Thankful Art Journal Page~Friendship-Kindness-Gratitude

 

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM Blog. The theme for this month is Friendship-Kindess-Gratitude. After all, this is the month of Thanksgiving. 

For my art journal page, I used the following BPM products:

• Scribble & Scratch Mixed Media Set 2 Rubber Art Stamps
  
• Intersection Criss Crossed Lines Stencil
  
• Alphabet Stencil
  
• Creepy Cute Halloween Digital Download
  

I used a Stamp-a-majig tool to repeatedly stamp the petal/leaf to create a full bloom flower image. To use this tool, I attached the rubber stamp to a rectangular acrylic block. A square one will work as well. My rubber stamp is mounted on foam with a backing that temporarily sticks to a stamping block. There is an option to purchase the stamps mounted. You just pay extra for it. 

Back to the Stamp-a-majig, I butted the clear film to the corner of the T on the Stamp-a-majig. The clear film that I used came with the tool upon purchase. After I inked the stamp, I butted the corner of the acrylic block to the T corner and stamped the image on the clear film. This will be the stamp placement guide.

I stamped the circular image on the journal page. Drying the ink with a heat gun in between stamping might be necessary. Luckily, the dye ink I used dried quick that I did not need to do this. The paper absorbed the ink quickly so I did not have any smearing.

I positioned the clear film over the page. Once I like the placement, I butted the Stamp-a-majig to the top corner of the clear film. 

After inking the stamp, I removed the clear film then butted the acrylic block to the corner of the Stamp-a-majig. I pressed the inked stamp to the page.

I lift the acrylic block and now I have a perfectly placed petal. 

I repeated this procedure until there are enough petals surrounding the circle.

I colored the image with Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. I colored directly to the paper with this medium. I was suprised to see no harsh lines which I usually get when I do direct to paper coloring with these crayons. The smooth paper must be the secret to it. 

I colored each petal with three different yellow colors of crayons. One of the crayons has a shimmer. I blended the colors using a water brush. I was very careful in adding water since I am not sure how much water the planner paper can tolerate. I briefly zapped the image with a heat gun to dry the ink.

I applied the stencil over the page. Initially, I was just holding the stencil while blending the ink. The stencil's criss cross design was moving while I was blending the ink. To keep it from moving, I sprayed the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray to apply a light tacky adhesive to control the movement of the stencil. 

I blended two different green inks on the page, rotating the stencil for a different look on some parts of the page. I did not mask the flower. Using blending brushes gave me some control over what area to apply the ink to, thus, avoing the flower.

For the sentiment, I used another BPM stencil and a tag print-out from the digital download. I printed these tags a long time ago for a project. It just shows how versatile the digital downloads are. It may have a shape of a tag but you can also cut it to create something new from it.

I traced the letters on the tag print-out using an 05 white gel pen. 

I fussy cut the letters, cutting it on the traced lines. 

I adhered the letters to the journal page.

I wrote a quotation on the page. I added some lines and dots on the letters for accent.

I hope you like today's project. 

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Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

of Maria Giselle's Creative Cuts