Altered Art Journal Cover

Hello crafters, 

I have a step by step tutorial on how to make a beautiful Art journal cover with the help of some mixed media supplies. You can alter any old diary cover with the help of this tutorial. So without further a due let’s get started.

Step 1 - Prime your surface! Since my cover was black and I needed a white background I used heavy white gesso. You may use clear or black gesso too.

Step 2 - Add a floral flourish design with the help of a stencil and texture paste. You can use any stencil you have for the design.

Step 3 - To add some grungy wall effect on the background, mix some sprinkle glitz to the texture paste. Apply it with the help of a palette knife. This adds a very grainy texture on my background

Step 4 - Prime the chipboard pieces with some heavy white gesso too while my texture paste was drying.

Step 5 -  Take a mini doily as a background layer for the focal point and color it yellow as per the chosen palette colors.

Step 6 - Using sprinkle mist spray paints, color brick chipboards

Step 7 - Heat emboss the focal point chipboards, for which I used black for my frame and spiced marmalade for buddha & flowers.

Step 8 - Once the texture paste dried completely go in with the paints and color the background. I used fuchsia to color the floral design, citrus yellow for the swirls and I created a dusty brown color by mixing burnt orange and persimmon for the wall.

Step 9 - Glue all the elements on the cover and stamp here and there to add more layer.

Here are some closer looks.

I hope you liked the project and would give it a try too. Also, don’t forget to join in the monthly challenge at Prika – ‘Anything Goesembossed’

Until next time

XOXO
JK

Seize The Day - Mixed Media Canvas for Beginners

Hello beautiful crafters,

Today on my table is a very easy to make canvas using the left overs from the stash. The techniques used in this project are very easy to follow and you will be able to make this beautiful piece of art in no time. So dig into your stash and get set go!

Before starting always prime your canvas with gesso – white or clear your choice. Next choose the stencil of your choice and create the design randomly here and there. I have used a doily stencil to create a design in the plus sign way. On the remaining area I added crackle texture paste to give it the grungy look I wanted.

Next is to figure out your focal point and the elements that go with it. I chose this steampunk winged heart chipboard from mudra. I heat embossed it using Yellow versa mark ink and some clear gloss embossing powder. I wanted to give this embellishment a 3-d effect so heat set it 3 times. I also heat embossed my clock dial in black first and then added the rust colors to make it look grungy.

Similarly, to fill in the blank spaces around the focal point I used some random mdf letters I had in my stash. I painted them with rust effect pastes from prima. You could use any mental charms or steampunk gears or even 3-d alpha stickers, whatever you have in your stash, to fill the space. Just prime your embellishments and then color at your wish. 

I used impasto paints to color my background and added some leftover jute cord to create more dimension. To distress the edges I used ink blending tool and distress ink pad in the color ground espresso.

Here are some detailed pics!

Let me know in the comments how did you like this beginners mixed media canvas. Don't forget to tag me in your creations inspired by this one.

Until next time
XOXO

JK



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Supply list

• IMMIX white gesso
• IMMIX texture paste
• IMMIX crackle texture paste
• Expressions Craft doily stencil
• Expressions craft Gear chipboard 
• Mudra Steampunk heart chipboard
• Prima Impasto paints - Azure & lemon peel
• Prima rust effect paste set
• Wow clear gloss embossing powder
• Ranger black embossing powder
• Prima metallique waxes - red amber & mystique turquoise