Working with inks and stencils in my Art journal

I chose red and purple and a little bit

of blue for these two pages,

but remember...

anything goes!

Supplies:

Craft sheet

Water spray bottle

Distress ink pads

Applicator tool

Distress Spray Stains

Stencils

Texture paste

Baby wipes

Archival ink pad

Stamps

Micron pen

paint brush

Ink up your craft sheet with the distress inks

by tapping the ink pad on the craft sheet.

Don't overlap your colours

because you will contaminate you ink pads.

Spray the paper you will be using 

and the craft sheet with a little bit of water mist. 

Put the paper face down onto the ink on the craft sheet.

Move the paper around and when you are satisfied with 

effect let it dry.

If you are not happy with the flow of the colours, spray the

paper so that the colours can run.

Spray the paper with a bit of Distress Spray Stain 

to highlight some areas.

Stenciling:

Use the distress ink pad and an applicator tool to apply the ink 

over your stencil and onto your paper. 

Always use circular movements to get a better effect.

Texture Paste:

Use washi tape to secure the paper and the stencil.

Spread a small amount of texture paste over the

stencil. Lift the stencil carefully and let the texture paste dry.

You can use the applicator tool to colour the 

texture paste areas.

Now your pages are ready to journal the

words of wisdom that comes to you.

If nothing comes to you... stamp something that has meaning to you.

Colour create and have fun!