Silver Elephant Craftique: art journal

Friday, April 16, 2021

Blank Page Muse Art Rubber Stamps: Art Journal - Nature's Art

My favorite season of the year is Spring. I love how the trees are bare one week then full of leaves the next, the smell of fresh cut grass, and the sound of birds chirping. My husband and I walk every morning and it's been a delight to see all the different flowers blooming everywhere. This inspired me to create my art journal pages called Nature's Art using stamps from Blank Page Muse Art Rubber Stamps (please see supplies list below for list).

This is the perfect project to make for the BPM monthly challenge for a chance to win a prize! The theme for April is "nature." Here is the link to the challenge: CHALLENGE.

Supplies:

Blank Page Muse Art Rubber Stamps:

Stamping block
Washi tape, wax paper, Press and Seal (to protect coils, margins, and other pages)
White gesso
Paint brush
Distress Spray inks: Bundled Sage, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, and Picket Fence
Water spray bottle
Heat gun (optional)
Floral patterned paper of choice
White cardstock for stamping images
Coloring medium of choice. I used both Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers
Scissors
Black cardstock
Alphabet dies
Press and Seal or Transfer tape
Liquid glue
Distress ink pad: Black Soot
Distress ink blender brush/pad
Water dropper
Collage Medium (I used Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium)
Sentiment stickers (I used Tim Holtz - Small Talk stickers)

Instructions:

Prepare the art journal pages by covering the coils with Press and Seal and the margins with washi tape. Add wax paper under the pages.

Paint on a layer of gesso and let it completely dry.

Place the journal into a box so the over spray is contained in the box.
Spray the Distress Ink onto the pages, but don't overlap too much. Spray water over the ink so the ink will spread. Gently use a paper towel to mop up puddles. Use a heat gun to quick dry or air dry.

Using the Background Grunge stamps, randomly stamp images using a stamp block or without. The entire image of the stamp does not have to stamp to create the background. Select a variety of stamps from the set to use.

Tear patterned paper corners and adhere using collage medium.

Stamp and color the butterfly, sunflower (stamp partial or cut flowers in half since they will be placed on edge of journal page), and dragonfly stamps then fussy cut. Use any colors you like, but here's what I used:

Butterfly (Copic markers): Y17, B02, RV02
Dragonfly (Copic markers): YG11, BV00, BV01
Sunflower (Copic markers): Y17, Y35, Y13, E33

Stamp and color the Girl with Basket of Flowers. Use any colors you like. Here are my Prismacolor pencil colors:

Skin: 116, 018, 019, 020
Cheeks: 082
Hair: 117, 114, 010
Blue: 042, 043
Tree & Basket: 114, 116
Green for leaves and flowers: 110, 061
Pink flowers: 080, 082
Grass: 057, 110, 061
Sky: 101
Walkway: 065

Stamp and color the Dragonfly Lady. Use any colors you like. Here are my Copic colors:

Hair: E39, YR27, YR24, Y32
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
Cheeks: R20
Lips: R21
Dragonflies: YG11, BV00, BV01
Stars: Y24, Y11, Y15
Blue background: B00, B000
Bubbles: Y00, B000, BV000; plus Castle Arts colored pencil #35 lavender light.

Using the Distress Ink in Black Soot, ink the edges of each image. Set aside.

Using alphabet dies and black cardstock, cut out the words "nature's art."
Using a self-healing mat or surface with grid lines, add a line of removable adhesive onto the mat. Line up the die cuts onto the mat and place a piece of transfer tape or Press and Seal on top to pick up all the letters at once. Use a spatula to help lift the die cuts off the mat.

Add liquid glue to the die cuts the place them onto your journal pages.

Carefully peel off the transfer tape or Press and Seal.
Using the end of the water spray pump, add a few big drops of water onto the journal pages for some texture (optional - this was a last minute, spur of the moment idea).

Adhere all the images onto the journal pages using collage medium. Add the sentiment stickers.

Lastly, apply a light coat of collage medium all over the pages.

The art journal page is complete! This was a really fun project to do. Give it a try!

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Friday, February 19, 2021

Blank Page Muse Art Rubber Stamps: Romance Art Journal Page

Welcome to my first ever art journal post! Art journaling is new to me so I wanted to keep it simple by using supplies I am familiar with, such as distress inks and sprays, die cuts, paint, and red rubber stamps. I love this stamp set from Blank Page Muse called Romance Rubber Stamp Set. It comes with 6 beautiful graphic stamps and 6 sentiment stamps.

Since February is National Creative Romance Month and Romance is the theme for the Blank Page Muse monthly challenge, I thought it would be fun to make my first art journal page with hearts and romance-themed stamps! You too can make one and enter it in our monthly challenge!

Supplies:

Blank Page Muse Stamps: Romance Rubber Stamp Set
Removable tape to cover edge of journal (I used washi tape)
Gesso & paint brush
Distress oxide inks: Spun sugar, Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Fired Brick
Wide removable tape to cover center binding coils of journal (I used 3M Durapore tape)
Wax paper
Distress sprays: Worn lipstick, Festive berries, Wilted Violet, Picket Fence
Heat gun
Solvent black ink pad (I used StazOn)
Thin white paper, such as tissue, tracing, or onion (I used onion paper)
Stamping block or stamp positioner
Colored pencils - any brand - pink, green, purple, peach, sepia/gray
Heart die cuts in various sizes, colors, and paper patterns (I used 12)
Distress ink & ink applicator: Vintage photo
Collage medium, matte
White acrylic paint and small stiff brush for splattering

Instructions:

Cover the edges of the journal page that is next to the coil binding. Put wax paper behind each of the pages to protect the other pages. Use a paint brush to add a light layer of gesso.

Using a blender brush or foam applicator, apply the distress inks in the order shown.

Cover the center coils with wide tape to keep it clean when spraying inks in the next step

Put the journal in a fairly deep box so when you spray, the over-spray will be contained in the box.

Spray a light layer of the Worn Lipstick and let it dry before adding the next colors in the order shown. Make sure each color is dry before spraying the next one. Spray as much or as little as you like. You can use a heat gun to dry in between each color. After all the colors were sprayed, let mine it dry overnight. Continue to prepare the stamped images and die cuts.

Using a stamping block or stamp positioner, stamp the images with waterproof black ink on thin white tissue paper, tracing paper, or onion paper. Use a heat gun to help dry the ink and to heat set it.

Use color pencils to add color to the stamped images.

Fussy cut the colored images. Use Distress ink to distress the edges. Ink the Old Paper in the center of the image and Vintage Photo on the edges.

Cut out 12 heart shapes in various sizes, colors, and patterned paper. I used left over hearts from previous projects. Distress the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Assemble the hearts and stamped images onto your pages until you find a layout you love. Take a picture of it before you adhere the pieces down to use as a reference.

Use collage medium to glue down your heart pieces only (do not glue the stamped images!). For hearts that will be overlapping a stamped image, do not put glue on those parts yet. Keep it glue free so it will be easier to slip the stamped image under it.

Next step is to do a little paint splattering on the page and hearts. Add a couple drops of white paint onto an acrylic block. If it's thick, add a drop or two of water to thin it. Using a paint brush, flick drops onto the hearts and all over the page.

Adhere the stamped images using collage medium. For the overlapped pieces, put some collage medium on a palette knife and slip under the heart.

I had fun making my first art journal page. When I was doing some research on how to start an art journal, it was overwhelming. There were lots of information on bullet journals, junk journals, collage art journals, sketch journals, word art journals, etc. I figured if I call mine an art journal, it can be any type of art and it can be different each time I make something. It's so fun to do! Give it a try.