Original - an art journal spread

 Hello everyone, 

It is Tuesday so it must be time for another post for AALL & Create. I have made an art journal spread for today and it turned out a little grungy, just like I wanted it to... 

and here is how:

I started with stamping the main images because I wanted to keep those areas just for the flowers, so I could colour them with watercolours. I didn't want any texture paste and inks on those spots. This way I could work around them. 

I did the same for page 2

Next: Texture paste with stencil #39 Lotza Dotz, still one of my favourite stencils. 

Next I added some washi tape from the new release.

I then added Distress Oxide inks; I used the refills but that was not a good idea as it was way too concentrated. I kept spraying water on it to try and dilute it/make it lighter. In the end it was alright and I proceeded drying it. After that I used a beige and white acrylic paint to brayer over, to make it look nice and grungy. 

I then added stamping using the same Oxide inks I used for the background and some black VersaFine Clair ink. 

After that I coloured in the flowers, using reinkers again but now the regular Distress Inks of which I put one drop in a pallet. I used Faded Jeans and Chipped Saphire and a little Peeled Paint for the stem. 

Lastly I put on two word chips to form the sentiment. I added some blue ink to them to and went around them with a black pen. 

Here is a closeup of page 1. 

..and page 2. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil #39 - Lotza Dotz by Autour de Mwa

Stamp #452 - Astrantia by Tracy Evans

Stamp #350 - Splattered numbers by Tracy Evans

Stamps #366 - Roundly by AUtour de Mwa

Washi tape #13 - Fasteners by Bipasha Bk

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