Monday 25 August 2014

Dreams can come true

Here I am again with another journal page using the lovely Lynne Perrella stamps.

P1170025a

This page was created using the following steps - - - - -
Using a piece of watercolour paper, spray with no more than three co-ordinating colours, let them blend a bit and heat dry.
Spray with a darker shade of colour randomly through a stencil/mask, then turn it over and press the excess ink onto the paper in other areas. Heat dry.
Stamp using a texture stamp and white acrylic paint and dry.
Stamp your focal image and a flourish using black archival ink.
Use the faux bleach technique to remove some of the colour over your focal image, this makes it stand out a little more.
Use oil pastels to add some small spots of colour.
Print/stamp a saying and add to your page using a black pen to outline/doodle round it.
I ink the edges of my paper with walnut stain distress ink.

There you have some great layer steps which you could use to produce your own journal page.

Have a wonderful week and hopefully some creative time.

hugs Brenda xxx

16 comments:

Annie said...

Love the colours and fabulous background Brenda x removing some of the colour has a marvellous effect.....TFS and hugs Annie x

Anonymous said...

Great colours and background! Again, a great journal page to look at. Thank you for sharing your step-by-step too!
Debbie / Daqa

Jenny Marples said...

So dramatic Brenda! Love the way you've highlighted some of the dots in a different colour too. Jenny x

Nikki Acton said...

Stunning page - just adore all the depth you have created on that background. Nikki xx

Redanne said...

A truly wonderful page Brenda, I love the depth of colour and that gorgeous LP stamp. It is very striking. Anne xx

Meggymay said...

Fantastic colours on the background, its an awesome page with the super LP image.
Yvonne

Terry said...

Brenda, what a wonderful use of color to go along with the lovely stamps. Gorgeous page and you are inspiring me to get my LP stamps inky! Love this! Hugs!

Margie said...

This is a gorgeous page Brenda - lovely stamp and great background which really seems to glow. Thanks for the tips.

crafty creations said...

Stunning page Brenda that background is amazing

x Hilda

Scrumplescrunch said...

Hello Brenda,
The Green is just gorgeous, and really catches your attention, great looking page.
Smiles:)
Sue

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Green with envy! LOVE the background so much! The mixture of colors and bubble circles look so cool with this image!

Astrid Maclean said...

Fabulous Brenda, that stamp is so expressive and makes for a brilliant vocal point. Wonderful techniques in this spread altogether

Paper Profusion said...

How gorgeously lush and fresh this is! A very welcome distraction from what has been a totally grey day over here. Love thwt background especially. Nicola x

Sylvie Collet said...

Lovely green background!!

Marjie Kemper said...

What a gorgeous background! Lovely and rich.

Sam & Poppy said...

Fab! Loving the juicy green xx