Sharing you a scrapbook page layout not an art journal page c",) using the Awake My Soul kit and add-ons from the April kit by Scraptastic Club.
I am pretty sure you have heard and seen a
couple of Art Journal pages on the internet even if you just searched
about scrapbooking. They are quite related in a way but to better
understand the difference, I will leave it to the experts.
According to About.com, Art journaling is focused on the creation of a visual journal or diary
using your artistic skills and techniques, whereas scrapbooking is
focused on the collation and presentation of memories, photos, small
keepsakes and memorabilia, using creative techniques to enhance these.
For my layout, I combined the techniques
in creating an art journal and the techniques in making a scrapbook
page. To incorporate the art journal, I have done basic techniques which
includes painting, masking, doodling, and stamping. For the scrapbook
part, I did some layering, use of photos and embellishments.
I started with an 8"x12" watercolor
paper. I decided to use this instead of an ordinary cardstock to avoid
too much warp since I am using a lot of water to blend my colors. I
started with painting the paper with a good amount of water before
adding watercolor randomly. Water helped the paint blend together. I
also sprinkled some mist on it several times then sprinkled water again
to blend everything once again. Once dried, using a Studio Calico mask, I
added texture with a modeling paste.
Final touches include stamping using the
stamps that came with the kit with brown and white ink pad and doodling
to get the art journal effect.
For the scrapbook part, I have used some
washi tapes that I received from past kits and the embellishment that
came with the kit layered together. I played with the placement of all
the items and even doodled over the alpha and some of the stamped
images. With the basic layering and use of a photo of my daughter, i was
able to turn my art journal background into a 12"x12" layout.
It was fun doing this page despite all
the mess. I am sure this will not be the last time that i will be
integrate this technique to my pages. I do hope I have inspired you to
give this a try.
Thanks for dropping by!
3 comments:
love to see more of your layouts with mixed media backgrounds LG, you have such a wonderful way with colour and details xxx
I love the Awake My Soul kit! Thank you for the brief tutorial about how you made this master piece. I adore what you have done with your page and your daughter is absolutely adorable. Keep up the awesome work.
I love the Awake My Soul kit! Thank you for the brief tutorial about how you made this master piece. I adore what you have done with your page and your daughter is absolutely adorable. Keep up the awesome work.
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