Experimental journal page

I use my art journal to experiment with material I have and this page has a lot of experimention on it.

I used so many things I can even remember them all. 

 

I glued down flowered tissues paper and then layered a napkin I had with the same colors. I wanted to see how this would look. 

I had bought the Plaid's folk art extreme glitter on clearance a while back but had never used it. So I pulled it out. I found using a foam brush and a pouncing motion gets the best coverage. It is definitely extreme glitter. 

 

Then I was watercoloring another page and accidentally got green watercolor on this page. It actually was the right color and worked well. 

I sprayed Smootch Spritz on the top. Another clearance item I have had FORever. 

Then using archival black ink I stamped the flourishes over both the extreme glitter and the smooch spritz to see if it would work. It did!

I cut the bird from paper using a felt embellishment I had as a template (old school die cut. Hahahaha). Then I stamped it using the same stamps and archival ink but these impressions are second generation to be lighter. I outlined it with the smooch spritz using a paint brush. I glued it on the page and out lined it again with Pitt artist pen in black and a brush tip.  Drew some little legs on the bird with the same pen. 

Funny how the simplest looking page is the most complicated.

Faux Paint Swatch Cards

I spent the evening working on some cards using the Faux Paint Swatch Technique from the publication Technique Junkies Newsletter. If you are a card maker or a paper artist of any kind this newsletter is a must. It comes out about 8 times a year and is just chuck full of all kinds of techniques for all skill levels.  I will post the link at the bottom. 

Ingredients

Kraft Card Bases

Decorative Papers

Washi Tapes

White Cardstock

3 Shade of the Same Color of Dye Ink (I found distress inks worked great for this technique)

Masking Tape

Acrylic Stamping Block

Fuchsia Folk Art Extreme Glitter Paint

Sponge Paint Brush

Tiny Heart Stencil (I used Heidi Swapps Confetti)

Stazon Black Ink

Rubber Stamps  

Glue Stick

Ruler

Xacto Knife

I won't share the Faux Paint Swatch Technique because you should buy the publications.  But look at how cool this background technique looks. 

I made two sets this one above with several colors of pink.

This set is several shades of orange. 

Here is the website http://www.techniquejunkies.com/

Enjoy!!!!!