This mixed media art journal page was inspired by the August mood board as well as my daughters favourite colour yellow.

These are the fantastic products i used to create this page. The paint products you see in the above picture can be purchased from the Art and Soul Studio. #artandsoulstudio

First i used Dina Wakley white gesso through the paper doiley and one of my favourite stencils. 

I then used Tim Holtz Distress Stain, old paper. I absolutely love this product. Its extremely versatile and works well on so many surfaces. 

Then i used Tim Holtz Distress Paint. Colours (carved pumpkin, mustard seed, tattered rose).

I started by thickly smudging the top of the page with the rose, then tilting it up and dripping water down the page bleeding the paint. I then dried that layer and did the same thing with the pumpkin in a smaller amount of paint. I dried the top of the page but not lower down the page so my top layer of mustard seed would mix with the pumpkin as it bleeds down the page.

Then i used the book pages to clean up any excess paint left from the dripping process and tore it into ribbons. I also cut thin slices of Plasters tape and threads of hessian.

I then glued down the book pages overlapping them across and down the left side of the page. I then drew circles and scribbled encouraging words on and down the book pages. I then used a red pen to roughly trace the edges of the book pages making them pop.

Then i used the strips of plasters tape down the book pages. I then used the left over hessian squares and overlapped them in the top left corner of the page. Before gluing them down i placed these cute leaves and flower stalks arranging them in a fan shape on the page. Then i glued the lot into place. 

While waiting for the glue to dry i arranged my pink, grey and brown flowers until i was happy with there layout. I found this butterfly image on one of my kaiserkraft pen and ink (vintage) craft sheets. Also available from the art and soul studio. Before gluing down my butterfly i made a nest out of the hessian threads as a base for the butterfly. I also used shinny paint named Mango Freeze to give the butterfly its colour. I also had this beautiful quote from Kaiserkraft Gypsy Rose sticker sheet. So i used the last few book pages as a base and glued it in the corner.

I then used Deco Art Media crackle paint as a boarder for my journal page. There we go..

I hope my page has inspired you to give it a go....

I CAN AND I WILL - JUST WATCH ME.

PRODUCT LIST:

Art and Soul Studio:

Tim Holtz Distress Stain (old paper)

Tim Holtz Distress Paint (carved pumpkin, mustard seed, tattered rose)

Dina Wakley Media White Gesso

Deco Art Media Crackle Paint

EXTRA PRODUCT LIST:

Book Pages

Black and Red permanent markers

Craft Flowers

Craft Hessian

Mango Freeze Shinny Watercolour Paint