
14. Hema Velcraft
15. Vidhi Jadeja
16. Kriti Mishra

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)
Wish you a happy & creative new year. God Bless!