Greetings Everyone!
One of the things I love about stencils is that they provide a structure and/or texture that helps a page come alive.
Today I am sharing a tutorial where I use only a few supplies to create a dynamic journal page.
Supplies Used
Tam’s Whimsy Series-Butterfly Wings stencil
Traditional Japanese Series-Cherry Blossom stencil
Ranger Dylusions-Alphabet border stencil
Mechanical pencil
Water-soluble pencils
Palette Knife
Small paintbrush
Jar of water
Step 1:
Use Tamara Laporte’s Butterfly Wings stencil and trace the inside parts with a pencil.
Step 2:
Grab the Traditional Japanese Cherry Blossom stencil, as well as some molding paste by Golden, and a palette knife.
Spread the molding paste through the Cherry Blossom stencil. Decide if you want any of the pattern to go over the butterfly or not. I chose to let in some of the pattern.
Step 3:
Thinking about the rule of thirds, add the pattern from the Dylusions Alphabet Border stencil underneath the butterfly area on the page.
Use Distress Stain through the stencil, and blot up the extra with a paper towel.
Step 4:
Add water-soluble pencils to the butterfly. Then use a small paintbrush and water to make the pencil move like watercolor.
Step 5:
Create a rough paper mask for the butterfly.
Step 6:
Use Bubblegum Pink spray ink over the butterfly area of your page. Use a paper towel roll to soak up extra ink.
Step 7:
Remove the paper mask and take a look at your page!
In case you are curious, below is a photo with the spray ink and Distress Stain that I used.
I hope you have tons of fun in your art journal this week!
Sending Blessings,
Briana of OrangeSpiralArts.com
PS If you are local to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Minnesota, be sure to check out all of the wonderful classes I have coming up at Wet Paint! The first one is Getting Started with Visual Journaling. It starts on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 10:30am-1:30pm, and runs the following two Tuesdays after that, too! Please tell all of your retired friends, friends who work the second shift, or entrepreneur friends with a flexible schedule. It's going to be a great class!
